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	CHEVALIER A.& TUTE SAM.: The Rose of Our Alley. London Reynolds & Co c 1892. With a red ornate lettered cover. Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here Ingle arranged the song for him. The famous writer Colin MacInnes who disliked Chevalier was still forced to admit the skill of his writing and quotes two of this song's verses in his book "Sweet Saturday Night". Sam Tute the composer also arranged two songs for F.V. St Claire in 1896/7. Chevalier was Reynold's major songwriter/perfomer as their major catalogue consisted of monologues. . Folio size with music. Condition VG . € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.05 \| £UK 31.25 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 3761 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT .: The Dotty Poet . London Reynolds & Co 1890's Ornate lettered cover. Folio with music. Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here he appears to have written words and music. The famous writer Colin MacInnes who disliked Chevalier was still forced to admit the skill of his writing and quotes two of this song's verses in his book "Sweet Saturday Night". Condition VG. € (euro) 18.00 [Appr.: US$ 26.77 \| £UK 16.25 \| JP¥ 2382] Book number: 4314 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT.: The Future Mrs 'awkins. London, Reynolds & Co. 1892. With a blue printed colour cover including a centre portrait of the noted composer and performer Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here he appears to have written words and music. The famous writer Colin MacInnes who disliked Chevalier was still forced to admit the skill of his writing and quotes two of his verses in his book "Sweet Saturday Night".Kilgarriff lists this as a core song of the music hall..Folio size with music. Scarce. Condition VG. € (euro) 68.00 [Appr.: US$ 101.12 \| £UK 60.75 \| JP¥ 8998] Book number: 5724 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT & INGLE CHARLES: My Old Dutch. London Reynolds & Co c 1894 . With a brown ornate lettered cover Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here Ingle composed the music of the song for him. One of the most famous and lasting songs of Chevalier's, also recorded by the late Peter Sellars. Folio size with music. Condition VG . € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 4100 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT & INGLE CHARLES.: Our Little Nipper ('e Only Stands About So 'igh That's All) London ,Reynolds .1892. With a brown and white lettered cover and three illustrations reprinted from the Idler Magazine and drawn by J.F. Sullivan. Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Here he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier). Loose stitching down spine else VG+ the original 4 page article that appeared in the Idler Magazine in June 1892 and replicates the lyric and the pictures of the sheet music. Condition VG. € (euro) 113.00 [Appr.: US$ 168.03 \| £UK 101 \| JP¥ 14952] Book number: 3345 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ELLERTON ALF.: The Lighthousekeeper. London, Charles Sheard & Co . 1902. With a wonderful full length colour lithograph portrait of the noted performer T.E. Dunville by H.G. Banks and the words to the chorus. With a full colour lithograph of the noted performer T.E. Dunville and three inset illustrations relating to the song by H.G. Banks. Dunville (1870-1924) was an eccentric comedian who first toured the USA and then finally broke in London as a solo performer in 1890.He was invariably dressed in hideous makeup and eccentric costumes and sang usually nonsense songs such as Dinky Dee and Bunk a doodle I do. This song byAlf Ellerton although more understandable had the Dunville trademark of short sharp sentences. In 1924 he heard himself referred to as a fallen star in the theatre bar prior to performing and as a result committed suicide. Ellerton wrote When the Parson Said for Tom Leamore. Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 75.00 [Appr.: US$ 111.53 \| £UK 67 \| JP¥ 9924] Book number: 6700 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED: Anybody Ill? (I'm Doctor Quack). London, C Sheard. c 1870's With an unsigned monochrome lithograph portrait of the early music hall performer Alf Walker who sadly remains obscure and does not appear in Kilgarriff. Not so the composer Alfred Lee( died 1906)for his songs are amongst the best of the early music hall, Act on the Square(1866) Champagne Charlie(1867) Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze(1866)Not for Joseph(1867) & Walking in the Zoo(1867). His major period was from 1865-80 and he wrote songs that still work today. 5pp of music.A couple of small paper repairs on front edge else condition VG. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.51 \| £UK 34 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 6011 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED & WHYMARK H.J.: Champagne Charlie. Boston, Oliver Ditson. c 1870's. With an unsigned monochrome portrait ( after Concanen) of the famous singer of this song George Leybourne. First published in London in 1866, it crossed the Atlantic very quickly and became a considerable hit in America and prompting a short but major revival of London music hall songs in New York. It has a previous owner date of 1879 and second one - 1936. With the choruses along the bottom. 3pp of music. Folio size with music. Tiny bit ragged along top edge and an old repair along outer edge else Good . € (euro) 56.00 [Appr.: US$ 83.27 \| £UK 50 \| JP¥ 7410] Book number: 5730 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED & WALKER BEN.: The Grecian Bend. London ,Charles Sheard .c 1868. With an unsigned monochrome cover with both male and female Grecian bend society figures and 7 inset illustrations including Grecian quadrilles dancers, Grecian bend angels to Grecian bend orange sellers, bloater sellers and even a Grecian bend ruffian attacking an innocent bystander. There is some confusion as to who wrote the original song mocking the society pose. Early music hall star Horace Lingard(1838-1927) was a British Music Hall performer who in August 1868 took a comedy company direct from London to the Theatre Comique on Broadway . The company was a huge success and Lingard himself had three or four sensational 'hits' -Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Walking Down Broadway, The Grecian Bend, all of which he claimed to have written. As did G.W. 