SONGS OF THE COWBOYS THE FIRST PRINTED COLLECTION OF COWBOY SONGS COLLECTED AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.

Language: English

Published by Clarkson N. Potter, New York, 1966

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Boards (HB) in very good condition. Ex lib. with label to bottom of spine, 2 stamps and card inside cover. Tape residue inside cover. Dust jacket in very good condition, in library plastic cover with slight wear and tape to inner covers. Compilation of 23 cowboy songs collected by N. Howard "Jack" Thorp (1867 - 1940) and first published In 1908 (and a latter expanded 1921 edition), without musical notation, titled Songs of the Cowboys; the book included "Little Joe, the Wrangler," written by Thorp himself. Cattleman Thorp spent some 50 years riding the range; his original publication represents the first systematic effort to track down western cowboy songs and poems and western songs. 346 pages with lexicon, bibliography and index of titles.

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Bibliographic details

Title
SONGS OF THE COWBOYS THE FIRST PRINTED COLLECTION OF COWBOY SONGS COLLECTED AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY.
Author
THORP, N. HOWARD (JACK) & (FIFE, AUSIN E & ALTA S. NOTES, ETC) (GARDNER, NAUNIE MUSIC ED)
Publisher
Clarkson N. Potter, New York
Publication year
1966
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

David Gaines

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