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Paris: Editions Albin Michel. Glazed Pictorial Paper Covers. (c1971) Preface by Louis Armstrong. 360pp, 86 photographs. Surface of top of spine slightly chipped ow v good. Previous owners book plate. In French . ... more information

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

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) +/-

Biographies of jazz greats, intro by Louis Armstrong. 32 page photo section. A good reading copy...tight with clean pages, some light soiling to top page edges (seen when book closed), white spotting on back cover, spine has faded and has a tear along top. Really fun to read!... more information

Offered by Laurie's Books (Ohio, United States) +/-

New York: A Ridge Press Book Random House, 1976. A very nice copy, clean and tight. Some edgewear to dustjacket.. ISBN: 0-394-40095-X. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Good. ... more information

Offered by BridgeTown Books (Oregon, United States) +/-

New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. 1977. ISBN: 0393090787. VG+ in VG- DJ with closed tear top front DJ, tape repaired inter; Duke faculty member and musician writes of jazz history. Extensive bibliography, synoptic table, selected discography; 2nd Ptg; Black cloth; 8vo; DJ. ... more information

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

London, England: Hutchinson. 1959. ISBN: B0007JRPFW. NF in a VG DJ that is slightly edgeworn and price-clipped; History of American jazz by critic; 2nd Ptg; Black cloth; 8vo; DJ. ... more information

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

Tokyo, Japan: Rittor-Sha Co. , Ltd. 1990. First Edition. ISBN: 494754404x. NF in a NF DJ, bottom front corner very lightly bumped; Marvelous photos in color & b&w of jazz related paintings. Text in Japanese; First; White cloth; 4to; DJ. ... more information

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

New York, NY: Horizon Press. 1955. First Edition. ISBN: 081801203X. Fair, binding failing, taped together, inked notes; The real value here lies in the laid in obits of many obscure artists and the inked notes which add to the text; First; Black cloth; Thick 4to; No DJ. ... more information

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

New York, NY: A. S. Barnes & Company. (1946). First Edition. ISBN: 0306795272. Fair, plates removed, foldout intact; First; Green cloth; 8vo; No DJ. ... more information

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

New York, NY: A. S. Barnes & Company. (1945). First Edition. ISBN: 0306795264. Fair, plates removed, foldout intact and one page part. Removed; First; Blue cloth; 8vo; No DJ. ... more information

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

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1990. pp xii 327 including index. Illustrated with photographs and musical examples. Very Good.. Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by C & J Read (Norfolk, United Kingdom) +/-

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Friedman/Fairfax Pub, 1996. A real nice 64 page book with pictures on almost every page of the old time Jazz singers. Great historical information in a very clean unmarked book.. First Edition. Soft Cover. As New/No Dust Jacket as Issued. 11h x 5w. ... more information

Offered by Warren's Books (Tennessee, United States) +/-

Emeryville, CA, U.S.A.: Woodford Publishing, Incorporated, 1994. Like new. Unread. Heavy book. . 1st Edition. Large Softcover. Fine. ... more information

Offered by Born 2 Read Books (Texas, United States) +/-

NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good. 2000. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0195141210 . Index. Interviews with Wynton Marsalis, George Benson, Cassandra Wilson, Joshua Redman, David Murray, John McLaughlin, James "Blood" Ulmer, John Zorn, Vernon Reid, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, and others. Covers lightly soiled and scuffed, remainder mark on page bottoms, else a clean, tight copy. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 235 pages . ... more information

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

NY: Chartwell Boooks. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1983. Hardcover. 0890096961 . Over 100 photographs. A introductory book on jazz history, touching on its musical roots in blues, jazz pioneers and legends, the Big Band and Swing eras, and modern jazz. One inch split to jacket at top corner of rear panel, else a clean, tight copy. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 96 pages . ... more information

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

NY: Harmony Books. Very Good. 1987. Third Edition. Softcover. 0517564432 . Covers lightly scuffed, else a clean, tight copy. Foreword by Wynton Marsalis. Profusely illustrated. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 208 pages . ... more information

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

Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1997. Pictorial Cover. 1565542398 . A children's book about a little boy named D. J. , who reluctantly accompanies his mother to the New Orleans Jazz Fest and grows enchanted after seeing B. B. King, Wynton Marsalis, the Neville Brothers, Cajun music, and enjoying all the other sights, tastes and sounds. Inscribed by the author and illustrator on the title page. Covers lightly scuffed.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall;... more information

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

NY: North Point Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1996. Third Printing. Hardcover. 0865474907 . Corners rounded, jacket scuffed. A series of literary riffs about jazz masters. Sources, discography. Author photo on rear jacket flap. ; 0.91 x 8.35 x 5.32 Inches; 227 pages . ... more information

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

New Press, 2006. Paperback.... more information

Offered by Read Ireland (Ireland) +/-

Hentoff, Nat., Random House, nd, c1976, 1st Edition (Special Advance Reading Copy), boards & cloth (hard cover), vg++ with near fine dj, 288 pp with discography, bibliography & index, extensive B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, ISBN: 039440095X, "Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane... ... more information

Offered by Gene Sperry Books (Massachusetts, United States) +/-