'Pony' Moore (1820-1909) the famous minstrel performer and manager, American born but making his name and fortune in London Sadly this lyric writer remains obscure , but not so Alfred Lee (Died 1906) who composed many notable early music hall songs including Dolly Varden, Captain Webb , The Velocipede, The Tichborne Trial . Kilgarriff lists 16. Alfred Lee's most famous song was of course The Daring Young man on the Flying Trapeze. Folio size with music. Slightly brittle along top edge else Good. € (euro) 34.00 [Appr.: US$ 50.56 \| £UK 30.5 \| JP¥ 4499] Book number: 5348 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED(ARR.): The Smart Set Lancers. London, Charles Sheard. C 1900. With a colour lithograph by W. George of an elegant couple clearly off to the ball and behind the list of song tunes used and pulling on his bow prior to aiming it is Cupid and pan up near the main titles- trailing hearts .There are fifteen music hall songs used from the repertoires of Austin Rudd, Julie Mackay,Lily Hawthorne, Marie Lloyd, Harry Sheldon and Harry Champion. Arranged by Alfred Lee (Died 1906) who composed many notable early music hall songs including Dolly Varden, Captain Webb , The Velocipede, The Tichborne Trial . Kilgarriff lists 16. Alfred Lee's most famous song was of course The Daring Young man on the Flying Trapeze.Folio size with music. Small staples along spine to no effect else condition Good. € (euro) 28.00 [Appr.: US$ 41.64 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3705] Book number: 5723 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	PLUMPTON ALFRED. & PACKER J.: True to the Core. London Charles Sheard . 1868. With a full colour lithograph front cover illustration by Thomas Packer and his associate Griffin of a sailor promising to be true to his beloved whilst a jolly boat waits to take him back to his ship .Sung by Amelia Packer who remains obscure although maybe related to the lyric writer J. Packer and importantly, also Miss FitzHenry. Alfred Plumpton( c 1841-1902) was a music critic, conductor and composer first of all in London and then in 1878 he arrived in Melbourne and by 1882 was the music critic of the Melbourne Age and Leader ,Musical Director of the Ladies College in Melbourne and whilst in Australia produced a two act opera and a mass. He was President of the Society of Musicians of Australia and in 1892 returned to London. This song was prior to his life in Australia. This is a fascinating item from the early music hall because Miss FitzHenry, is in fact the later to be famous opera bouffe star, Emily Soldene(1844-1912) in her first engagements as a professional singer at the Oxford Music Hall from 1865. There at the same time was Alfred Plumpton who was later to be conductor of the Palace Varieties and clearly was busy composing songs. Soldene met up again with Plumpton in 1877/8 when her company was performing in Australia . Dated on the back page. Folio with music. Condition Trimmed along the top name of the performer Packer and also at the bottom to lose the publisher's imprint else condition VG. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.51 \| £UK 34 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 6698 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LLOYD ARTHUR.: My Wife's Relations. London, D'Alcorn. C 1867. With a sepia portrait by Richard Childs, of the major early music hall performer Arthur Lloyd. Arthur Lloyd(1839-1904) originally worked the Scottish Music Halls and appeared first in London in 1862. His most famous self penned songs was Not for Joseph and Married to the Mermaid. He was also a producer, and an impresario and appeared alongside Jolly Nash for the Prince of Wales in 1862 (a first for music hall). Unlike many performers he died a wealthy man. One of his songs-Diddle didle dumpling my son John (1882) became a standard nursery rhyme for almost 100 years. He toured in 1866 with a programme entitled Two Hours of Genuine Fun and that is listed on the front cover, hence the suggested date of c.1867.The publisher D'Alcorn owned in excess of 1,500 comic songs as well as a catalogue of waltzes and light opera all of which he auctioned off upon his retirement in 1879. Folio size with music Hand dated 1878. Trimmed along bottom edge to remove publishers imprint else condition VG. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 5505 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	WRIGHT C. & WESTROP T.: I'd Choose to Be a Baby. London, Chas Sheard. Early 1862/3. With a lovely unsigned monochrome illustrated cover of a baby taking its bath, waking up, with her toys, dress'd for visitors and fast asleep watched over by its mother and inset in the centre, a portrait of the singer Marcus Wilkinson who has also signed it as part of the litho production. The singer Marcus Wilkinson ( 1827-92) has a small list of his material( 5 songs) listed in Kilgarriff. He sang The Whole Hog or None arranged by Westrop in 1862 and this is advertised within this sheet and dated 1862 so 1862/3 seems reasonable. It was different to E.W. Mackney's version of 1855 and to confuse matters Mackney( 1825-1909) also sang this song.Neither performer is listed singing this in Kilgarriff. Folio size with music Condition VG Very early music hall item € (euro) 86.00 [Appr.: US$ 127.88 \| £UK 76.75 \| JP¥ 11380] Book number: 6383 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	PERRY F.C.: The Special Bobby Or Aint It Grand. London, S. Clark. No later than 1865. With a colour lithograph portrait by the rare Lithographic artist McCormack, of the performer A.B. Hollingsworth in the guise of P.C.1868.Hollingsworth commenced his career at Wilton's Music Hall in 1853 with a song called The Man with the Carpet Bag and stayed at Wilton's for 5 years and made his mark in the other early London Halls. In 1861 he opened the Oxford Music Hall for Morton and remained a star attraction. In 1863 he became partly paralysed and lost his sight. Nevertheless he continued to perform at benefits, led onto the stage. He died in October 1865. Kilgarriff lists 7 songs including this one. The composer/lyricist Frederick C. Perry actually wrote the words to the famous early music hall song, The Perfect Cure(1861) and wrote songs for Fred French, Tom Fancourt and Harry Rickards all during the mid 60's..The publisher Samuel