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	VENZANO & WAYMARK A.(ENGLISH WORDS.): The Forest Fairy (Ah Che Assorta). London, Jullien & Co. c1856. With a monochrome front cover of the singer Gassier by Rosenthal.Josefa Gassier(1821-1866) was born in Spain and in 1855 she was the toast of the season at Drury Lane as Amina in Il Barbiere. She introduced Ah Che Assorta into the opera and it became known as the Gassier vocal waltz and was composed by the minor Venetian composer Venzano. In the autumn of 1855 she sang in Louis Jullien's concerts. The English translation is The Forest Fairy. The authors of the piece are otherwise obscure. The front cover and the printing is by S. Rosenthal. Rosenthal was much in vogue as a designer in the late 1840/early 50's and was unusual as an illustrator who was also an expert printer. His work was much admired by John Ruskin the English author who used him to illustrate his book The Stones of Venice(1851).Louis Jullien(1812-60) was a remarkable showman, composer, publisher, concert organiser who dominated music in the 1840's to the late 1850's. Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 4964 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	WRIGHT ADAM.: As You Like It Polka. London, Robert Cocks. c 1870. With a superb colour lithograph cover by Alfred Concanen of a scene from the play as Orlando explains to the Duke as the two young women Rosalind and Phoebe look on. It is probably the last scene of the play and is likely to be portraits of notable actors of the period . I have two other pieces by this composer Adam Wright , who sadly remains obscure but seems to have worked always for publisher Robert Cocks. . Alfred Concanen(1835-86) is considered to be the very best lithographic artist of the middle period, especially of music hall material. He first worked with Lee as in this case and later just with both Thomas Lee & Siebe Folio size with music There is a music publishers date of U/L/G which I take to be2 1/12/ 70.Folio size with music . Trimmed along the Main title else, which is nevertheless just readable else condition Good. € (euro) 55.00 [Appr.: US$ 82.39 \| £UK 49.75 \| JP¥ 7278] Book number: 6567 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	SCHUBERT ADOLPHE.: Trab Trab Quadrilles . London ,Leoni Lee & Coxhead .(c 1850). With an green and gold coloured lithograph front cover by Ferriss of an ornate design of flowers and leaf like motifs which acts as a frame for the titles . This a piano arrangement of the noted songs The Trotting Pony, Oh Susanna and Come Darkies Sing as sung by Henrietta(Jetty) Treffz(1818-78) who had a considerable light operatic singing career prior to her marriage to Johann Strauss in 1862 and this was one of her great successes. She is in part held responsible for encouraging him to write Tales from Vienna Woods ,the Blue Danube Waltz and Die Fledermaus.The arranger remains obscure. The partnership of publishers Leoni Lee with Coxhead started 1845 and lasted on until 1853 . Folio size with music.Condition Very good. € (euro) 42.00 [Appr.: US$ 62.92 \| £UK 38 \| JP¥ 5557] Book number: 7205 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ROSS ADRIAN & CARR OSMOND:: Di, Di, Di. Song. London, Joseph Williams & Co. 1894. With a front cover colour lithograph by Hanhart of the noted Performer Letty Lind(1862-1923) who sang the song in the musical farce 'Go Bang' at the Trafalgar Theatre London. Lind was a member of the musical family that contained Adelaide Astor, Lydia Flopp, Fanny Dango and Millie Hylton. She mainly worked in musical theatre where she was a major star for twenty years but from time to time she trod the boards of the music hall. Adrian Ross started his writing career with In Town which is considered to be the very first Musical Comedy ever and he was considered to be the major lyricist of that first era of that musical form. Folio size with music. Small sliver along spine missing to no great effect else condition very good . € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.91 \| £UK 39.75 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 6889 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ROSS ADRIAN & CARR OSMOND.: Marguerite of Monte Carlo London, Joseph Williams. 1893. With a colour lithograph portrait by the brothers Hanhart, of the singing star Letty Lind(1862-1923). The musical comedy Morocco Bound, with book by Arthur Branscombe played at the Shaftesbury Theatre from April 1893 for a run of 295 performances. Starring George Grossmith Jnr. Richard Temple, Letty Lind, Marie Studholme as well as John L. Shine and Charles Danby. This is one of Letty Lind's hit songs, Marguerite of Monte Carlo. Folio with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5532 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	AIDE, HAMILTON.: Spanish Boat Song. London, Boosey & Co.1876. With a brown lithograph colour cover by Raphael Thomson with a fisherman mending his net outside his large house and a young woman peering out across the sweep of a bay . Featured in the Drama of Philip, which the Green Room book of 1907, described as a slightly gloomy vehicle for the great actor Sir Henry Irving and this song was sung by Frederick Wood It's author was the composer and lyric writer Hamilton C. Aide. Aide(1826-1906) though I can find only scattered information on him, had a theatrical obituary notice in the 1st Who's Who 1912 . I know that Virginia Gabriel set a lyric of his to music in the 1860's and he also was known later for composing and writing Blue Eyes or Brown Eyes and Remember or Forget and finally Johann Strauss ll set two of lyrics which were used in Die Flaudermaus(1876).Aide had much more success with his play Doctor Bill for George Alexander which played sufficiently well for Alexander to take the St James Theatre as his London base. Condition VG. € (euro) 24.00 [Appr.: US$ 35.95 \| £UK 21.75 \| JP¥ 3176] Book number: 6356 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALEXANDER (ARR.)