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NY: Variety, 1886. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Covers lightly rubbed, spotty foxing inside. 24pp, lyrics only. Songs include: "A Mother's Watch by the Sea"; "Dublin Bay"; "Lighthouse by the Sea"; "Maggie, the Cows Are in the Clover"; and 18 others. 7" x 4". ... more information

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NY: Simon and Schuster, 1963. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Pictorial boards in a dust jacket with slight edge wear. 112pp; illus from candid photographs. Contains words and music to songs written and sung by singers and groups of the folk revival era. Included are: Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Jack Elliott, Greenbriar Boys, New Lost City Ramblers, and Peggy Seeger. Each artist is represented by five songs. The book also contains biographies and "appreciations" of each artist, by a variety ... more information

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Springfield, MA Milton Bradley 1916., 1916. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial binding and contents in very good condition. 11.5" x 8.5" 186pp w/index Comprises lyrics, music, and instructions for 94 "song-dances" adapted for the US from Swedish, Danish and Norwegian originals. Illustrated by photo-illus throughout text. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. ... more information

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NY: Dialogue Music, 1967. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Joseph Solman and photographs. 40pp; frequent illustrations from photographs. Includes many illustrations from photographs along with autobiographical notes and dialogue. Contains words, music, guitar chords and frames for 11 songs by Janis Ian: Go 'Way Little Girl; Hair of Spun Gold; I'll Give You A Stone If You'll Throw It (Changing Tymes); Janey's Blues; Lover Be Kindly; Mrs. McKenzie; New Christ Cardiac Hero; Pro-Girl... more information

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Berkeley Schroder Music (1970)., 1970. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 42pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment, and chord symbols to 23 original songs. A two-page foreword by Malvina and a group photo precede the music. Titles include: Griddle Cakes; Beetle Bottle Bush; The Girls from the Oyster House; Kennebunkport; When Papa Plays Accordion; Funny Bug Basin; and 17 more. Illustrated by illus by Jodi Robbins. First Edition. ... more information

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Pasadena: Four Star Sales, 1954. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Please release me, let me go, I don't love you any more ...." 12" x 9 This song was recorded on Four Star Records by Jimmy Dean, whose portrait is on the cover. ... more information

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1998 Little, Brown, Boston; ISBN 0-316-39215-4.. 2nd printing, horizontal format hardcover, dust jacket; both the book and jacket are in fine condition. SIGNED and dated (1999) with a brief inscription by the illustrator Kathy Jakobsen on the title page. Guthrie's classic song with bright lovely color illustrations by Jakobsen. ... more information

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Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1978. First edition. Original Cloth. Fine/fine. pp: xiv, 242; text illus from photographs. 9.25" x 6.25 The author presents a do-it-yourself approach to the avocation of folklore research: tools of the trade, conducting interviews, artifacts and craftspersons, collecting, social folk groups, folk life-styles, etc. ... more information

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Nashville: Acuff Rose, 1952. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Your cheatin' heart will make you weep You'll cry and cry and try to sleep...." Faint brown spot on cover. 12" x 9 The cover features a photograph with guitar of Hank Williams who wrote and recorded this song. ... more information

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NY: Ross Jungnickel, 1955. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 4pp, words and music, in part: "You're free to go, darlin', I'll break the ties that bind. Somehow the dreams we planned have gone astray...." 12" x 9 The cover features Carl Smith who recorded this song for Columbia Records. ... more information

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NY: Hamblen Music, 1953. Early edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Mommy told me something a little girl should know, It's all about the devil and I've learned to hate him so...." 11.75" x 8.75 The cover photograph is of "Sue Ann" who recorded this song with The Cowboy Church Sunday School Chorus on Decca Record No. 29367. ... more information

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NY: Peer International, 1944. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Two lovers sat one evening Beneath the pale moonlight; Tomorrow he must go away, Life's battles for to fight...." 12" x 9 The front cover by Barbelle shows a man and woman kissing. The back cover has a large photo-portrait of singer Red Foley. ... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 275pp, discography; 32pp illus from photographs. 9.25" x 6". ... more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 275pp, discography; 32pp illus from photographs. 9.25" x 6". ... more information

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Garden City: Doubleday, 1985. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. Illus from Photographs. (Copyright 1981) 251pp, index; 16pp illus from photographs. 8" x 5.25". ... more information

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NY: Published by the Author, 1939. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Printed paper covers, signs of light use. 64pp. Contains words and music to 29 folk songs from more than 20 countries, including: Slovak; U.S. Appalachian; Zulu; Irish; U.S. Negro; Zuni Indian; Czech; etc. 8.5" x 5.5". ... more information

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Pacific, MO: Mel Bay, 1989. First edition. Pictorial wraps. Near Fine. 95pp; illus from photographs and drawings. Contains complete playing instructions along with words, music and tablature for 34 traditional folksongs, including: Boil That Cabbage Down; Cripple Creek; Ode to Joy; Arkansas Traveler; and 30 more. 11.75" x 8.75 ... more information

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NY: Peer International, 1950. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "If you've got the money, I've got the time, We'll go honkey tonkin' and we'll have a time...." 12" x 9 On the cover is a large portrait of Kenny Roberts. On the back cover are printed additional verses, along with a special Female Version of this song. ... more information

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NY Wm. J. Smith 1949., 1949. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 16pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment, guitar chords and frames for 11 songs. Titles include: Bring Me A Rose From The Valley; The Dying Cowboy; There's A Mountain Boy Who's Longing; The Wabash Cannon Ball; and seven more. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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Pacific, MO Mel Bay 1978., 1978. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 24pp Contains music to 20 original and traditional bluegrass tunes, arranged by Tommy Flint, and some composed by him. Titles include: Cripple Creek; Bile Them Cabbage Down; Chippewa Hill; Butler County Breakdown; Chicken Reel; and 15 more. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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