leenia, the Bronson referred to in this thread is a four volume set, so if you borrowed one book you either got only one volume of the set or got Bronson's "Singing Tradition of the Popular Child Ballads," a much smaller volume covering far less selections and tune variants.

I've had the original Bronsons (4 vol set) for some years now and find it a great resource for tunes. Well worth even the high bucks I paid for it then and even more affordable in the Loomis House facsimile edition. If you buy the set from CAMSCO (don't know if this is true for purchases direct from Loomis House or not) a CD-ROM with the full PDF text in searchable format is included. Dick Greenhaus of CAMSCO was kind enough to sell me a copy of the CD separately since I already had the set and I find it a great addition to the printed version.