Clark was only at this address between 1864-81. Folio size with music. Hand dated Jan 5th 1872. Little finger marked along edges else condition Good/VG. Very Rare. € (euro) 94.00 [Appr.: US$ 139.78 \| £UK 84 \| JP¥ 12438] Book number: 7198 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KIEFERT CARL.: After the Ball Waltz. London ,Howard & Co. Hand dated 1894. With a charming colour lithograph by the Hanhart brothers of 3 illustrations from the famous song. 8pp of music. American songwriter Chas. K. Harris wrote this song, probably the most popular song of the 1890's, in 1892 .In America the song was made famous by May Irwin but then it took on a life of its own and crossed seas and in Britain was sung by Vesta Tilley and George Lashwood. There were several parodies that enjoyed success. The composer Carl Kiefert was the musical director for the major West End hit Floradora and he arranged waltzes based on tunes from the Geisha, A Greek Slave Girl, Merrie England etc. Condition VG. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 5192 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MINASI CARLO & HUNTER HARRY.: It Hasn't Happened Yet( the Popular Topic Song). London, John Alvey Turner. Pre 1878. With a full length sepia lithograph portrait of the early minor music hall artist Robert Fraser by Alfred Concanen. Robert Fraser(c 1833-78?) has only 4 entries of songs published from his repertoire in Kilgarriff including this one, little can be discovered about him, though he sang this song for 'upwards of 300 nights at the Principal Music Halls. Lyric writer Harry Hunter(1841-1906) who was not only a major performer but wrote many songs of the period, mainly through the Minstrel medium but also crossing into music hall. The composer Carlo Minasi wrote a Galop based on the Perfect Cure song in 1865 and The Juvenile Quadrille on minstrel tunes for Metzler .In 1846, an 'Instruction Book for the Use of Learners of the German Concertina, of Twenty Keys and Ten Keys' by Carlo Minasi was published. Condition VG Scarce Concanen portrait. € (euro) 68.00 [Appr.: US$ 101.12 \| £UK 60.75 \| JP¥ 8998] Book number: 7193 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LAIDLAW & CHAPMAN.: She Wanted Something to Play with. London ,Ascherberg & Co .(1895). With an unsigned colour lithograph cover of the cabby Gentleman Joe and then an inset frame indicating that the song was part of the major musical comedy/burlesque Gentleman Joe and was sung by it's star Music Hall comedian Arthur Roberts. Arthur Roberts (1852-1933) who from 1871 until 1883 was the major music hall comedian and only after running into trouble with his slightly risque material did he move across to legitimate musical theatre.In 1887 at the Avenue Theatre London he had the lead in the "Old Guard" with music by Farnie and Planquette .He is credited with reviving the music form- opera bouffe and musical farce of which Old Guard is an example. In 1891 he appeared in "In Town which is now considered to be the first musical comedy. Gentleman Joe was one of his favourite and most popular roles.He agreed a lifetime contract in 1919 with C.B. Cochran and worked on until 1926. Dated 1895.Folio size with music. Tape along spine & outer edge else condition VG . € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.35 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 2407 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: Coote's Extravaganza Waltz. London, Hopwood and Crew. c 1870's. Folio with music. Pictorial colour lithograph cover including an inset portrait of Bella Goodall from a photograph by the London Sterescopic Company and drawn by Michael Watson a composer/lithographer, set against a backdrop of a mountain stream at night. Bella Goodall was an actress. She appeared as Max in W. S. Gilbert's "The Merry Zingara" at the Royalty Theatre in 1868 and in St George & a Dragon in 1870 at the Strand Theatre.Coote has used a group of music hall songs to construct his waltz. By 1875 Charles Coote Jnr had done so well that he bought his own publishers out and continued to run the company until 1906.Slight trimming at the top edge with minimal loss else condition very good. A very pictorial and colourful lithograph. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.51 \| £UK 34 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 5509 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES .: Coote's New Burlesque Valse. London, Ashdown & Parry .c 1870's. With a full colour lithograph cover by Stannard & Dixon of many flowers framing the titles and with an inset portrait of the famous early Music Hall performer Nelly Power based on a photograph by the London Steroscopic Co. The piece is dedicated to Nellie Power ( 1854-87) who has 27 songs listed in Kilgarriff with which she was associated with, though the immortal song, The Boy I Love is up in the Gallery, is the one that stands out. In 1885 she had to persuade a young singer to desist from singing that song although upon Nelly's death, Marie Lloyd took the song up again and gave it a second career. Charles Coote Jnr (1831-1916) was perhaps one of the most prolific dance music composers of the period and here used notable music hall and minstrel songs to create this valse. Folio size with music. Material strip down the spine, some spotting and wear along outer edge not affecting illustration else condition Good. € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.48 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 5360 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES .: Coote's Cure Lancers. London, Hopwood & Crew. c 1862. With an unsigned mainly lettered red, green and black cover and with a head and shoulders portrait of the Perfect Cure singer J.H. Stead complete with dunces cap on. Folio with music. Including in the tunes are The Perfect Cure, Rosalie, The Great Eastern, Up the Thames to Richmond and others. Also the five Lancers dance figures are described on various pages. The composer Charles Coote was also a major dancing orchestra leader with his Coote & Tinney's Band, heavily advertised on the back page. The Perfect Cure caused an enormous furore at the early music halls when performed by J.H Stead in a red and white baggy uniform and a dunces cap. He sang it whilst bouncing up and down in 1861. The tune was actually Blewitt's The Monkey & the Nuts. Another tune used here is a Howard Paul song, Up the Thames