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11 Mar 08 - 02:27 PM (#2285496) Subject: Missouri folk-lore society on ebay From: nutty Anyone interested? Collection of 500 ballads and songs from the Missouri folk-lore society. Only 20 hours to go |
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11 Mar 08 - 02:59 PM (#2285531) Subject: RE: Missouri folk-lore society on ebay From: Joe Offer The item is here (click), still under $10. It's a 1966 reprint of a book originally published in 1940. I see there are a few bids on it, so I hope it will go to some deserving folkie instead of a rapacious bookseller or collector. This Belden/Missouri collection is one of my favorite collections of traditional songs. Anybody know if this book is available online? I get it confused with Brewster's Indiana collection, which is one of several significant books available at http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/index.html. -Joe- |
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12 Mar 08 - 02:17 PM (#2286594) Subject: RE: Missouri folk-lore society on ebay From: Mark Ross I got it for 21.50. I hope that's a good deal. Mark Ross |
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12 Mar 08 - 05:00 PM (#2286753) Subject: RE: Missouri folk-lore society on ebay From: Arkie I would say you got a good deal. If I has seen this thread soon enough you would have has some competition. |
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12 Mar 08 - 06:22 PM (#2286824) Subject: RE: Missouri folk-lore society on ebay From: Joe Offer Too bad EBay disguises the names of bidders nowadays. I hate to get in a bidding war with friends* (but I didn't bid against you on this one, Mark, because I already have the book). My records show I paid $23.95 for my copy, and it doesn't have the original binding. I'd say you got a good deal, and it's an excellent book. -Joe- *in fact, it might be a good idea to discuss our bids on Mudcat so we avoid bidding each other into poverty. |
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12 Mar 08 - 10:49 PM (#2287034) Subject: RE: Missouri folk-lore society on ebay From: Mark Ross I checked the listings at www.abebooks.com. Unfortunately it was after I had already won. There is one copy for around 20-21 bucks with free shipping. It could be worse. Mark Ross |
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13 Mar 08 - 01:34 AM (#2287115) Subject: RE: Missouri folk-lore society on ebay From: Jon Bartlett I'm man_at_sea. I buy for the Vancouver Folk Song Society. Mostly I'm augmenting our collection (which you can browse at http://www.geocities.com/vfss.geo/archives.html but I also bid on behalf of other VFSS members. I did bid for the Missouri book but obviously didn't go high enough. Mark, I think you got a good deal. The Missouri book is to my mind one of the most interesting of the State collections. Jon Bartlett |