Description: Treasury: Stated first printing. Tight, clean, flat, square, sharp and crisp book with lightly toned pages in DJ with spots of wear. Margins darker. Songs: owner's name inked to the front wrapper. Light edge wear, some staining to the edges. Some toning to the margins. Illustrated with photographs. The Songs of Stephen Foster live in our hearts. They are American's best-remembered songs for singing and playing. In the 222 pages of this book of music, text and illustrations are to be found all the tried-and-true favorites."A Treasury of Stephen Foster" Random House, 1946 - Very Large 9. 25" x 12. 25" Format with a full page lithograph illustration by William Sharp at the beginning of each song. Each song also has several paragraphs of back ground information and history, plus all verses and the full musical score. Several of the 9" x 12" lithographs of slaves, civil war soldiers and the full color litho portrait of Foster are quite frameable if the book is dis-bound. *** The first great American songwriter, Stephen Foster's songs are now part of the American folk tradition. This collection presents 30 of his compositions, plus photos and a new biography. Beautiful Dreamer Camptown Races Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair My Old Kentucky Home Oh! Susanna Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) more. Compiled by Josiah Lilly for the dedication of Foster Hall at Pitt.
Price: 25 USD
Location: Mogadore, Ohio
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Book Title: Lot 2 Stephen Foster
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Random House/University of Pittsburgh Press
Item Length: 8 in
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Vintage: Yes
Type: Activity Book
Format: Mixed Lot
Language: English
Item Height: 11 in
Author: Josiah E Lilly, Deems Taylor [Editor], Stephen Foster (song and lyrics), John Tasker Howard (annotating editor)
Genre: Song books
Topic: Country Music
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 30 oz
Item Width: 1 in
