A Bouquet of Roses: 7 pieces of Sheet Music

Various: Various, 1949. Ephemera. Very Good. Seven pieces of 20th century American sheet music, containing a total of 11 songs. All show minimal signs of use, with some scuffing and few small tears to bottom edges. All but two hold a previous owner's pencil name to front panel. "I Love You Truly" has appx. 3 inch split at foot of spine fold. "My Belgian Rose" is stated to be a War Edition, printed in a reduced size in order to save paper, and "The Rose of No Man's Land" appears to be as well (both measure 10.5 x 7 in.). The rest measure appx. 12 x 9 in., with "Havana Rose" being the largest (13.5 x 10.5 in). Collection includes the following:

Jacobs-Bond, Carrie. "I Love You Truly: From Seven Songs As Unpretentious as the Wild Rose." Boston: The Boston Music Co, 1901.

Arnold & Brown. "Havana Rose." New York: Standard Music Co, 1912.

Benoit, Geo., Levenson, Rob't., and Ted Garton. "My Belgian Rose." New York: Leo Feist Inc, 1918.

Caddigan, Jack and James A. Brennan. "The Rose of No Man's Land." New York: Leo Feist Inc., 1918.

Macdonald, Ballard and James F. Hanley. "Rose of Washington Square." New York: Shapiro, Bernstein, & Co., 1920.

Harbach, Otto; Hammerstein IInd, Oscar; Friml, Rudolf; and Stothart, Herbert. "Indian Love Call: Arthur Hammerstein Presents Rose-Marie: a Musical Play." New York: Harms, Inc.,1924.

Spencer, Tim. "Room Full of Roses." Beverly Hills, CA: Hill and Range Songs, Inc., 1949.