& O'MEARA D.A: Buy a Broom. London, Mayhew & Co. C 1827 With a superb early monochrome lithograph portrait by Maxim Gauci of the noted actress/singer Eliza Vestris in character and outside the musical establishment of Mayhew & Co. In their windows are many of Madame Vestris more famous song sheets.The song was also known as the Bavarian Girl's Song. The actress/singer Eliza Vestris (1797-1856) who was a contralto, was pre-eminent in the London theatre at this time. The translator D.A. O'Meara remains obscure. .Alexander Lee(1802-1851)Theatre manager and Composer. He was the son of professional boxer Harry Lee and he initially started singing in 1822 in Dublin and soon began conducting. By 1827 he also had a music publishing business in London. By 1832 he was musical director at the Strand and Olympic Theatres and he also part owned the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. 6pp of music. Some of the ends of the inner pages rather worn and pieces missing but not in any way affecting the music. Some small ink spots along Mayhew name and two panes of window else Good. Rare and famous portrait of Vestris. € (euro) 120.00 [Appr.: US$ 179.76 \| £UK 108.25 \| JP¥ 15878] Book number: 6031 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEVEY ANDREW .: La Veronese Waltz. London Metzler & Co. c 1880's . With a lovely sepia lithograph cover portrait of the American actress Mary Anderson by the Hanhart Brothers Mary Anderson was an American performer( born 1859)and very much in vogue at the Lyceum Theatre London who retired very suddenly in 1889 at the height of her fame. She appeared in as Parthenia in the play Ingomar at the Lyceum in Sept 1883 and in subsequent visits to London made a huge impression only to suddenly marry and retire . Sadly the composer Andrew Levey remains obscure though he composed and dedicated this piece to the actress. Folio size with music Condition VG. € (euro) 60.00 [Appr.: US$ 89.88 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7939] Book number: 4120 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ASHER ANGELO.: Lovely Eyes Valse. London, Francis Bros & Day. 1877-81. With a charming sepia head and shoulders portrait of the Lady De Clifford. Based upon the tune of Charles Coburn's noted music hall song 'Two Lovely Black Eyes.' The composer Angelo Asher also composed the Fan Valse for the publishers. We can date this between 1877 when Francis Bros & Day started and 1881 when Harry Hunter was persuaded to join them both in the Mohawks and in the publishing business.. Folio size with music. Hand dated in Melbourne 1888 but published between 1877-81. Condition VG. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 6732 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GRENVILLE ARTHUR.: Les Cloches de Corneville Lancers. London, Joseph Williams.1878. With a very atmospheric colour lithograph by Alfred Concanen showing an owl flying across the Clock tower of Corneville as the clock strikes 12 midnight. . The opera Les Cloches de Corneville was by Planquett and Clairville and Gabet and with English words by Farnie and Reece and began its long and successful London career at the Folly Theatre and then the Globe London for more than 2years . Robert Planquette (1848-1903).Sadly the Lancers arranger Arthur Grenville remains obscure. The lithograph is by the masterly Concanen. Folio with music The back page has 22 examples of songs from the opera Folio size with music. € (euro) 52.00 [Appr.: US$ 77.9 \| £UK 47 \| JP¥ 6881] Book number: 7203 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	BUCKSTONE J.B. & FITZWILLIAM E. JNR.(ARR).: Old Rosin the Beau. Liverpool, Hime & Son. c early 1840's . With a remarkable unsigned monochrome lithographed portrait of the early noted actress Mrs Fanny Fitzwilliam as she appeared in the monopolylogue, The Belle of the Hotel /or American Sketches, which was a great success at the Adelphi Theatre London in the 1844 season. The play and indeed the song lyric had been written by John B. Buckstone and the Irish folk song arranged by Mr Fitzwilliam for his wife to sing. Fanny Elizabeth Fitzwilliam ( 1802-54) Edward Fitwilliam Jnr. ( died 1857). Folio size with music.Condition a little worn else Good.Rare Actress. € (euro) 62.00 [Appr.: US$ 92.88 \| £UK 56 \| JP¥ 8204] Book number: 5713 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FARNIE H.B. & AUDRAN EDMOND.: The Sob Song. London,Chappell & Co.1880. With Pink,black & gold lithograph cover mainly lettering and with ornate hanging drape frame . Sung by Miss St John in Olivette. from Edmond Audran's Opera Comique- Noces de Olivette. The composer Edmond Audran (1840-1901) had several great successes perhaps La Poupee (1896) being the greatest. Henry Brougham Farnie(1829-89) playwright, librettist and entrepreneur and constant translator of French operetta and in this case he added words to an extremely popular composer's music.Folio with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 4697 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FARNIE H.B.