Without Music
by Dwight Fiske; Illustrator-Scott Wilson; Foreword-Robert Benchley
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Collectible: Very Good
- Seller
-
Smyrna, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
The Chatham Press, 1933. Hardback. Signed and Inscribed by the Author on title page verso. 2nd Edition (Printing) July 1933. VERY GOOD with no marks. No dust jacket. Binding is sound.. . . . . . . Dwight Fiske (1892â€"1959) was an American nightclub entertainer and pianist noted for his saucy stories and risque recordings. He was perhaps the first entertainer to promote himself on *party records,* beginning with 78rpm releases and later on in the 33-1/3 long-playing format. He also published his stories as illustrated books. During the height of his fame in the 1930s and 1940s, he was associated mainly with the Savoy-Plaza Hotel's Cafe Lounge at Fifth Avenue and East 58th St., and the Versailles Room on East 50th St., where his midnight shows provided a popular nightcap for socialites and visiting celebrities. Fiske was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised there and in Boston. He briefly attended Harvard, then withdrew to study at the Paris Conservatoire. In his later nightclub routines he claimed to have spent time as an accompanist to silent movies, where he polished his improvisational piano skills. After World War I he entertained Americans in Paris cafes and New York speakeasies. The young actress Tallulah Bankhead, then appearing in the West End, popularized him when he moved to London to play at the Bat Club for nine months. Returning to New York in the early 1930s, Fiske entertained in *expensive speakeasies* (e.g., the Mayfair Yacht Club at 450 East 52nd Street) during the last years of Prohibition, and remained a popular late-night attraction when these establishments turned into legitimate nightclubs in 1933. Fiske's legions of fans included Edward Prince of Wales (Edward VIII), Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Kilgallen. -- Wikipedia
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Details
- Bookseller
- Antique Mall Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2401060007
- Title
- Without Music
- Author
- Dwight Fiske; Illustrator-Scott Wilson; Foreword-Robert Benchley
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible: Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Chatham Press
- Date Published
- 1933
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Antique Mall Books, LLC
About the Seller
Antique Mall Books, LLC
About Antique Mall Books, LLC
In March of 2023, after 14 years in Steubenville, Ohio, we sold our brick-and-mortar bookstore and moved back to Georgia. We understand both the used and collectible book business along with customer service. We will be happy to provide you with a quality book if you find one of our offerings worthy of being added to your library. We will provide pictures if you do not see one in our listing. We strive to have detailed and accurate listings, and when we sell a book, we do our best to ship it within 24 hours.
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- Verso
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- New
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- Inscribed
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- Jacket
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- Title Page
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