Sixty Ribald Songs from Pills to Purge Melancholy. (Arranged with Guitar Accompaniment by John W. Duarte).

1st edition. "Popular songs have always taken sex as one of their main subjects, and in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the English were more explicit about it than they are now: they didn't disguise it as "love" and they admitted with relish that it was not only pleasant but also funny....the volume [Pills to Purge Melancholy" became established as a high point in the long tradition of bawdy, while at the same time being essentially of its period in its polish, cynicism and wit." 25cms x 19cms x 2cms. Pp.219, owner's name and notation to front free endpaper. Brown cloth, dustwrapper has minor wear to top and tail of spine. VG/VG. Title: Sixty Ribald Songs from Pills to Purge Melancholy. (Arranged with Guitar Accompaniment by John W. Duarte). Author Name: BRADLEY, S.A.J. (editor). Location Published: London: Andre Deutsch, 1968. Categories: MUSIC Seller ID: 49623 Keywords: bradley sixty ribald songs pills to purge melancholy bawdy music drolleries playford thomas d'urfey 50882 music