& AUDRAN EDMOND.: The Torpedo and the Whale . London Chappell & Co.1880. With Green red & gold lithograph cover by Stannard & Son mainly lettering and possibly undersea green and orange/red coral. Sung by Miss St John in Edmond Audran's Opera Comique- Noces de Olivette. The composer Edmond Audran (1840-1901) had several great successes perhaps La Poupee (1896) being the greatest. Henry Brougham Farnie(1829-89) playwright, librettist and entrepreneur and constant translator of French operetta and in this case he added words to an extremely popular composer's music .Folio with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.92 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 4693 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MILLOCKER C.: Der Bettelstudent (Laura) Walzer. London Chappell .c1882 . With a monchrome ornate lettered cover with heavy ornamentation around the main titles. Carl Millocker (1842-1899) was born in Austria His greatest success was "Der Bettelstudent" and "Gasparone" followed later in his career by "Der arme Jonathan." Millocker, Strauss and Suppe were considered the essence of Viennese operetta. This Waltz is on airs from the comic opera. Hand dated 188? Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 37.00 [Appr.: US$ 55.43 \| £UK 33.5 \| JP¥ 4896] Book number: 4125 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	DONIZETTI G. JEFFERYS C.: Come Let Us Be Happy . London probably pub Charles Jeffreys c 1850. With a monochrome lithographic portrait front cover of the singer Mdlle Alboni by John Brandard in costume and from Lucrezia Borgia. Marietta Alboni (1824-94) was considered the finest contralto of the Nineteenth century. Also sung by Miss Sara Flower (1805-65). Gaetano Donnizetti(1797-1848) was for much of his life bested by Rossini and in truth his work has suffered by comparison The composer Sydney Nelson(1800-1862) entered into a songwriting partnership with Charles Jeffreys around 1840 and soon afterwards they began a music publishing business. By 1843, Nelson had decided to leave the publishing to Jeffreys whilst he toured America, Canada and Australia. Jeffreys went on to make a considerable success of the publishing. The illustrated front cover is likely to be by John Brandard (1812-1863).In Italian & English. ). Folio size with music .Condition slightly foxed on front cover though not greatly affecting portrait and publishers imprint trimmed else condition Good. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 3747 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KEIFERT CARL.: Florodora Waltz. London, Francis, Day & Hunter . 1900. With a full colour lithograph cover by W. George of a ballroom scene from the musical and printed by H.G. Banks. A waltz based on the melodies written by Leslie Stuart for the hit show Floradora. This waltz was arranged by the musical director of the musical comedy, Carl Kiefert. Floradora began a run of 455 performances on 11th January 1899 in London and a run of 379 performances in New York in 1901 when it transferred for a further 122 performances . Additionally its performances featured in the Australian Federation Celebrations in Melbourne on January 1st 1901. Folio size with music. Condition very good. € (euro) 56.00 [Appr.: US$ 83.89 \| £UK 50.5 \| JP¥ 7410] Book number: 7204 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KIEFERT CARL.: Havana Valse. London, Chappell & Co 1908. With a charming lithograph colour cover evoking the Gaiety show of the same name and based upon melodies written by Leslie Stuart and from the show which ran for 221 performances. Leslie Stuart( 1862-1928). Stuart, who also wrote Soldiers of the Queen and Tell Me Pretty Maiden are There Anymore at Home Like You, as well as The Artists Model , Floradora and Havana which were some of the first and greatest musical comedies. The arranger 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 and here of course Havana .Folio size with music. A couple of nicks on spine edge and a little worn along bottom edge else Good. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5716 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MULLER CARL.: Macbeth Quadrille (Verdi). London ,Davidson. c 1850's. Folio with music. With a tremendous monochrome lithographic front cover by Rosenthal of MacBeth being confronted by the Three witches during a heavy storm and below the main panel a small illustration of the pending battle and above Lady Macbeth coming out of a room watched by a couple. The arranger Carl Muller remains obscure. Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901)One of the greatest and most popular 19th Century composers was born in Agate in Italy.A little sprinkling of foxing along the edges but not affecting illustrations else Good. