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Song Books published prior to 1900 (For dance tune books go here)

The Ballads and Songs of Derbyshire - Llewellyn Jewitt - 1867 - Bemrose & Lothian (London & Derby)

English County Songs Ed. Lucy Broadwood & J A Fuller Maitland - 1893 - Leadenhall Press Ltd

English Traditional Songs and Carols Ed. Lucy Broadwood - 1908 For the most part these were collected between 1893 and 1901. Very difficult to find and even when republished in 1974 EP Publishing (and Rowan and Littlefield in America) still not an easy acquisition. Facsimile available at Archive.com

Old English Popular Music by William Chappell Ed. H.E.Wooldridge Additions by Frank Kidson

Old English Songs as Now sung by the peasantry of the Weald of Surrey and Sussex. John Broadwood, Arr G A Dusart, 1847

A Pedlar's Pack of Ballads and Songs with illustrative notes by W.H.Logan. Edinburgh, 1869

Percy's Reliques of Ancient Poetry is described in Wikipedia See Here's one song to be going on with - The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington

Popular Music of the Olden Time by William Chappell (1809 -1888). In two volumes, this work has been an important reference for many years. It is now freely available for download. Volume 1 Volume 2

Sussex Songs: Popular Songs of Sussex arranged by H F Birch Reynardson - undated- Leonard and Co, (London). (Edited in collaboration with Lucy Broadwood) (stated by Lucy Broadwood to have been published in 1889)

Wit & Mirth or Pills To Purge Melancholy by Thomas D'Urfrey was published in several volumes between 1653 and 1723. Volume six is available online at Project Gutenburg

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			'''Song Books published prior to 1900''' (For ''dance tune'' books go [[List of historical tunebooks, some of which are available on the internet\|here]])


	* '''[[Ballads and Songs of Derbyshire\|The Ballads and Songs of Derbyshire]]''' - [http://www.peaklandheritage.org.uk/index.asp?peakkey=40600721 Llewellyn Jewitt] - 1867 - Bemrose & Lothian (London & Derby)		* '''[[Ballads and Songs of Derbyshire\|The Ballads and Songs of Derbyshire]]''' - [http://www.peaklandheritage.org.uk/index.asp?peakkey=40600721 Llewellyn Jewitt] - 1867 - Bemrose & Lothian (London & Derby)