The Ballad Mongers
by Oscar Brand
- Used
- Near Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Poulsbo, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
First Edition as no subsequent publishing dates noted.
240 pages. "Fascinating accounts of the major figures in the American folk song era enliven the story - names like Lomax, Ives, Leadbelly, Seeger, The Weavers, Belafonte and many others... touches on folk music's encounters with payola, the blacklist, the popular song industry, the purists, and the censors."
Dust jacket is clipped, free of marking, and in a protective cover. Jacket is fully intact, but chipped at spine ends and shows signs of age and handling.
Cover boards are very clean with square corners and a sturdy spine. Pages are very clean and still quite crisp. No markings were noted except for a penciled price and info at the top of the FFEP.
240 pages. "Fascinating accounts of the major figures in the American folk song era enliven the story - names like Lomax, Ives, Leadbelly, Seeger, The Weavers, Belafonte and many others... touches on folk music's encounters with payola, the blacklist, the popular song industry, the purists, and the censors."
Dust jacket is clipped, free of marking, and in a protective cover. Jacket is fully intact, but chipped at spine ends and shows signs of age and handling.
Cover boards are very clean with square corners and a sturdy spine. Pages are very clean and still quite crisp. No markings were noted except for a penciled price and info at the top of the FFEP.
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Details
- Bookseller
- HLP Songs & Ballads (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FLK0006
- Title
- The Ballad Mongers
- Author
- Oscar Brand
- Format/Binding
- Binding is intact and tight
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Funk & Wagnalls Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folk Singers & Folksongs;
- Size
- 6 x 8 1/2
Terms of Sale
HLP Songs & Ballads
- 30 day return guarantee, with full refund excluding original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
HLP Songs & Ballads
Biblio member since 2020
Poulsbo, Washington
About HLP Songs & Ballads
Specializing in Song Books and Ballads
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