In 1924 Earnest C. Love issued a slim paperback song book containing the “oldest and sweetest songs in print.” It is one of over 3,000 items in our Austin Taylor Hymnal collection and is the only institutionally-held copy known. It is available for download here.

Earnest C. Love, International Melodies, 1924, front cover

Earnest C. Love, International Melodies, 1924, Introduction by Alfred Ellmore

Earnest C. Love, International Melodies, 1924, title page

Earnest C. Love, International Melodies, 1924, index of first lines

Earnest C. Love, International Melodies, 1924, index of first lines

Earnest C. Love, International Melodies, 1924, advertisement

Earnest C. Love, International Melodies, 1924, rear cover