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This list is current as of today: Thursday July 29, 2010 (*with the exception of VERY recent transactions, which will be reflected in next update).
| SONG TITLE | MUSIC BY: | LYRICS BY: | PUBLISHER | YEAR | CONDITION & NOTES | PRICE ($) | IMAGE |
| a man and a woman | francis lai | barough / keller | northern music | 1956 | VG. theme song from the cool mind of francis lai. | 2 | |
| a song of india | nikolas rimsky-korsakov | morris music co (phila.) | 1925 | VG. piano solo, fine old script calligraphy on cover. "unexcelled edition" key of G | 2.50 | ||
| all or nothing at all | jack lawrence & arthur altman | jack lawrence & arthur altman | leeds music | 1940 | VG. photos of Frank Sinatra & Harry James on front. back cover has a different photo of Frank, along with his full bio. | 4 | ![]() |
| aloha dreams | f henry klickman | george brown | oahu publishing | 1930 | VG+. diagram arrangement for hawaiian steel guitar. great cover graphic of canoe serenader & serenadee. | 5 | |
| and then some | vee lawnhurst | tom seymour | famous music | 1935 | VG. extremely fine cover graphics, color. back cover has nice graphics as well. | 3 | |
| annniversary waltz | al dubin & dave franklin | al dubin & dave franklin | mayfair music | 1941 | VG. a popular classic for anniversaries. | 2 | |
| cabaret | john kander | fred ebb | sunbeam music | 1966 | VG. color graphics on cover. from the musical Cabaret, a classic piece. | 2.50 | |
| christmas song (the) | mel torme & robert wells | mel torme & robert wells | edwin h morris | 1946 | VG. (chestnuts roasting on an open fire) - nice holiday standard. | 2.50 | |
| comin' in on a wing and a prayer | jimmy mchugh | harold adamson | robbins music | 1941 | VG. photo of Harry James on cover. WW2 memento. | 2 | ![]() |
| comin' in on a wing and a prayer | jimmy mchugh | harold adamson | robbins music | 1943 | VG. this one has Kay Kyser on the cover. WW2 memento. | 2 | ![]() |
| could be | walter donaldson | johnny mercer | santly joy select | 1938 | VG. a great songwriting team. Kay Kyser pictured on the cover. | 3 | ![]() |
| ev'ry time (i fall in love) | gordon jenkins | gordon jenkins | abc music | 1944 | VG. some bending. sexy color cover. back cover advertises a bob wills song book & a cugat songbook and more, with graphics to match. multiple rubber stamped "club thunderbird" ?? (sounds like a fun spot). | 5 | |
| i'll never fall in love again | burt bacharach | hal david | edwin h morris | 1968 & 69 | VG, some wear. nice cover artwork including a photo of smiley dionne warwick. tiny sticker on front lower right. from the "musical promises promises". | 2.50 | |
| in the middle of a kiss | sam coslow | sam coslow | famous music | 1935 | VG. except brown tape on spine with handwriting on the tape. very groovy ukele woman on the cover. from the paramount picture 'college scandal'. illustrated ads for chevalier and crosby on the back cover as well. | 5 | |
| isle of capri | will grosz | jimmy kennedy | t b harms | 1934 | VG minus. benign brown tape on inside page edges. wrinkled but flattened cover. most excellent photo of xavier cugat, nice deco lettering. 'sensational european tango-fox trot'. | 5 | |
| it must be love! | burton brown | charles derickson | j w jenkins (kansas city) | 1928 | VG. signed in ink by previous owner on cover. (at least she had good handwriting). excellent flapper graphic on cover, and a photo of nick lucas. on the back cover there is an illustrated ad for gene austin (small photo). | 10 | |
| it's too soon to know | deborah chessler | deborah chessler | edwin h morris | 1947-8 | VG except dog ear lower right cover, some writing inside also. drawing of henry jerome on cover. this was also a classic doo-wop song, the best version was recorded by the Cardinals. | 6 | |
| la vie en rose | louiguy (sic) | mack david / edith piaf | warner bros | 1947-50 | VG. 'deluxe edition'. song as popularized by, for example, edith piaf and louis armstrong. nice sentimental piece. | 4 | |
