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THE FACE OF FOLK MUSIC by Shelton, Robert - David Gahr - 1968

by Shelton, Robert - David Gahr

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THE FACE OF FOLK MUSIC

by Shelton, Robert - David Gahr

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The Citadel Press, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. Hardcover in dust jacket. Two tone cloth boards are soiled and damp spotted. Frayed at corners and spine ends. Foredge soil. Text pages are clean, lightly yellowed at margin edges. Tired black and white photo illustrated dust jacket is chipped and worn throughout. Rubbing and closed tears. Price sticker on front cover. Looks better when placed in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
  • Bookseller Koster's Collectible Books US (US)
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  • Book Condition Used - Fair
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  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The Citadel Press
  • Date Published 1968

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The Face of Folk Music

by Shelton, Robert (text), Gahr, David (photographs)

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New York: Citadel Press, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine with no dust jacket. Name inked on free front endpage, front cover slightly bowed, covers have slight darkening to edges, front cover corners slightly scuffed. ; Many large b/w photos throughout. Past memories, future sions, II. Roots deep in the country, III. Earlier folk revivals. IV The big revival, 1958 to tomorrow. V. A song of praise and a song of freedom. VI. Big sound from the country. VII. The many faces of the blues. VIII. A river without end. Shipping will be extra for this large heavy book; please inquire. ; 9 1/4 x 12 1/4 "; 372 pages.
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THE FACE OF FOLK MUSIC

by Shelton, Robert

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New York: Citadel Press, 1968. A landmark book in the 1960's history of the folk music revival. Contains the famous Dave Gahr photos from all the festivals and concerts and Washington Square folksingers, etc. The book is Very Good, tight. The dust jacket shows wear at all extremities but shows up brightly in a clear mylar protective cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by David Gahr, Photographer. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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The Face of Folk Music

by Gahr, David (Photographs) ; Robert Shelton (text)

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NY: Citadel Press, 1968. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Citadel Press, 1968, first printing. 4to., 9 1/4" x 12 1/4", 372pp., profusely illustrated with hundreds of b/w Dave Gahr photos from the festivals and concerts of the 50's and 60's, Washington Square folksingers, country singers, the blues, etc. Black and gold cloth with gilt titles, gold endpapers. Light soil/fade to the cloth, else very good, clean, bright. Lacking the dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to.
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The Face of Folk Music Robert Shelton and David Gahr

by Robert Shelton

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Citadel Press, 1968. hardcover. Good. 11x9x1. Contains highlighting and/or writing and may be missing online resources or CD. Ships promptly.
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The Face of Folk Music

by Shelton, Robert

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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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New York: Citadel Press, Inc., 1968. Stated First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12 1/4" X 9 1/4. David Gahr (photography). Book, ". . . is the definitive survey of modern folk music told in text and more than 500 photographs [B/W]." Chapter headings: I Past Memories, Future Visions, II Roots Deep in the Country, III Earlier Folk Revivals, IV The Big Revival, 1958 to Tomorrow, V A Song of Praise, and a Song of Freedom, VI Big Sound from the Country, VII The Many Faces of the Blues, VIII A River Without End. 365 pp. plus Index. Black cloth spine with as-new gilt text, binds yellow cloth covered boards, mustard colour ep's. Spine has some loss of color at head of spine, spotting ffep, some rippling of pages towards end of book. Price-clipped DJ has significant edge/surface wear. Book weighs over 4 lb. and will incur extra shipping charges. Bookseller's Inventory # 210846
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