Ed John W Work (18 results)

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Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. In a grey and dark blue cloth hardcover with dark blue titles to spine. With a clipped dust jacket with white titles and illustrations to spine and front. 259 pp. The book is in very good condition with just minor shelf-wear to the extremities of the cover. The binding is tight. There is light offsetting to the feps, otherwise the pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket is fair with quite heavy shelf-wear to the extremities including numerous chips, creases and tears; there are losses to the corners of the back and the head of the spine. A section at the top of the front flap has been cut out. There is light marking to the back.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Book shows light wear to HB covers, foxing at inside cover front and back, text block is not foxed, but slightly age-toned only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind, save previous owner's name at front. Dust jacket is in tatters but still hanging together. Book is a collection of spirituals, blues, work songs, hollers, jubilees, and social songs with music and lyrics, 259 pages. Keywords: Spirituals, Blues, Work songs, Hollers, Jubilees, Social, Songs, Music, Lyrics., Black, Music, Historical, Folk Cake-walk, Dance, Fisk Jubilee Singers Negro Spirituals.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. jacket is chipped and taped. book is damp marked from the outside. light foxing and marks. small sticker. contents are clear and legible. binding is intact. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Condition: Gut. 256 S. / p. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar / A good and clean copy - 230 Songs, Spirituals, Blues, Work Songs, Hollers, Jubilees, Social Songs. -- A magnificent collection of genuine Negro folk songs. Here are the original, great and exalted spirituals, the true, sad and mournful Blues, the rhythmic work songs, the gay and high-hearted cake-walk and dance tunes - here is the unique and beautiful music of the American Negro. -- This collection was assembled by Dr. John W. Work of Fisk University, home of the famed Fisk Jubilee Singers who first presented Negro Spirituals to the world at large. Dr. Work has included an authoritative, historical and critical survey of Negro music and the various types of Negro folk songs. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Originalleinen mit Schutzumschlag / Cloth with dustjacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Scarce original 1st edn (not reprint) of Fisk University compiler John Work's collection in late 1920s which was spurred into this publication by successes of John Lomax compilations of Southern Black folk songs and Porgy & Bess and Green Pasture Broadway hits of late 1930s. VG/G as one big chip and some creases to dj, 259pps w/index. Songs show keys, bass/treble chords, lyrics in clear type. Preferred edition.

Fine in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. Facsimile edition of the 1940 edition. Very attractive. ISBN B000KW0C56.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. A comprehensive collection of 230 folk songs, religious and secular, blues, work songs, hollers, jubilees, social songs. This collection was assembled by Dr. John W. Work of Fisk University, home of the famed Fisk Jubilee Singers and has included an authoritative historical and critical survey of Negro music and the various types of Negro folk songs. 259 pages in very good condition. Blue and grey cloth. Pictorial DJ in good condition with small chips and creases around the edges. VG/G. Book.

Softcover. First Printing. Wraps, good only, missing front and rear cover, spine tears, fragile. Scarce early compliation of the Work brothers gospel and spiritual songs. Includes 92 songs and music. ( 22 1/2 cm x 15 cm) John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. One copy found on OCLC ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 94 pp.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Wraps, very good+, small ink spot on front wrap as well as a small chip to front wrap corner and title page. John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. One copy found on OCLC.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 61 pp.

Softcover. First Edition; First Printing. Wraps, very good+ with stains and creasing, in the "manilla binding" offered by the publisher. The front wrap has printed "Order From, Sunday School Publishing Board, 412-420 4th Ave N., Nashville, Tenn."John W Work felt the spirituals and slave songs needed to be preserved and even more, needed to be appreciated by a wider audience. This music was controversial at that time as many former slaves had strong opinions and emotions about it's close connection to their enslavement. Work reformed the Fisk Jubilee Singers, that had been disbanded 20 years earlier, while studing at Fisk and toured with them to promote this music. No copies found on OCLC. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

256 S. Sehr gut.