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Berkeley Heyday Books (1998)., 1998. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents in fine condition. 9.75" x 6.75" pp: xv,223,(1) Presents the "black jazz scene" in San Francisco of the early 1900s, via firsthand accounts of the musicians who were there. Illustrated by text illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. ... more information

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

Cranbury, NJ: A.S. Barnes, 1967. First Edition. Original cloth. Fine/Very Good. pp: ix, 184, index. This book "underlines the strength of Mingus in establishing an atmosphere conducive to free-form developments and shows the importance Mingus placed upon emotional elements. The role Negro church music played in the new outlook is also considered." 7.25" x 4.5". ... more information

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

NY: Oxford University Press, 1987. First paperback edition. Printed wraps. Fine. pp: xiv, 253, index. This book brings together 20 years of reviews, musician profiles, and critical essays by Williams. 8" x 5.25". ... more information

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

New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1965. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean but yellowing. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Front flap has been clipped. Front flap has folds. Jacket corners and edges are corners are worn.. Unknown Edition. Hard Cover. Good -/Good -. Mylared. ... more information

Offered by after-words bookstore (Illinois, United States) +/-

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Metro Books, 1996. Jacket has edge wear, rubbing, chipping. Boards have shelf wear and bumping, small chip on the front of the black board. Tight binding, clean pages, no marks, no tears. B&W photos. Foreword by Nat Hentoff. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. ... more information

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New York, NY: Vintage, 1991. Pages yellowed. Binding tight. Edgewear with denting. Corners dented and starting to split. Top and bottom of spine dented.. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. ... more information

Offered by after-words bookstore (Illinois, 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

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

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) +/-

New York, NY: George Braziller, 1992. HB w/DJ, 146pp, 5.7 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches, 10 oz; [FINE/VG; DJ has mildly sunned edge].. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. ... more information

Offered by LEAVES (Massachusetts, United States) +/-

Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Fireside, 1986. Binding firm and straight. Pages are tight, clear and clean. No conspicuous wear. Covers; slight soiling, spine, edges and corners good. A nice working copy, if needed for reference, research, analysis, application or just enjoyment, this is the one. 115 pages.. Number Line 10987654321. Soft Cover. Good Plus/No Jacket. 9 1/4 X 6. ... more information

Offered by Charles E. Peck (Florida, 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) +/-

Very Good. Clean, tight, no creases. Music Amsco Publications New York. 1988 1st edition. Paperback. Slight shelf wear. 107 pages. Large quarto size. How-to, music plus featured flutist and their music. Includes James Moody, Dave Valentin, Doug Harris, Paul Horn, David " Fathead" Newman, Sam Most, Bud Shank, Alexander Zonjic. Bibliography, discography, glossary of Standard Jazz Articulation, 2 page list of flutists. ... more information

Offered by Townsend Booksellers (Pennsylvania, United States) +/-

Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 2001. This copy is rolled a little with a little edge wear and a few pages with hinglighting. 9th edition.. Trade Paperback. Good Condition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ... more information

Offered by Mardi's Book Mart (Tennessee, United States) +/-

San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Backbeat Books, 2000. Very minimal markings. Clean and tightly bound. Great musicians, influential groups.. Trade Paperback. Very Good+ Condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

Offered by Mardi's Book Mart (Tennessee, United States) +/-

Prentice Hall, 1989. Paperback. Good. Soft cover with average shelf/handling/edge wear.Stickers on front cover. Creasing of covers/pages. Good binding. Clean inside pages. Stamp and writing on inside front cover. Fast shipping! ... more information

Offered by jenasbooks (Kentucky, United States) +/-