American Ballads and Folk Songs
by John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/None
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Lafayette, California, United States
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About This Item
"American Ballads and Folk Songs" by John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax, fwd. George Lyman Kittredge, New York, Macmillan Company, 1934, 625 pp. 8vo. (10.25" x 8"). First printing. VG+. No DJ. Limited first printing of 500 numbered copies (numbered 348), signed by the authors. Tight and square with unbumped corners and very minor sunning to top of front and back covers. This is a very rare edition of a book of significant importance to the preservation of American folk music. John A. Lomax was a pioneering musicologist and folklorist. He was the father of Alan Lomax, John Lomax Jr. and Bess Lomax Hawes, also distinguished collectors of folk music. John Lomax and his son Alan recorded thousands of songs and helped launch the musical careers of Muddy Waters, Woody Guthrie, Jelly Roll Morton, and a Louisiana convict named Huddie Ledbetter, more commonly known as Leadbelly. $500 + shipping and insurance.
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- Title
- American Ballads and Folk Songs
- Author
- John A. Lomax, Alan Lomax
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First limited
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Pages
- 625
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Lomax Folk Music
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