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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1988 in blue cloth boards, spine is leaning slightly, page edges are toned, corner crease to one page, otherwise, very good+, tight, clean, in a near fine dust jacket, price clipped, slightly rubbed, minimal edge wear. Well regarded biography of the great cellist and her ultimately tragic life. Not exlib, no remainder marks, other inscriptions or text markings. NF908. First Edition, Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾&qu... more information

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Berkeley & Los Angeles: University Of California Press, 1998 Quarter bound in black cloth over purple boards, slight compression to spine ends, light creasing to spine, otherwise, about fine, clean, unmarked, in a like, unclipped dust jacket, slightly rubbed, touch of soiling to rear panel. A valuable oral history of the Central Avenue area which from the 20's to the early 50's was the economic, social and above all, musical center of black Los Angeles. Compiled from extensive interviews with ni... more information

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Berkeley & Los Angeles: University Of California Press, 1998 Presentation copy, SIGNED in year of publication at the ffep by editor Clora Bryant, with a lengthy and warm inscription to jazz book seller and collector, Arthur Newman. Bryant was a pioneer woman jazz trumpeter who is likely the only female jazz musician to have ever played with Charlie Parker. Additionally SIGNED, dated and inscribed at the half title page by the great tenor saxophonist Teddy Edwards, who was an influential figure in th... more information

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Toronto: Key Porter Books, 1993 in bright pictorial stiff card wraps, slightly rubbed, fore corners are gently bumped and curled, previous owner's gift inscription to inside of front wrap, otherwise, near fine, lavishly illustrated catalogue of William Morris works, borrowed from Canadian collections for a touring exhibition first mounted at the Art Gallery Of Ontario in 1993. Not exlib, no remainder marks or text markings. NF901. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine/None, as Issued. 4to - over 9&... more information

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New York: Harcourt, Brace, Harvest Book Publication date not stated but likely late 50's, with cover illustration by Jules Maidoff, reprint, trade paperback. Very good in illustrated wraps, lightly rubbed and edge worn, spine is slightly creased and sunned, otherwise a tight, clean, unmarked copy. First published in 1939, a now classic collection of essays by the most influential jazz writers of the day; arguably the first book published in the U.S., to treat jazz as worthy of serious cultural, histo... more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1973 The Duke's warm memoir published just a year before his death. In black cloth boards, previous owner's inscription neatly signed to top of front free endpaper, a hint of toning to page edges, otherwise near fine, tight, clean. In a very good+, unclipped dust jacket, lightly rubbed and scuffed, general mild edge wear, spine head slightly chipped, two small closed edge tears to top of rear panel. Increasingly scarce. J288 . First Edition. Hard Cover. Near F... more information

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Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1973 The Duke's inimitable memoir, published just a year before his death. In black cloth boards, top edge is lightly foxed, page edges are slightly tanned, otherwise tight, bright, unmarked, very good +. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket, moderately rubbed, small creases to top and bottom of front panel, spine ends lightly chipped, general mild edge wear. Increasingly uncommon in the dust jacket. J315. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very ... more information

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London: W.H. Allen, 1974 Stated reprint in year of publication, the Duke's inimitable memoir, first published in the US in 1973 just a year before his death. This is the quite uncommon UK edition, in blue cloth boards, slight compression to spine ends, otherwise fine, tight, clean, unmarked, in a near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, slightly rubbed, touch of wear to foot of spine, rear panel is lightly soiled. J1149. First UK Edition, Second Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7&frac... more information

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Original, vintage, sepia, b&w promotional photograph, 8" by 10", undated, but certainly from the 1940's, inscribed and SIGNED in black ink at top left of the recto by the great jazz orchestra leader, pianist and composer, Duke Ellington, "To Angela Perry , Phillips Bros., Music Dept, good luck, Duke Ellington". Photograph is very good+, no pin holes, tears or loss, a few light surface dings, small stain to margin at top right of recto, slight edge curling, shallow crease to centre of photograph, verso is ... more information

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New York: Oxford University Press, 1987 Warmly inscribed and SIGNED by Buck Clayton at the title page, "To my man Jimmie, With admiration, Buck". Also SIGNED, dated and inscribed at the Contents page , "To Jimmy, Forever Friendship, Ram Ramirez, 1987". Roger 'Ram' Ramirez (1913-1994), with whom Clayton performed and recorded, was a jazz pianist, organist and composer, best known as the cowriter of the jazz standard 'Lover Man', immortalized by Billie Holiday, in her re... more information

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Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1976 McClelland & Stewart, Toronto, 1976, first edition, presumed first printing with no further printings indicated, hard cover, fine, tight, clean, unmarked, appears unread, in a near fine dust jacket, normally fragile jacket, uncommon in this condition, unclipped, slight spotting to head of spine and rear panel. Winner of The Governor General's Award For Fiction, perhaps the Canadian author's best known book. Not exlib, no remainder marks, other inscription... more information

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The Netherlands: Micography, 1985 In original light blue pictorial wraps, staple bound in two volumes, each numbered at the top fore corner of the front wraps, slightly rubbed, touch of age toning to wraps and page edges, else, about fine, tight, clean, without text marking or annotations. A comprehensive discography covering the fine trombonist's long and distinguished recording career, from 1942 to 1980, includes an index to his compositions. An uncommon title, scarce in two volume set. J1394. First ... more information

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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1999 Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1999, stated first edition, hard cover is near fine with small library stamp on title page, no other ex lib pockets, cards, inscriptions, in a fine, unclipped, slightly rubbed dust jacket. Clean, tight copy. No remainder marks, or text marking. NF166. Stated First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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New York: Julian Messner, 1962 Concise, uncommon jazz history. In grey cloth boards, small damp stain to bottom of front board and text block, foot of spine gently bumped, endpapers are somewhat foxed, page edges slightly toned, otherwise very good+, tight, clean, unmarked. In a very good, unclipped dust jacket with original price of $3.95, rubbed, moderate general edge wear, taped at spine ends, flaps are slightly foxed, top edge of rear panel is chipped. Scarce in the first printing. J403. First Editio... more information

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Toronto: Knopf Canada, 2002 with complete number line, beige quarter cloth over beige paper boards, fine, unmarked, in a near fine+, unclipped dust jacket, hint of edge curling and slight crease to head of spine. Very nice copy of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of 2003. Not exlib, no remainder marks or text markings.F991. First Canadian Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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