A Treasury Of Stephen Foster (1946 1^st Edition Hardcover without Dust Jacket) 

•           Composer:          Stephen Collins Foster (1826–1864)   

•           Foreword Author:          Deems Taylor 

•           Illustrator:          William Sharp 

•           Historical Notes:            John Tasker Howard  

•           Musical Arrangements:              Ray Lev and Dorthy Berliner Commins  

•           Publisher:      Random House     New York, NY   U.S.A.    1946 

Here are fifty of Foster's best songs for singing and playing, tried and true favorites, melodies lovingly remembered by every American which belong forever to our national folklore.... 'My Old Kentucky Home'.... 'Oh! Susanna'....'Beautiful Dreamer'.... 'Old Folks At Home', etc., arranged for piano with lyrics.  222pp. 

Stephen Collins Foster (1826–1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period. He wrote more than 200 songs, many of his compositions remain popular today. 

Collector Quality Book.  Seldom opened hardcover book has green boards, red cloth spine with gold lettering on spine, but no DJ.  Corners opposite spine have worn through.  Interior is as new (fine); tight, clean, and unmarked.   No interior markings found.  Lack of exposure to air has interior pages whiter than expected, endpapers are browning because of quality of glue. 

• Size:  4to – over 9¾ - 12” tall,       222pp.  
• Condition:  Very Good Hardcover without Dust Jacket  –  Stated 1^st Edition.  Always privately owned.  No Ownership markings. 

Copyright 1946.  Stated: 1^st Printing, 1st edition implied.  Manufactured in U.S.A.  No ISBN,  LCCN, nor  MSR. 

Notes on Condition/Edition ratings:

Fine – means like new, but any book produced over 10 years ago isn't “brand new” or even “new.”  Using the same term as coin collectors, “can’t guarantee it is uncirculated, but it looks very much like it could be.”  Booksellers need similar grading to describe this...

Like New – A new book, no marks no damage (except maybe remainder marks or shelf-wear) except not obtained directly from the publisher or in packaging from the publisher.  Same sort of thing about grading as Fine above except generally used for newer publication dates for titles still in print. 

Good – How someone else might take care of a book. Also referred to as “standard.” This is the most likely condition for books of this age & title, shows the book has been read or previously owned.  

 Acceptable – How a young child, student or a librarian might take care of a book. (Either trying to make sure someone doesn't steal it by plastering ownership everywhere, filled it with copious notes or a book that has been damaged.)

Poor – Combination of “acceptable” factors above. Most likely with water damage as well. Might have missing pages (you should ask).  Usually requires repair to be usable. 

Near – Means “almost” in an optimistic sense. e.g., “Near Fine” means very good, but on the high end.

1st Thus – Unique somehow, maybe 1st paperback, new illustrator, misprint or even the 1st edition. A collector might desire this copy for their collection.

Thanks for looking!