Large collection of Dutch and French popular songs, manuscript or printed, Antwerp, c. 1850-1960.
Estimation :
250 / 350
Adjudication :
260 €
Description
Containing i.a. collections made by Jos de Moor (some 50 manuscript texts), Pr. Arents (manuscript or typed copies, and broadsides), Jos. Jacobs; "Radio liedjes" (6 pamphlets); popular songs by a "Blinde Muzikant" (over 50 texts), S. Billion, Th. Coenen, Th. Conard, O. Dauwe, Ellegiers-Jacobs, Ed. Franck, Fr. van Kets, G. Wenmakers etc.; various anonymous files with manuscript copies, sheet music, printed broadsides (i.a. Pierlala, Mutsenlied, Karel Verbist Kampioen (...) Velodroom), wedding songs; some smaller files with personal documents by or addressed to W. Janssens (Borgerhout), Wed. M.J. Baarendse (Antwerp); some 30 broadsides from "Radiocentrale Sobedis" (Deurne) with texts of popular radio songs (Grootvaders klok, Vlaamse meisjes, Maria van Bahia, Het hutje aan de zee, ‘k Zie zo geere m’n duivenkot, etc.).
