Archibald Constable & Co NULL. Volume 1. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Year unknown. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item2100grams ISBN: Archibald Constable & Co hardcover
Camden NJ: The Victor Talking Machine Co. Wraps. Very Good. Long before cereal commercials on T.V. advertising directed at children! N.d. circa 1904. Reference to the favorite hymns of President McKinley who was by then deceased but also Caruso who appears to have first recorded for the company in 1904. 12mo. 12.5 by 9 cm. 12 pp. including wraps. Advertising pitch directed at children. Lovely color illustrations one for each day of the week plus the front and rear cover. Providing examples of the variety of offerings available for the victrola from opera with mentions of Caruso Adelina Patti and Emma Eames to patriotic airs -- Sousa tunes -- to juvenile records -- Punch and Judy Mother Goose stories -- to hymns national anthems and gospel. The illustrations relate to the music suggested in one way or another. We see two black servants dancing the children in various national costumes a boy troubadour a humpty dumpty and Punch and Judy show etc. Scarce with only two copies found on OCLC FirstServe Rutgers Ohio Historical Society. Light soiling of the cover. <br /><br /> The Victor Talking Machine Co. paperback
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