The Fireside Book of Favorite American Songs

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Large quarto in green color illus DJ, 359 pages, color illustrations, music; 29 cm. Modest wear to board corners & edges; else about very good in very good(-) to good(++) mildly edge-worn, lighty spine-faded jacket, with a few closed tears, now housed in archival mylar. Please refer to photos. in very good(-) dust-jacket. Hardcover.

DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Wonderfully illustrated. Folk songs, English -- United States. Ragtime tunes, sentimental ballads, and gospel hymns are arranged for the piano by Norman Lloyd with short notes and illustrations for everyone. Contents: Daisy Bell (A bicycle built for two) -- Ta-ra-ra-boom-der-e -- Mother was a lday -- There'll be a hot time -- After the ball -- Break the news to mother -- At a Georgia camp meeting -- The little lost child -- She was bred in old Kentucky -- It's the syme the whole world over -- Take back your gold -- Oh promise me -- Frankie and Johnnie -- Under the bamboo tree -- Glow worm (Gluhwurmchen) -- In the good old summertime -- Ballet of the boll weevil -- Lazy moon -- Bill Bailey, won't you please come home? -- Midnight special -- Ida, sweet as apple cider -- Eleven-cent cotton -- I wonder who's kissing her now? -- The crawdad -- Ol' Texas -- La cucaracha (The cockroach) -- Big rock Candy Mountain -- Kevin Barry -- St. Louis blues -- Pick a bale cotton -- Jacob's ladder -- Darling Nelly Gray -- My old Kentucky home -- Nelly Bly -- Old Abe Lincoln -- The bonnie blue flag -- Battle hymn of the republic -- Tramp! tramp! tramp! -- Tenting tonight -- Just before the battle, mother -- Listen to the mocking bird -- Shoo fly, don't bother me -- Wake Nicodemus -- Little brown church in the vale -- oh, freedom -- We three kings -- Where is my boy tonight? -- Nearer, my God, to Thee -- In the sweet by and by -- The old oaken bucket -- The quilting party -- When you and I were young, Maggie -- Soldier, soldier, won't you marry me? -- March of the men of Harlech -- The man on the flying trapeze -- o tannenbaum -- Little brown jug -- Tiritomba -- The big sunflower -- Oh, dem golden slippers! -- The Wabash Cannon ball -- Take this hammer -- The streets of Laredo -- Eight hours -- The old Chisholm Trail -- The jam on Gerry's rocks -- Jesse James -- White wings -- Silver threads among the gold -- The liberty song -- Yankee doodle -- Chester -- Enraptured I gaze -- Whisky Johnnie -- Botany Bay -- The oxen song -- Mister Banjo (Monsieur Bainjo) -- Old colony times -- The pesky sarpent -- Bound for the promised land -- Juanita -- Roll, Jordan, roll -- Old ship of Zion -- Were you there? -- Hail, Columbia -- Ye parliament of England -- The star spangled banner -- Darlin' Corey -- Buckeye Jim -- Pretty Saro -- Believe me, if all those endearing young charms -- the E-R-I-E -- Ye banks and braes -- Wearin' of the green -- Santy Anna -- Jump Jim Crow -- over there -- The ole grey goose -- Shuckin' of the corn -- El-a-noy -- Come, come, ye sanints -- Pop! goes the Weasel -- Old Dan Tucker -- Sacramento -- What was your name in the states? -- Old hundredth -- Pilgrims' melody -- York -- Windsor -- Barb'ry Ellen -- Go from my window -- See my wagon, it's full-laden ('K heb mijn wagen volgeladen) -- Little hypocrite (Het kwezelken) -- A mighty fortress is our God (Ein'feste burg) -- Joseph, dearest Joseph (Joseph, lieber Joseph) -- In dulci jubilo -- Spanish ladies -- Captain Kidd -- O God, our help in ages past -- Jesus, lover of my soul -- All through the night -- We're singing our praises, or prayer of thanksgiving (Wilt heden nu treden) -- Aupres de ma blonde (Near to my fair one) -- Robin Adair -- Shule agra -- Malbrouck -- Come, saints and sinners -- Wondrous love -- How firm a foundation -- Greenfields. // **A large, heavy book. Extra shipping charges may apply for international & expedited orders. Please inquire.**