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ballad literature and popular music of the olden time
a history of the ancient songs, ballads, and of the dance tunes of England, with numerous anecdotes and entire ballads ; also, a short account of the minstrels
2 volumes (xxvii, 822 pages), 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, music ; 22 cm.
by W. Chappell ; the whole of airs harmonized by G.A. Macfarren ; with a new introduction by Frederick W. Sternfeld.
An expansion of his Collection of national English airs, pub. in 1838-40. Recast by H. E. Wooldridge and pub. in 1893 as Old English popular music.
Unabridged and unaltered republication of 1859 edition published by Chappell and Co., London.
From the Howard Mayer Brown, Edward Downes and Mary Schieffelin book collections, October 2004.