Kidding Sheet Music 1910 Tell Taylor Chicago Elsie Follette Howard Bernard

Before radio and records, families gathered around the parlor piano and learned the latest songs from sheet music like this. Kidding was published in 1910 by Tell Taylor of Chicago, the same Chicago house behind the hit Down by the Old Mill Stream that year. The blue and white Art Nouveau floral cover frames a photo portrait of stage performer Elsie Follette, so it appeals to collectors of theatrical covers, early popular music and 1910s graphics, and it would look good framed.

Details

• Kidding, words by Howard & Bernard, music by Tell Taylor, copyright 1910, Tell Taylor Music Publisher, Chicago.
• The cover photo carries a printed 'Sincerely Yours, Elsie Follette' inscription as part of the picture.
• The back cover has a Tell Taylor Good Home Songs advertisement listing Someday, Down by the Old Mill Stream, If Dreams Are True and Flowers of Love.

Condition: Visible edge wear with small paper losses and flaking along the left cover edge, and a short tear at the page 2 fold. The inside pages are toned with age but complete. See photos.

Please note: It will be packed flat with care.

The photos are part of the description.