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 4326 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KIEFERT CARL .: The Runaway Girl Waltz. London, Chappell & Co. 1898. With a colour lithograph by W.George of a scene from the musical comedy with probably Connie Ediss. The famous Gaiety show starred Ellaline Terris, Louis Bradfield, Grace Palotta, Katie Seymour, Edmund Payne, Willie Warde, Fred Wright Jr, Connie Ediss, Fred Kaye, Harry Monkhouse and ran for a total of 593 performances and 216 in New York . Folio with music.Small ½ inch piece taken from the bottom outer edge, to no effect on lithograph or music, else good. € (euro) 55.00 [Appr.: US$ 82.39 \| £UK 49.75 \| JP¥ 7278] Book number: 5712 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GODFREY CHARLES.: Carmen Lancers London Metzler. c 1880. With a Cover features an unsigned duo-tone lithograph portrait of the noted American Soprano, Minnie Hauk (1851-1929) in the role of Carmen, which was considered to be her greatest. Her signature stamp appears on the outer bottom RH corner of the inset. Folio size with music. Very light foxing by upper spine to no effect else condition VG. € (euro) 60.00 [Appr.: US$ 89.88 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7939] Book number: 4117 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: Claribel Valse. London, Boosey & Co. c 1870. Folio with music. Pictorial colour lithograph cover of a moonlight garden set inside a frame by Thomas Lee (1833-1910). Lee was an early partner of Concanen's.Undoubtedly the Claribel in the title was Charlotte Alington Bernard nee Pye(1830-69) who was a noted ballad composer working under the pseudonym of Claribel. Two of the themes are her songs. It is possibly a memorial compilation upon news of her tragic early death in France in 1869. The composer Charles Coote(1808-80) was the elder and father of the two famous popular dance composers. Worn and foxed around the bottom section of the spine and outer edge not affecting the lithograph else condition good/very good. € (euro) 32.00 [Appr.: US$ 47.94 \| £UK 29 \| JP¥ 4234] Book number: 6736 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	D'ALBERT CHARLES.: Faust Valse a Deux Temps. London, Chappell & Co. 1850/1. With a monochrome cover of the two main leads most probably by John Brandard. Jules Barbier constructed the libretto for Gounod's Faust from excerpts which he lifted, with the author's permission, from Michel Carré's play Faust et Marguerite (1850). Carré gave Barbier carte blanche to borrow from his play; he himself was busy writing the libretto for Meyebeer's Le Padron de Ploërmel (Dinorah), and had no interest in adapting the play for operatic treatment.Charles Gounod's opera had its opening night at the Theatre Lyrique in Paris on March 19 1859. This then relates to the Carre Play Faust et Marguerite and the earlier Goethe work when Faust fell in love with Margarete (Marguerite), her seduction and downfall .Originally published by Brandus of Paris.Charles Louis D'Albert(1809-86) was the son of a French cavalry captain and was the major dance instructor in the middle years in British society. The plate number is 8466 and the last Chappell number in Neighbour & Tyson is 8455 for November 1850 and so 1850/1 is very reasonable estimate of the publishing date. Folio size with music. The spine a little feathered and slightly trimed to no effect else condition VG . € (euro) 52.00 [Appr.: US$ 77.9 \| £UK 47 \| JP¥ 6881] Book number: 6903 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: La Fille de Madame Angot Quadrille. London, Boosey & Co. 1875. Folio with music. Pictorial colour lithograph cover of a scene from the opera(in the gardens) and featuring the London actors in the characters of the opera . Lithograph by Raphael Thomson who only worked around 1875. Alexandre Lecoq(1832-1918) wrote the opera. which had its premiere in Brussels in 1872, Paris in 1873 and quickly spread to London and New York. At one time there were three version of Lecoq's work playing in London and as a consequence Angot Quadrilles, Lancers, Waltzes and Polkas flooded the market place Both the publisher Charles Coote(1808-80 and his son Charles Junior were composers. the father of course composed this piece . Folio size with music. Trimmed along bottom to lose publishers imprint , stitched along spine and rather marked due to a spine reinforcement previously being there else Good. € (euro) 32.00 [Appr.: US$ 47.94 \| £UK 29 \| JP¥ 4234] Book number: 6733 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	D'ALBERT CHARLES .: Kathleen Mavourneen Valse. London, Chappell .1862 . With a full colour lithograph portrait of Mavourneen by Michael & Nicholas Hanhart within an ornate gold frame and surrounded by ornate green and gold lettering. With a music sellers stamp of 6/1/62. . First written by Mrs Crawford and .F. Nicholls Crouch(1808-96) in 1836, this hugely popular song was sung throughout the Victorian years and not surprisingly here is D'Albert arranging a Valse along its main themes. Condition VG. € (euro) 68.00 [Appr.: US$ 101.86 \| £UK 61.5 \| JP¥ 8998] Book number: 3337 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: La Mascotte Galop. London Boosey & Co. 1881. With a gold and blue colour lettered lithograph cover of comic opera of 1881 by Audran. La Mascotte was chosen as the first show to open the Comedy Theatre and starred Violet Cameron, Lionel Brough and the French man Gaillard and had a long London run . Composed by Edmond Audran (1840-1901)who had several great successes perhaps Olivette , this one and later La Poupee (1896) being the greatest . The composer Coote (1831-1916) was perhaps one of the most prolific dance music composers of the period with over 40 Quadrilles, Waltzes(33), and Polkas(38) as well as 48 Duets(Quadrilles, Waltzes, Polkas and Galops listed on the back of a piece he wrote called Village Bells. In 1875 he actually purchased the music publishers, Hopwood and Crew and he remained in charge until 1906. Folio size with music .Condition VG. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.92 \| £UK 34.25 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 6726 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.

