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Tolman, Newton F. . QUICK TUNES AND GOOD TIMES
Dublin (New Hampshire) 1972 1st William Bauhan. Authentic New England square Dance Music and Stories of its Players. A light-hearted guide to jigs, reels, rants, planxtys, and other little-known New England Folk Music. 8vo., 109pp., boards. Signed by Tolman. Owner signed also. VG in VG DJ. (a7587)
$20.00 Shaw, Lloyd . COWBOY DANCES A COLLECTION OF WESTERN SQUARE DANCES
Caldwell 1945 7th Caxton. Foreword by Sherwood Anderson. 8vo., 411pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Includes appendix: Cowboy Dance Tunes arranged by Frederick Knorr. Good, shaken, spine darkened, worn, no DJ. (a8281)
$23.00 Van der Horst Brian . FOLK MUSIC IN AMERICA
NY 1972 Franklin Watts. 8vo., 79pp., photo illustrations, index, buckram boards. Inscribed and signed by Van de Horst. For young readers. Fine. (a11894)
$20.00 Kantor, Mackinlay . TURKEY IN THE STRAW A BOOK OF AMERICAN BALLADS AND PRIMITIVE VERSE
NY 1935 1st Coward McCann. Octavo., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a14210)
$20.00 Rubin, Ruth . VOICES OF A PEOPLE THE STORY OF YIDDISH FOLKSONG
NY 1973 2nd McGraw. Octavo, 558pp., index, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a19529)
$22.00 Abrahams, Roger D. and George Foss . ANGLO-AMERICAN FOLKSONG STYLE
NJ 1968 1st Prentice Hall. 8vo., 242pp., hardcover. Owner signed with a couple of light pen scribbles on end paper. VG in Good DJ, worn. (a25378)
$20.00 Andre, Julie (editor) . SONGS FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER
NY 1946 Marks. 20 songs-folk songs plus music and lyrics by Lecuona, Frangeul, Escarpenter. 4to., 64pp., illustrated by Reg Massie, color wraps. Good. (a32494)
$26.00 Mendoza, Vicente T. . EL OLE CHARANDEL
Mexico 1951. Article in Nuestra Musica Revista Trimestral Editada en Mexico, Ano VI, Num. 22 at pp. 100-118. In Spanish. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., wraps. VG. (a37531b)
$35.00 Horn, David . THE LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MUSIC IN BOOKS AND FOLK MUSIC COLLECTIONS: A FULLY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
NJ 1977 1st Metuchen. 8vo., 446pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a41993)
$32.00 Warner, Frank M. . FOLK SONGS AND BALLADS OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM A COLLECTOR'S NOTEBOOK
Macon 1963 Southern Press. 8vo., 75pp., wraps. Good, initial and final pages foxed. (a42031)
$25.00 Fenton, William N.; Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch . THE IROQUOIS EAGLE DANCE AN OFFSHOOT OF THE CALUMET DANCE; AN ANALYSIS OF THE IROQUOIS EAGLE DANCE AND SONGS
Washington. Two titles bound together in Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 156. 8vo., 324pp., 28 plates, folding map, index, wraps. VG. (a44749)
$40.00 List, George . STABILITY AND VARIATION IN HOPE SONG
Philadelphia 1993 1st American Philosophical Society. 4to., 99pp., index, hardcover. Good, small snag on lower spine end. (a44912)
$30.00 Korkson, Rae . FOLK MUSIC A CATALOG OF FOLK SONGS, BALLADS, DANCES, INSTRUMENTAL PIECES AND FOLK TALES OF THE US AND LATIN AMERICAN ON PHONOGRAPH RECORDS
