Two Songs of Father Goose
- Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900
Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900. A Rare Baum-Denslow Christmas Newspaper Supplement from the Great Oz Year of 1900
BAUM, L. Frank. DENSLOW, W.W. Two Songs of Father Goose. Christmas Music Supplement of The Examiner. Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900.
First edition. Large folio newspaper supplement. Single sheet printed on both sides measuring 27 7/8 x 21 1/2 inches (708 x 546 mm), folded twice to make eight pages.
Printed with musical notation for two songs with words by L. Frank Baum and illustrations by W. W. Denslow. The music composed by Alberta N. Hall.
Original pictorial newspaper supplement as issued. As typical for ephemeral holiday newspaper inserts, surviving examples commonly show folds, short marginal tears, or light wear; well-preserved copies are uncommon.
A charming and scarce piece of Baum ephemera issued during the remarkable year 1900, advertising Baum, et al's The Songs of Father Goose, published in book form by The George M. Hill Company in the same year which also saw the appearance of Baum and Denslow's celebrated The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The supplement presents two songs derived from Baum's musical nursery project Songs of Father Goose, "The Ostrich Dance" and "Baby Pulled the Pussy's Tail", illustrated in Denslow's bold and whimsical style. Produced as a Christmas newspaper supplement, it was intended for seasonal amusement rather than preservation; most copies were discarded shortly after publication.
Because of its large-format newspaper production and fragile folding format, the survival rate appears to be very low. Consequently the piece is considerably scarcer than the bound Baum - Denslow publications issued by the George M. Hill Company during the same period.
OCLC locates no copies in libraries and institutions wordwide.
BAUM, L. Frank. DENSLOW, W.W. Two Songs of Father Goose. Christmas Music Supplement of The Examiner. Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900.
First edition. Large folio newspaper supplement. Single sheet printed on both sides measuring 27 7/8 x 21 1/2 inches (708 x 546 mm), folded twice to make eight pages.
Printed with musical notation for two songs with words by L. Frank Baum and illustrations by W. W. Denslow. The music composed by Alberta N. Hall.
Original pictorial newspaper supplement as issued. As typical for ephemeral holiday newspaper inserts, surviving examples commonly show folds, short marginal tears, or light wear; well-preserved copies are uncommon.
A charming and scarce piece of Baum ephemera issued during the remarkable year 1900, advertising Baum, et al's The Songs of Father Goose, published in book form by The George M. Hill Company in the same year which also saw the appearance of Baum and Denslow's celebrated The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The supplement presents two songs derived from Baum's musical nursery project Songs of Father Goose, "The Ostrich Dance" and "Baby Pulled the Pussy's Tail", illustrated in Denslow's bold and whimsical style. Produced as a Christmas newspaper supplement, it was intended for seasonal amusement rather than preservation; most copies were discarded shortly after publication.
Because of its large-format newspaper production and fragile folding format, the survival rate appears to be very low. Consequently the piece is considerably scarcer than the bound Baum - Denslow publications issued by the George M. Hill Company during the same period.
OCLC locates no copies in libraries and institutions wordwide.
Details
Title
Two Songs of Father Goose
Author
BAUM, L. Frank; DENSLOW, W.W.
Condition
Unknown
Publisher
Chicago & New York: The George M. Hill Company, 1900