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	VENZANO & WAYMARK A.(ENGLISH WORDS.): The Forest Fairy (Ah Che Assorta). London, Jullien & Co. c1856. With a monochrome front cover of the singer Gassier by Rosenthal.Josefa Gassier(1821-1866) was born in Spain and in 1855 she was the toast of the season at Drury Lane as Amina in Il Barbiere. She introduced Ah Che Assorta into the opera and it became known as the Gassier vocal waltz and was composed by the minor Venetian composer Venzano. In the autumn of 1855 she sang in Louis Jullien's concerts. The English translation is The Forest Fairy. The authors of the piece are otherwise obscure. The front cover and the printing is by S. Rosenthal. Rosenthal was much in vogue as a designer in the late 1840/early 50's and was unusual as an illustrator who was also an expert printer. His work was much admired by John Ruskin the English author who used him to illustrate his book The Stones of Venice(1851).Louis Jullien(1812-60) was a remarkable showman, composer, publisher, concert organiser who dominated music in the 1840's to the late 1850's. Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 4964 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	WRIGHT ADAM.: As You Like It Polka. London, Robert Cocks. c 1870. With a superb colour lithograph cover by Alfred Concanen of a scene from the play as Orlando explains to the Duke as the two young women Rosalind and Phoebe look on. It is probably the last scene of the play and is likely to be portraits of notable actors of the period . I have two other pieces by this composer Adam Wright , who sadly remains obscure but seems to have worked always for publisher Robert Cocks. . Alfred Concanen(1835-86) is considered to be the very best lithographic artist of the middle period, especially of music hall material. He first worked with Lee as in this case and later just with both Thomas Lee & Siebe Folio size with music There is a music publishers date of U/L/G which I take to be2 1/12/ 70.Folio size with music . Trimmed along the Main title else, which is nevertheless just readable else condition Good. € (euro) 55.00 [Appr.: US$ 82.39 \| £UK 49.75 \| JP¥ 7278] Book number: 6567 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	SCHUBERT ADOLPHE.: Trab Trab Quadrilles . London ,Leoni Lee & Coxhead .(c 1850). With an green and gold coloured lithograph front cover by Ferriss of an ornate design of flowers and leaf like motifs which acts as a frame for the titles . This a piano arrangement of the noted songs The Trotting Pony, Oh Susanna and Come Darkies Sing as sung by Henrietta(Jetty) Treffz(1818-78) who had a considerable light operatic singing career prior to her marriage to Johann Strauss in 1862 and this was one of her great successes. She is in part held responsible for encouraging him to write Tales from Vienna Woods ,the Blue Danube Waltz and Die Fledermaus.The arranger remains obscure. The partnership of publishers Leoni Lee with Coxhead started 1845 and lasted on until 1853 . Folio size with music.Condition Very good. € (euro) 42.00 [Appr.: US$ 62.92 \| £UK 38 \| JP¥ 5557] Book number: 7205 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ROSS ADRIAN & CARR OSMOND:: Di, Di, Di. Song. London, Joseph Williams & Co. 1894. With a front cover colour lithograph by Hanhart of the noted Performer Letty Lind(1862-1923) who sang the song in the musical farce 'Go Bang' at the Trafalgar Theatre London. Lind was a member of the musical family that contained Adelaide Astor, Lydia Flopp, Fanny Dango and Millie Hylton. She mainly worked in musical theatre where she was a major star for twenty years but from time to time she trod the boards of the music hall. Adrian Ross started his writing career with In Town which is considered to be the very first Musical Comedy ever and he was considered to be the major lyricist of that first era of that musical form. Folio size with music. Small sliver along spine missing to no great effect else condition very good . € (euro) 44.00 [Appr.: US$ 65.91 \| £UK 39.75 \| JP¥ 5822] Book number: 6889 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ROSS ADRIAN & CARR OSMOND.: Marguerite of Monte Carlo London, Joseph Williams. 1893. With a colour lithograph portrait by the brothers Hanhart, of the singing star Letty Lind(1862-1923). The musical comedy Morocco Bound, with book by Arthur Branscombe played at the Shaftesbury Theatre from April 1893 for a run of 295 performances. Starring George Grossmith Jnr. Richard Temple, Letty Lind, Marie Studholme as well as John L. Shine and Charles Danby. This is one of Letty Lind's hit songs, Marguerite of Monte Carlo. Folio with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5532 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	AIDE, HAMILTON.: Spanish Boat Song. London, Boosey & Co.1876. With a brown lithograph colour cover by Raphael Thomson with a fisherman mending his net outside his large house and a young woman peering out across the sweep of a bay . Featured in the Drama of Philip, which the Green Room book of 1907, described as a slightly gloomy vehicle for the great actor Sir Henry Irving and this song was sung by Frederick Wood It's author was the composer and lyric writer Hamilton C. Aide. Aide(1826-1906) though I can find only scattered information on him, had a theatrical obituary notice in the 1st Who's Who 1912 . I know that Virginia Gabriel set a lyric of his to music in the 1860's and he also was known later for composing and writing Blue Eyes or Brown Eyes and Remember or Forget and finally Johann Strauss ll set two of lyrics which were used in Die Flaudermaus(1876).Aide had much more success with his play Doctor Bill for George Alexander which played sufficiently well for Alexander to take the St James Theatre as his London base. Condition VG. € (euro) 24.00 [Appr.: US$ 35.95 \| £UK 21.75 \| JP¥ 3176] Book number: 6356 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEE ALEXANDER (ARR.)