to Richmond sung in 1860 and rather supports the suggested publishing date. An extremely rare sheet, featuring the portrait of the early music hall performer J.H. Stead. Narrow tape along spine else condition VG. € (euro) 86.00 [Appr.: US$ 127.88 \| £UK 76.75 \| JP¥ 11380] Book number: 4311 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	SLOMAN CHARLES & MACKNEY T. WESTROP (ARR): The Whole Hog Or None. London, Musical Bouquet . c 1860's. With a red coloured lithographic lettered cover. The song, which was hugely popular had at least two published editions. The Hopwood & Crew and this one. Charles Sloman(1808-70) who contributed these verses. He was the first improvistore that is a performer who improvised on words offered by the audience. He was a writer, composer, performer, chairman and also owned a concert room (the Colosseum) which was the precursor to the Music halls. Like many to follow he ended his days in a workhouse . He can even be traced singing at the Rotunda in 1829 and in New York in 1830 with his actress wife where he sang ten comic songs. He wrote many fine comic songs and thought he had a fine voice which was apparently untrue. He wrote additional words for Sam Cowell's Ratcatcher's Daughter in 1850 and the song , the Railway Porter, for Arthur Lloyd in 1868. E.W. Mackney(1825-1909) was perhaps the most famous of the English born minstrel performers especially of the first wave. Dubbed the Great Mackney by Charles Morton of the Canterbury Music Hall , Mackney worked the early halls and also toured with his own show throughout England's Town Hall venues and found a fresh new audience. The Whole Hog or None was his most famous song. He retired in 1869 but returned a decade later and was as popular. Folio size with music. Else condition very goodPlus a Second version composed by WARE W.G. & MACKNEY E.W. London , Hopwood and Crew of New Bond Street .( c 1860's). This second version of this important song is intact save for the illustrated front cover and is priced accordingly. Folio size with music. Small tear also on outer edge else condition very good.Cost for the two versions. € (euro) 135.00 [Appr.: US$ 200.75 \| £UK 120.5 \| JP¥ 17863] Book number: 6026 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COBB WILL. D. & EDWARDS GUS .: I Can't Tell Why I Love You But I Do London, Charles Sheard . 1900. With a purple and green lettered cover with an illustration of a golfer and his love momentarily forgetting the game and watched by their tiny caddy and with a large monochrome photograph of the 'coon' singer Miss Julie Mackey aka Mackay, who is somewhat mysterious. She is listed as being born in 1893 in Kilgarriff, which can't be right as this sheet is copyright 1900 and she is there large as life and aged many more years than 7. Nevertheless he lists 42 songs published from her repertoire and I have seen an Edison roll dated 1904 of her singing. Folio size with music. A small piece nicked out of the outer edge in the middle and also bottom corner not affecting, else good. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 5362 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COBB WILL D. & BARNES PAUL.: Goodbye Dolly Gray. London, Sheard & Co.1900. With a full colour unsigned lithograph of a slouch hatted soldier holding his loved one and saying Goodbye and with a monochrome inset photograph of Hamilton Hill(1874-1910).This version of a world famous song known more popularly as- Goodbye Dolly I must leave you, caught the British public's mood around the time of the Boer War in South Africa .It also had a popular return at the beginning of the first world war. An Australian with a fine baritone, Hamilton Hill sang the song to fame during the Boer War. His other songs are slight by comparison, Bluebell, Don't cry sister Jane and a Little boy called Tap.The lyric writer Will D. Cobb(1876-1930) was born in Philadelphia and the song was written in 1897 and indeed had been popular in American in 1898 during the Spanish- American War and a British sheet music version was rushed out with a British soldier and Hill on the front cover. This cover is featured in the classic book by Mander & Mitcheson -British Music Hall. This copy is hand dated 1902. Tape along spine and a repaired tear along very bottom edge else condition VG. € (euro) 110.00 [Appr.: US$ 163.57 \| £UK 98.25 \| JP¥ 14555] Book number: 4957 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FORMAN EDMUND & HUNTER HARRY.: A Little Bit of String. London, Francis, Day & Hunter. 1894. With a full colour lithograph cover by H. G Banks of two scene from the song describing how ladies wind men around their fingers. With a large colour portrait of the singer, Johnny Schofield. The composer Edmund Forman has a half page of published material in Kilgarrif and as well as composing he undertook a deal of arranging. Harry Hunter(1841-1906) who was not only a major performer but wrote many songs of the period, mainly through the Minstrel medium but also crossing into music hall. Here the performer is a member of the Mohawk Minstrels with almost a half page or his repertoire published according to Kilgarriff.Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.35 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 7190 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	TERRY EDWARD.: Complaints Or the Ills of Life . London Hopwood & Crew 1869. With a monochrome portrait by Alfred Concanen of the composer performer Edward Terry in costume. This song sung in the Pilgrim of Love at the Strand Theatre.The actor manager Edward Terry (1844-1912) in fact, strictly speaking Terry more properly belongs to legitimate theatre as the owner of Terry's Theatre and previously for seven years a major attraction at the Strand Theatre and then the Gaiety Theatre for Hollingshead where he worked in burlesques, pantomimes and comedies as well as the classics. He also did very occasionally perform on the "Halls" and certainly this song could well have made the transition. Not only is this song dated sept 1869 but it has a music sellers stamp of December 1876 as well. Condition VG. € (euro) 96.00 [Appr.: US$ 142.75 \| £UK 85.75 \| JP¥ 12703] Book number: 3347 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.

