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New York: Warner Books, 1989 Flat SIGNED by Lionel Hampton on the title page, originally from the collection of American actor, restauranteur and autograph collector, Benson Fong. Near fine in quarter black cloth over black boards, hint of edge wear, tanning to page edges. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket, light shelf and edge wear, short tear to top fore corner of front panel has been neatly repaired, head of spine slightly chipped, in mylar jacket. Hamp's memoir recounts his long and illustriou... more information

Offered by JazzFirst Books (Ontario, Canada) +/-

NY: Warner Books/Amistad, 1989. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good/Very Good. pp: viii, 280; 16pp illus from photographs. An interesting and readable account of the great jazz musician's rise from his birth in Birmingham, Alabama, through the Dixieland era and the Swing era, to become undisputed master of the vibes. 9.25" x 6". ... more information

Offered by R & A Petrilla, Booksellers (New Jersey, United States) +/-

New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 1960. First Edition. ISBN: 0820321958. NF in a VG- DJ with light edge wear. Chip top rear panel of Dust Jacket near spine ; Great photos illustrated the folk roots of American jazz, including gandy dancers, banjos, Holiness groups, country brass bands; First; Grey cloth; 8vo; DJ. ... more information

Offered by Optical Insights (California, United States) +/-

Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount. Near Fine. 1984. Glazed Pictorial Boards. 0946771057 . 95pp, illustrations, discography. . ... more information

Offered by East Riding Books (East Yorkshire, United Kingdom) +/-

NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Good in Good dust jacket. 1986. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0394513061 . Actress-singer Lena Horne's daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley, tells the story of her amazing ancestors in America. 262 pages, numerous photographs. In library jacket protector with jacket flaps glued to endpapers, usual library stamps and markings, else a clean, tight copy. Extensive photos of Lena Horne in her early singing career. ; Ex-Library; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . ... more information

Offered by Old Saratoga Books (New York, United States) +/-

Prentice Hall. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0130779660 . Usual ex-library marks ; Ex-Lib; Small 4to - 9" to 11" tall; 377 pages; 16033sb . ... more information

Offered by Aunt Teek's Novel Shoppe (Texas, United States) +/-

NY: George Braziller. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1992. Hardcover. 080761291x . Oblong 24mo 5" - 6" tall; Unpaginated pages; 22807R . ... more information

Offered by Aunt Teek's Novel Shoppe (Texas, United States) +/-

Chicago: Urban Research Institute, 1983. hardcover in dust jacket; fine in near-fine dj, one tiny closed tear on back of dj, else, shiny, tight, bright.; this copy inscribed by author on title page.; 543pp.; illustrated throughout in b/w., over 200 previously unseen photographs.; exhaustive jazz memoir focusing on the chicago scene of the 1920's and '30's.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by art longwood books (Massachusetts, United States) +/-

Da Capo, 1985. 2nd paperback printing. Softcover. Good condition,. 8" x 10. light foxing on page ends. Normal surface wear on covers. ... more information

Offered by Blue Daisy (Michigan, United States) +/-

Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.A.: William C Brown Pub, 1992. "Jazz is considered by many to be America's greatest contribution to music. Its impact on American society has been enormous and its influence on world culture has been far reaching.. 7th Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall, oblong. ... more information

Offered by The Book Faire (California, United States) +/-

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1996. A Very Good+ unmarked copy with black title on blue cloth boards. Dustjacket is also VG+ with creasing to inner flaps. A most comprehensive collection of essays essential to a complete understanding of jazz guitar and its stylistic history, which presents in rich, entertaining detail the history and development of the guitar as a jazz instrument. In a series of essays by some of jazz's leading historians and critics, it traces the impressive evolution o... more information

Offered by Goldring Books (United Kingdom) +/-

Random House, Incorporated, 1976-08. Hardcover. Good. TEXT CLEAN AND TIGHT.SMALL STAMP ON BOTTOM EDGE OF PAGES.DJ HAS EDGEWEAR AND SOME SOILING. ... more information

Offered by ye ole book shoppe (Pennsylvania, United States) +/-

Oxford Univ Press, 1985. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. This is an ex-library biool with typical library marks. Book is in Very Good Condition except that front blank endpaper has been removed. Text is clean and snug. Dust Jacket is Very Good and bright, having been protected under a mylar cover. 253 pages.. ISBN: 0195036115. First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Jazz ; Jazz History ; History of Jazz ;. ... more information

Offered by The Choir Loft (Ohio, United States) +/-

London: Caxton Editions, 2003 a solid copy; ---------- SATISFACTION GUARANTEED --------- FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE ------ ALL DUSTJACKETS ARE COVERED WITH NEW CLEAR MYLAR PROTECTOR -----. First Edition UK. Hard Cover. Fine Hardback/Fine Dustjacket. Illus. by Illustrated Throughout. 8.5 x 11". ... more information

Offered by P. C. Schmidt, Bookseller (Ohio, United States) +/-

London: Phoenix House, 1960. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. VG/VG/VG. Photos. Part of the 'Excursions' series. Mild foxing throughout - full page ink inscription at FFEP. Else a Very Good copy in a price clipped dust jacket that shows moderate edgewear. . ... more information

Offered by Heirloom Bookstore (Pennsylvania, United States) +/-

NY: Barnes & Co., 1945. Bound in blue cloth. Excellent early jazz book w/ lots of articles on Jazz in '44 w/ over 100 pp. of Bio-Discographies and tipped in map of New Orleans. . First Edition. Hard Cover. VG+/No Jacket. Jazz. ... more information

Offered by abookshop.com (Pennsylvania, United States) +/-

LOND: Jazz Book Club, 1966. This is the Jazz Book Club ed. Seventeen articles on Jazz by Sartre, Jelly Roll Morton, Frank Norris, etc. An interesting collection.. Later Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. ... more information

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New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1946. Bound in green, decorated buckram, sans DW; intro by Arnold Gingrich; black & white plates; fold-out map of the 1945 Chicago Jazz Scene; some ink underlining and pen marks; 201pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Photo Illustrated. Music. ... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Limelight Editions, 1984 Minor edge and corner wear, gently scuffed and scratched, lightly shelf worn, overall a clean used first Limelight paperback edition! 288 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and musical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs! "I am grateful to all the players in this book for the conversation, as well as musical time, they've given me through the years. They are a brilliant motley, each having lived ---- or still living ----- a... more information

Offered by Conover Books (Illinois, United States) +/-

Very Good. Near perfect, some minor wear to edges, otherwise great. Ships immediately from Canada. Guaranteed to be in stock. "No suprises, No regrets." ... more information

Offered by Michael Bumstead (Alberta, Canada) +/-