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59194. COMIC. CELLIER, A. & STEPHENSON, B.C. BUCALOSSI, P. arr.: Waltz from Dorothy . London. Chappell & Co. c.1890s. 7pp. Spine taped in cloth. Col. cover illus. of a lady with jug infront of a man in riding crop. A few spots.

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$35

36733. DANCE & COSTUMES. GODFREY, D. (B.M. Grenadier Guards): The Hilda Valse. London, Chappell & Co., 50 New Bond Street. c.1880s? 11pp. Lacks front cover, spine tape-repaired, some browning & a few slight stains to internal pages, tape repair to RH edge of page five. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. Composed expressly for, and performed by, the Band of the Grenadier Guards at Knowsley Hall, on the Occasion of the Visit of their R.H. The Prince & Princess of Wales, to the Earl of Derby.

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$30

48553. DANCE & COSTUMES. LAUTARUL.: Hora de la Moara. Bucuresci. Jean Feder, 54 Calea Victoriei, 54. no date. (early C20). 2pp. From Colectiune de arii si dansuri nationale. Cover picture of folk dancing group, with orchestra in background. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. A little wear to spine, title inked to front cover, o/wise good.

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$25

36735. DANCE & COSTUMES. STRAUSS. MEVES, Augs. arr.: The Rage of Paris, No. 3, Annen Polka. London, R. Cocks & Co., 6 New Burlington Street. c.1850s. 5pp + cover. Engraved Music. Plate No. 6160. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. Closed tear to LH edge of last page. Prev. owner's name half-cropped away to top RH corner. Arranged for the Piano Forte, and Dedicated to Miss Ellen Barnard.

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$55

45314. LOVELY LADIES. BRANDARD. D'ALBERT, Charles.: Heloise. Valse a Deux Tems. n.d. 8pp + front cover. B/W cover illus. by J. Brandard of a young woman gathering fruit. M & N Hanhart is given as the imprinters. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album (some cropping affecting title but not illus. or music). A little foxing to cover, light stain to bottom RH corner of cover, inked date and details to middle LH border of front cover, several pencillings to music.

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$45

44622. LOVELY LADIES. STANNARD. MEISSLER, Josef.: Dream Faces. Waltz upon William M. Hutchinson's Popular Song. London, W. Marshall & Co., 7 Princes St Oxford St W. c.1880's. 9pp + cover. Cover illus. (lith. Stannard & Son) of a woman sitting down in the countryside with her basket next to her. Spine neatly taped, Slight cropping (partially affecting publishers' details, shop stamp to top LH corner of front cover.

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$20

35142. MARITIME. BARTER, M.C.: The "Royal Mail" Galop. Inscribed to Capt. Triphook. London. Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew Ltd. n.d. Ca.1894. 11pp. Printers: Lowe & Brydone, London, N.W.10. Piano Duet arrangement. Chromlith. of a steam/sail ship leaving harbour. ( 2 Funnels and paddle wheel). Small yacht in the foreground and a lighthouse to the right in the background. Previous owner's signature to top RH corner. Some foxing to outer pages, general condition good.

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$125

35146. MARITIME. DACRE, Harry.: The Lads in Navy Blue: It's the Navy, the British Navy. Sydney. J. Albert & Son pty., Ltd. Revised copywright, 1940 (1899). 2pp. Cover features insets of 2 Navy Vessels: H.M.S. Achilles and H.M.A.S. Sydney, with a sailor standing at attention. Previous owner's catalogue notation to top RH corner. Condition o'wise very good.

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$50

36063. MARITIME. DACRE, Harry.: The Lads in Navy Blue: It's the Navy, the British Navy. Melbourne. E. W. Cole. 1899. 4pp. + covers Cover illus. in blue of sailor standing at attention on deck of a ship, with other battleships in the background. Lower edges torn, other tears have been repaired with invisible acid free tape. .

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$70

43766. MARITIME. HOWLETT, H.F.: The Eddystone Galop. London, Samuel Brewer & Co. c.1880-1889. 7pp + cover. Cover illus. of a lighthouse with waves crahsing halfway up it. Appears to have been removed from an album. Music foxed. A little wear to LH edge of cover. Slightly cropped.

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$60

44866. MARITIME. LINDSAY, M. Words by Ican INGELOW.: When Sparrows Build. London, Robert Cocks & Co. New Burlington St, Regent St. c.1880's. 7pp + cover. Cover illus. (lith. anon) of a ship in a storm and lots of ice and snow. Spine machine stitched. Slighlty cropped. Shop stamp embossed to top RH corner of front cover.

