The American Songbag
by Carl Sandburg
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Synopsis
Famous poet Carl Sandburg was also a collector of American folk music. He compiled around 290 songs in this anthology, which contains singable words and music, including harmonies or accompaniment. Some some titles include: "No More Booze (Fireman Save My Child)" / "Driving Saw-Logs on the Plover" / 'The Foggy Dew' / 'Barbara Allen' / 'As I Was Walkin' Down Wexford Street' / 'Pretty Polly' / 'The House Carpenter' / 'The E-RI-E' / 'The Ballad Of De Boll Weevil' / 'The Buffalo Skinners' / 'Turkey In The Straw' / "When The Curtains Of Night Are Pinned Back'
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 831B64
- Title
- The American Songbag
- Author
- Carl Sandburg
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- The American Songbag Carl Sandburg music melodies Carl Sandburg
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
About Rooke Books
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