Dabney Ford (14 results)

soft. Condition: See Pic.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1988, Journals, Bureau of Land Management, Cultural Resources Series No. 3, discontinuous page count, circa 200 p., very good paperback. 5/23.

single issue magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Street & Smith 1935 1st ed. 144pp. Fair condition with chipping to spine, staining, creasing and tears to covers and a few pages. Pages toned. See photos bx504E.

single issue magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Street & Smith, NY 1938 1st ed. 128 pages. Fair condition with tears and creasing to spine and covers, rubbing and soiling to covers, staining to spine edge inside front cover and rear cover, wider at the rear cover and last few pages. Toning to covers. See photos 504E.

almost near fine.

Condition: Very Good. 3 volumes; 1238 pp., Paperbacks, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Sheet Music. Condition: Very Good. Pictorial, blue-tinted covers with white titles. Sheet music is in very good condition. Covers have surface wear with corner tip creases and edge nicks/small tears. Internal page(s) are lightly age-toned/tanned with corner tip creases and edge nicks/small tears. Ford Dabney was one of the most famous, early 20thcentury, African-American composers, conductors and performers. He worked as a partner with James Reese Europe and helped form the famous Clef Club. His orchestra was very popuar but eventually failed to keep up with the changing musical scene. This sheet music from 1915 does not note Dabney's race. SMAA; Tinted Illustration on Front Wrap; Folio 13" - 23" tall; 6 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversized, VG (slight vertical crease), nice link from two important pioneering Black composers, music written for Vernon and Irene Castle. As America's premier dance team, the Castles (seen on front cover) were trend setters in a number of arenas. Their enthusiasm for dance encouraged admirers to try new forms of social dance. Considered paragons of respectability and class, the Castles specifically helped remove the stigma of vulgarity from close dancing. The Castles' performances, often set to ragtime and jazz rhythms, also popularized African-American music and James R. Europe's Orchestra among well-heeled whites. Uncommon.

very good - fine.

almost near fine.

almost near fine.

Condition: Good. Good condition. 3 Volume set. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Soft cover. Condition: Nearly Fine. First Edition. First printing. Three volumes: about 500 pp. in total with maps, charts, biblio, etc., oversize softcover. Nearly Fine copies with light wear to extremities.

Condition: Excellent. A classic dance-era publication composed by James Reese Europe (18811919) in collaboration with Ford T. Dabney (18831958), written for the celebrated ballroom team of Vernon and Irene Castle at the height of America's tango craze. Europe, already emerging as one of the most important Black bandleaders of the early twentieth century, served as musical director for the Castles and helped translate Afro-American rhythmic idioms into the social dance repertoire of white high society. The Castles were famous not just for their stylish athleticism but also for their boldness: as a white dance troupe, they had hired an African American orchestra as accompaniment, and an African American musical director, at a time when integration was exceptionally uncommon. The publication predates Europe's celebrated wartime leadership of the 369th Infantry "Hellfighters" Band and represents his pre-war commercial output in New York's Tin Pan Alley orbit. Overall an interesting piece from the Pre-Harlem Hellfighters period of Europe's career. One of several Castle-related compositions by Europe. OCLC 471600821, locating three copies. Folio sheet music, illustrated color pictorial cover. 5 pp. (including cover), 10 ½ x 13 ½ inches. Typical light edge wear; bright example with strong color.