Decorations by William Barss (3 results)

hardcover. Condition: very good+. Dust Jacket Condition: fair. reprint. 369 pages; 9 x 11 1/4" Light rubbing along spine and board edges; jacket edges are worn, creased and chipped; some foxing to jacket spine and edges; faded inked writing on rear jacket panel; jacket in mylar sleeve. Shipping will be extra for this heavy book, please inquire. Decorations by William Barss (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. HARDCOVER; REPRINT. VERY GOOD CONDITION IN VERY GOOD UNCLIPT(NOPR ICE) DUST JACKET has several short edgetears. ; GREEN TITLES ON DARK GREEN CLOTH HARD COVERS.ATTRACTIVE DJ SHOWS AUTHOR PLAYING LARGE LUTE GUITAR WHILE SEATED ON OLD STONE WALL.iNNER ENDPAPERS SHOW GREEN MAP OF APALACHIA MOUNTAINS. ; Sheet Music; 369pg pages; Profusely ills. With decorations by William Barss. Musical notes. Map Endpapers of KENTUCKY, Virgina Mt areas. Index. Illustrated by Barss,william Decorations (illustrator).…

More than 100 of the best American ballads form English and Scottish sources, collected in Appalachian Mountains and simply arranged for piano and guitar by America's great authority. Close to fine and bright light green boards in very good pictorial dustjacket with the gentlest of use. Beautifully produced homage to the great balladeer, poet and folklorist. The songs are still sung in Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia and elsewhere. The book was a half century in the making. Beautifully lettering throughout. Music drawn over the first half of the 29th century. With profuse sheet music, lyrics as well as background history. Few books capture the personal like this one.…