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Published by The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1969
ISBN 10: 0563084472ISBN 13: 9780563084471
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition - a paperback original. Wrappers lightly foxed, ink note on half-title page. 1969 Trade Paperback. 88 pp. Illustrated. "A clear chronological account of the development of jazz."--rear wrapper.
Published by University of Michigan Press, 2009
ISBN 10: 0472033166ISBN 13: 9780472033164
Seller: The Maryland Book Bank, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Corners are bent. Used - Good.
Published by Hutchinson & Co., London
Seller: Antiquarius Booksellers, Falkland, BC, Canada
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Good Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition. Interpretation of the background of the Blues and the origins of Jazz. 148pp, photo illustrated, lyrics. Bright, clean interior. Unmarked. Tight binding with slight, forward lean. No wear to cloth. Clean but tattered dustjacket with several small lost pieces. Weight, 200g. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London, 1990
ISBN 10: 0874749859ISBN 13: 9780874749854
Seller: Summerhill Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo. 133 pp., appendices. Report on a national conference sponsored by the National Jazz Service Organization, September 8-10, 1986. Cover shows light rubbing, two faint thumb creases.
Published by University of Michigan Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0472068830ISBN 13: 9780472068838
Seller: Katsumi-san Co., Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Printing. 313 p. [otob: 56].
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Published by The Jazz Book Club, London, 1957
Seller: THOMAS RARE BOOKS, Yaxley, SUFFOLK, United Kingdom
First Edition
Blue cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Jazz Club Edition. 148pp, 'the background of the blues', published by arrangement of Hutchinson & Co. b&w illustrations Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by Hutchinson & Co, 1947
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, undated first edition, a good tightly bound copy with some light foxing to the edges and endpapers. The dust jacket is creased with some edge loss, b&w plates, 148pp.
Published by Sher Music Co, 2001
ISBN 10: 1883217121ISBN 13: 9781883217129
Book First Edition
PAPERBACK. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. 328pp, quarto, spiral bound, tight binding, clean throughout, mildly worn wraps.
Published by Rinehart, 1959., 1959
Seller: Monroe Stahr Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is near fine save for the FFEP having been excised. The price-clipped dust jacket is chipped at the top of the spine. Fourteen essays, from 'The Roots of Jazz' to 'Jazz at Mid-Century.' Writers include Martin Williams, Paul Oliver, Franklin S. Driggs and Hentoff and McCarthy. 0.0.
Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 88pp. Plates. Size: 8vo.
Published by University of Michigan Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 0472113461ISBN 13: 9780472113460
Seller: BooksByLisa, Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. STORED NEW. Book.
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Published by University of Michigan Press, 2004
ISBN 10: 0472089676ISBN 13: 9780472089673
Seller: Remarks Used Books, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: As New. University of Michigan Press edition 2004, 1st printing. With a new introduction by the author. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "This new and retitled edition of A.B. Spellman's long-out-of-print FOUR LIVES IN THE BEBOP BUSINESS brings a classic work on jazz back to life, and shines a light on four musicians who've finally gotten their due. In 1966, at the height of the avant-garde and the year of the first edition, the subjects of Spellman's interviews for the book---Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Nichols, and Jackie McLean---were considered too subtle, complex, or difficult, certainly far from the comfortable melodies of more mainstream artists. Nearly forty years later, in the new edition, Spellman notes the capriciousness of the jazz industry and writes of darker cultural currents, 'the most sinister of which is the gross indifference with which America receives those aspects of Afro-American culture that are not 'entertaining.'"[]"An essential book in the jazz canon. [] Four black jazzmen speak at considerable length for themselves, with connective passages supplied with persistent relevancy by a poet, historian and critic."---Nat Hentoff. Pristine paperback w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine & bright, clean pages.
Published by Cassell & Company Limited, London, 1960
Seller: The Secret Bookshop, Tararua, New Zealand
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Uk Edition. Hardcover. 387pp. Book condition: Good. Book has been reviewed and has black, blue and red underlining and marginalia. Very light foxing to prelims and fore edges. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good. Price clipped and in a protective sleeve.
Published by Cassell, London, 1960
Seller: Alexander's Books, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition first printing Octavo hardback. 400 pp. Very Good + condition in Very Good unclipped dust jacket. No inscriptions.
Published by University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, 2007
ISBN 10: 0472113461ISBN 13: 9780472113460
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardbound w/ VG DJ ; clean and unmarked and binding tight and square ; as new ; ; Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 1.33 Pounds, Width: 1.2 Inches; 316 pages.
