Charley [Charlie] Patton

London: Studio Vista, 1970. First Edition. The scarce hardcover edition (published simultaneously in a much more common softcover variant). Photo illustrated throughout.

Folklorist and noted musician John Fahey's brilliant, loving analysis of his hero Charley Patton's catalogue. One of the most important books on American blues published in the twentieth century. Part of the series of books on the blues edited by Paul Oliver and published in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket.

[Book #123477]