Handbook of American Sheet Music. A Catalog of Sheet Music for Sale by the Compiler and Publisher, Harry Dichter. First Annual Issue - 1947.

Philadelphia: Harry Dichter, 5458 Montgomery Avenue, 1947 Book. Fine. Soft cover. A dealer catalogue by the co-author of "Early American Sheet Music". 100pp. plus forty-five photographic reproductions. Semi-stiff pictorial tan wrappers. Minor crease to fore-edge of front wrapper. Overall, a fine copy. The author's first annual catalogue, organized by subjects such as Automobiles, Aviation, Circus, Civil War, Clocks, Comic Songs, Dixie, Fire, Indian, Lafayette, Jenny Lind, Military, Negro & Minstrel, New York, and on, and on. Of particular interest is the section classifying the music-sheets by the names of the illustrators who designed the title pages such as, Bufford, Duval, Fleetwood, Sarony, Thayer, et al. Of course, 1947 prices are listed for each item. Includes over 2000 individual song sheets. The wealth of material on the varied subjects and the illustrator listing is invaluable..