Fireside Book of Folk Songs by Margaret Bradford Boni

First Edition (1947) unstated in accordance with Simon & Schuster's customary practice at the time of publication.1678355903MHA (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. Spine has minor tanning with slight fraying and crushing to ends. Boards have moderate corner bumping and edge-wear with visible tanning, chipping and scuffing overall. Light cracking to gutters and hinges but binding remains firm. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light foxing and thumb marking with noticeable tanning to pages.

Colour illustrations throughout alongside sheet music. Illustrated paper covered boards with cloth to spine. Nice folk song history and readable copy. Binding intact and not separated from headband. To sum, very worn, bumped, and scraped board edges. Each section is prefaced by factoids and interesting tidbits about history of the types of songs. Musical pieces are arranged in categories which include, Ballads and Old Favorites, Work Songs, Marching Songs and Songs of Valor, and Old Hymns and Spirituals. Pages are lightly yellowed to a darker cream color. Penciled price at top right of title page has been erased and is very faint. The pages are free of notations, or owners name on end sheets. Top and bottom of spine are bumped and lightly worn through. Cardboard shows through on all corners, especially on back corner and bottom edges. However, this book has seen much use over the years and spent time on many piano music stands/holders, which has worn the paper board covers through around all edges, front and back. The pictorial on front board looks great, although the green boards have faded and cloth spine is tanned. This book of folk songs leans toward 'good' condition due to the fact all pages and end pages are still attached to binding, and binding has not separated, everything is intact. Wonderful full color and two-color illustrations by Alice and Martin Probensen. Songs selected by Margaret Bradford Boni and arranged for piano by Norman Lloyd.

Fireside Book of Folk Songs by Margaret Bradford Boni