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Substantial Collection of Vintage Popular Sheet Music 1920-1970

Estimated price for orientation: 1 499 $

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Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Genre: 1920s - 1960s Popular
Format: Sheet Music


I am disposing of a substantial collection of vintage popular sheet music from the years 1920 thru the 1960s.   This trove of Americana includes a few more than 3,550 pieces that I have collected since the 1950s.  I obtained this music from many sources, including garage and estate sales, antique stores, flea markets, shops that carried old stock into the 1960s, and from friends and acquaintances.  My intention was to collect as many of the top hits of a particular year and, in that, I have succeeded.  (There follows later an accounting of the number of pieces from specific years.)  There is minimal duplication – in cases where I have retained two copies, I have done so to preserve a significant difference in the cover composition, for example a photo illustration featuring different artists.  The cover art runs the gamut -- from graphic illustrations and cartoon art (John Held and Disney) to photo illustrations, portraiture, movie scenes and the like.   The artists featured include almost anyone in the entertainment world associated with popular songs during the years covered by the collection.   From bandleaders like Guy Lombardo, the Dorseys, Ozzie Nelson and Glenn Miller and movie stars such as Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple and the Marx Brothers to international artists such as Maurice Chevalier and Ray Noble and singers like Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Russ Columbo, Ruth Etting and Annette Hanshaw, they are all here.  There are major hits and minor forgotten tunes from movies and musicals of the era.  For example, covers from 1936 include songs from the following London and Broadway shows: George White Scandals of 1936, The Show Is On, This'll Make You Whistle, 27th Edition of  the Cotton Club Parade, Red Hot and Blue, Forbidden Melody, White Horse Inn, New Faces, Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, Johnny Johnson, Jumbo, Connie's Hot Chocolates of 1936, and May Wine.   The condition ranges from near new to well-used.  As might be expected there are sheets that have severed spines, writing on the covers (mostly names of original owners or store stamps), corner creases, frayed edges and other blemishes, but these are in the minority.   Following are the number of sheets from the years represented by the collection: Pre-1927 (1919-1926)             273                             1936                2711927                                          68                              1937                227 1928                                        124                              1938                196 1929                                        155                              1939               166 1930                                        205                              1940                123 1931                                        198                              1941                114 1932                                        184                              1942                108 1933                                        195                              1943                  89 1934                                        229                              1944                  87 1935                                        252                              Post 1945       560
  Buyer will pay the cost of shipment via USPS media mail from Hamden, CT.  In order to meet USPS mailing requirements, the music will be packed in several boxes (probably seven) with a combined weight of approximately 200 lbs.  PLEASE NOTE: In the "package weight & dimensions of this listing," the information is for one box.  There will be at least seven boxes. .  Depending on buyer's location in continental United States, postage could range from $100-150 for the lot.  Buyer can also arrange to pick up music at seller's home in Hamden at a mutually convenient time.  Potential buyers can direct questions to seller through eBay.FLASH!   I just edited the description to include another 560 sheets from 1945 through the late 1960s that I thought I had previously sold to a friend.  Like the major collection, they feature artists and hits of the period, with little duplication.   There is no Elvis.