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The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles
by Niles, John Jacob
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1961. Niles began collecting the folk music of his native Kentucky before World War One, and later recorded and published many of the songs he collected, becoming an important source of the 'folk music revival'. This book collects ballads from the hills of Kentucky, Tennessee, & Virginia, many little changed from their English country origins. Stated first printing (first edition) with date on the title page. Hardcover, full green cloth with white & light green titling & decoration. Light wear to book; jacket a bit loose with chipping & edgewear, worn spine with some loss to the ends. Text clean; xxii, [2], 369 pages; indexes, b/w drawings, musical notation. A surcharge for expedited or international shipping of this oversize book may be required; please inquire for an accurate quote.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by William Barss. Quarto.
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- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- p1356os
- Title
- The Ballad Book of John Jacob Niles
- Author
- Niles, John Jacob
- Illustrator
- William Barss
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- Quarto
- Keywords
- Music, Folk Music, Troubadors, Ballads, Appalachia, Kentucky, Old-Timey Songs
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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