Blues An Anthology by Handy, W. C. (Ed. ) ; Miguel Covarrubias - 1926

E-038: Albert & Charles Boni. Good+. 1926. Second Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Albert & Charles Boni, New York, 1926. 180 pgs. Illustrated with Eight monochrome plates by Miguel Covarrubias depicting contemporary blues scenes of the 1920s, as well as drawings scattered through the text portion. 50 blues songs with musical arrangement. Bound in blue cloth with black titles present to the spine and the front board. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards are sunned and faded along the spine and edges of the boards). No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This classic collection of great blues songs is arranged for piano and voice. Among the first black men to write and publish blues music, Handy did more than anyone else to make blues popular and accepted. Considered the most famous blues collection in history, it includes historical notes, tunes and arrangements, notes for each song, a bibliography, and a chart of guitar chords. Illustrated by renowned Mexican illustrator Miguel Covarrubias. E-038; 11.7 X 9.1 X 2.0 inches; 180 pages .