Author: BOTKIN, B. A. (EDITOR)
Title: A Treasury of American Folklore: Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People
Description: New York: Crown Publishers, 1944. Hardcover. A compendium of all manner of American folk songs, stories, ballads and traditions of the people. With snippets from famous writings, musical notations and excerpts of dialogue. The stories are organized loosely by topics, such as "Pseudo Bad Men," "Liars," "Ballads and Songs," etc. Edited by B. A. Botkin, with a foreword by Carl Sandburg. --- In red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped dragon/horse image to cover, titling in gilt to spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A Good-only copy, with near-complete loss of spine titling, prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down, else a sturdy, sound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxvii, 932 pages. Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Fiction >>American Society, Life in the Us >>Music & Performing Arts
Title: A Treasury of American Folklore: Stories, Ballads, and Traditions of the People
Description: New York: Crown Publishers, 1944. Hardcover. A compendium of all manner of American folk songs, stories, ballads and traditions of the people. With snippets from famous writings, musical notations and excerpts of dialogue. The stories are organized loosely by topics, such as "Pseudo Bad Men," "Liars," "Ballads and Songs," etc. Edited by B. A. Botkin, with a foreword by Carl Sandburg. --- In red cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped dragon/horse image to cover, titling in gilt to spine. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- A Good-only copy, with near-complete loss of spine titling, prior owner's bookplate affixed to front paste-down, else a sturdy, sound copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xxvii, 932 pages. Good with no dust jacket .
Keywords: >>Fiction >>American Society, Life in the Us >>Music & Performing Arts
Price: US$ 13.00 Seller: Bluebird Books
- Book number: 86367
- Book number: 86367