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$25

36110. MARITIME. MARITIME. LINKS, P.A.: The Orotava Waltz. Dedicated by kind permission to Mrs I.E. Ives. Mayoress of Sydney. 30th edition. Sydney, Brisbane, Newcastle, Toowoomba, Lismore. W.H. Paling & Co. Limited. 1911. 7pp. Fair condition.

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$50

36111. MARITIME. MARITIME. MARSH, H.: The Chusan Waltz. ? n.d. Ca.1852. 4pp. Lacks cover. RH edges taped. Fair condition. Henry Marsh together with William Paling, ran the NSW Academy of Music, which opened in November 1855, at 5 Bligh St.

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$85

31586. MARITIME. SOMERS, Debroy (arr.).: The Savoy American Medley: One-Step. Played by the Bands of the American Fleet. Melbourne. Allans. 1924. 6pp. Later reprint. Cover inset of the U.S.S. "SEATTLE", Flagship of Admiral R.E. Coontz, Commander of the American Fleet. Spine worn, previous bookshop stamp to cover, foxing, o/wise good.

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$18

36208. MILITARY. ABT, Franz. FLOTOW. text. FARLOW, Miss Annie trans.: Tambour Liebchen (The Favorite Drummer) for eine Singstimme mit Pianoforte. Op. 140. Offenbach, Joh. Andr'. n.d. c.1840s? 5pp + cover. Disbound. Engraved music. Text in German & English. Beautiful B/W cover lithograph of a drummer at the gate of a castle/city with troops marching in the background & two ladies appraising his style. Good condition. Franz Abt (1819 - 1885) was a prodigious composer of vocal music, filling the position of Kapellmeister in a number of German towns (Grove's: 1928). A possible first edition.

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$90

35107. MILITARY. HARROGATE. ALLEYN, Leslie.: Reminiscences of Harrogate. A Souvenir Valse. London, The British Munovelad Co. 1914. 4pp + covers. B/W photo of wounded soldiers to front cover. B/W photos of Harrogate to inside cover, accompanying articles on the curative mineral waters (with info on the sulphur & iron waters). Portrait B/W photos to back cover of the city's leading dignitaries, & statement that all proceeds from the sale of the sheet goes towards the wounded. Covers partially detached. A few small tears to edges. A touch of spotting to music. Prev. owner's name & address to top RH corner of cover.

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$30

44623. MILITARY. LABY, A. BLOCKLEY, John.: Jessie's Dream: A Story of the Relief of Lucknow. London, John Blockley, 3 Argyll St, Regent St W. c.1870's. 7pp. Cover illus. (A. Laby lith., imp. Stannard & Son) of Jessie hearing the Scottish relief column while her firend holds onto her and the outline of troops on the battlements in the background. Spine neatly taped, numerous & extensive repairs to music, cover illus. good.

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$40

43070. MILITARY. PRIDHAM, John.: The Abyssinian Expedition, Grand Divertimento. Descriptive of the Battle and Entry into Magdala for the Piano-Forte. London. Edwin Ashdown. n.d. c.1890s? 13pp. Full page col. illus. ( Stannard & Son Lith.) of the English armed forces marching into battle being led by an office on a black steed. An historic sheet. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album (cropped), tears to bottom edges (some tape-repaired and some affecting music), several tears to RH edges.

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$40

60794. MILITARY. PRIDHAM, John.: Grand Military Divertimento. Descriptive of the Battle at Sedan and the Surrender of the Emperor Napoleon to the King of Prussia Inscribed to the Crown Prince of Prussia. n.d. c.1890s? 15pp. Full page col. illus. A few tears have been carefully repaired (sewn), soine taped, o/wise good.

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$40

59894. MILITARY. PRIDHAM, John.: The Sailor's Dream. London. Robert Cocks. n.d. 'New Edition' 9pp. Large, bright col. lith. Foxing, spine reinforced with cloth, o/wise contents clear and quite clean.

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$25

48558. MILITARY. RAINFORTH, Elizabeth arr.: The Hundred Pipers. The Celebrated Jacobite Song from MSS Lays of Strathearne.. Edinburgh, Wood & Co. n.d. c.1850s/60s. 5pp + cover. Cover illus. of Prince Charlie on horseback waving his troops on as they ford a river towards a castle on the other side. Historically, it is said that he was preceded into Carlisle by 100 pipers after 2000 highlanders crossed the river Esk at high tide. After the crossing the pipers struck up and they danced reels till they were dry again. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. Stain discolouration to corner heel of spine, lower RH corner and top edges (not affecting music or illus.), small blue smudge to RH edge of front cover partly affecting illus., pages lightly browned, odd tear to edges, o/wise good.

