Colm Ó Lochlainn ( Editor) - Irish Street Ballads - 18th & 19th Century Irish Ballads in English - HB - 1962 ( Originally 1939)

Product Description

Includes an introduction by Colm Ó Lochlainn, and published by his own imprint. 

'from The Flower of Magherally to The Star of Donegal - here are songs for the rebel and the ranter, traveller, tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor , poor man , rich man' 

Illustrated with woodcuts from the earlier 1939 Three Candles Press edition, organised alphabetically by the first line of the song, ( also with an a-z listing by song title )  With index and bibliography

Condition - Book - FAIR TO good Light tanning to page block, internally no marks, spine uncreased. With musical notation , and commentary. 

Condition Dustjacket - POOR, now in a removable Herma jacketprotector covering, heavy spotting, foxing to covers, scuffing to corners. There is a mark from a liquid stain (Guinness maybe?) to the edges of the page block, and also splattered on the front cover. Closed tear to back cover, with a period tape repair inside.