Troubadour: A Different Battlefield [Signed by the Author] by Crofut, William - 1968

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1968 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed & Signed By Author. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good ++. 283 pp, acknowledgments, Foreword by Robert F. Kennedy, List of b&w Illustrations and a map, 23 Chapters. First Edition, 1968. Inscribed by the Author on ffep. "In rural Vietnam, two American folksingers entertained a besieged village to an un-nerving accompaniment of grenades and guns. The experience was something like being part of an authentic recording of the '1812 Overture'. Bill Crofut and Steve Addiss are to young folksingers whose fans have included Robert Kennedy and Adlai Stevenson, Dave Brubeck and Pete Seeger. This book is the story of their tour of 29 countries in eight years. The experience has make them true international troubadours. Their repertory of song is staggering. They sing in 27 diffenent languages, including Batak, Luo, Amharic and Kissi, and play such native instruments as the Indonesian angklung and the Chinese ch-eng." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Minute chips and closed mico- tears, mostly to top and bottom spine-edge dj with 1" closed tear to bottom edge spine near front panel, and some rubbing to edges of same. Faintly foxed text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown three-quarter cloth with black pape-covered boards, and gilt lettering to spine..