1964 Library of Congress 8vo., 107pp., wraps. Good, some stains on front. (a50089)
$20.00 Whitfield, Irene Therese . ACADIAN FOLK SONGS
Baton Rouge 1955. Music and lyrics. 12mo., 58pp., wraps. VG. (a50121)
$25.00 Revitt, Paul J. . THE GEORGE PULLEN JACKSON COLLECTION OF SOUTHERN HYMNODY (A BIBLIOGRAPHY)
Los Angeles 1964. 4to., 26pp., original wraps reinforced on the inside by cardboard. Ex-library, with usual marks including stamps on title page and final page. Good. (a50703)
$40.00 List, George . SINGING ABOUT IT FOLK SONG IN SOUTHERN INDIANA
1991 1st Indiana Historical Society. ISBN 0-87195-086-3. Lg.4to., 428pp., music and illustrations, wraps. Owner signed. VG. (a52192)
$63.00 Southern, Eileen (editor) . THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE IN MUSIC - BICENTENNIAL NUMBER JULY 1976
New York 1976. One complete issue of the journal The Black Perspective in Music. Numerous articles on AfroAmerican folk music, Negro Jodling: the Carolina Yell, Watch Meeting, Hampton Folk-Lore Society, Black Music in the 19thc, etc. Octavo. original wraps. Fine. (a79358)
$35.00 Monroe, Mina . BAYOU BALLADS TWELVE FOLK-SONGS FROM LOUISIANA
New York 1921 1st Schirmer. Edited with the Collaboration of Kurt Schindler. Piano music. 4to., 55pp., striking and attractivey bold red and black plaid patterned wraps. VG plus, slight cover wear. (a80534)
$39.00 Monroe, Mina (test and music collected by) . SET 2 BAYOU BALLADS TWELVE FOLK-SONGS FROM LOUISIANA
New York 1921 Schirmer. Later printing of 1st edition. (Set 2 has same songs as 1st edition). Edited with the Collaboration of Kurt Schindler. Piano music with lyrics in both English and French. Introductory notes on the songs. Large 4to. 55pp., original wraps. VG. (a82215)
$25.00 Monroe, Mina (test and music collected by) . SET 2 BAYOU BALLADS TWELVE FOLK-SONGS FROM LOUISIANA
New York 1921 Schirmer. Later printing of 1st edition. (Set 2 has same songs as 1st edition). Edited with the Collaboration of Kurt Schindler. Piano music with lyrics in both English and French. Introductory notes on the songs. Large 4to. 55pp., original wraps. VG. (a82215)
$25.00 Monroe, Mina . BAYOU BALLADS TWELVE FOLK-SONGS FROM LOUISIANA
New York 1921 1st Schirmer. Edited with the Collaboration of Kurt Schindler. Piano music. 4to., 55pp., striking and attractivey bold red and black plaid patterned wraps. VG plus, slight cover wear. (a80534)
$39.00 Southern, Eileen (editor) . THE BLACK PERSPECTIVE IN MUSIC - BICENTENNIAL NUMBER JULY 1976
New York 1976. One complete issue of the journal The Black Perspective in Music. Numerous articles on AfroAmerican folk music, Negro Jodling: the Carolina Yell, Watch Meeting, Hampton Folk-Lore Society, Black Music in the 19thc, etc. Octavo. original wraps. Fine. (a79358)
$35.00 List, George . SINGING ABOUT IT FOLK SONG IN SOUTHERN INDIANA
1991 1st Indiana Historical Society. ISBN 0-87195-086-3. Lg.4to., 428pp., music and illustrations, wraps. Owner signed. VG. (a52192)
$63.00 Revitt, Paul J. . THE GEORGE PULLEN JACKSON COLLECTION OF SOUTHERN HYMNODY (A BIBLIOGRAPHY)
Los Angeles 1964. 4to., 26pp., original wraps reinforced on the inside by cardboard. Ex-library, with usual marks including stamps on title page and final page. Good. (a50703)