& O'MEARA D.A: Buy a Broom. London, Mayhew & Co. C 1827 With a superb early monochrome lithograph portrait by Maxim Gauci of the noted actress/singer Eliza Vestris in character and outside the musical establishment of Mayhew & Co. In their windows are many of Madame Vestris more famous song sheets.The song was also known as the Bavarian Girl's Song. The actress/singer Eliza Vestris (1797-1856) who was a contralto, was pre-eminent in the London theatre at this time. The translator D.A. O'Meara remains obscure. .Alexander Lee(1802-1851)Theatre manager and Composer. He was the son of professional boxer Harry Lee and he initially started singing in 1822 in Dublin and soon began conducting. By 1827 he also had a music publishing business in London. By 1832 he was musical director at the Strand and Olympic Theatres and he also part owned the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. 6pp of music. Some of the ends of the inner pages rather worn and pieces missing but not in any way affecting the music. Some small ink spots along Mayhew name and two panes of window else Good. Rare and famous portrait of Vestris. € (euro) 120.00 [Appr.: US$ 179.76 \| £UK 108.25 \| JP¥ 15878] Book number: 6031 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	LEVEY ANDREW .: La Veronese Waltz. London Metzler & Co. c 1880's . With a lovely sepia lithograph cover portrait of the American actress Mary Anderson by the Hanhart Brothers Mary Anderson was an American performer( born 1859)and very much in vogue at the Lyceum Theatre London who retired very suddenly in 1889 at the height of her fame. She appeared in as Parthenia in the play Ingomar at the Lyceum in Sept 1883 and in subsequent visits to London made a huge impression only to suddenly marry and retire . Sadly the composer Andrew Levey remains obscure though he composed and dedicated this piece to the actress. Folio size with music Condition VG. € (euro) 60.00 [Appr.: US$ 89.88 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7939] Book number: 4120 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	ASHER ANGELO.: Lovely Eyes Valse. London, Francis Bros & Day. 1877-81. With a charming sepia head and shoulders portrait of the Lady De Clifford. Based upon the tune of Charles Coburn's noted music hall song 'Two Lovely Black Eyes.' The composer Angelo Asher also composed the Fan Valse for the publishers. We can date this between 1877 when Francis Bros & Day started and 1881 when Harry Hunter was persuaded to join them both in the Mohawks and in the publishing business.. Folio size with music. Hand dated in Melbourne 1888 but published between 1877-81. Condition VG. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 6732 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GRENVILLE ARTHUR.: Les Cloches de Corneville Lancers. London, Joseph Williams.1878. With a very atmospheric colour lithograph by Alfred Concanen showing an owl flying across the Clock tower of Corneville as the clock strikes 12 midnight. . The opera Les Cloches de Corneville was by Planquett and Clairville and Gabet and with English words by Farnie and Reece and began its long and successful London career at the Folly Theatre and then the Globe London for more than 2years . Robert Planquette (1848-1903).Sadly the Lancers arranger Arthur Grenville remains obscure. The lithograph is by the masterly Concanen. Folio with music The back page has 22 examples of songs from the opera Folio size with music. € (euro) 52.00 [Appr.: US$ 77.9 \| £UK 47 \| JP¥ 6881] Book number: 7203 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	BUCKSTONE J.B. & FITZWILLIAM E. JNR.(ARR).: Old Rosin the Beau. Liverpool, Hime & Son. c early 1840's . With a remarkable unsigned monochrome lithographed portrait of the early noted actress Mrs Fanny Fitzwilliam as she appeared in the monopolylogue, The Belle of the Hotel /or American Sketches, which was a great success at the Adelphi Theatre London in the 1844 season. The play and indeed the song lyric had been written by John B. Buckstone and the Irish folk song arranged by Mr Fitzwilliam for his wife to sing. Fanny Elizabeth Fitzwilliam ( 1802-54) Edward Fitwilliam Jnr. ( died 1857). Folio size with music.Condition a little worn else Good.Rare Actress. € (euro) 62.00 [Appr.: US$ 92.88 \| £UK 56 \| JP¥ 8204] Book number: 5713 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FARNIE H.B. & AUDRAN EDMOND.: The Sob Song. London,Chappell & Co.1880. With Pink,black & gold lithograph cover mainly lettering and with ornate hanging drape frame . Sung by Miss St John in Olivette. from Edmond Audran's Opera Comique- Noces de Olivette. The composer Edmond Audran (1840-1901) had several great successes perhaps La Poupee (1896) being the greatest. Henry Brougham Farnie(1829-89) playwright, librettist and entrepreneur and constant translator of French operetta and in this case he added words to an extremely popular composer's music.Folio with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 4697 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	FARNIE H.B.