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THE DEVIL'S BOX; MASTERS OF SOUTHERN FIDDLING.

First edition, first printing (per publisher's statement and number line upon copyright page). xxiv, 232 pages. Hardcover: H 23.5cm x L 15.75cm. Purple dust jacket rubbed, spine head bumped some surface scratching and slight discoloration near front panel center; dj now inserted within mylar protector. Muted red cloth with bright gilt stamping to spine. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket. With Foreword by Mark O'Connor, Acknowledgements, section of b/w plates on four unpaged leaves, Discography, and Index. Features "Introduction: The Commercial Fiddling Tradition" and fifteen chapters divided among three sections all titled as follows: "Part I- The Pioneers;" "The Oldest Recorded Fiddling Styles;" "The Recordings of Eck Robertson;" "Across the Amerikee: The Story of Uncle Jimmy Thompson;" "Fiddlin' Powers and His Family;" "Mr. Grayson's Train;" "Doc Roberts: Behind the Masks;" "Part II-Masters of the Long Bow;" "Clayton McMichen: The Reluctant hillbilly;" "Kessinger;" "Fiddlers' Dream: The Legend of Arthur Smith;" "Bob Wills, Fiddler;" "Slim Miller of Renfro Valley;" "Part III: Staying the Course;" "The Mystery of 'The Black Mountain Rag;'" "'Over the Waves': Notes toward a History;" "Tommy Jackson: Portrait of a Nashville Session Fiddler;" and "Ernie Hodges: From Coal Creek to Bach." ISBN 0826512836. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z626X-4706

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