Niles Abbe (15 results)
Father of the Blues:; An Autobiography
Handy, W. C. ; edited by Arna Bontemps; Foreword by Abbe Niles
- Softcover
Seller: Autumn Leaves, Allentown, PA, U.S.A.Autumn Leaves
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Clean and tight, with light toning of the pages and light shelfwear to the covers. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; Da Capo Paperback; 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.8 inches; 340 pages.
Language: English
Published by Da Capo Press, Reading, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 1985
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.Reader's Corner, Inc.
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Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Printing. This is a near fine hardcover ex-library copy in red cloth with silver lettering, no DJ. Minimal exlib markings. A bright attractive copy. Miguel Covarrubias (illustrator).
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Published by Charles Boni; Simon and Schuster, New York 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaSellers & Newel Second-Hand Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good first edition. "Complete words and music of 67 great songs from Memphis Blues to the present day". Light wear and bumping to spine ends, edges, corners. Age-toning to pages throughout, as is common. Good dust jacket. Price-clipped. General wear,… including to spine ends and edges, with some chipping. Some rubbing to covers. Overall a nice first edition copy, edited by W.C. Handy, and with a critical text by Abbe Niles. Miguel Covarrubias (illustrator).
Published by Charles Boni/ Simon and Schuster 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: CorgiPack, Fulton, NY, U.S.A.CorgiPack
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Dust jacket condition: Fair. Jacket soiled and chipped and worn at edges. Text free of highlighting and writing. Edited by W.C. Handy ; with an historical and critical text by Abbe Niles ; with pictures by Miguel Covarrubias. Chiefly for voice and piano (in part with chord… symbols and guitar or ukulele chord diagrams); some works for piano solo. First edition published in 1926 under title: Blues : an anthology. 1 score (258 pages) : illustrations ; 29 cm Contents:Train's a-coming -- Let us cheer the weary traveller -- Somebody's wrong about dis Bible -- Joe Jacobs -- Goin' to see my Sarah -- Sail away, ladies --- Come on, Eph! -- Juba -- East St. Louis -- A typical stomp -- Careless love -- Ever after on -- Vesta and Mattie's blues -- Got no mo' home dan a dog -- Friendless blues -- The Memphis blues -- Dallas blues -- The jogo blues -- St. Louis blues -- Yellow dog blues -- The long lost blues -- Florida blues -- Kansas City -- The hesitating blues -- Joe Turner blues -- The snakey blues -- Rice Hotel blues -- Beale Street blues -- Tishomingo blues -- Barnyard blues (Livery stable blues) -- Hooking cow blues -- West Texas blues -- Goin' down that long long lonesome road -- Royal Garden blues -- Aunt Hagar's children -- Loveless love -- You'll think of me -- Sundown blues -- Gulf Coast blues -- The basement blues -- Weeping willow blues (after Bessie Smith) -- Banjo blues -- Mississippi blues (Bamville croon) -- Mountain top blues (Blue mama's suicide wail) -- Rock pile blues (Mama's prison yard blues) -- Deep river blues -- The blues I've got -- Basin Street blues -- Beat me daddy, eight to the bar -- Boogie-woogie on St. Louis blues -- Baby seals blues -- Chinese blues -- Ole Miss -- Homesickness blues (excerpt) -- Long gone -- The schoolhouse blues -- Harlem blues -- John Henry blues -- Atlanta blues (Make me one pallet on your floor) -- The Chicago gouge -- The half of it, dearie, blues -- Chantez les bas -- Willow, weep for me -- Hong Kong blues -- Krazy kat ballet (excerpt) -- Rhapsody in blue (excerpt) ; Concerto in F (excerpt) / George Gershwin.
Published by Charles Boni/ Simon and Schuster 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: Hawking Books, Edgewood, TX, U.S.A.Hawking Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; otherwise in excellent condition. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.
A Treasury of the Blues - Complete Words and Music of 67 Great Song [Hardcover] Abbe Niles,; W.C. Handy and Miguel Covarrubias
Abbe Niles,; W.C. Handy [Editor]; Miguel Covarrubias [Illustrator];
Published by Charles Boni/ Simon and Schuster 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: GridFreed, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.GridFreed
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library.
