Steve Gardham (2 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Well thumbed copy; cover creased and marked. 64pp well bound, neat and tidy inside.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A delightful collection of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire folk songs, compiled by two extensive collectors of the genre. The first editions of these works.Six scarce volumes of Lincolnshire folk songs, as well as a selection of songs from the East Riding, with the accompanying sheet music.In the publisher's original paperbacks.All of these works, with the exception of 'An East Riding Songster', was edited by Patrick O'Shaughnessy, a former school teacher, writer and tutor at Pilgrim College.He meticulously researched and specialised in traditional Lincolnshire folk songs, resulting in his first published works of 'Yellowbelly Ballads' in two parts.The entirety of this set comprises the following collections:'Seven Lincolnshire Folk Songs' (1966) - From the manuscript collection of Percy Grainger.'21 Lincolnshire Folk Songs' (1968) - From the manuscript collection of Percy Grainger.'More Folk Songs from Lincolnshire' (1971)'Yellowbelly Ballads' in Two Parts (1975)'An East Riding Songster' (1982) - Collected and edited by Steve Gardham, a folk singer and one of Yorkshire's most extensive collectors of local folk song. In the publisher's original paperbacks. Externally, very smart. With slight rubbing to the extremities and light edge wear. With the odd mark and light handling marks to the covers. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. With a small owner's ink inscription to the front pastedown of 'Seven Lincolnshire Folk Songs' and 'More Folk Songs'. Very Good. book.