[Rarebooks] FS: Hobo's Hornbook: Depression-era Songs

[Bob Petrilla]

Milburn, George. THE HOBO'S HORNBOOK: A Repertory for a Gutter Jongleur.
Collected and annotated by George Milburn. NY: Ives Washburn, 1930. First
Edition. 295pp, index; small address label on front endpaper. 8.75" x 5.75"
Very Good. Original cloth.
Contains lyrics to 86 songs, presented by topic, and an 11-page
introduction by Milburn, "Poesy in the Jungles." The groups of songs,
relating to the hobo jungles of the Depression era in America, are: Monika
Songs; The Lehigh Valley Sequence; Parody and Burlesque; Wobbly Songs;
Homeguard Versions; Hobo Classics; "Packing the Banner"; and, The Road.
$100.00

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