More imagesThe Boar's Head and Yule Log as Celebrated at Hoosac School
Tibbits, Edward Dudley (Preface by); Historical Introduction and Notes By Abbe Niles; Music Composed and Arranged By Frank Butcher
Published by The Hoosac School Boars Head and Yule Log, Inc., Hoosick, NY
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps, Chanute, KS, U.S.A.Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
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Cloth - Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Copyright is 1930. 205 pages, plus lyrics and music for several related pieces. Red cloth covers show a little light wear and a couple of small stains. Front free end leaf and title page with small paperclip indention on upper edge. Otherwise a tight and ve…ry clean copy. Due to weight, additional charges will apply for International shipping.
More imagesPublished by Albert & Charles Boni, New York 1926
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Midway Book Store (ABAA)
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Hardcover. Condition: good. First edition. Quarto. (30cm x 22cm) 180pp. Some fading to blue lettering on cover. Light soiling to covers. Interior is very good. Illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias.
Published by Charles Boni, New York 1949
Seller: The Chatham Bookseller, Madison, NJ, U.S.A.The Chatham Bookseller
Contact seller5-star sellerHardocover. Condition: Good. No Dj. Early edition. 258 pp. Red and gray boards with authors' signatures in gold on front. Lettering also on spine. This is a very nice copy save for a half-inch tear on the corner of the rear corner. Minor rubbing ot he extremities. Interior is clean and unmarked. Illustrations are charming. Dust…jacket is unclipped, with original price on flap of $5.00. One small chip on top front and back corner. Size: Quarto. Covarrubias, Miguel (illustrator). Book.
A Treasury of the Blues. Complete Words and Music of 67 Great Songs from Memphis Blues to the Present Day
Edited By W. C. Handy. Additional Text By Abbe Niles. Illustrations By Miguel Covarrubias
Published by Charles Boni; Distributed By Simon and Schuster, New York 1949
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.Resource Books, LLC
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Charles Boni; Distributed By Simon and Schuster, 1949. First edition, 1949. Good to very good in fair to good dustjacket. Music and lyrics with occasional black and white illustrations. Black hardcover with red cloth spine, with dustjacket. The boo…k has some edge rubbing, maily the lower edge, good hinges, sound text block, lightly age-toned but clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped [5.00] and has an old tape repair along the front joint, other quite minor wear, almost no paper loss. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Published by MacMillan Co 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Frost Pocket Farm - IOBA, Fleetville, PA, U.S.A.Frost Pocket Farm - IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition, stated second printing. Original blue cloth, index of names, xv + 317 pp. Hardcover, near fine in good dustjacket. Dustjacket lightly age yellowed, 2 inch tear and corresponding crease on rear panel, several lesser tears and chips, price present. Book itself has lower corners bumpe…d, touch of fading on spine, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked and apparently never read. Autobiography; biography; African-American; Black memorabilia; music.
Published by MACMILLAN, NY 1944
- Hardcover
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises
Contact seller5-star sellerHARDCOVER BLUE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD DJ. not price clipped ($3.00), general wear, good tight binding, bookplate on inside of front board, text is clean and bright, newspaper clip pasted to inside of back board with the title "W.C. Handy Succumbs at 84; Composer Of 'St. Louis Blues''', illustrated with B & W photographs…DATE PUBLISHED: 1944 EDITION: 317.
Published by MACMILLAN, NY 1941
- Hardcover
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.Princeton Antiques Bookshop / Ruffolo Enterprises
Contact seller5-star sellerHARD BACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD+. JACKET: TORN DJ. SECOND PRINTIN. Book Condition: General shelf wear, rubbed extremities, slightly soiled cover, faded spine, slightly soiled edges of cover & spine, light foxing to pages, and light foxing to fore edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Good-, general wear, creased/chipped edges, rubbed co…ver & extremities, some closed tears, lightly age-toned. DATE PUBLISHED: 1941 EDITION: SECOND PRINTIN 317.
More imagesPublished by Charles Boni; Distributed by Simon and Schuster, New York 1949
- Signed
Seller: William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.William Chrisant & Sons, ABAA, ILAB. IOBA, ABA, Ephemera Society
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Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed and dated by W.C. Handy to front fly. Quarter red cloth over black paper-covered boards; dustjacket wrapped in mylar. Small tear to head and tail of dustjacket (see image). Overall a nice clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. 8.25 x 11.25 in. M…iguel Covarrubias (illustrator).
Father of the Blues: An Autobiography 1941 [LeatherBound]
W. C. Handy,edited by Arna Bontemps,with a foreword by Abbe Niles
- Hardcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, , IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1941 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt band…s. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 352 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 352.