| let it snow! let it snow! let it snow! | jules styne | sammy cahn | hal leonard | 1945 | VG. nice upbeat seasonal classic for snowbirds and lovebirds. nice snowflake graphics front & back. | 3.50 | |
| love in bloom | leo robbin & ralph ranger | leo robbin & ralph ranger | charles hansen | 1934 | VG. this was Jack Benny's theme song on that outrageous violin. | 6 | |
| love story | francis lai | hal leonard | 1970-94 | near Mint. from the paramount picture 'love story'. famed piece of elevator music. | 3.50 | ||
| love theme from la strada | m galdieri & n rota | m galdieri & n rota | leeds music | 1954-5 | VG. piano solo. movie theme song. | 1.50 | |
| lullaby of the leaves | bernice petkere | joe young | irving berlin | 1932 | VG. you know this one, don't you? | 2 | |
| michelle | john lennon paul mccartney | john lennon paul mccartney | maclen music | 1965-75 | VG. who? | 1 | |
| misirlou | n roubanis | colonial music | 1941-49 | VG. nice green imaginative cover. free arrangement of 'Samoa' on the back cover. | 2.50 | ||
| misty | erroll garner | johnny burke | vernon music | 1954 | VG, vocal edition, shows chord diagrams plus normal treble & bass clef parts. | 2 | |
| moonlight and shadows | leo robin & frederick hollander | leo robin & frederick hollander | famous music | 1936 | VG. sexy cover of dorothy lamour & ray milland, exotic jungle love scene. back cover has illustrated ads for a popeye song folio (!) and a bing crosby song folio (shows bing playing guitar, shows popeye , olive oil and the gang playing their instruments). | 10 | |
| moonlight savings time (there ought to be a) | irving kahla & harry richman | irving kahal & harry richman | leo feist | 1931 | VG. nice moon cartoon and photo of Harry Richman. | 2 | ![]() |
| moonlight sonata, ist movement, opus 27 no.2 | beethoven | acorn press | 1980 | VG multiple page piano version. portrait of the maestro on the front. | 2 | ||
| mr. lucky | henry mancini | southdale | 1959-60 | VG minus. some tearing on lower front cover. writing inside & back.hammond organ arrangement. well readable arrangement, with chord chart on back cover. | 2 as is | ||
| my dance | herbert mandell, frank littau, & henry king | herbert mandell, frank littau, & henry king | m wittmark | 1935 | VG. rubber stamped on cover: "complimentary". nice abstract front cover artwork. | 3 | |
| my favorite things | rodgers & hammerstein | rodgers & hammerstein | williamson music | 1959 | nearly new condition. piano vocal guitar version. from musical 'the sound of music". is that not julie andrews on the cover? | 2 | |
| o sole mio | ed di capua | jerrry castillo | calumet music (chicago) | 1935 | VG. photo of jos. gallicchio, conductor, on cover. with ukele chords, guitar chords, special hawaiian guitar chords!!! back cover features illustrated ad for 18 songbooks of the era (18 illustrations). | 5 | |
| o sole mio! | e di capua | neill c wilson (english) | sherman clay, san francisco | 1925 | VG. excellent old fashioned script graphics on front cover. | 5 | |
| patricia | perez prado | peer international | 1958 | VG. awesome photo of perez prado on the cover. this is the piano arrangement of his big hit. | 3 | ||
| rag mop | johnnie lee wills & deacon anderson | johnnie lee wills & deacon anderson | hill and range | 1950 | VG except a crease right down the center, vertically. 12 illustrated ads on the back cover for lonzo and oscar, ernest tubb, bob wills, spade cooley, and many more ! minor pencilling inside. | 8 | |
| rio de janeiro | ary barroso | southern music | 1944 | VG. from the republic musical "Brazil". great big black and white photo of Andy Russell on the back cover! | 2 | ||
| rosetta | earl hines and henri woode | earl hines and henri woode | mayfair music | 1935 | VG. mfg binder holes in right margin. | 2.50 | |
| rush hour in times square | william scher | belwin | 1957 | VG. impressionistic piano solo. nice cartoon cover. | 2 | ||
