Epilonian Books

Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997

Catalog notes

Description

A.J. Stasny Music Co., Published 1921. Sheet music, 5 pp.; 32 cm; illustrated cover, cover art signed Knox, showing a young woman in a red hat before a landscape; piano and voice.

Condition & notes

In Acceptable condition. Cover has been taped along the fold with white cloth tape and reinforced with clear tape along the inside of the fold. Pages have several nicks and short tears (1 inch or less) with creasing along the edges. Previous owners' names in ink and colored pencil on the front cover. Light to moderate toning and soiling overall. Otherwise unmarked. Featured with success by Blossom Seeley, the vaudeville star billed as the "Queen of Syncopation," who also shares the songwriting credit. Published 1921 by A.J. Stasny Music Co., New York, with a color cover illustration signed Knox. The inside front cover carries a musical sample of "Rose Dreams" and the back cover a sample of "Dance of the Butterflies" by A.J. Stasny.