Black Memorabilia Sheet Music, Early/Mid-20th Century

This lot consists of 6 pieces of sheet music relating to black Americana. All are in used condition; I don’t normally deal in ephemera, so please ask questions before bidding. The list follows:

1. ‘Oh Dem Golden Slippers,’ arranged by Nick Manoloff. Cover illustration of black man playing guitar with photo of orchestra leader Dick Jurgens, cover illustration by N.P. Steinberg. Slightly creased, minor tears, inside of cover appears to be reinforced with three pieces of paper tape. Measures 12 x 9 1/4 inches. Published by Calumet Music Co., Chicago; copyrighted 1936 by M. M. Cole.

2. ‘Whistling Rufus,’ by Kerry Mills, a piano instrumental. Cover illustration of black man in minstrel dress playing a guitar with black couples in background, yellow accents. Edges trimmed, pages attached by three staples. Cover edges mended with tape, minor tears to edges. Cover shows partial red stamp at bottom and penciled year of ‘1899’ at upper right. Measures 10 1/4  x 14  inches. Published by F. A. Mills, Chicago, 1899.
3. ‘Chicken Charlie,’ piano solo by Ashley Ballou. Cover illustration of black man with bird on chain leash on bright green background, title in bright red. Serious creasing and tears to edges and corners, losses to right corners. Date of 1905 penciled in upper right of cover. Measures 13 1/2 x 10 1/8 inches. Published by W.C. Polla Co., Chicago, 1905.

4. Cover, back illustration advertises ‘Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday on Saturday Night?’ by Al Jolson. Illustrated with face of black man with unidentified animal. Design by Bardelle. Soiled, creased with taped edges. Year of 1916 penciled in upper right corner. (Cover is for ‘Arrah Go On I’m Gonna Go Back to Oregon.’) Loss to lower left corner. Measures 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches. Published by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder, New York, 1916.

5. ‘Ole Creole Days,’ by C. Holt & J. Williams. Cover color illustration of black people dancing on a riverboat dock to banjo. Minor creases and tears, water stain inside, center fold reinforced by three pieces of tape, year of 1916 penciled at upper right (hard to see). Measures 13 1/2  x 10 1/4 inches. Published by Holt & Williams, Atlantic City, NJ, 1916, copyrighted by Chauncy Holt.

6. ‘Old Man Mose’ by Louis Armstrong and Zilner Trenton Randolph, advance artist copy. No illustration, horizontal bisecting crease, back page creased and torn, some soiling, purple partial stamp on front, penciled year of 1936 on upper right corner. Published by Santly-Joy-Select, Inc., New York, 1936.

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Please e-mail me if you have any questions at all; I am not an expert in sheet music or ephemera. Thanks for looking, and happy bidding!