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Old love letters

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1166741


Item data

Title

Old love letters

Collection

American popular songs
Sheet music, 1894

Names

Selden, Edgar (Composer)
Selden, Edgar (Lyricist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1894
Place: New York ; London
Publisher: T.B. Harms & Co. ; Francis, Day & Hunter

Library Location

Music Division

Subjects

Songs
Love-letters
Reminiscing
Love songs
Waltzes
Desertion

Genres

Scores

Notes

Content: Rear cover contains an advertisement and reproduction of page of the song Only one word-"Farewell!", words and music by John T. Kelly.
Statement Of Responsibility: words and music by Edgar Selden.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 score (6 p.) ; 35 cm.

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b10826013
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21751756
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9aac7900-c58f-012f-a81f-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Notated Music

Date Issued

1894

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MLA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Old love letters" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1894. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aac7900-c58f-012f-a81f-58d385a7bc34

APA format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1894). Old love letters Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aac7900-c58f-012f-a81f-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Old love letters" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9aac7900-c58f-012f-a81f-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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