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LAUGHTER FROM THE HIP
by Feather, Leonard with Jack Tracy
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Horizon Press, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 175 p. Drawings by A. Birnbaum. Lively and irreverent collection of deftly-rendered anecdotes concerning such jazz greats as Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, Erroll Garner, Eddie Condon, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Duke Ellington. Perhaps the most widely read and influential writer on jazz, Leonard Feather (1914-94) wrote the album notes for literally thousands of LPs, while also serving as a jazz reviewer for the Los Angeles Times and a regular contributor to Metronome, Esquire, Down Beat, Playboy, Jazz Times, and other periodicals. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by Feather to legendary jazz saxophonist, trumpeter, arranger, composer, and bandleader Benny Carter (1907-2003) on the front flyleaf. Before moving to the U.S. in the mid-1930s, the British-born Feather produced recordings and wrote compositions for Carter in London. The two remained life-long friends and frequent collaborators. Octavo. Original brown paper-covered boards over a yellow cloth spine, with blue titles. Internally crisp and clean. The dust jacket is somewhat rubbed, with a two-inch closed tear to the front panel; else very good. Inscribed by Author.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62385
- Title
- LAUGHTER FROM THE HIP
- Author
- Feather, Leonard with Jack Tracy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Horizon Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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- Jacket
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