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• Title:A set of six folksongs and ballads / decorated by Cynthia Fuller.
  
• Published/Created:London : J. & E. Bumpus ; New York : Albert and Charles Boni, 1927.
  
• Physical Description:1 v. : col. ill. ; 40 cm.
  

• Yale Holdings

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  • Location:BRITISH ART CENTER, Rare Bks & Mss (Non-Circulating)
    Request for use in the YCBA Study Room
    
    
  • Call Number: Folio A 2011 2
    
  • Status:Not Checked Out
    
  • Provenance:Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
    

   
• Local Notes:BAC: British Art Center copy in original illustrated portfolio.
  
• Notes:Cover title.
  The cover of each of the six pieces is illustrated with a full-color design by Cynthia Fuller.
  Limited edition of 500 copies.
  In portfolio.
  "Collected and sung by the Fuller sisters."--Verso of each of the six parts.
  
• Biographical / Historical note:The Fuller sisters (Dorothy, Rosalind, and Cynthia) originated from Dorset, England, and toured the United States on at least five occasions in the early 20th century, including two performances in the White House for President Wilson. They performed English, Irish, and Scottish folk songs, in Victorian costume, accompanied on the harp by Cynthia Fuller.
  
• Format:Music
• Contents:O! No, John! -- O waly waly -- The twa sisters -- Lord love! -- The bitter withy -- A sweet country life.
  
• References:Musical Monitor and World. Official organ of the National Federation of Music Clubs, v. 4, p. 228
  Shepard, L. Broadside ballad, p. 94
  Sackbut 6 (1926:Apr), p. 237
  
• Subjects:Folk songs, English.
  Ballads, English.
  
• Subjects (Local Yale):Chron.--1927.
  J. & E. Bumpus--Publisher.
  
• Genre/Form:Chromolithographs--1927.
  
• Also listed under:Fuller, Cynthia, ill.
  Fuller Sisters (Vocal group)