El Paso, TX: Published by the author, 1947. Fourth Edition. Pictorial wraps. Good. Signs of light handling. 68pp; illus from photographs and drawings. On the cover is a photo-portrait of Greggerson, the well-known El Paso caller. Contains the "calls" and dance instructions for 52 square dances collected in Texas and New Mexico, including Herb's own "Fill in Lines or Patter," introductions to get the squares started, etc. 9" x 6". (more information)

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Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay, 1989. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Very Good. 181pp. This songbook contains banjo solos in standard notation and tablature for 139 traditional songs, folk songs, blues, etc., including: Arkansas Traveler; Banjo Blues; Bile 'Dat Cabbage; Dixie; Mama Don't 'Low; Salty Dog; Wabash Cannonball; and 132 more. No lyrics. 11.75" x 8.75". (more information)

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NY TRO/Ludlow/Big 3 Music 1977., 1977. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" (193)pp Includes many illustrations from photographs and a three-page essay on Woody Guthrie and his work, written by Studs Terkel. The major part of the book contains lyrics, music, guitar chords and frames to 101 songs written and performed by Woody Guthrie. Illustrated by photo-illus throughout text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: Guthrie Children's Trust Fnd, 1960. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Pictorial covers lightly rubbed. 48pp; illus from photographs. "Woven into a script suitable for a Concert, Clambake, Hootenanny or Community Sing by Millard Lampell." Contains a two-page introductory note by Pete Seeger, and lyrics & music to 32 Woody Guthrie songs. 10" x 6.75". (more information)

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NY: Ludlow Music, 1972. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 72pp ; illus throughout from photographs. After Woody Guthrie died in 1967, a benefit concert was held at Carnegie Hall in 1968, starring Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, Jack Elliott, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, and Odetta. In 1970, a similar concert was held on the West Coast, with the addition of Earl Robinson and Country Joe McDonald. Millard Lampell wrote the script for both events, read by Peter Fonda, Will Geer, and Robert Ryan. This book of the two events includes many concert photographs as well as candids from Woody's life and times; and lyrics, melody and chords to 29 of his songs. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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NY Masses & Mainstream 1963., 1963. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signs of light use, else in very good condition. 7.75" x 5.25" 64pp Includes articles on Woody written by Peter Seeger, Gordon Friesen, Phil Ochs, and Josh Dunson. Illustrated by cover photo of Woody Guthrie. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: Harper Collins, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 48pp; color illus and music in text. Woody's illustrated songbook for young children, written in 1948, was lost for many years. 9.25" x 9.25". (more information)

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NY: Harper Collins, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 48pp; color illus and music in text. Woody's illustrated songbook for young children, written in1948, was lost for many years. 9.25" x 9.25". (more information)

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Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xiii, 243, index. Thousands of song-poems were written and sung by American workers in the three decades following the Civil War. 9.25" x 6". (more information)

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Nashville: Cokesbury Press, 1928. First Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Very Good. 108pp, index. Contains words to songs and occasional music in the text. 8.25" x 5.75". (more information)

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NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1964. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Price-clipped dust jacket. 263pp, index; few illus from sketches. Contains lyrics and music to 73 classical European songs with a simple melodic line, suitable to be sung by children. 10.25" x 7.5". (more information)

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Sydney: W.H. Paling, 1930. First Edition. Printed wraps. Very Good. 15pp, words and music to: There Is A Fair Isle; In Martin Place; A Song of the Land; A Song of Sydney Town. Neat archival repair inside spine. 9.75" x 7.25". (more information)

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Crown Point, IN: White Cliffs Media, 1991. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Pictorial paper covers. pp: ix, 150; illus from photographs Chapters: The Old School (1950s-60s); Singer-Songwriters; Bluegrass; Blues; Louisiana; British Isles; etc. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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NY Elektra (1959)., 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Few signs of light use, else near very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 50pp The cover features a photograph of the Sunday afternoon folk jam in Washington Square in the late 1950s. The text begins with a six-page personal introduction by Lee Hays, followed by: Guitar Course by Billy Faier; 20 Favorite Folk Songs, with lyrics and chords, by Milt Okun; Recommended Books; Basic Record Library; Where to Go for live folk music; and biographical sketches of the contributors. The 20 songs include: Barbara Allen; The Golden Vanity; Jennie Jenkins; Turtle Dove; 900 Miles; and 15 more. Illustrated by photos and drawings in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY CBS Records 1969., 1969. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8" (48)pp This book for children contains four stories by Barbara Hazen, embellished by four different illustrators. The stories are: The Tailor and the Mouse; The Sailor and the Crocodile; The Very Scary Witch; When Froggy Went Courting. Illustrated by illustrated throughout text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1960. First Edition. Original Cloth. Fine/Very Good. Price-clipped dust jacket. 423pp, index; 15 illus from sheet music. Covers many facets of civilian and military life in the North and South, with lyrics to hundreds of Union & Confederate songs. 9.5" x 6.25". (more information)

