Devil's Ditties: Being Stories of the Kentucky Mountain People With the Songs They Sing
by Thomas, Jean
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Plainfield, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: W. Wilbur Hatfield, 1931. Light discolorations around edges and spine. A solid Good condition. Also included is a loose concert program of a May Day celebration in which the author appeared at Otterbein College, Websterville, Ohio. There is also an Associated Press 1939 news clipping entitled, "Ageless Ballads Live in Tennessee, Mountain Teacher Discovers a Bookless Heritage Preserved by 'Singin' Families.'". First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Country Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23566
- Title
- Devil's Ditties: Being Stories of the Kentucky Mountain People With the Songs They Sing
- Author
- Thomas, Jean
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- W. Wilbur Hatfield
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1931
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- Folk Music, Kentucky, Tales
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folk Music; Folk Tales;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Country Bookshop
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Plainfield, Vermont
About The Country Bookshop
60,000 books, old postcards, and assorted paper ephemera in an old house located in the rural town of Plainfield, VT. We have been in business since 1974. We're open 7 days a week from 10 until 5.
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