$40.00 Whitfield, Irene Therese . ACADIAN FOLK SONGS
Baton Rouge 1955. Music and lyrics. 12mo., 58pp., wraps. VG. (a50121)
$25.00 Korkson, Rae . FOLK MUSIC A CATALOG OF FOLK SONGS, BALLADS, DANCES, INSTRUMENTAL PIECES AND FOLK TALES OF THE US AND LATIN AMERICAN ON PHONOGRAPH RECORDS
1964 Library of Congress 8vo., 107pp., wraps. Good, some stains on front. (a50089)
$20.00 List, George . STABILITY AND VARIATION IN HOPE SONG
Philadelphia 1993 1st American Philosophical Society. 4to., 99pp., index, hardcover. Good, small snag on lower spine end. (a44912)
$30.00 Fenton, William N.; Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch . THE IROQUOIS EAGLE DANCE AN OFFSHOOT OF THE CALUMET DANCE; AN ANALYSIS OF THE IROQUOIS EAGLE DANCE AND SONGS
Washington. Two titles bound together in Smithsonian Institution Bulletin 156. 8vo., 324pp., 28 plates, folding map, index, wraps. VG. (a44749)
$40.00 Warner, Frank M. . FOLK SONGS AND BALLADS OF THE EASTERN SEABOARD FROM A COLLECTOR'S NOTEBOOK
Macon 1963 Southern Press. 8vo., 75pp., wraps. Good, initial and final pages foxed. (a42031)
$25.00 Horn, David . THE LITERATURE OF AMERICAN MUSIC IN BOOKS AND FOLK MUSIC COLLECTIONS: A FULLY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
NJ 1977 1st Metuchen. 8vo., 446pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a41993)
$32.00 Mendoza, Vicente T. . EL OLE CHARANDEL
Mexico 1951. Article in Nuestra Musica Revista Trimestral Editada en Mexico, Ano VI, Num. 22 at pp. 100-118. In Spanish. Whole issue has several articles. 8vo., wraps. VG. (a37531b)
$35.00 Andre, Julie (editor) . SONGS FROM SOUTH OF THE BORDER
NY 1946 Marks. 20 songs-folk songs plus music and lyrics by Lecuona, Frangeul, Escarpenter. 4to., 64pp., illustrated by Reg Massie, color wraps. Good. (a32494)
$26.00 Abrahams, Roger D. and George Foss . ANGLO-AMERICAN FOLKSONG STYLE
NJ 1968 1st Prentice Hall. 8vo., 242pp., hardcover. Owner signed with a couple of light pen scribbles on end paper. VG in Good DJ, worn. (a25378)
$20.00 Rubin, Ruth . VOICES OF A PEOPLE THE STORY OF YIDDISH FOLKSONG
NY 1973 2nd McGraw. Octavo, 558pp., index, hardcover. VG in VG DJ. (a19529)
$22.00 Kantor, Mackinlay . TURKEY IN THE STRAW A BOOK OF AMERICAN BALLADS AND PRIMITIVE VERSE
NY 1935 1st Coward McCann. Octavo., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a14210)
$20.00 Van der Horst Brian . FOLK MUSIC IN AMERICA
NY 1972 Franklin Watts. 8vo., 79pp., photo illustrations, index, buckram boards. Inscribed and signed by Van de Horst. For young readers. Fine. (a11894)
$20.00 Shaw, Lloyd . COWBOY DANCES A COLLECTION OF WESTERN SQUARE DANCES
Caldwell 1945 7th Caxton. Foreword by Sherwood Anderson. 8vo., 411pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Includes appendix: Cowboy Dance Tunes arranged by Frederick Knorr. Good, shaken, spine darkened, worn, no DJ. (a8281)
$23.00 Tolman, Newton F. . QUICK TUNES AND GOOD TIMES
Dublin (New Hampshire) 1972 1st William Bauhan. Authentic New England square Dance Music and Stories of its Players. A light-hearted guide to jigs, reels, rants, planxtys, and other little-known New England Folk Music. 8vo., 109pp., boards. Signed by Tolman. Owner signed also. VG in VG DJ. (a7587)
$20.00