Description
Harms Incorporated; Chappell and Co. Ltd., New York; London. Published date: 1929. Sheet music, paper covers; 1 vocal score (5 pp (including cover), plus 1 unnumbered page); 31 cm. For voice and piano, with chord symbols and ukulele chord diagrams throughout. Illustrated title page printed in blue, pink, and white, featuring a stylized drawing of a man playing a lute while seated on a window sill as a woman dances, with an inset photographic portrait of Rudy Vallee. Sung by Rudy Vallee in the radio picture The Vagabond Lover.
Condition & notes
In good condition. Paper covers have a few small nicks along the edges and light overall age toning, scattered creasing, and mild edge wear. Interior pages lightly age toned, with scattered light creasing; otherwise unmarked. Music clean and fully legible. Binding sound. Rear page contains publisher advertisements and musical excerpts for other songs issued by Harms, Inc. Issued in conjunction with the 1929 radio picture The Vagabond Lover, a vehicle for Rudy Vallee at the height of his early popularity as a singer and radio personality. The score reflects late 1920s American popular song style and was marketed for home performance, with arrangements suitable for both piano and ukulele accompaniment.
