The Face of Folk Music
by Shelton, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lyndhurst, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
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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- Bookseller
- Lower Beverley Better Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000846
- Title
- The Face of Folk Music
- Author
- Shelton, Robert
- Illustrator
- David Gahr (photography)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Stated First Edition
- Publisher
- Citadel Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 12 1/4" X 9 1/4
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Lower Beverley Better Books
Biblio member since 2014
Lyndhurst, Ontario
About Lower Beverley Better Books
An online bookstore that just grew from a combination of a love of books, a desire to save them from landfill and an inability to bypass yard sales. A considerable percentage of my inventory is signed editions. I also take pride in my Canadiana catalogue.
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