Blues and Rag

NY: Fisher Thompson Music, 1920. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Up in the Alpine Mountains many miles away, There lives a Tyrol lad he's feeling sad today...." 12" x 9 This is a typical coon shout and Jazz song. The verse is really intended to be used in coon shout style than sung legitimately. more information

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Miami Beach Charles Hansen Music 1964., 1964. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated covers and contents in very good condition. 11" x 8.5" 32pp Contains full lyrics, music, chord symbols and frames for 30 traditional blues tunes. Titles include: Blues for My Man; C.C. Rider; I Hear You Knockin'; Joe Turner; Long, Tall Daddy; Southern Cookin'; Wet Weather Blues; and 23 more. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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NY: Hill and Range Songs, 1952. First edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 4pp, in part: "Down in Ol' Kentucky where horseshoes are lucky, There's a village smithy standin' under the chestnut tree. Hear the hammer knockin', see the anvil rockin'...." 12" x 9 more information

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NY: Hill and Range Songs, 1952. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Down in Ol' Kentucky where horseshoes are lucky, There's a village smithy standin' under the chestnut tree...." 12" x 9 The cover features a portrait of Ella Mae Morse (the cow-cow-boogie girl) who recorded this song for Capitol Records. more information

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Cincinnati: Lois Publishing, 1949. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Blues stay away from me; Blues why don't you let me be Don't know Why you keep haunting me...." 12" x 9 The cover includes a photo of The Delmore Brothers broadcasting over radio station WMC. They recorded this song on King Record 803. more information

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NY: Mills Music, 1935. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "When you're blue and solitary, love is all that's necessary, then life is complete, Got the time and inclination, all I need is inspiration from somebody sweet...." 12" x 9 On the cover is a photo-portrait of Henry King who recorded this song with his orchestra. more information

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NY: Edward B. Marks, 1932. Copyright 1919. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine. 6pp, words and music, in part: "What is that song about kisses, What is that song about smiles? If I could have my way, I'd sing a song today, That would beat them all by miles...." 12" x 9 This song was featured by Woody Herman and his Orchestra. A picture of him playing clarinet is inset on the illustrated cover. more information

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NY: Shaw Artists, Circa 1950s. Original edition. not bound. Near Fine. 10" x 8" studio portrait by James J. Kriegsmann of New York, boldly signed in black ink: "Very / Best / Charles / Brown. Charles Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999), born in Texas City, Texas was an American blues singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced blues-club style influenced the development of blues performance during the 1940s and 1950s. more information

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NY: Da Capo, 1977. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 192pp, discography; text illus from photographs. Begins with Big Joe Williams and J.D. Short and ends with Lightnin' Hopkins. 8.5" x 5.5". more information

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NY: Da Capo Press, 1991. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. pp: (vi), 151; portrait, map, 8pp illus from photographs. Charters blends music and folklore with travel in West Africa. 8.25" x 5.25". more information

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NY: Da Capo, 1977. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 192pp; text illus from photographs. First published in 1975. Discusses the blues idiom as well as the lives and music of 12 players: Big Joe Williams, J.D. Short, Bukka White, Robert Pete Williams, Juke Boy Bonner, Snooks Eaglin, Jack Dupree, Sunnyland Slim, Mighty Joe Young, Eddie Boyd, Memphis Slim, and Lightnin' Hopkins. 8.5" x 5.25". more information

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Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 1995. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Fine/Fine. 96pp; text illus from photographs. Profiles 20 blues musicians, including: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Memphis Minnie, Big Joe Williams, Son House, Buddy Guy, and 15 more. The original cd, in an unopened plastic pouch inside the back cover, contains 10 tracks, including: Every Day I Have the Blues; That's All Right; The Thrill Is Gone; Goin' Back to Memphis; and six more. 7.25" x 7.25". more information

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Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1996. Revised & Enlarged Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. pp: xi, 495, index; 16 plates from photographs, map. 9" x 6 Rewritten to take account of the availability of CDs more information