| send in the clowns | stephen sondheim | stephen sondheim | revelation music | 1973 | VG. multi-page arrangement with lyrics, from the musical "a little night music". we can always use the clowns. | 2 | |
| smoke gets in your eyes | jerome kern & otto harbach | jerome kern & otto harbach | t b harms | 1933 | VG. nice cover artwork & lettering. from max gordon's "Roberta". a very modern composition, perennial favorite. | 3 | |
| somewhere (from west side story) | leonard bernstein | stephen sondheim | g schirmer | 1956-7 | New condition. has the original graphics that matched the film and stage production graphics. | 3 | |
| song of the Seabees | peter de rose | sam m lewis | robbins music | 1942 | VG. very cool 'bee with machine gun' cartoon. WW2 memento. Join the Navy ad on the back cover. horizontal crease. | 5 | ![]() |
| south of the border | jimmy kennedy & michael carr | jimmy kennedy & michael carr | shapiro, bernstein | 1939 | VG. guy lombardo on the cover, against a cactus and cartoon background. illustrated song folio ads on the back cover. | 3 | |
| spring song | felix mendelssohn | morris music | 1933 | VG, deco cover. | 2 | ||
| star dust | hoagy carmichael | mills music | 1929 | VG. this is the piano arrangement version. no lyrics shown. | 2 | ||
| sweetheart of the tropical sea | henry katzman & paul denniker | henry katzman & paul denniker | oahu music | 1929 | VG. cover shows hawaiian serenade occuring in a canoe. back cover is illustrated ad for hawaiian guitarist, a monthly magazine. | 4 | |
| tango land album ( a songbook) | various | various | edward b marks music | 1932 | VG except some left front cover damage & wear (see image). tangos like adios muchachos, el choclo, la cumparsita, and even 'tango dreams' by J Rosamond Johnson ! 14 selections in all. nice deco cover art in spite of the condition. | 4 | |
| tea for two | vincent youmans | otto harbach & irving caesar | harms | 1924 | VG except for very large dog ear crease on lower back. from the musical comedy "no no nanette". | 2 | |
| tea for two | vincent youmans | irving caesar | harms | 1924 | VG except creased cover. english and spanish lyrics. | 2 | |
| the music goes 'round and around | farley & riley | red hodgson | select music | 1935 | V minus, old scotch tape repairs and tape on some inner page borders. great cartoon cover image. | 3 as is | |
| the one i love just said goodbye | devol, stanley, & bronson | devol, stanley, & bronson | oahu music | 1931 | VG diagram arrangement for hawaiian steel guitar. front cover shows hawaiian guitar class in action. tiny roman numeral written on upper right front. | 2.50 | |
| the pink panther | henry mancini | northridge music & UA | 1964 | VG. henry mancini 2 different pics on front and back. full bio on the back. don't you love this famous movie theme song? | 2.50 | ||
| the poor people of paris (jean's song) | marguerite monnot | reg connelly music | 1954 | VG. great picture of Les Baxter conducting. as recorded by les baxter for capitol records. pencil writing on cover. | 2 | ||
| three coins in the fountain | sammy cahn & jules styne | sammy cahn & jules styne | robbins music | 1954-63 | VG. piano edition. lots of illustrated ads on the back. | 2 | |
| underneath the arches | bud flanagan | joseph mccarthy | robbins music | 1932 | VG. alan dale pic with arch scene. many illustrated ads on back cover. connie boswell had a great recording of this. | 2 | |
| up, up and away | jim webb | jim web | johnny rivers music | 1967 | VG. color pic of the fifth dimesion on cover. | 2 | |
| weird beard | bennie crawford | hill and range | 1959 | VG progressive piano solo. 3 binder holes. | 1.50 | ||
| white cliffs of cover (blue birds over) | walter kent | nat burton | shapiro, bernstein | 1941 | VG. kay kyser pic on cover with artwork. WW2 favorite. writing on cover. illustrated ads on back cover. | 2 | |
| you are the sunshine of my life | stevie wonder | stevie wonder | stein & van stock | 1972 | near new. vintage Stevie Wonder (early), large portrait of SW on the cover. | 3 |