The Book of Ballads
by Leach, MacEdward (compiler)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/VG (Light sunning to book spine; book appears unread; slipcase is sunned and lightly shelfworn, with mild smudging and scuffi
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Heritage Press, 1967. Hardcover. VG/VG (Light sunning to book spine; book appears unread; slipcase is sunned and lightly shelfworn, with mild smudging and scuffing, but fully intact.). Kredel, Fritz. Half-bound, green paper-and-cloth boards, with gilt lettering on the spine; green, striped cardboard slipcase; xxiv, 215 pp.; color illustrations. This book is illustrated in color, with gorgeous woodcuts by Fritz Kredel. Contents include: Avondale mine disaster -- Barbara Allen -- Battle of Otterburn -- Billy Boy -- Bitter Withy -- Bold General Wolfe -- Bonny Barbara Allen -- Bonny Earl of Murray -- Brave Wolfe -- Brennan on the moor -- Buffalo skinners -- Canaday I O -- Chevy Chase -- Croodlin Dow -- Cruel Brother -- Cruel Mother -- Drowsy sleeper -- Edward -- Farmer's curst wife -- Fifteen ships on George's banks -- Flying cloud -- Four maries -- Fox -- Frankie and Johnny -- Froggie went a-courting -- Ghostly seamen -- Golden ball -- Golden vanity -- Great Selchie of shool skerrie -- Gypsy laddie -- Hans and Katrina -- Hills of Glenshee -- Hunting of the Cheviot -- Jam on Gerry's rock -- James Bird -- Jealous Lover -- Jesse James -- Jimmy and Diana -- John Henry -- Johnie Cock -- Kemp Owyne -- Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight -- Lady Margaret -- Laird of Logie -- Laird of ochiltrie -- Lamkin -- Lass of Glenshee -- Little Mohee -- Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard -- Lord Bateman -- Lord Randal -- Lost Jimmie Whalen -- Maid Freed from the Gallows -- Mary Hamilton -- May Collin and the Knight -- Molly Bawn -- Mr. Frog went a-courting -- Naomi Wise -- Omie Wise -- Our Goodman -- Paul Jones -- Pretty Polly -- Proud Lady Margaret -- Riddles wisely expounded -- Robin Hood and the monk -- Shooting of his dear -- Silver dagger -- Sir James the Ross -- Sir Patrick Spence -- Son Davie -- Spirit song of George's Bank -- Springfield mountain -- Sweet William's ghost -- Tam Lin -- Texas Rangers -- Thomas the Rhymer -- Three ravens -- Turkish lady -- Two Corbies -- Two sisters -- Unquiet grave -- Villkins and his Dinah -- Wife of Usher's well -- Willie o Winsbury -- Young Beichan -- Zebra Dun.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 195537
- Title
- The Book of Ballads
- Author
- Leach, MacEdward (compiler)
- Illustrator
- Kredel, Fritz
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/VG (Light sunning to book spine; book appears unread; slipcase is sunned and lightly shelfworn, with mild smudging and scuffi
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Literature Young and Old, Ballads and Folk Songs ; Ballads and Folk Songs ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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Columbia, Pennsylvania
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- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- VG/VG
- Very Good Condition book with a Very Good Condition dust jacket. Very Good Condition indicates a used book that does show some...