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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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Houston, Texas: Sealy Corp., 1928. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: When the weary day is through, Twilight comes to comfort you. All the world is resting...." 12" x 9 The cover features two photos: "Cotton and Morpheus," two white guys in blackface; and the Sealy Air Weavers Orchestra on-stage with their instruments. The back cover is an illustrated ad for Sealy Mattresses. ... 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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Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Univ of Illinois Pr, 2000. book is like new, spine is cocked very slight at one end. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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McKees Rocks, PA: Jerry Jumba, 1993. 50 Carpatho-Rusin Songs and Dances with 2 Sterio Cassettes, 10 Piece Orchestra, Carpatho-Rusin Ensemble of Greater Cleveland, Ohio booklet with Carpatho-Rusin lyrics and English translation. Good. Cassette Album with Booklet. ... more information

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Nashville: Milene Music, 1947. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "It's a sin my darlin' how I love you because I know our love can never be...." 12" x 9 This song was introduced by Eddie Arnold, whose portrait is on the cover. ... more information

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NY: Carl Fischer, 1950. Second edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 57pp; few illustrations in text. Text in English and German. 12" x 9 A complete universal grammar of music, with 100 practical exercises and airs." First published in 1888. ... more information

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Pennsylvania, ca. 1845. First Edition. not bound. Very Good. Broadside in German, ornamental border. The AAS catalog notes: "The same ornamental border pieces were used by the printers Gustabe S. Peters, Harrisburg, Pa., and Christian Moeser, New Berlin, Pa., whose careers ended, respectively, in 1847 and 1851." Not in American Imprints survey. 12.5" x 9.5 This Pennsylvania-German religious song comprises seven stanzas, each to be sung alternately by the teacher and the students, with a... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Da Capo Pr, 2002. Remainder mark. Some rubbing and edgewear. Tight, clean, unread copy.. Soft Cover. Very Good. ... more information

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