Journal Of The English Folk Dance And Song Society Volume II [Two] (SCARCE 1935 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL NUMBER)

London: English Folk Dance And Song Society, 1935. VG. First edition. Large paperback. viii,162pp. Illustrated with photographs. Volume II (two) of the Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song Society; this being the 1935 International Festival Number for the first held Festival: which was held in London July 14 to 20, 1935. In 1932 the English Folk Dance Society amalgamated with the Folk Song Society to become the English Folk Dance and Song Society. There was a Conference, as part of the Festival, and this is a written record of the papers read to record, as complete as possible, this first gathering of its kind. The articles include, 'Folk Dance Wedding Customs In Poland', 'A Norwegian Player On The Langleik', 'Ritual And Dramatic Associations Of Sword And Chain Dances', 'Morris And Morisca', 'Dutch Traditional Dances And Dutch Folk Rites', 'Swiss Folk Dance And Rural Life', 'Folk Dance Revival In England', 'Gypsy Folk-Lore And Music', 'Norwegian Folk Music', 'The Rumanian Hobby-Horse, The Calusari', 'Lithuanian Folk Dances', and more. TOGETHER WITH a two page programme of folk dance at Cranmore, Chislehurst on Wednesday, August 1st. Small loss of paper to foot of spine; else a very good copy of a SCARCE publication. NO inscriptions, underlining or underlining.. First Edition. Large Paperback. Very Good.