If I were only pretty
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Item data
Title
If I were only pretty
Collection
American popular songs
Sheet music, 1895
Names
Clyde, Harry C. (Lyricist)
Verner, H. C. (Composer)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1895
Place: Chicago ; London
Publisher: The S. Brainard's Sons Co. ; Chas. Sheard & Co.
Library Location
Subjects
Songs
Courtship
Fairies
Sexual attraction
Genres
Notes
Content: Back over contains an advertisement reproducing first pages of 4 songs published by S. Brainard's Sons Co.
Statement Of Responsibility: words by Harry C. Clyde ; music by H.C. Verner.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 score (8 p.) ; 31 cm.
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21757200
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4d282f40-c590-012f-3635-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1895
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MLA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "If I were only pretty" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d282f40-c590-012f-3635-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1895). If I were only pretty Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d282f40-c590-012f-3635-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Music Division, The New York Public Library. "If I were only pretty" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4d282f40-c590-012f-3635-58d385a7bc34
Wikipedia citation
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