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NY: Hyperion, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: viii, 309, index. "The roots, the music, the people, from Charley Patton to Robert Cray." 10.25" x 7". more information

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NY: Schirmer Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: viii, 279, index, bibliography, and an appendix listing Memphis hits; illus from photographs. Said to be the first comprehensive history of music-making in Memphis, Tennessee, beginning in 1905 when the city was "murder capital" of the US. Covers Sam Phillips and Sun Records, Stax Records, Carl Perkins, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Fiddling Abe Fortas, and others. 9.5" x 6.25". more information

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Pacific, Missouri: Mel Bay, 1982. First Edition. Spiral-bound. Very Good. 83pp; diagrams in text. Begins with the basics and progresses through to sheet music for blues standards. 12" x 8.5". more information

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NY: Da Capo, 1984. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. pp: (xvi), 226, index; 32pp illus from photographs. In this book, blues musicians describe the importance of the blues in their lives. Includes a transcript of a blues session by Pine Top Johnson. 8.5" x 5.5". more information

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Visalia, CA: Cross Harp Press, 1979. Third Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Bruce Thompson. pp: 128, (4); text illus from drawings. This step-by-step guide ends with an index of some 100 albums, listing the harmonica key needed to jam along on cross harp. 8.5" x 5.25". more information

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NY: Oak Publications, 1975. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 79pp; illus from photographs. Contains introductory material by Glover and 21 songs with words and cryptic notations, as played by Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, and others. Some background on each musician precedes the music that typifies his style. No vinyl record present. 11" x 8.25". more information

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Boston: Little, Brown, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. pp: xx, 408, bibliography, index; 16pp illus from photographs. Lifelong biography of the music legend who created the electric blues. 9.5" x 6". more information

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NY: Amistad, 2004. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Fine. 287pp; illus from color and b&w photographs. This companion book to the PBS documentary series was published simultaneously in hardcover. 8" x 8". more information

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Van Nuys, CA: Alfred / National Guitar Workshop, 2001. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 48pp. Includes: blues theory; basic rhythms such as palm muting, shuffle, and stop time; lead guitar phrasing; call and response; left-hand techniques such as slides and bends; etc. 11.75" x 9 This step-by-step approach includes an enhanced cd inside the back cover. more information

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Miami Beach: Charles Hansen Music & Books, 1972. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 200pp; 33 portraits from photographs of blues musicians. 11" x 8 Contains a history of the blues by Leonary Feather, an index of 70 composers, and words & music to 107 songs. more information

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Miami Beach: Charles Hansen Music & Books, 1972. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 200pp; 33 portraits from photographs of blues musicians. 11" x 8 Contains a history of the blues by Leonary Feather, an index of 70 composers, and words & music to 107 songs. more information

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Miami Beach: Charles Hansen Music & Books, 1972. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good +. James Shaffer. 200pp; 33 portraits from photographs of blues musicians. 11" x 8 Contains a history of the blues by Leonard Feather, an index of 70 composers, and words & music to 107 songs. more information

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Pacific, MO: Mel Bay, 1976. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 136pp; text illus from photographs. Includes a discography. Written "to help the person who wants to play American folk music or the blues on the harmonica," specifically a "10-hole reed diatonic harmonica in the key of C." Advises on what instrument to buy and how to play it, with harmonica arrangements for 41 traditional American, Irish, and British tunes. 11.75" x 8.75" more information

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NY: Irving Berlin, 1921. First Edition. Illustrated Cover. Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: "I've been known to be a rolling stone for many years Now alone I sit round and moan when night appears...." Small chips along spine, archival repairs to several short tears. 12" x 9 more information

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NY: Leo Feist, 1922. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Good +. 6pp, words and music, in part: "There's a boy that's in our band And how he blows that horn, Finest since you're born, When he starts you're gone...." Faint dampmark along spine. 12" x 9 On the cover is a photo-portrait of Henry Busse with his trumpet, captioned "composer of the famous `Wang Wang Blues.' more information

