American Ballads & Folk Songs; First Ed. 1934 by Alan & John Lomax; Hardcover by Lomax, Alan & John - 1934

Macmillan Co.. Hardcover. American Ballads & Folk Songs; First Edition 1934 by Alan & John Lomax; grey cloth Hardcover w/ red titles; Macmillan Co.; clean handsome copy with very light toning; VG+ condition; This is a book of songs collected by John Lomax of Harvard University and compiled by father John and son Alan Lomax. John began collecting Cowboy songs in the late 1800s and published his first book in 1910. Many of our most cherished cowboy songs like Home on the Range, The Old Chisholm Trail and Sweet Betsy From Pike, might have been lost forever if not for the author's tireless collecting. There are 270 titled songs many of which have the scored music as well as the words. . Very Good. 1934. First Edition.