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Glen Rock, NJ: Paulist Press, 1968. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Usual cover creases from reading. 138pp; text illus from photographs. Contains the lyrics to more than 50 folk songs of the sixties by singer/songwriters Pete Seeger, Judy Collins, Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, etc. 9" x 6". (more information)

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NY Shapiro, Bernstein Music 1934., 1934. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 48pp Contains four pages of biography as well as lyrics, music and guitar charts for 13 songs and lyrics only to four others. Hill, referred to as the Modern Stephen Foster, was born in 1899, raised in Massachusetts, then drifted through the West publishing the occasional song, including "The Last Round-up" and "The Old Spinning Wheel.". Illustrated by few illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY Hollis Music (1963)., 1963. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Signs of light use, else in very good condition. 12" x 9" 32pp Contains lyrics, melody lines, piano accompaniment, and guitar chords for 15 songs popular in the folk-revival era. Titles include: First Battalion; Goodnight, Irene; Puttin' On The Style; Tarrytown; We Shall Overcome; Zombie Jamboree; and nine more. Performers shown on the cover include: Peter, Paul & Mary; Pete Seeger; Joan Baez; The Limeliters; The Weavers; Woody Guthrie; and others. Illustrated by photo-portraits on covers. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: Boosey, 1903. Revised Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Few smudges on cover, spine reinforced. 28pp. Comprises lyrics and piano accompaniment to four poems of India by Laurence Hope, a Victorian staple. Titles are: The Temple Bells; Less than the Dust; Kashmiri Song; Till I Wake. 12" x 9.75". (more information)

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Raleigh, NC Carolina Charter Terc Comm 1962., 1962. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Printed paper covers and contents in very good condition. 9.25" x 6" pp: x, 82 The author, a folklore professor, looks at the songs that would have been sung during the first 100 years in the Carolinas. Illustrated by few illustrations in text. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: Dialogue Music, 1967. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Joseph Solman and photographs. 40pp; frequent illustrations from photographs. Includes many illustrations from photographs along with autobiographical notes and dialogue. Contains words, music, guitar chords and frames for 11 songs by Janis Ian: Go 'Way Little Girl; Hair of Spun Gold; I'll Give You A Stone If You'll Throw It (Changing Tymes); Janey's Blues; Lover Be Kindly; Mrs. McKenzie; New Christ Cardiac Hero; Pro-Girl; Society's Child; Then Tangles of My Mind; Younger Generation Blues. 11" x 8.5". (more information)

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Honolulu: Univ of Hawaii, 1964. Second Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Contains words and music to songs from 20 different countries, along with 20 native-language phrases for each, including: Australia, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, Fiji, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand, etc. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. (more information)

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NY Leeds Music (1949)., 1949. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in very good condition. 12" x 9" 36pp Contains lyrics, music and brief history of 17 English and American folk songs, arranged by The Wayfaring Stranger himself. Illustrated by photo of Ives with guitar. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)

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NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Green cloth fading as usual. pp: ix, 126. A two-page, printed "personal note" by Ives precedes the lyrics and music to 50 Irish songs. The songs are grouped: Part I--Love, Laughter, and Daily Events; Part II--Wit, Courage, and a Fighting Nation. 11" x 8". (more information)

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Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1952. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good. Illus by the author. pp: xviii, 233, index. Contains words and music to 363 songs, arranged by topic. Sections include: "Songs which Reveal the Folk Singing Manner"; "Camp Meeting Spiritual Songs"; "Songs with Tunes Robbed from Fiddlers, Fifers, Harpers, and Frolickers"; "Folksongs of Praise"; etc. 10" x 6.75". (more information)

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Berea, Kentucky: North American Imprints, 1996. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Fine. 176pp; text illus from photographs. The author's fascination with Appalachian folk music and traditions led to his career as a folksinger and composer. This book, loosely his autobiography, includes music and lyrics to some of Johnathon's songs, along with essays on folksy topics, recipes, etc. 9" x 6". (more information)

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NY: Henry Holt, 1901. Second Edition. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed. pp: xiii, 660. Contains words and music to 300 songs: Songs of Home; Songs of Exile; Songs of the Sea; Convivial Songs; Political Songs; etc. Historical commentary, from a paragraph to a page or more, precedes each song. 10" x 6.57". (more information)

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Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1941. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. 392pp; frontispiece, illus in text. Contains words and music to an interesting selection of 19th-century songs. The songs are grouped by topics, including: Fine Gentlemen and Ladies; Rustic Rube and City Slicker; Will You Buy My Wares, Kind Sir?; Songs of the Ballot Box; The Land of Pork and Beans--Yankee Songs; Back-of-Beyond-- The West; Traveling Troupes of Family Singers; Liberty Forever!; Ho, the Car Emancipation!; etc. 11" x 8". (more information)

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Pittsburgh not published nd.. Binding and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" pp: (xv), 92 Printed by photocopier for the internal use of the Duquesne School of Music, this book contains words & music to many songs. Original edn. Binding is spiral-bound. (more information)

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