& AUDRAN EDMOND.: The Torpedo and the Whale . London Chappell & Co.1880. With Green red & gold lithograph cover by Stannard & Son mainly lettering and possibly undersea green and orange/red coral. Sung by Miss St John in Edmond Audran's Opera Comique- Noces de Olivette. The composer Edmond Audran (1840-1901) had several great successes perhaps La Poupee (1896) being the greatest. Henry Brougham Farnie(1829-89) playwright, librettist and entrepreneur and constant translator of French operetta and in this case he added words to an extremely popular composer's music .Folio with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 40.00 [Appr.: US$ 59.92 \| £UK 36.25 \| JP¥ 5293] Book number: 4693 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MILLOCKER C.: Der Bettelstudent (Laura) Walzer. London Chappell .c1882 . With a monchrome ornate lettered cover with heavy ornamentation around the main titles. Carl Millocker (1842-1899) was born in Austria His greatest success was "Der Bettelstudent" and "Gasparone" followed later in his career by "Der arme Jonathan." Millocker, Strauss and Suppe were considered the essence of Viennese operetta. This Waltz is on airs from the comic opera. Hand dated 188? Folio size with music. Condition VG. € (euro) 37.00 [Appr.: US$ 55.43 \| £UK 33.5 \| JP¥ 4896] Book number: 4125 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	DONIZETTI G. JEFFERYS C.: Come Let Us Be Happy . London probably pub Charles Jeffreys c 1850. With a monochrome lithographic portrait front cover of the singer Mdlle Alboni by John Brandard in costume and from Lucrezia Borgia. Marietta Alboni (1824-94) was considered the finest contralto of the Nineteenth century. Also sung by Miss Sara Flower (1805-65). Gaetano Donnizetti(1797-1848) was for much of his life bested by Rossini and in truth his work has suffered by comparison The composer Sydney Nelson(1800-1862) entered into a songwriting partnership with Charles Jeffreys around 1840 and soon afterwards they began a music publishing business. By 1843, Nelson had decided to leave the publishing to Jeffreys whilst he toured America, Canada and Australia. Jeffreys went on to make a considerable success of the publishing. The illustrated front cover is likely to be by John Brandard (1812-1863).In Italian & English. ). Folio size with music .Condition slightly foxed on front cover though not greatly affecting portrait and publishers imprint trimmed else condition Good. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 3747 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KEIFERT CARL.: Florodora Waltz. London, Francis, Day & Hunter . 1900. With a full colour lithograph cover by W. George of a ballroom scene from the musical and printed by H.G. Banks. A waltz based on the melodies written by Leslie Stuart for the hit show Floradora. This waltz was arranged by the musical director of the musical comedy, Carl Kiefert. Floradora began a run of 455 performances on 11th January 1899 in London and a run of 379 performances in New York in 1901 when it transferred for a further 122 performances . Additionally its performances featured in the Australian Federation Celebrations in Melbourne on January 1st 1901. Folio size with music. Condition very good. € (euro) 56.00 [Appr.: US$ 83.89 \| £UK 50.5 \| JP¥ 7410] Book number: 7204 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KIEFERT CARL.: Havana Valse. London, Chappell & Co 1908. With a charming lithograph colour cover evoking the Gaiety show of the same name and based upon melodies written by Leslie Stuart and from the show which ran for 221 performances. Leslie Stuart( 1862-1928). Stuart, who also wrote Soldiers of the Queen and Tell Me Pretty Maiden are There Anymore at Home Like You, as well as The Artists Model , Floradora and Havana which were some of the first and greatest musical comedies. The arranger 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 and here of course Havana .Folio size with music. A couple of nicks on spine edge and a little worn along bottom edge else Good. € (euro) 45.00 [Appr.: US$ 67.41 \| £UK 40.75 \| JP¥ 5954] Book number: 5716 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	MULLER CARL.: Macbeth Quadrille (Verdi). London ,Davidson. c 1850's. Folio with music. With a tremendous monochrome lithographic front cover by Rosenthal of MacBeth being confronted by the Three witches during a heavy storm and below the main panel a small illustration of the pending battle and above Lady Macbeth coming out of a room watched by a couple. The arranger Carl Muller remains obscure. Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901)One of the greatest and most popular 19th Century composers was born in Agate in Italy.A little sprinkling of foxing along the edges but not affecting illustrations else Good. € (euro) 35.00 [Appr.: US$ 52.43 \| £UK 31.75 \| JP¥ 4631] Book number: 4326 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	KIEFERT CARL .: The Runaway Girl Waltz. London, Chappell & Co. 1898. With a colour lithograph by W.George of a scene from the musical comedy with probably Connie Ediss. The famous Gaiety show starred Ellaline Terris, Louis Bradfield, Grace Palotta, Katie Seymour, Edmund Payne, Willie Warde, Fred Wright Jr, Connie Ediss, Fred Kaye, Harry Monkhouse and ran for a total of 593 performances and 216 in New York . Folio with music.Small ½ inch piece taken from the bottom outer edge, to no effect on lithograph or music, else good. € (euro) 55.00 [Appr.: US$ 