Fireside Book of Folk Songs by Boni, Margaret Bradford - 1947

Simon and Schuster, 1947. Hardcover. Acceptable. Third printing. Songs selected by Margaret Bradford Boni and arranged for piano by Norman Lloyd. Wonderful full color and two-color illustrations by Alice and Martin Probensen. This book of folk songs leans toward "good" condition due to the fact all pages and end pages are still attached to binding, and binding has not separated, everything is intact. The pictorial on front board looks great, although the green boards have faded and cloth spine is tanned. However, this book has seen much use over the years and spent time on many piano music stands/holders, which has worn the paper board covers through around all edges, front and back. Cardboard shows through on all corners, especially on back corner and bottom edges. Top and bottom of spine are bumped and lightly worn through. The pages are free of notations, or owners name on end sheets. Penciled price at top right of title page has been erased and is very faint. Pages are lightly… Read More

Second printing of a book that is rarely available in the UK. Contains music and lyrics for numerous folk songs, selected and edited by Margaret Bradford Boni and arranged for the piano by Norman Lloyd. Colour illustrations by Alice and Martin Provensen. Green cloth boards. Decorated endcovers.
No dust jacket. Covers extensively worn and rubbed, especially on front cover and edges; corners heavily bumped. Pages clean; lightly creased at lower corner. Binding intact.

Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp. Paperback. Good. Good condition with minor creasing to cover and book corner. Pages are clean with no markings. Twentieth printing.

Simon & Schuster, 1947. hardcover. Good. 8x8x1. 1947 used hardcover copy wear/tears to dust jacket, tanning to pages with age, spine intact, price tag uncut.

New York, NY Simon & Schuster, 1947. Hardcover First Edition (1947); unstated in accordance with Simon & Schuster's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1947); unstated in accordance with Simon & Schuster's customary practice at the time of publication. Good: The Book shows indications of considerable use: heavy wear to extremities (the paper over boards has worn through to the underlying boards in many places); moderate rubbing to the panels; the spine leans; a former owner's name at the top of the front free endpaper; the binding remains secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A well- loved, but intact copy, structurally sound and tightly bound. Lacks DJ. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11.2 x 8.15 x 1.15 inches). 323 pages. Arranged for the Piano by Norman Lloyd. Illustrated in color by Alice and Martin Provensen. Decorated Endpapers.… Read More

New York City.: Simon and Schuster., 1947.. Boards with cloth spine.. Well illustrated in colour by Alice and Martin Probensen. Arranged for the piano by Norman Lloyd. 2nd printing. 4to. Covers worn. Corners bumped. Pages slightly sunned. Used.

New York, NY Simon & Schuster, 1947. Hardcover First Edition (1947); First Printing, unstated in accordance with Simon & Schuster's customary practice at the time of publication. First Edition (1947); First Printing, unstated in accordance with Simon & Schuster's customary practice at the time of publication. Very Good- in Good DJ: The Book shows indications of considerable use: fairly heavy wear to extremities (the paper over boards has worn through to the underlying boards in many places); a mild bump to the upper front corner tip; a former owner's name at the top of the front free endpaper; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A well-loved, but intact copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear. The DJ shows considerable wear to the extremities, with several short closed tears, most of which have been carefully tape-repaired… Read More