Huston, John ; Miguel Covarrubias — Frankie and Johnny

New York, NY, B. Blom, 1930. Hardcover. Red boards with gilt and black text. 160 pp. Color and bw illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias. "This volume is consecrated to that dramatic and highly colorful song, Frankie and Johnny, which can claim an important place in our folk literature, in the sense that it does not owe its long life and popularity to the printed page. Mr. Huston's adaptation of the song for the stage is based on the many versions which he has discovered throughout the country. Twenty of these versions appear at the back of the book, with a note on the St. Louis one, which is the most authentic of them all. There are many who can sing Frankie and Johnny, but very few who know about its origin or have any idea of the gay opulence of the miieu where it came into existence. Messrs. Huston and Covarrubias have ably seen to it that those who are curious to know more can now be satisfied. VG- (some tearing inside cover near spine, pages yellowed, some marks on endpages, all else excellent) .