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	CHEVALIER A.& TUTE SAM.: The Rose of Our Alley. London Reynolds & Co c 1892. With a red ornate lettered cover. Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here Ingle arranged the song for him. The famous writer Colin MacInnes who disliked Chevalier was still forced to admit the skill of his writing and quotes two of this song's verses in his book "Sweet Saturday Night". Sam Tute the composer also arranged two songs for F.V. St Claire in 1896/7. Chevalier was Reynold's major songwriter/perfomer as their major catalogue consisted of monologues. . Folio size with music. Condition VG . € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.05 \| £UK 31.25 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 3761 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT .: The Dotty Poet . London Reynolds & Co 1890's Ornate lettered cover. Folio with music. Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here he appears to have written words and music. The famous writer Colin MacInnes who disliked Chevalier was still forced to admit the skill of his writing and quotes two of this song's verses in his book "Sweet Saturday Night". Condition VG. € (euro) 18.00 [Appr.: US$ 26.77 \| £UK 16.25 \| JP¥ 2382] Book number: 4314 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT.: The Future Mrs 'awkins. London, Reynolds & Co. 1892. With a blue printed colour cover including a centre portrait of the noted composer and performer Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here he appears to have written words and music. The famous writer Colin MacInnes who disliked Chevalier was still forced to admit the skill of his writing and quotes two of his verses in his book "Sweet Saturday Night".Kilgarriff lists this as a core song of the music hall..Folio size with music. Scarce. Condition VG. € (euro) 68.00 [Appr.: US$ 101.12 \| £UK 60.75 \| JP¥ 8998] Book number: 5724 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT & INGLE CHARLES: My Old Dutch. London Reynolds & Co c 1894 . With a brown ornate lettered cover Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Usually he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier), however here Ingle composed the music of the song for him. One of the most famous and lasting songs of Chevalier's, also recorded by the late Peter Sellars. Folio size with music. Condition VG . € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 4100 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	CHEVALIER ALBERT & INGLE CHARLES.: Our Little Nipper ('e Only Stands About So 'igh That's All) London ,Reynolds .1892. With a brown and white lettered cover and three illustrations reprinted from the Idler Magazine and drawn by J.F. Sullivan. Albert Chevalier (1861-1923) was originally an actor who was considered to not only faithfully represent the cockney but wrote some of the great songs of the music hall in doing that. Here he collaborated with Charles Ingle who was his manager and also his brother(real name Auguste Chevalier). Loose stitching down spine else VG+ the original 4 page article that appeared in the Idler Magazine in June 1892 and replicates the lyric and the pictures of the sheet music. Condition VG. € (euro) 113.00 [Appr.: US$ 168.03 \| £UK 101 \| JP¥ 14952] Book number: 3345 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ELLERTON ALF.: The Lighthousekeeper. London, Charles Sheard & Co . 1902. With a wonderful full length colour lithograph portrait of the noted performer T.E. Dunville by H.G. Banks and the words to the chorus. With a full colour lithograph of the noted performer T.E. Dunville and three inset illustrations relating to the song by H.G. Banks. Dunville (1870-1924) was an eccentric comedian who first toured the USA and then finally broke in London as a solo performer in 1890.He was invariably dressed in hideous makeup and eccentric costumes and sang usually nonsense songs such as Dinky Dee and Bunk a doodle I do. This song byAlf Ellerton although more understandable had the Dunville trademark of short sharp sentences. In 1924 he heard himself referred to as a fallen star in the theatre bar prior to performing and as a result committed suicide. Ellerton wrote When the Parson Said for Tom Leamore. Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 75.00 [Appr.: US$ 111.53 \| £UK 67 \| JP¥ 9924] Book number: 6700 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED: Anybody Ill? (I'm Doctor Quack). London, C Sheard. c 1870's With an unsigned monochrome lithograph portrait of the early music hall performer Alf Walker who sadly remains obscure and does not appear in Kilgarriff. Not so the composer Alfred Lee( died 1906)for his songs are amongst the best of the early music hall, Act on the Square(1866) Champagne Charlie(1867) Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze(1866)Not for Joseph(1867) & Walking in the Zoo(1867). His major period was from 1865-80 and he wrote songs that still work today. 5pp of music.A couple of small paper repairs on front edge else condition VG. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.51 \| £UK 34 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 6011 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED & WHYMARK H.J.: Champagne Charlie. Boston, Oliver Ditson. c 1870's. With an unsigned monochrome portrait ( after Concanen) of the famous singer of this song George Leybourne. First published in London in 1866, it crossed the Atlantic very quickly and became a considerable hit in America and prompting a short but major revival of London music hall songs in New York. It has a previous owner date of 1879 and second one - 1936. With the choruses along the bottom. 3pp of music. Folio size with music. Tiny bit ragged along top edge and an old repair along outer edge else Good . € (euro) 56.00 [Appr.: US$ 83.27 \| £UK 50 \| JP¥ 7410] Book number: 5730 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED & WALKER BEN.: The Grecian Bend. London ,Charles Sheard .c 1868. With an unsigned monochrome cover with both male and female Grecian bend society figures and 7 inset illustrations including Grecian quadrilles dancers, Grecian bend angels to Grecian bend orange sellers, bloater sellers and even a Grecian bend ruffian attacking an innocent bystander. There is some confusion as to who wrote the original song mocking the society pose. Early music hall star Horace Lingard(1838-1927) was a British Music Hall performer who in August 1868 took a comedy company direct from London to the Theatre Comique on Broadway . The company was a huge success and Lingard himself had three or four sensational 'hits' -Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Walking Down Broadway, The Grecian Bend, all of which he claimed to have written. As did G.W. 