Adventures Of a Ballad Hunter

Autobiography of the John Lomax, who collected cowboy and western songs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many of us have heard of his son, Alan Lomax, who did much the same work for folk and blues songs in the 20th century. Hardcover red boards with black pictorial drawing of a Guitar in the front cover… Read more about this item

302 page autobiography of John A. Lomax. Book covers are clean with no markings, and show light wear. Corners a very slightly bumped. Pages are clean and free of marking other than library stamps noted. Ex library copy ink stamped "CREW'S LIBRARY - U.S. Naval Hospital - Puget Sound Navy Yard - Bremerton, Washington." Stamp appears on end papers, Title… Read more about this item

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New York: MacMillan. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. Former owner's name on half title page. All edges of the dust jacket are rubbed with some loss at head and heel of spine . Light cup mark on front panel of dust jacket which goes through to the front board. ; 8vo; 302 … Read more about this item

MACMILLAN CO, 1947T. hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Hardcover. \r\nStated First Printing\r\nNo dust jacket.\r\nMinor cover wear.\r\nClean unmarked text. \r\nTight binding.