Synopsis
The Border ballads are the creation of a medieval frontier community who were Borderers before they were Scots or English and whose first allegiance was to the kinship group, the Surname. In this study, James Reed discusses the ballads within their geographical and historical environment as the unique record of a people tenuously surviving in a world of poverty, violence and superstition, yet singing down the centuries their strange and melancholy tales of love and hate and longing, of thieving and killing, of jealousy, incest, witchcraft and revenge.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Search results for Border Ballads
Stock Image
The Border Ballads
Published by
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 1973
ISBN 10: 0485111446
ISBN 13: 9780485111446
Used
First Edition
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. 1ST. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # GRP69894950
Seller Image
The Border Ballads
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean with light age tone. DJ with some edge wear, some scuffs and creasing. Seller Inventory # 9999-99986927356
Buy Used
£ 3.73
£ 6.98 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Border Ballads
Published by
Athlone Press, 1973
ISBN 10: 0485111446
ISBN 13: 9780485111446
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Arches Bookhouse, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: VERY GOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 218pp. + B/W plates. First Printing. 12mo in blue cloth. Clean, sharp copy. DJ edges toned, sticker to spine head. Seller Inventory # 504905
Stock Image
The Border Ballads
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0485111446. Seller Inventory # 5583757
Buy Used
£ 5.02
£ 13.40 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Seller Image
The Border ballads
Seller: Wendt Collectibles, Tampa, FL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Some tears in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # LB-9-014
Seller Image
The Border Ballads
Published by
The Athlone Press / University of London, London, 1973
ISBN 10: 0485111446
ISBN 13: 9780485111446
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Barter Books Ltd, Alnwick, NORTH, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G: in good condition with rubbed and chipped dust jacket. Top corner of fep and half-title cropped. 220mm x 140mm (9" x 6"). x, 218pp + plates. 8 b/w plates. Seller Inventory # g4387aa
Buy Used
£ 19.50
£ 8 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Border Ballads
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0485111446. Seller Inventory # 9306516
Buy Used
£ 22.70
£ 13.40 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 1 available