Synopsis
Gathers photographs of taverns and cafes in rural Mississippi, and discusses what they reveal about Delta life
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"These photographs explore the wildly expressive interior decor of these bars with their spray-painted walls, hand-lettered signs, plywood floors, and well-kept pool tables." --David Featherstone, The Friends of Photography
About the Author
Birney Imes has had photographs exhibited in solo shows in the U.S. and in Europe, and his work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. With the help of his son, Peter, he manages a newspaper that has been in his family four generations.
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Juke Joint: Photographs (Author and Artist Series)
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Univ Pr of Mississippi, 1990
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Juke Joint
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University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 1990
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hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(+). Imes, Birney (illustrator). First. Introductory essay by Richard Ford. Illustrated with 58 vivid color photographs. Slim oblong 4to, green cloth, d.w. (minor wear at extremities). Jackson and London: University Press of Mississippi, 1990. First trade edition. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Seller Inventory # 278779
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JUKE JOINT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY BIRNEY IMES WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY RICHARD FORD. University Press of Mississippi Author and Artist Series.
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Jackson, MS and London: University Press of Mississippi, 2002., 1990
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Second cloth edition (as stated upon copyright page; first published 1990) SIGNED BY BIRNEY IMES. 16 pages plus 58 leaves of color plates. Hardcover: H 26cm x L 28.75cm. Black dust jacket. Dark green cloth with vibrant gilt stamped spine lettering. Birney Imes' black ink signature upon the title page; interior leaves are otherwise bright and clean. Binding retains some crispness. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. With an introductory essay by novelist Richard Ford. Features wonderful color photographs by Columbus, Mississippi photographer Birney Imes of Mississippi juke joints taken from the mid to late 1980s of establishments, now all long-gone, mostly located in the state's impoverished delta region. As colorful as the bars' interiors are some of their names ranging from the Pink Pony in Darling, Monkey's Place (better known as Po' Monkey's Lounge) in Merigold, the Evening Star Lounge in Shaw, the Playboy Club in Louise, Juicy's Place in Marcella, etc. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {PhotoShelf#4} ISBN 0878054375. Seller Inventory # PXZP-18092
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JUKE JOINT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY BIRNEY IMES WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY RICHARD FORD. University Press of Mississippi Author and Artist Series.
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Jackson, MS and London: University Press of Mississippi, 1990., 1990
ISBN 10: 0878054375
ISBN 13: 9780878054374
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First edition, first printing (per 1990 date upon copyright page). 16 pages plus 58 leaves of color plates. Hardcover: H 26cm x L 28.5cm. Black dust jacket rubbed with slight bumping at edges; nick to rear panel's bottom center; usual color fading to spine panel's orange lettering. Dark green cloth; slender ding to rear board's center bottom edge; spine slightly cocked with vibrant gilt stamped spine lettering. Foxing on initial and rear leaves but interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a vey good+ dust jacket. Laid-in at front endpapers is publisher's creased promotional "Juke Joint" bookmark. With an introductory essay by novelist Richard Ford. Features wonderful color photographs by Columbus, Mississippi photographer Birney Imes of Mississippi juke joints taken from the mid to late 1980s of establishments, now all long-gone, mostly located in the state's impoverished delta region. As colorful as the bars' interiors are some of their names ranging from the Pink Pony in Darling, Monkey's Place (better known as Po' Monkey's Lounge) in Merigold, the Evening Star Lounge in Shaw, the Playboy Club in Louise, Juicy's Place in Marcella, etc. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {PhotoShelf#5} ISBN 0878054375. Seller Inventory # PXZP-18120
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JUKE JOINT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY BIRNEY IMES WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY BY RICHARD FORD. University Press of Mississippi Author and Artist Series.
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Jackson, MS and London: University Press of Mississippi, 1990., 1990
ISBN 10: 0878054375
ISBN 13: 9780878054374
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First edition, first printing (per 1990 date upon copyright page). 16 pages plus 58 leaves of color plates. Hardcover: H 26cm x L 28.5cm. Black dust jacket rubbed; slight scuffing at bumping at edges; sevbreal short tears at spine head and at front panel's upper left; usual color fading to spine panel's orange lettering. Dark green cloth; spine retains vibrant gilt stamped spine lettering. Interior pages are clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a vey good dust jacket. Laid-in at front endpapers is publisher's promotional "Juke Joint" bookmark. With an introductory essay by novelist Richard Ford. Features wonderful color photographs by Columbus, Mississippi photographer Birney Imes of Mississippi juke joints taken from the mid to late 1980s of establishments, now all long-gone, mostly located in the state's impoverished delta region. As colorful as the bars' interiors are some of their names ranging from the Pink Pony in Darling, Monkey's Place (better known as Po' Monkey's Lounge) in Merigold, the Evening Star Lounge in Shaw, the Playboy Club in Louise, Juicy's Place in Marcella, etc. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.25 pounds (1.47 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. {PhotoShelf#6|JHJ-002} ISBN 0878054375. Seller Inventory # JHJ-002
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Juke Joint: Photographs
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. 108 pages. First edition, first printing. An introductory essay by Richard Ford. A collection of 58 beautiful color photographs of down & dirty juke joints throughout the Mississippi delta that were taken during the 1980s. A University Press of Mississippi glossy book mark advertising this book laid in. As new book in an as new dust jacket. A beautiful copy! Seller Inventory # 3736488736
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. With an Introductory Essay by Richard Ford. Quarto. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Seller Inventory # 568335