The Faber book of vernacular verse / edited by Tom Paulin
1990, First Edition. London ; Boston : Faber and Faber. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Not price-clipped. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #431590
ISBN: 0571144705
Physical description; xxii, 407 pages ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes indexes. Contents; Introduction -- Bairns and wains -- Birds, beasties, bugs -- Celebrations -- Complaints -- Graffiti -- The realm of you -- When I am quit forgoten -- Place -- Murder -- Hickamore hackamore -- Politiks -- Seasons -- Religion, mystery -- Slegging -- Trees and plants and rivers -- Stir among the dead -- Work -- In the rain's mouth. Subjects; Folk poetry, English. Folk poetry, American. Dialect poetry, English. Dialect poetry, American. Popular literature Great Britain. Popular literature United States.
Price: €12.95