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NY: Capitol Songs, 1944. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 6pp, words and music, in part: "What will I do with these wedding gifts? I better return them today. It's really an embarrassing situation, But I'm sure they'll understand when I say...." 12" x 9 The cover features a portrait of Ella Mae Morse (the cow-cow-boogie girl) who recorded this song on Capitol Record No. 163. more information

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NY: Columbia Records, 1990. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 47pp; text illus from photographs. Contains 20 pages of biography and background on Johnson's career, along with all of the lyrics to all of his recorded songs. 11.25" x 5.25 more information

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Carlstadt, NJ: Lewis Music, 1974. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 32pp. Contains piano music to 12 Scott Joplin tunes; pencilled notations on first piece. 11.75" x 9 Contents: The Entertainer; Easy Winners; Maple Leaf Rag; The Ragtime Dance; Rosebud March; and seven more. more information

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Chicago University of Chicago Press (1969)., 1969. Soft cover. Name inside cover, half-title corner clipped, in good condition. 8" x 5.25" pp: xi, 231 Has appendices, including an "annotated outline of blues styles," and an index. Keil views the contemporary bluesman as "an expressive male role within an urban, lower-class Negro culture," focusing on the Bobby Blue Band, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Junior Parker, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. Illustrated by 8pp illus from photographs. 5th printing edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 2002. First Edition. Original Wraps. Fine. 64pp. Contains words, music, and detailed commentary on technique for 16 songs, including: Three O'Clock Blues; Cryin' Won't Help You; Beautician Blues; The Thrill Is Gone; Riding With The King; and 11 more. 12" x 9 Does not include the cd which was issued as an option with this book. more information

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Chula Vista, CA: Coors Amphitheatre, 2000. First Edition. not bound. Fine. This concert poster, printed in black on bright-blue stock, features an illustration of a cat playing a guitar. 17" x 11" more information

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Frankfurt am Main: Lippmann & Rau, 1968. First Edition. Original Wraps. Near Fine. 24pp; three-column text in English, German and French; illus from photographs. Includes group photos of AFBF performers from 1962 through 1967, along with full-page portraits and facing-page biographies of the 1968 stars: Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Aaron Walker, Big Joe Williams, Eddie Taylor, and Curtis Jones. 10" x 11 Inscribed in pencil on page 5: "Mike Westbrook, Organ, Sunday, Crescendo Club, Whitley Bay." Also in pencil, by a different hand, under Curtis Jones's printed name: "Morocco Blues, Empty Bedroom Blues. more information

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NY Delta/Dell (1995)., 1995. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents near fine condition. 9" x 6" pp: xix, 539 Has "song appendix," notes, bibliography, discography, filmography, and indices. The great folklorist and collector of folksongs traces the history of the blues, starting around 1900 in the Mississippi delta. Based in large part on Lomax's early field recordings and interviews, including Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Son House, Fred McDowell, and others. Illustrated by frontis, 32pp photo-illus. 2nd printing edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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NY: Handy Brothers, 1940. Copyright 1912. Pictorial Cover. Good +. 6pp, words and music, in part: "Folks I've just been down, down to Memphis town, That's where the people smile, smile on you all the while...." 12" x 9 On the cover is a photo-portrait of Jack Teagarden, captioned: "As played by Jack Teagarden in the Paramount picture `Birth of the Blues.'" The back cover is a full-page ad with testimonials for W.C. Handy's autobiography, "Father of the Blues. more information

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NY: Broadway Music, 1926. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "Dixie moonlight, Swanee shore, Headin' home-bound just once more...." 12" x 9 The illustrated cover has an inset photo of Nora Bayes who sang this song. In 1927, Bessie Smith recorded it as a blues, accompanied by Buster Bailey, Coleman Hawkins, et al. more information

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NY: Da Capo Press, 1976. Reprint. Soft Cover. Fine. 264pp w/index. Comprises essays on the styles and sources of the blues, the meaning of jazz in African-American life, redefinitions, etc. The illustrations in this reprint are not as sharp as in the first edition. 9" x 5.75". more information