'Pony' Moore (1820-1909) the famous minstrel performer and manager, American born but making his name and fortune in London Sadly this lyric writer remains obscure , but not so Alfred Lee (Died 1906) who composed many notable early music hall songs including Dolly Varden, Captain Webb , The Velocipede, The Tichborne Trial . Kilgarriff lists 16. Alfred Lee's most famous song was of course The Daring Young man on the Flying Trapeze. Folio size with music. Slightly brittle along top edge else Good. € (euro) 34.00 [Appr.: US$ 50.56 \| £UK 30.5 \| JP¥ 4499] Book number: 5348 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALFRED(ARR.): The Smart Set Lancers. London, Charles Sheard. C 1900. With a colour lithograph by W. George of an elegant couple clearly off to the ball and behind the list of song tunes used and pulling on his bow prior to aiming it is Cupid and pan up near the main titles- trailing hearts .There are fifteen music hall songs used from the repertoires of Austin Rudd, Julie Mackay,Lily Hawthorne, Marie Lloyd, Harry Sheldon and Harry Champion. Arranged by Alfred Lee (Died 1906) who composed many notable early music hall songs including Dolly Varden, Captain Webb , The Velocipede, The Tichborne Trial . Kilgarriff lists 16. Alfred Lee's most famous song was of course The Daring Young man on the Flying Trapeze.Folio size with music. Small staples along spine to no effect else condition Good. € (euro) 28.00 [Appr.: US$ 41.64 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3705] Book number: 5723 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	PLUMPTON ALFRED. & PACKER J.: True to the Core. London Charles Sheard . 1868. With a full colour lithograph front cover illustration by Thomas Packer and his associate Griffin of a sailor promising to be true to his beloved whilst a jolly boat waits to take him back to his ship .Sung by Amelia Packer who remains obscure although maybe related to the lyric writer J. Packer and importantly, also Miss FitzHenry. Alfred Plumpton( c 1841-1902) was a music critic, conductor and composer first of all in London and then in 1878 he arrived in Melbourne and by 1882 was the music critic of the Melbourne Age and Leader ,Musical Director of the Ladies College in Melbourne and whilst in Australia produced a two act opera and a mass. He was President of the Society of Musicians of Australia and in 1892 returned to London. This song was prior to his life in Australia. This is a fascinating item from the early music hall because Miss FitzHenry, is in fact the later to be famous opera bouffe star, Emily Soldene(1844-1912) in her first engagements as a professional singer at the Oxford Music Hall from 1865. There at the same time was Alfred Plumpton who was later to be conductor of the Palace Varieties and clearly was busy composing songs. Soldene met up again with Plumpton in 1877/8 when her company was performing in Australia . Dated on the back page. Folio with music. Condition Trimmed along the top name of the performer Packer and also at the bottom to lose the publisher's imprint else condition VG. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.51 \| £UK 34 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 6698 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LLOYD ARTHUR.: My Wife's Relations. London, D'Alcorn. C 1867. With a sepia portrait by Richard Childs, of the major early music hall performer Arthur Lloyd. Arthur Lloyd(1839-1904) originally worked the Scottish Music Halls and appeared first in London in 1862. His most famous self penned songs was Not for Joseph and Married to the Mermaid. He was also a producer, and an impresario and appeared alongside Jolly Nash for the Prince of Wales in 1862 (a first for music hall). Unlike many performers he died a wealthy man. One of his songs-Diddle didle dumpling my son John (1882) became a standard nursery rhyme for almost 100 years. He toured in 1866 with a programme entitled Two Hours of Genuine Fun and that is listed on the front cover, hence the suggested date of c.1867.The publisher D'Alcorn owned in excess of 1,500 comic songs as well as a catalogue of waltzes and light opera all of which he auctioned off upon his retirement in 1879. Folio size with music Hand dated 1878. Trimmed along bottom edge to remove publishers imprint else condition VG. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 5505 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	WRIGHT C. & WESTROP T.: I'd Choose to Be a Baby. London, Chas Sheard. Early 1862/3. With a lovely unsigned monochrome illustrated cover of a baby taking its bath, waking up, with her toys, dress'd for visitors and fast asleep watched over by its mother and inset in the centre, a portrait of the singer Marcus Wilkinson who has also signed it as part of the litho production. The singer Marcus Wilkinson ( 1827-92) has a small list of his material( 5 songs) listed in Kilgarriff. He sang The Whole Hog or None arranged by Westrop in 1862 and this is advertised within this sheet and dated 1862 so 1862/3 seems reasonable. It was different to E.W. Mackney's version of 1855 and to confuse matters Mackney( 1825-1909) also sang this song.Neither performer is listed singing this in Kilgarriff. Folio size with music Condition VG Very early music hall item € (euro) 86.00 [Appr.: US$ 127.88 \| £UK 76.75 \| JP¥ 11380] Book number: 6383 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	PERRY F.C.: The Special Bobby Or Aint It Grand. London, S. Clark. No later than 1865. With a colour lithograph portrait by the rare Lithographic artist McCormack, of the performer A.B. Hollingsworth in the guise of P.C.1868.Hollingsworth commenced his career at Wilton's Music Hall in 1853 with a song called The Man with the Carpet Bag and stayed at Wilton's for 5 years and made his mark in the other early London Halls. In 1861 he opened the Oxford Music Hall for Morton and remained a star attraction. In 1863 he became partly paralysed and lost his sight. Nevertheless he continued to perform at benefits, led onto the stage. He died in October 1865. Kilgarriff lists 7 songs including this one. The composer/lyricist Frederick C. Perry actually wrote the words to the famous early music hall song, The Perfect Cure(1861) and wrote songs