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Freakshow: the Rocksoulbluesjazzsickjew-blackhumorsexpoppsych Gig and Other Scenes from the Counter-Culture
by GOLDMAN, Albert
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- first
- Condition
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Atheneum, 1971. First Edition. First printing. Octavo. Pink and blue cloth-covered boards; dustjacket; green publisher's topstain; 387pp. Tight, straight, and unmarked; a few spots of fading to top-stain, else a Fine copy. In the original pictorial dustwrapper by Tom Hachtman, unclipped (priced $10 on front flap); fresh and crisp with a trace of rubbing at edges, Near Fine.
Collection of Goldman's essays on pop culture, most first published in periodicals including the New American Review, the New York Times, The New Leader, and others. Goldman's subjects include a wide range of pop, jazz and counterculture icons of the 50s and 60s including B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Bruce, Doctor John, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, etc.
Collection of Goldman's essays on pop culture, most first published in periodicals including the New American Review, the New York Times, The New Leader, and others. Goldman's subjects include a wide range of pop, jazz and counterculture icons of the 50s and 60s including B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Lenny Bruce, Doctor John, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, etc.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62538
- Title
- Freakshow: the Rocksoulbluesjazzsickjew-blackhumorsexpoppsych Gig and Other Scenes from the Counter-Culture
- Author
- GOLDMAN, Albert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sixties;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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