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Duke University Press, 2006. Hardback. Fine/Fine. ... more information

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Chicago: Roosevelt University, 1960. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Good +. Hope Taylor. 208pp, index. Contains 100 songs of social protest, each placed in historical context: miners' songs, mill songs, union songs, farm songs, &c. The section titled "O Freedom!" contains songs of African Americans, including: We Are Marching on to Victory; The Abolitionist Hymn; No More Auction Block; and others. 10.5" x 7.25". Laid into this book is a four-page flyer, "Songs for Rebel Wor... more information

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Boston Oliver Ditson (1933)., 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Binding and contents in very good condition. 10.75" x 6.75" pp: vii, 197 Contains 25 instructional chapters and 16 representative works, comprising five parts for voices with piano accompaniment. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. ... more information

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Chicago: Roosevelt University, 1960. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Very Good. Hope Taylor. 208pp, index. Contains 100 songs of social protest, each placed in historical context: miners' songs, mill songs, union songs, farm songs, &c. The section titled "O Freedom!" contains songs of African Americans, including: We Are Marching on to Victory; The Abolitionist Hymn; No More Auction Block; and others. 10.5" x 7.25". ... more information

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Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xiii, 243, index. Thousands of song-poems were written and sung by American workers in the three decades following the Civil War. 9.25" x 6". ... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Schirmer Books, 1999 340pp. with b/w illustrations. A few small corner creases from an external bump otherwise pages are unmarked and firm in binding. Actual book for sale pictured.16.1 x 24.2 x 2.7 cm, wt850g. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Music Sales Corporation, 1999. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. ... more information

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New York, NY: Routledge, 2005. Clean, tight text. Cover shows slight edgewear.. ISBN: 0415968011. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. MUSIC WORLD BEAT. ... more information

Offered by Twin Tomes Booksellers (Minnesota, United States) +/-

NY: Schirmer Trade Books. As New in As New dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0825671914 . First edition. As new in like dust jacket. Still in original shrinkwrap. . ... more information

Offered by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB (Massachusetts, United States) +/-

New York: Schirmer Trade Books, (1999). Edition Not Stated. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket. ocatavo. A look into the roots of klezmer, the traditional instrumental music of Yiddish-speaking Jews ... more information

Offered by May Day Books (California, United States) +/-

NY: Ballantine Books, 1964. First edition. Trade Paperback Original. Good. Diane & Leo Dillon. 224pp; illus throughout text. Contains words and music to 66 folk songs from all over the world, translated into English. 7" x 4.25 ... more information

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Carlstadt, NJ: Ashley, 1961. First Edition. Original Wraps. Good +. 160pp; vignette illus throughout text, few full-page. Contains words and music to about 150 folksongs from around the world: patriotic songs, cowboy songs, spirituals, topical songs, ragtime, nautical songs, etc. 12" x 9 ... more information

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NY: Howell, Soskin, 1942. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Emery I. Gondor. Lyrics versified by Willard Trask. 430pp; illus in text, some color. The songs are arranged by language of origin, with a scholarly introduction to each section, and all lyrics have been translated into English. In all, 34 countries are represented along with words and music to 171 songs. 12.25" x 9 An excellent selection of folk songs with very informative commentary. ... more information

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NY Leeds Music 1959., 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated paper covers and contents near fine condition. 12" x 9" 56pp Comprises progressively difficult arrangements for finger-style playing of about 50 traditional folk songs, mostly American. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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NY Leeds Music 1959., 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated paper covers and contents near very good condition. 12" x 9" 56pp Comprises progressively difficult arrangements for finger-style playing of about 50 traditional folk songs, mostly American. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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Spokane, WA Russell K. Rask 1991., 1991. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated covers and contents in very good condition. 10.75" x 8.25" 64pp Contains photos and brief biogs of 24 Steel Guitar Hall of Fame members, interviews with steel guitar and dobro players, etc. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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Toronto, Canada Peter Martin (1977)., 1977. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket near fine condition. 9.25" x 9.25" illustrated dj pp: (vi), 226 Collection of entertaining stories told by performers at the annual Mariposa Folk Festival on Toronto Island, Canada. Illustrated by photo-illus throughout text. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. ... more information

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NY Leeds Music 1959., 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 56pp Comprises progressively difficult arrangements for finger-style playing of about 50 traditional folk songs, mostly American. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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NY Ashley Publications 1962., 1962. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 160pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment and chord symbols for 58 Latin American folk songs. Titles include: Mexican Hat Dance; Jamaica Farewell; La Cucaracha; Adios Muchachos; La Cumparsita; Chiapanecas; Tango in D; and 51 more. Illustrated by instrumental motif on cover. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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New York, : Schirmer Trade Books, , 1999, . HC, . 8vo, hard cover, DJ, black boards and pages fresh as new, binding tight, illus, notes, bibliography, glossary of Yiddish terms, index, 340 pages, Fine/Fine, ... more information

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