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COWBOY SONGS AND OTHER FRONTIER BALLADS
by Lomax, John A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Sturgis and Walton, 1911. Early Reprint. Leather-bound. Very Good Plus. Octavo. Three quarter morocco (goatskin) over lovely blue, white and gilt marbling, all ruled at borders, in gilt. Four raised bands to spine, with gilt lettering, and gilt designs (an Asian deity and three mountains) to compartments. Introduction by Barrett Wendell. Stone-marbled endpapers of blue, cream and gilt. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown endpaper. Book dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt. Approximately 112 song lyrics (no musical notation). A handsome and sturdy compendium of timeless tunes of the Cowboy. Fabulous for a gift to your musical cowgirl or cowboy!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 86923
- Title
- COWBOY SONGS AND OTHER FRONTIER BALLADS
- Author
- Lomax, John A
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Sturgis and Walton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Music, Music of the Cowboy, Music of the American West, ABAA-HOLIDAY-2023
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
Terms of Sale
Aardvark Rare Books
Returns Policy: 30 Day Returns, with prior approval, in same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Aardvark Rare Books
Biblio member since 2004
Eugene, Oregon
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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