The American Songbag
by Sandburg, Carl
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, pages toned, vintage bookseller's label on front free endpaper.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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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
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52702
- Title
- The American Songbag
- Author
- Sandburg, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards lightly worn, pages toned, vintage bookseller's label on front free endpaper.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- American Traditional Songs, Folk Music
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
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