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Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble, New York. Published date: 1935. Sheet music, voice and piano; illustrated paper covers; 1 score (5 pp, including front cover); 31 cm. Includes chord symbols and guitar chord diagrams. With additional chorus for piano accordion arranged by Pietro Deiro. Fox-trot.
In good condition. Red, blue and white illustrated paper covers have a few small nicks to edges and light overall age toning, mild edge wear, and surface scuffing. Previous owner's name in pen at the upper right corner of the front cover. Interior pages lightly age toned but otherwise unmarked. Published during the height of the American popular song and dance orchestra era, the score reflects the period's crossover appeal to both pianists and accordionists, with a specially arranged additional chorus for piano accordion by Pietro Deiro, one of the most influential accordion performers and arrangers of the early twentieth century. Front cover features a stylized Art Deco portrait of a woman against a bold red ground by Weldy Baer. Baer was an American commercial illustrator active primarily in the 1920s and 1930s, best known for sheet music cover designs produced for major Tin Pan Alley publishers, characterized by streamlined Art Deco styling and idealized female figures. An advertisement for Al Lewis's songwriting manual From Rhymes to Riches appears on the back cover.