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NY Pantheon Books (1996)., 1996. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 8.5" x 5.5" pictorial dj pp: viii, 238 Has index. 2nd printing edition. Binding is cloth/boards. more information

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NY: McGraw-Hill, 1976. First Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. pp: (vi), 264pp, index; many full-page illus from photographs. Also issued in cloth. Comprises essays on the styles and sources of the blues, the meaning of jazz in African-American life, redefinitions, etc. 10" x 7". more information

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San Francisco Miller Freeman Books (2000)., 2000. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Pictorial paper covers and contents near fine condition. 9.25" x 6" 453pp w/index A history of postwar blues precedes interviews with and biographies of more than 20 major blues guitarists. Illustrated by chapter-head photo-portraits. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. more information

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NY: Leeds Music, 1950. Early edition. Illustrated Cover. Very Good. 4pp, words and music, in part: "I wanna hear it again, I wanna hear it again, the old piano roll blues. We're sittin' at an upright, My sweetie and me...." 12" x 9 more information

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NY: Da Capo, 1989. First paperback edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. First published in 1968. pp: viii, 294, indices; 8pp illus from photographs. Has an index of blues and song titles, and an index of singers and musicians. 8.25" x 5.25". more information

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Detroit Folklore Associates 1969., 1969. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in very good condition. 9.5" x 6.25" pictorial dj pp: xv, 464 Index. A scholarly, thorough treatment of the subject. Chapters include: The Setting of the Blues; A Brief History of the Blues and A Definition of the Form; Themes and Functions of Country Blues; The Blues As Poetry; The Songs (complete lyrics to 221 blues songs). Illustrated by 16pp illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. more information

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Austin, Texas: Antone's, 2004. First Edition. not bound. Fine. Concert poster, printed in blue and black on coated stock; portrait of Albert King with guitar at center. 17.25" x 11.75" Pinetop Perkins, born in Mississippi in 1913, played ten years as pianist with the Muddy Waters Band and went on to form the Legendary Blues Band. "He is considered the premier living blues pianist..." (Rucker, Music Hound Blues). more information

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London: Jazz Unlimited, 1958. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. Presented by Lyn Dutton & Denis Preston. 20pp; illus throughout from photographs. Includes a Stanley Dance essay, "Jimmy Rushing and the Blues" as well as a four-page photo-essay, "Humphrey Lyttelton and His Band." 10.5" x 8.25 The cover features photographs of Rushing and Lyttelton. Rushing, known lovingly as Mr. Five by Five, segued from Kansas City blues to jazz in the 1930s and '40s, touring with Benny Moten, County Basie, and others. In 1958, he travelled to London to play this gig with Lyttelton and his big band. more information

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NY: Bregman, Vocco and Conn, 1941. First edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 27pp; two pages of illus from photographs of Jimmy Rushing and Count Basie. Contains words and music to 12 songs. 12" x 9 Contents: Goin' To Chicago; Blues In The Dark; Good Morning Blues; Harvard Blues; Undecided Blues; You Can't Run Around Blues; and six more. more information

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Tokyo: Mushinsha, 1982. First Edition. Original cloth. Fine/Fine. Ben Shahn & Jonathan Shahn. Two titles in one volume, printed dos-a-dos, with a colophon leaf in the center. pp: 92; 78. The first title is illustrated by Ben Shahn; the second, by Jonathan Shahn. The whole edition limited to 600 copies, this is one of 250 hardbound; signed by Sackheim on the colophon leaf, this is number HC. 10.25" x 7.25". Based largely on individual interviews with American blues singers. more information

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NY: Hollis Music, 1963. Copyright 1958. Illustrated Cover. Near Fine. 4pp, words and music, in part: "I got the blues when my baby left me by the San Francisco Bay, She's takin' an ocean liner and she's gone so far away...." 12" x 9 more information

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