The Story of Australian Folksong.
by Anderson, Hugh; Edwards, Ronald G. (Ron) (illustrator)
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0855720204
- ISBN 13
- 9780855720209
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Melbourne: Hill of Content, 1970. 3rd ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, red card cover, pages lightly toned as common, minor edgewear, owner's written name title page, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve. 261 pp. Hugh Anderson, an Australian historian and folklorist, documents the rollicking, lusty saga of the music and the swagmen, bushrangers, overlanders, goldminers, outlaws, sheep-shearers, stockmen, drovers, and squatters who settled a continent. Includes the words, music, and guitar chords to 91 Australian folksongs, as well as bibliographical references. Third edition, revised and expanded (originally published, 1955 as 'Colonial Ballads').
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- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18125
- Title
- The Story of Australian Folksong.
- Author
- Anderson, Hugh; Edwards, Ronald G. (Ron) (illustrator)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0855720204
- ISBN 13
- 9780855720209
- Publisher
- Hill of Content
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- performing arts, singing, songs, folksongs, sheet music, australian history
- Bookseller catalogs
- PERFORMING ARTS;
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Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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