Title: Cowboy and Western Songs: A Comprehensive Anthology
Author: Austin E. and Alta S. Fife, with Music Editor Mary Jo Schwab
Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.
Publishing Date: 1969
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Orange cloth hardcover, with dust jacket
Pages: 372
Illustrated: Illustrations by J.K. Ralston
Interior Condition: Solid binding, complete and intact. Very good to fine condition.
Exterior Condition: Very good to fine condition.
Dust Jacket: Yes, with some edge tears and triangular open tear on reverse side of jacket
Size: 9" x 11" x 1.5"
Comments: This info-packed, 372-page collection features 200 American cowboy songs with complete lyrics, lead lines and guitar chords, plus an extensive introduction, notes on the songs, illustrations by J.K. Ralston throughout, a lexicon of cowboy terms, a general index and an index of titles and first lines, and more. Songs include: Billy the Kid / Blood on the Saddle / Buffalo Gals / Clementine / Dakota Land / The Girl I Left Behind Me / Going West / Jesse James / Johnny Cake / Old Paint / Punchin' Dough / Red River Valley / Red Wing / Shenandoah / Steamboat Bill / The Streets of Laredo / The Texas Cowboy / and many more.