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Night Song
by WILLIAMS, John A
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1961. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (21cm.); brown spine over tan boards; black topstain; dustjacket; 219pp.; a few faint scuffs to the boards still a Fine copy. The dustjacket has a bit of toning and there are a few tiny nicks along edges mostly; small tape repair at rear flap; a Very Good+.
Inspired by the life of Charlie "Bird" Parker, this poignant, provocative, and stylistically brilliant tale paints a vivid picture of the New York City jazz scene in Greenwich Village, where jazz is king, enticing hip young crowds with its seductive and vibrant rhythms. Story made into a movie entitled, Sweet Love, Bitter starring Dick Gregory in 1967. In 1983 Williams would go on to win the the American Book Award. .
Inspired by the life of Charlie "Bird" Parker, this poignant, provocative, and stylistically brilliant tale paints a vivid picture of the New York City jazz scene in Greenwich Village, where jazz is king, enticing hip young crowds with its seductive and vibrant rhythms. Story made into a movie entitled, Sweet Love, Bitter starring Dick Gregory in 1967. In 1983 Williams would go on to win the the American Book Award. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 52642
- Title
- Night Song
- Author
- WILLIAMS, John A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus & Cudahy
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.