for Fred French, Tom Fancourt and Harry Rickards all during the mid 60's..The publisher Samuel Clark was only at this address between 1864-81. Folio size with music. Hand dated Jan 5th 1872. Little finger marked along edges else condition Good/VG. Very Rare. € (euro) 94.00 [Appr.: US$ 139.78 \| £UK 84 \| JP¥ 12438] Book number: 7198 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KIEFERT CARL.: After the Ball Waltz. London ,Howard & Co. Hand dated 1894. With a charming colour lithograph by the Hanhart brothers of 3 illustrations from the famous song. 8pp of music. American songwriter Chas. K. Harris wrote this song, probably the most popular song of the 1890's, in 1892 .In America the song was made famous by May Irwin but then it took on a life of its own and crossed seas and in Britain was sung by Vesta Tilley and George Lashwood. There were several parodies that enjoyed success. The composer Carl Kiefert was the musical director for the major West End hit Floradora and he arranged waltzes based on tunes from the Geisha, A Greek Slave Girl, Merrie England etc. Condition VG. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 5192 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MINASI CARLO & HUNTER HARRY.: It Hasn't Happened Yet( the Popular Topic Song). London, John Alvey Turner. Pre 1878. With a full length sepia lithograph portrait of the early minor music hall artist Robert Fraser by Alfred Concanen. Robert Fraser(c 1833-78?) has only 4 entries of songs published from his repertoire in Kilgarriff including this one, little can be discovered about him, though he sang this song for 'upwards of 300 nights at the Principal Music Halls. Lyric writer Harry Hunter(1841-1906) who was not only a major performer but wrote many songs of the period, mainly through the Minstrel medium but also crossing into music hall. The composer Carlo Minasi wrote a Galop based on the Perfect Cure song in 1865 and The Juvenile Quadrille on minstrel tunes for Metzler .In 1846, an 'Instruction Book for the Use of Learners of the German Concertina, of Twenty Keys and Ten Keys' by Carlo Minasi was published. Condition VG Scarce Concanen portrait. € (euro) 68.00 [Appr.: US$ 101.12 \| £UK 60.75 \| JP¥ 8998] Book number: 7193 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LAIDLAW & CHAPMAN.: She Wanted Something to Play with. London ,Ascherberg & Co .(1895). With an unsigned colour lithograph cover of the cabby Gentleman Joe and then an inset frame indicating that the song was part of the major musical comedy/burlesque Gentleman Joe and was sung by it's star Music Hall comedian Arthur Roberts. Arthur Roberts (1852-1933) who from 1871 until 1883 was the major music hall comedian and only after running into trouble with his slightly risque material did he move across to legitimate musical theatre.In 1887 at the Avenue Theatre London he had the lead in the "Old Guard" with music by Farnie and Planquette .He is credited with reviving the music form- opera bouffe and musical farce of which Old Guard is an example. In 1891 he appeared in "In Town which is now considered to be the first musical comedy. Gentleman Joe was one of his favourite and most popular roles.He agreed a lifetime contract in 1919 with C.B. Cochran and worked on until 1926. Dated 1895.Folio size with music. Tape along spine & outer edge else condition VG . € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.35 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 2407 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: Coote's Extravaganza Waltz. London, Hopwood and Crew. c 1870's. Folio with music. Pictorial colour lithograph cover including an inset portrait of Bella Goodall from a photograph by the London Sterescopic Company and drawn by Michael Watson a composer/lithographer, set against a backdrop of a mountain stream at night. Bella Goodall was an actress. She appeared as Max in W. S. Gilbert's "The Merry Zingara" at the Royalty Theatre in 1868 and in St George & a Dragon in 1870 at the Strand Theatre.Coote has used a group of music hall songs to construct his waltz. By 1875 Charles Coote Jnr had done so well that he bought his own publishers out and continued to run the company until 1906.Slight trimming at the top edge with minimal loss else condition very good. A very pictorial and colourful lithograph. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.51 \| £UK 34 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 5509 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES .: Coote's New Burlesque Valse. London, Ashdown & Parry .c 1870's. With a full colour lithograph cover by Stannard & Dixon of many flowers framing the titles and with an inset portrait of the famous early Music Hall performer Nelly Power based on a photograph by the London Steroscopic Co. The piece is dedicated to Nellie Power ( 1854-87) who has 27 songs listed in Kilgarriff with which she was associated with, though the immortal song, The Boy I Love is up in the Gallery, is the one that stands out. In 1885 she had to persuade a young singer to desist from singing that song although upon Nelly's death, Marie Lloyd took the song up again and gave it a second career. Charles Coote Jnr (1831-1916) was perhaps one of the most prolific dance music composers of the period and here used notable music hall and minstrel songs to create this valse. Folio size with music. Material strip down the spine, some spotting and wear along outer edge not affecting illustration else condition Good. € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.48 \| £UK 35.75 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 5360 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES .: Coote's Cure Lancers. London, Hopwood & Crew. c 1862. With an unsigned mainly lettered red, green and black cover and with a head and shoulders portrait of the Perfect Cure singer J.H. Stead complete with dunces cap on. Folio with music. Including in the tunes are The Perfect Cure, Rosalie, The Great Eastern, Up the Thames to Richmond and others. Also the five Lancers dance figures are described on various pages. The composer Charles Coote was also a major dancing orchestra leader with his Coote & Tinney's Band, heavily advertised on the back page. The Perfect Cure caused an enormous furore at the early music halls when performed by J.H Stead in a red and white baggy uniform and a dunces cap. He sang it whilst bouncing up and down in 1861. The tune