82.39 \| £UK 49.75 \| JP¥ 7278] Book number: 5712 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	GODFREY CHARLES.: Carmen Lancers London Metzler. c 1880. With a Cover features an unsigned duo-tone lithograph portrait of the noted American Soprano, Minnie Hauk (1851-1929) in the role of Carmen, which was considered to be her greatest. Her signature stamp appears on the outer bottom RH corner of the inset. Folio size with music. Very light foxing by upper spine to no effect else condition VG. € (euro) 60.00 [Appr.: US$ 89.88 \| £UK 54.25 \| JP¥ 7939] Book number: 4117 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: Claribel Valse. London, Boosey & Co. c 1870. Folio with music. Pictorial colour lithograph cover of a moonlight garden set inside a frame by Thomas Lee (1833-1910). Lee was an early partner of Concanen's.Undoubtedly the Claribel in the title was Charlotte Alington Bernard nee Pye(1830-69) who was a noted ballad composer working under the pseudonym of Claribel. Two of the themes are her songs. It is possibly a memorial compilation upon news of her tragic early death in France in 1869. The composer Charles Coote(1808-80) was the elder and father of the two famous popular dance composers. Worn and foxed around the bottom section of the spine and outer edge not affecting the lithograph else condition good/very good. € (euro) 32.00 [Appr.: US$ 47.94 \| £UK 29 \| JP¥ 4234] Book number: 6736 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	D'ALBERT CHARLES.: Faust Valse a Deux Temps. London, Chappell & Co. 1850/1. With a monochrome cover of the two main leads most probably by John Brandard. Jules Barbier constructed the libretto for Gounod's Faust from excerpts which he lifted, with the author's permission, from Michel Carré's play Faust et Marguerite (1850). Carré gave Barbier carte blanche to borrow from his play; he himself was busy writing the libretto for Meyebeer's Le Padron de Ploërmel (Dinorah), and had no interest in adapting the play for operatic treatment.Charles Gounod's opera had its opening night at the Theatre Lyrique in Paris on March 19 1859. This then relates to the Carre Play Faust et Marguerite and the earlier Goethe work when Faust fell in love with Margarete (Marguerite), her seduction and downfall .Originally published by Brandus of Paris.Charles Louis D'Albert(1809-86) was the son of a French cavalry captain and was the major dance instructor in the middle years in British society. The plate number is 8466 and the last Chappell number in Neighbour & Tyson is 8455 for November 1850 and so 1850/1 is very reasonable estimate of the publishing date. Folio size with music. The spine a little feathered and slightly trimed to no effect else condition VG . € (euro) 52.00 [Appr.: US$ 77.9 \| £UK 47 \| JP¥ 6881] Book number: 6903 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: La Fille de Madame Angot Quadrille. London, Boosey & Co. 1875. Folio with music. Pictorial colour lithograph cover of a scene from the opera(in the gardens) and featuring the London actors in the characters of the opera . Lithograph by Raphael Thomson who only worked around 1875. Alexandre Lecoq(1832-1918) wrote the opera. which had its premiere in Brussels in 1872, Paris in 1873 and quickly spread to London and New York. At one time there were three version of Lecoq's work playing in London and as a consequence Angot Quadrilles, Lancers, Waltzes and Polkas flooded the market place Both the publisher Charles Coote(1808-80 and his son Charles Junior were composers. the father of course composed this piece . Folio size with music. Trimmed along bottom to lose publishers imprint , stitched along spine and rather marked due to a spine reinforcement previously being there else Good. € (euro) 32.00 [Appr.: US$ 47.94 \| £UK 29 \| JP¥ 4234] Book number: 6733 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	D'ALBERT CHARLES .: Kathleen Mavourneen Valse. London, Chappell .1862 . With a full colour lithograph portrait of Mavourneen by Michael & Nicholas Hanhart within an ornate gold frame and surrounded by ornate green and gold lettering. With a music sellers stamp of 6/1/62. . First written by Mrs Crawford and .F. Nicholls Crouch(1808-96) in 1836, this hugely popular song was sung throughout the Victorian years and not surprisingly here is D'Albert arranging a Valse along its main themes. Condition VG. € (euro) 68.00 [Appr.: US$ 101.86 \| £UK 61.5 \| JP¥ 8998] Book number: 3337 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.
	COOTE CHARLES.: La Mascotte Galop. London Boosey & Co. 1881. With a gold and blue colour lettered lithograph cover of comic opera of 1881 by Audran. La Mascotte was chosen as the first show to open the Comedy Theatre and starred Violet Cameron, Lionel Brough and the French man Gaillard and had a long London run . Composed by Edmond Audran (1840-1901)who had several great successes perhaps Olivette , this one and later La Poupee (1896) being the greatest . The composer Coote (1831-1916) was perhaps one of the most prolific dance music composers of the period with over 40 Quadrilles, Waltzes(33), and Polkas(38) as well as 48 Duets(Quadrilles, Waltzes, Polkas and Galops listed on the back of a piece he wrote called Village Bells. In 1875 he actually purchased the music publishers, Hopwood and Crew and he remained in charge until 1906. Folio size with music .Condition VG. € (euro) 38.00 [Appr.: US$ 56.92 \| £UK 34.25 \| JP¥ 5028] Book number: 6726 Click here to order or inquire at Olde Musick & Cokery Books.