American Murder Ballads and Their Stories

New York: Oxford Uniiversity Press, 1958. xiii,[3],272 pp. Publisher's tan paper over boards, front cover pictorially stamped in black, in pictorial dust jacket. Rubbing and light scuffing to dust jacket, with small closed tears at upper edge and early pencil graffiti on rear panel and penciled price revision in front inner flap. Fine in a good to very good dust… Read more about this item

New York: The Citadel Press, 1964. 1st Paperbound Edition: October 1964 . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Larry Lurin (Cover Design). 272 + xiii pp. An excellent, almost spotless copy! A rare, hard-to-find, out-of-print, collectible gem! Solidly bound copy with minimal to moderate external, and minimal internal… Read more about this item

New York: Oxford University Press, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Covers the entire US from pioneer times through the prohibition era (music and lyrics included). 272 pages. Previous owner's name on first page. "...my collection is the only one dealing exclusively with the folklore of murder. Here are only American Songs, composed on the spot,… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, 1958. hardcover. Good/Missing. 8x6x1. Jacket is missing. Cover shows some wear both on the edges and surface. The binding is in good shape. The pages of this book are clean and unmarked. A good solid copy. FAST SHIPPING & FREE TRACKING!