Green cloth with gilt titles. Very light corner bumps and edge wear. Expected overall aging. Book is still square and securely bound with no tears or parting. A quite attractive copy. VG to VG+. Scarborough was a musicologist, assisted by Ola Lee Gulledge, who did much field work to record African-American folk songs. She was one of the prototypes for the character in the movie, Songcatcher. This book contains an account of her work in the 1920's and includes musical transcriptions of many songs. Important work on American and African-American music. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 289 pages
Title: On the Trail of Negro Folk Songs
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Location Published: Cambridge, Harvard University Press: 1925
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: with no dust jacket
Categories: Music
Seller ID: 16114
Keywords: african - american blues folk music music black negro american roots music spirituals