Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale

Subject: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: Folkiedave
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 06:55 AM

At the risk of approbation I am brazenly advertising my Ebay sale of Maud Karpeles copy of Bronson "Traditional Tunes to the Child Ballads" in four volumes.

Since I hear on Mudcat that Joe Offer is looking for a copy I am hoping to get away with this. And I do want it to have the widest circulation in order to try and make sure it goes to a good home.

You can find it here:

Subject: RE: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: treewind
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 07:50 AM

That link doesn't seem to go the right bit of Ebay.
I suggest you simply post the item number, as a means of avoiding long URLs.

Not that we can afford it, I'm sure :-/

Anahata

Subject: RE: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: treewind
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 07:53 AM

Here is is:

item no. 190029390778        

Anahata

Subject: RE: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: Scrump
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 08:02 AM

Well I certainly can't afford it anyway :(

Subject: RE: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: Folkiedave
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 12:25 PM

And I need to sell it. I cant afford it either!

Subject: RE: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 02:52 PM

Oh, Dave, you're making my mouth water. I suppose £800.00 is a reasonable opening bid, given the current market. I haven't looked recently, but most that I checked a year ago were going for about $200 a volume.
If I recall correctly, Debby McClatchy found a set of Bronson at an estate sale not too long ago, and she broke the set and got one volume for about $65. Was it Judy Cook who got the rest of the set?

About $200 for the set is all that I can afford, maybe $300 if in excellent condition; so I'm looking for one in "battered but serviceable" condition. Since the price I can afford is so low, I think I'm going to have to live my life without a copy of Bronson. I did sleep in the same room with a copy of Bronson at Sandy Paton's house once, and I think I can be satisfied with that.

I hope you will find this copy a good home, Dave. The Karpeles markings make it priceless - a price I can't afford.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: lamarca
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 05:40 PM

I found volumes 2-4 one at a time, in different used bookstores, each for $45 or less, before the advent of www.abebooks.com drove the prices up. I was without volume 1 for many years, until I bit the bullet and ordered a custom reprint for more than I paid for the other three volumes combined... It's worth it when you're trying to find out where a particular tune came from, or find a more singable version of a favorite ballad!

Subject: RE: Maud Karpeles Copy of Bronson For Sale
From: Wolfgang
Date: 09 Sep 06 - 07:07 AM

It would be a nice Christmas present for me...

Wolfgang