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Up for sale is an authentic wartime 1942 sheet music folio titled \"Anthems of the United Nations: The Inspiring National Songs The Allies Are Singing On The Battlefields And At Home\", published by the Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, Radio City, New York[cite: 17].
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE & PERIOD CONTENT:• Published during the height of World War II following the January 1, 1942 \"Declaration by United Nations\" alliance against the Axis powers.• Features musical scores and lyrics for national anthems and patriotic songs representing 31 Allied nations, including the United States, Great Britain, USSR (The Internationale), China, Poland, Free French (\"La Marseillaise\"), Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Czechoslovakia, Canada, Australia, and Latin American allies[cite: 18].• Notably includes \"The Peat Bog Soldiers\" (Moorsoldaten), documented in the foreword as the underground anti-fascist resistance anthem born in German concentration camps[cite: 18].• Inside pages open with the full piano and vocal arrangements for \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" (arranged by Felix Guenther) and \"America (My Country, \'Tis of Thee)\"[cite: 19].• The foreword notes that the title page design was patterned after an official U.S. government poster by permission of the Graphics Division, Office of Facts and Figures[cite: 18].• Rear cover advertises Edward B. Marks Latin-American and Spanish music albums, including folios by Xavier Cugat and Andre Kostelanetz[cite: 20].
DETAILS & CONDITION:• Complete 64-page staple-bound folio[cite: 18].• Front and back covers show authentic vintage handling: edge chipping, small corner tears, softening along the spine fold, and natural wartime paper toning[cite: 17, 20].• Binding remains securely held by original staples[cite: 18, 19].• Interior music notation and lyrical text are clean, complete, and legible with minor expected margin wear[cite: 18, 19].• A scarce primary-source musical artifact of the Allied homefront mobilization and international WWII coalition history.• Please review all high-resolution photos closely for exact exterior condition, contents table, and musical notation[cite: 17, 18, 19, 20].
SHIPPING:Packaged with care inside a protective acid-free archival poly sleeve with a rigid backing board and shipped flat inside a crush-proof cardboard mailer via USPS Media Mail (or USPS Ground Advantage upon request) with full tracking provided.
