New York: Kurt H. Volk Inc.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket; Front pastedown and endpaper have browning, likely from a previously removed bookplate. Slipcase has wear to corners, nick to bottom edge. 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. A small collection of traditional Christmas carols: lyrics are true to the original versions. Privately printed by typographer, printer, and author Kurt H. Volk, likely as a keepsake for friends and customers of his press. No stated limitation. Typography by Volk, finely printed on very pale green paper in green ink with the title of each carol printed vertically in red at the margin or at the gutter. Patterned paper over boards. Cloth spine with title in gilt. Matching slipcase. Would be fine but for the browning of front pastedown and endpaper, thus VG+. In a VG slipcase that has no splits and still looks good. ; tall 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 22 pages .

New York: M. Witmark & Sons, 1904. Book & Lyrics by Frank Pixley; Music by Gustav Luders. 186 p.: music; 28 cm. (11 inches). Half morocco with gilt, blue, and green marbled boards. Gilt-stamped spine title and ornamentation. All page edges red speckled. Grey endpapers. Last leaf (pp. 185-86) is repeated. Front free endpaper bears name: Sargent. Gustav Luders and Frank Pixley were the creators of a number very popular musicals at the beginning of the 20th century, the most popular being "The Prince of Pilsen." Their partnership ended with the death of Luders in 1913. This volume contains the lyrics and piano accompaniment for their musical "Woodland," which opened on Broadway in 1904. It takes place in a forest and has a cast entirely of birds (King Eagle, Gen. Rooster, Miss Nightingale, Lady Peacock, etc.). The cast of characters lists the Broadway cast, including Dore Davidson, Ida Mulle, and Francklyn Wallace. In Good+ Condition: edges and spine are rubbed; 3½-cm. (1½-inch) tear from upper edge of pp. 13-14, without loss of lyrics or music; 2-cm. (3/4-inch) tear from lower edge of pp. 47-48 without affecting lyrics or music; old repair to pp. 141-42 with some loss of music and lyrics; scattered soiling. A very scarce copy of the music and lyrics of this early 20th-century ornithological musical.. Good+.

Heidelberg: Edition Braus. #34069 F/NF. 1990. M1 hb. w/dj. 233p German text, very light creasing to dj., o/w fine copy, clean & firm. ISBN 3-925835-89-X .

New York: Harry N. Abrams. #56952 F/NF. 1983. Y3 hb. w/dj. 384p very light shelf wear, gift insc. o/w clean & tight. ISBN 0-8109-1342-9 .

Vancouver: Brighouse Press. #65813 F/--. 1989. Y6 softcover. 180p fine copy, clean & tight. ISBN 0-921304-03-X .

New York: Dorset Press. #65087 F/NF. n/d. CGC hb. w/dj. 322/335/371pp tiny chip to dj. o/w fine, clean & tight. ISBN 0-88029-053-6 .

London: Macdonald General Books. #46686 F/F. 1980. 1st. CGA hb. w/dj. 320p very light shelf wear o/w fine, clean & tight, index. ISBN 0-354-04390-0 .

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. #64748 F/NF. 1971. Y6 hb. w/dj. 204p very light rubbing, clean & tight. ISBN 0-297-00264-3 .

New York: Pantheon Books. #64779 VG/--. 1956. 2nd. Y6 softcover. 584p light shelf wear, chips, clean & firm. ISBN 0-394-73040-2 .

New York: Macmillan. #51845 F/NF. 1993. 1st. Y1 hb. w/dj. 134p very light shelf wear, clean & tight copy. ISBN 0-02-581850-3 .

New York: Oxford Univ.. #36115 F/F. 1987. 1st. Y5 hb. dj/pc. 257p fine copy, clean & tight. ISBN 0-19-504293-X .

New York: W.W. Norton. #13966 F/VG. c1947. reissue. Y3 hb. w/dj. 371p shelf wear, light soiling to cover, stamp, o/w fine, clean & tight.

London: Studio Vista Limited. Very Good+; Light rubbing to all edges and corners, spot of soil to back cover, tiny price sticker to cover. 1970. No edition stated; No printing stated. Softcover. Primarily an extensive, scholarly exploration of the keys, modes, tunings, and all things musical regarding Charley Patton, arguably the most influential singer, guitar player, and composer devoted to Delta-style blues. Secondarily, a brief but comprehensive biography of the man and his musical career. Appendix 1 explores the lyrics, including slang lyrics, and includes musical notation. Appendix 2 is a discography of Patton's recordings, their places and dates, and accompanying musicians. Appendix 3 is a bibliography of blues-related publications. Black and white illustrations. The only work written about Patton with a musicological approach. Author John Fahey, rest his soul, was a fingerstyle folk and blues guitarist well-suited to pursue this. Series Editor was Paul Oliver. Uncommon. VG+. ; Blues Paperbacks series; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 112 pages .