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The American Songbag
by Carl sandburg
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, Copyright 1927. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. The melodies and verses within volume are from diverse regions and communities, a collection of 280 songs, ballads, ditties brought together from all regions of America. Condition: Red boards, chipped head and tail of spine, faded title. Shelf and edge wear, markings and rubbing of boards. Tightly bound. Owner stamp on endpapers and title page. Remainder of volume unmarked; a few graphics. xiii, 188 pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Synopsis
Famous poet Carl Sandburg was also a collector of American folk music. He compiled around 290 songs in this anthology, which contains singable words and music, including harmonies or accompaniment. Some some titles include: "No More Booze (Fireman Save My Child)" / "Driving Saw-Logs on the Plover" / 'The Foggy Dew' / 'Barbara Allen' / 'As I Was Walkin' Down Wexford Street' / 'Pretty Polly' / 'The House Carpenter' / 'The E-RI-E' / 'The Ballad Of De Boll Weevil' / 'The Buffalo Skinners' / 'Turkey In The Straw' / "When The Curtains Of Night Are Pinned Back'
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shelley and Son Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 072019
- Title
- The American Songbag
- Author
- Carl sandburg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- Copyright 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- North Carolina; Poetry; Music; Carl Sandburg; Ballads; Harmonization
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music;
Terms of Sale
Shelley and Son Books
I offer a full refund if not satisfied as long as the book is returned in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Shelley and Son Books
Biblio member since 2005
Hendersonville, North Carolina
About Shelley and Son Books
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Remainder
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