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Anglo-American Folksong Scholarship Since 1898
by Wilgus, D. K
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0813503108
- ISBN 13
- 9780813503103
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New Brrunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1959 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Thick Octavo. Thick 8vo. xx, 466 pp. First Edition, 1959. Price clipped. Slightly age-toned spine dj. A few very small spots on top text block edge, else Pristine, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.5". Light-maroon cloth with gilt and black decorative instruments on front board, and black title plate and gilt lettering to spine. In acetate protector. "The definitive study of Anglo-American folksong scholarship by the founder of the Western Kentucky Folklore Archive.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005721
- Title
- Anglo-American Folksong Scholarship Since 1898
- Author
- Wilgus, D. K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0813503108
- ISBN 13
- 9780813503103
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Place of Publication
- New Brrunswick, NJ
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- MUSIC FOLKSONGS ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP HISTORY AND CRITICISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- MUSIC;
- Size
- Thick Octavo
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Plate
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- First Edition
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- Text Block
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Price Clipped
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
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