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Songs of the Cowboys
by Thorp, N. Howard ("Jack" Thorp); introduction by Alice Corbin Henderson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Boston / New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921. Collection of cowboy verse/song, some from oral tradition, some from printed sources, some of known authorship, some anonymous. Thorp is credited as the first person to collect the folklore & ballads of the west, which he began while working in New Mexico in 1889, as well as writing his own. The original edition of his collection was published by him in 1908, and found immediate success in the region. This edition adds 77 verses to the 23 in the original book, over 20 of them by Thorp - most later editions reprint only the original 23, though some elaborate on them considerably and add music. Henderson's introduction discusses Thorp's life & work, and the environment in which the poems were written & transmitted. Small hardcover, as pictured. General wear, pages lightly tanned. Text clean; xxiii, blank, 184 pages; index of first lines, glossary. . Second Edition, Enlarged. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small Duodecimo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- w0474
- Title
- Songs of the Cowboys
- Author
- Thorp, N. Howard ("Jack" Thorp); introduction by Alice Corbin Henderson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition, Enlarged
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston / New York
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- Small Duodecimo
- Keywords
- Music, Poetry, Western Americana, Folklore
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About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
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