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$67

31054. MILITARY. READ, Ezra.: Dreyfus. A Reverie. The London Music Publishing Stores. early 20th century. 3pp. B/W photo of Dreyfus, an officer of the French army who was wrongly convicted of treason at the turn of the century, which became known as the "Dreyfus Affair". Small edge tears; heavily sunned. Tape repairs to edges & spine. Repairs to corners. An Australian shop stamp has been pasted below the picture.

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$45

37626. PATRIOTIC. BEYER, Ferdinand.: Oesterriechische Volkshymne (J. Haydn). Schott's Sohne. n.d. 3pp. From "Collection de Chants Patriotiques" pour Piano. Cover features 42 Coats of Arms of the various countries in the series. In colour with gilt. Good condition.

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$45

44386. PATRIOTIC. D'ANTON, Victor arr.: The National Sardinian Hymn, Caprice Etude, for the Piano Forte. London, Musical Bouquet Office, 192 High Holborn & J. Allen, 20 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row. c.1880s? 5pp. Cover illus. presumably of the King of Sardinia with the royal crest below him. Light stains to top & bottom edges. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album.

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$45

36932. PATRIOTIC. ITALY. GABETTI, G.: Fanfara e Marcia Reale D'Ordinanza Dell'Esercito Italiano. Nuova Edizione. Milano, Ricordi. 1915. 5pp + wrappers. Cover illus. of the King in uniform on horseback. Includes separate vocal part with the text in Italian & English. Slightly cropped. O/wise good condition.

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$45

56899. PATRIOTIC. READ, Ezra: The Marseillaise . Marks & Spencer 2pp The French National Anthem. Average condition.

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$16

38937. PATRIOTIC. ROMANIA. HUEBSCH, Ed. A.: Himnul National Roman: Pentru Piano. Bucuresti. Jean Feder, 54 Calea Victoriei, 54. no date. (early C20). 3pp. Decorative blue lettered cover, with Royal coat of arms. Spine half-detached, appears to have been carefully removed from an album, prev. owner's name inked to top RH corner of cover, o/wise good.

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$31

40247. PLACES. HANHART. VIVIANI, F. arr.: The Silver Trumpets, Played at St. Peter's Rome at the Great Festivals of the Council. London, Chappell & Co., 50 New Bond St & Metzler & Co. 37 Gt. Marlborough St. c.1878. 7pp + covers. Two-tone illus. of angels playing trumpets over St. Peter's. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. Embossed shop stamp dated 1878 to top LH corner. Spine taped, foxed, worn.

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$15

38095. PLACES. HEGAR, F.: Zwei Deutsche Schutzen-Marsche fur Pianoforte. Offenbach a/M, bei Joh. Andre. c.1860s. 5pp. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. Disbound. Small mark to front cover, o/wise good condition. B/W illus. of the Festival Hall of Frankfurt, dated July 1862, to front cover. An interesting historical cover.

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$80

44922. PLACES. MARRIOTT.: The Frozen Fountain. London, B. Williams 19 Paternoster Row. c.1880's. 6pp + cover. Gloomy and somewhat gauche full page cover illus. (lith. anon) filled with show. Much of the illus. is covered in a clear glitter. Right edge slightly cropped, light foxing, pages somewhat browned, o/wise in good cond. A most unusual item.

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$45

38091. PLACES. WALLERSTEIN, A.: No. 44. Les Trains de Plaisir de la Haye, Polka. Op. 56. Les d'elices du Bois de Le Haye, Choix des Morceaux arrang's pour le piano execut's aus concerts du bois par la musique du Regiment des Grenadiers et Chasseurs sous la Direction de F. Dunkler. La Haye, Weygand & Beuster. c.1850s. 7pp. Engraved music. Appears to have been carefully removed from an album. Shop stamp to bottom edge of title-page. Plate No. 1357. Small brown stain to top edges, o/wise good. A few spots to cover, o/wise good condition. Half-page illus. of a rotunda & hall in a forest beside a lake (presumably Le Haye), with a band playing & well-dressed couples thronging about. The illus. is surrounded by an elaborate red & blue border. Catalogue of the series to back cover. Anton Wallerstein (1813 - 1892) was a renowned German composer of dance music, writing 275 works (Grove's: 1945)..

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$90

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