Parrish, Lydia; Downes, Olin [introduction]; Churchill, Creighton [music transcription]; MacGimsey, Robert [music transcription]
New York: Creative Age Press, Inc., 1942. First Edition. Quarto; xxxi, 256 pages; G+/G-; spine black with pink text; dust jacket protected with mylar; price clipped, as well as roughly an inch off the front flap, cutting into the text, shelfwear including creasing to the bottom edge of the front cover, chipping, open and closed tears, a few small sections of worming, and tape adhesive residue on the inside; full cloth binding mostly unremarkable, but worming holes are present on the spine and rear hinge; textblock clean save for a small scuff to the top edge and two small stains on the fore edge, with faded red top edge dye; illustrated endpapers with graphic patterns, a humanoid silhouette, and Arabic text; four small worm holes visible in the front gutter, two in the rear gutter, one on the front pastedown, two on the rear pastedown, and one on the ffep through to page xiv, but at no point does it intrude upon the text; title page partially detached due to worming; mild foxing visible on some pages; black and white photographs at spreads 32-3, 48-9, 64-5, 80-1, 96-7, 112-3, 128-9, 144-5, 160-1, 176-7, 192-3, and 224-5; small open tear at the lower fore edge corner of page 241; shelved US Regional - South. More