was actually Blewitt's The Monkey & the Nuts. Another tune used here is a Howard Paul song, Up the Thames to Richmond sung in 1860 and rather supports the suggested publishing date. An extremely rare sheet, featuring the portrait of the early music hall performer J.H. Stead. Narrow tape along spine else condition VG. € (euro) 86.00 [Appr.: US$ 127.88 \| £UK 76.75 \| JP¥ 11380] Book number: 4311 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	SLOMAN CHARLES & MACKNEY T. WESTROP (ARR): The Whole Hog Or None. London, Musical Bouquet . c 1860's. With a red coloured lithographic lettered cover. The song, which was hugely popular had at least two published editions. The Hopwood & Crew and this one. Charles Sloman(1808-70) who contributed these verses. He was the first improvistore that is a performer who improvised on words offered by the audience. He was a writer, composer, performer, chairman and also owned a concert room (the Colosseum) which was the precursor to the Music halls. Like many to follow he ended his days in a workhouse . He can even be traced singing at the Rotunda in 1829 and in New York in 1830 with his actress wife where he sang ten comic songs. He wrote many fine comic songs and thought he had a fine voice which was apparently untrue. He wrote additional words for Sam Cowell's Ratcatcher's Daughter in 1850 and the song , the Railway Porter, for Arthur Lloyd in 1868. E.W. Mackney(1825-1909) was perhaps the most famous of the English born minstrel performers especially of the first wave. Dubbed the Great Mackney by Charles Morton of the Canterbury Music Hall , Mackney worked the early halls and also toured with his own show throughout England's Town Hall venues and found a fresh new audience. The Whole Hog or None was his most famous song. He retired in 1869 but returned a decade later and was as popular. Folio size with music. Else condition very goodPlus a Second version composed by WARE W.G. & MACKNEY E.W. London , Hopwood and Crew of New Bond Street .( c 1860's). This second version of this important song is intact save for the illustrated front cover and is priced accordingly. Folio size with music. Small tear also on outer edge else condition very good.Cost for the two versions. € (euro) 135.00 [Appr.: US$ 200.75 \| £UK 120.5 \| JP¥ 17863] Book number: 6026 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COBB WILL. D. & EDWARDS GUS .: I Can't Tell Why I Love You But I Do London, Charles Sheard . 1900. With a purple and green lettered cover with an illustration of a golfer and his love momentarily forgetting the game and watched by their tiny caddy and with a large monochrome photograph of the 'coon' singer Miss Julie Mackey aka Mackay, who is somewhat mysterious. She is listed as being born in 1893 in Kilgarriff, which can't be right as this sheet is copyright 1900 and she is there large as life and aged many more years than 7. Nevertheless he lists 42 songs published from her repertoire and I have seen an Edison roll dated 1904 of her singing. Folio size with music. A small piece nicked out of the outer edge in the middle and also bottom corner not affecting, else good. € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.43 \| £UK 39.25 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 5362 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COBB WILL D. & BARNES PAUL.: Goodbye Dolly Gray. London, Sheard & Co.1900. With a full colour unsigned lithograph of a slouch hatted soldier holding his loved one and saying Goodbye and with a monochrome inset photograph of Hamilton Hill(1874-1910).This version of a world famous song known more popularly as- Goodbye Dolly I must leave you, caught the British public's mood around the time of the Boer War in South Africa .It also had a popular return at the beginning of the first world war. An Australian with a fine baritone, Hamilton Hill sang the song to fame during the Boer War. His other songs are slight by comparison, Bluebell, Don't cry sister Jane and a Little boy called Tap.The lyric writer Will D. Cobb(1876-1930) was born in Philadelphia and the song was written in 1897 and indeed had been popular in American in 1898 during the Spanish- American War and a British sheet music version was rushed out with a British soldier and Hill on the front cover. This cover is featured in the classic book by Mander & Mitcheson -British Music Hall. This copy is hand dated 1902. Tape along spine and a repaired tear along very bottom edge else condition VG. € (euro) 110.00 [Appr.: US$ 163.57 \| £UK 98.25 \| JP¥ 14555] Book number: 4957 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FORMAN EDMUND & HUNTER HARRY.: A Little Bit of String. London, Francis, Day & Hunter. 1894. With a full colour lithograph cover by H. G Banks of two scene from the song describing how ladies wind men around their fingers. With a large colour portrait of the singer, Johnny Schofield. The composer Edmund Forman has a half page of published material in Kilgarrif and as well as composing he undertook a deal of arranging. Harry Hunter(1841-1906) who was not only a major performer but wrote many songs of the period, mainly through the Minstrel medium but also crossing into music hall. Here the performer is a member of the Mohawk Minstrels with almost a half page or his repertoire published according to Kilgarriff.Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 50.00 [Appr.: US$ 74.35 \| £UK 44.75 \| JP¥ 6616] Book number: 7190 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	TERRY EDWARD.: Complaints Or the Ills of Life . London Hopwood & Crew 1869. With a monochrome portrait by Alfred Concanen of the composer performer Edward Terry in costume. This song sung in the Pilgrim of Love at the Strand Theatre.The actor manager Edward Terry (1844-1912) in fact, strictly speaking Terry more properly belongs to legitimate theatre as the owner of Terry's Theatre and previously for seven years a major attraction at the Strand Theatre and then the Gaiety Theatre for Hollingshead where he worked in burlesques, pantomimes and comedies as well as the classics. He also did very occasionally perform on the "Halls" and certainly this song could well have made the transition. Not only is this song dated sept 1869 but it has a music sellers stamp of December 1876 as well. Condition VG. € (euro) 96.00 [Appr.: US$ 142.75 \| £UK 85.75 \| JP¥ 12703] Book number: 3347 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.