Cecil J. Sharp — Nursery Songs from Appalachian Mountains

London, Novello & Company Ltd. [1921] . First edition. Cloth. An charming early folk-song collection by Cecil Sharp, offering Appalachian nursery songs with elegant silhouette illustrations and piano arrangements. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards.First edition. First Series.This copy is undated. Dated here using Jisc, from copies held at the University of Oxford Libraries and the National Library of Wales.Illustrated throughout with striking silhouette designs by Esther B. Mackinnon. A collection of traditional children"s songs gathered in the Appalachian Mountains and arranged for voice and piano by the English folk-song collector Cecil J. Sharp. With songs such as, "The SAlly Buck," "The Swapping Song," "Soldier Soldier Won't You Marry Me?," and "Cripple Creak," among others. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding with pictorial paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in slight loss to paper. The odd spot and handling mark to boards with slight soiling to perimeters. the odd spot of damp staining to boards. Spine cockled and slightly faded. Previous owner's contemporary ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Hinges cracked in places, with binding materials slightly exposed but holding. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots and handling marks to fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: Esther B. Mackinnon. Very Good .