Half Minute Songs

Chicago, IL: Carrie Jacobs-Bond and Son. Very Good-. 1911. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Stapled wraps. This book is an oblong paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges have some bumping, rubbing and wear, along with spots of light wrinkles. There are three previous owner's inked names on the front cover of the book. The spine of the book has wear at the point where the strings are tied. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is perhaps best remembered for writing the parlor song "I Love You Truly", becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. The song first appeared in her 1901 collection Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose, along with "Just Awearyin' for You", which was also widely recorded. Jacobs-Bond's song with the highest number of sales immediately after release was "A Perfect Day" in 1910. A 2009 August 29 NPR documentary on Jacobs-Bond emphasized "I Love You Truly" together with "Just Awearyin' for You" and "A Perfect Day" as her three great hits. Jacobs-Bond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970." (from Wikipedia) .