Original 11 x 14 inch photograph of Richard Rodgers at the piano, surrounded by, among others, Lorenz Hart, Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. Some white paint highlighting around the assembled group, mounted to rigid backing but otherwise very good.
New York: The York Music Co.. 1908. First edition. Uncommon true first edition of the celebrated song. Illustrated wrappers printed in black and pale blue, inset portrait of Sadie Jansell. 5 pp. All first issue points according to Fuld. Scattered light browning and spotting, edges worn and with a 2-inch separation at spine. Read More...
Paris: Fre?re. [1792]. Upright folio. 3 pp. Heavily worn with foxing and tears around the edges, one extending just into the printed music. No copies located in Worldcat of this French Revolutionary publication, one of a number of such arrangements of the Marseillaise issued by this publisher. Read More...
Vintage publicity postcard photograph, signed and inscribed by the American musician, accordionist, bandleader, and television impresario, who hosted The Lawrence Welk Show from 1955 to 1982. His style came to be known to his large number of radio, television, and live-performance fans (and critics) as "champagne music". From the Estate of Betty Melnikoff, née Peskin. Fine.