Item #455667 The music of the waters : a collection of the sailors' chanties, or working songs of the sea, of all maritime nations : boatmen's, fishermen's, and rowing songs, and water legends / by Laura Alexandrine Smith. Laura Alexandrine Smith.

The music of the waters : a collection of the sailors' chanties, or working songs of the sea, of all maritime nations : boatmen's, fishermen's, and rowing songs, and water legends / by Laura Alexandrine Smith

1888, First Edition. London : Kegan Paul, Trench & Co. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #455667

Physical description; 360 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes unaccompanied melodies. Subjects; Sea songs History and criticism. Sailors Folklore. Seafaring life Folklore. Folklore of the sea. Maritime music England 19th century. Shanties Scores. Ocean in folklore. Ethnomusicology Maritime traditions.

Price: €125.00

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