Preservation Hall: Music from the Heart
by William Carter
ISBN: 0393029158
ISBN-13: 9780393029154
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Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published date: 1991
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A nice ex-library copy. Gently used. All pages and cover clear except for a few library markings. Mylar over dustjacket. Binding solid and tight. No creases. Mylar is slightly dirty. Mylar has a small tear. Dustjacket is slightly worn. Spine is slightly slanted. ( more information)
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W W Norton & Co Inc, 1991. Hard Cover -- VG/VG -- Ex-Library -- Book and dust jacket are clean and bright with only lightest of wear. 315 pages with index and photography throughout. First Edition w/full # string.. ISBN: 0393029158. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-Library. JAZZ HISTORY CRITICISM MUSICIANS MUSIC. ( more information)
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NY: W.W. Norton, 1991. First Edition. Cloth-backed boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus from Photographs. pp: (viii), 315, index; frequent text illus from photographs. This is a readable, well-illustrated history of the New Orleans home of dixieland jazz and the many musicians who have played there. 10.25" x 7.25". ( more information)
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