Published by UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL, 2002
ISBN 10: 0472097911ISBN 13: 9780472097913
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.PRIORITY SHIPPING PROVIDED IN THE USA FOR THE PRICE OF MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING.
Published by University of Michigan Press,usa, 2009
ISBN 10: 0472034081ISBN 13: 9780472034086
Seller: S.Carter, NEWPORT, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. us1st.edition.1st.printing thus-first simultaneous softwraps.fine copy.
Published by UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 2002
ISBN 10: 0472097911ISBN 13: 9780472097913
Seller: Nelson Freck, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The first printing of the first edition. Fine in a fine DJ.
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Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990
ISBN 10: 087474332XISBN 13: 9780874743326
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990; first edition, with full number line; xviii, 132pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; black and red quarter-cloth boards also very good; gilt titling remains bright and bold. Light edge-wear, rubbing to jacket. Interior is free of previous owner markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Published by Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1945
Seller: Orlando Booksellers, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, published by Hutchinson in 1945. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Please note that a previous owner has made some neat marginal notes and underlined some of the text in soft pencil - could be erased if so wished. ***Very good in black cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The silver is still beautifully bright, having been protected by the dustwrapper. The boards are very clean, with just some small marks on the front board (please see scans). Page block edges clean with no foxing. No creases or bumps. No tears to the cloth. Corners sharp. There is a slight forward reading lean to the binding. Spine tight. Internally also very good with the original owner's name and date in ink at the top of the front free endpaper. As mentioned, there is some underlining and marginal notes in soft pencil (please see scans). Pages otherwise clean with no foxing. No creases or tears. ***In a very good printed dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of 7s. 6d. net. The dustwrapper is exceptionally clean and unmarked. Despite being printed on very thin paper, there are only minimal areas of loss, mainly at the top of the spine, and no serious creasing - just some light rubbing and creasing at the edges. The spine is unfaded and unbrowned. The back panel, although white, remains very clean. Dustwrapper bright. ***148 pages including a detailed Index at the back of the book. 192mm x 130mm. ***'Jazz has become, within a single generation, an inescapable element in modern living. Here is its history, told in terms of the men and women who have created it. The tempestuous, gaudy life of the old French Quarter of New Orleans, the Mississippi levees and showboats, Chicago's South Side in the lurid Gangster Era, the Black Belts of St. Louis and Kansas City and the teeming streets and dives of Harlem furnish a setting for a picturesque procession of famous, notorious or obscure music-makers. Iain Lang's studies of the origins of Jazz have aroused lively enthusiasm and provoked equally lively controversy, both in this country and in the United States. "Jazz in Perspective" carries this exploration wider and deeper, while still stressing th human basis of musical technicalities. An important feature of the book is an anthology of Blues, with sixty examples of these terse, salty, wistful, satirical or dramatic songs of the people. A brisk running commentary interprets the Background of the Blues.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***A first printing of the true first edition, in very good condition, in a very good original dustwrapper. The book was produced in complete conformity with the authorized economy standards - as mentioned on the printer's page. Uncommon in such nice condition, albeit with the pencil annotations, which actually may be of interest to jazz or blues historians. We also have a copy of the Jazz Book Club edition listed on ABE, which was published sometime later in 1957, also in the dustwrapper. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
Published by Studio 224, USA, 1980
Book First Edition
Plastic Comb. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 108 pages. Selected Bibliography; List of Compositions; Discography. Includes sheet music for: Vierd Blues; Doxy; Slow Boat to China; Tenor Madness; Newk's Fade-away; Tune Up; Airegin; Hold'em Joe; Keep Hold of Yourself; plus several pages of patterns. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. Unmarked. A sound working copy.
Published by Highbury Safika Media
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. no date. jacket is shelf rubbed, with a few tears. light marks. book is clean and soundly bound. very good copy.[SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Published by The University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, MI, 2012
ISBN 10: 0472114131ISBN 13: 9780472114139
Seller: gearbooks, The Bronx, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. Dust Jacket Condition: Brand New. Paula Newcomb (Design); Val Wilmer (Photos); Tadd Dameron At Home, New York, May 1962 & Dadd Dameron Standing (Jacket Art) (illustrator). Copyright © by the University of Michiga. 264 + xix pp. Copy and dust jacket in pristine state.
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, 1990
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Near Fine dust jacket. Lightly cocked spine. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall.
Published by University of Michigan Press, 2006
ISBN 10: 0472114700ISBN 13: 9780472114702
Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover. with a full number line starting with 1. Review copy with press release laid in.
Published by Smithsonian Institution Press, 1990
Seller: Collectors' Bookstore, Deurne, Belgium
Book First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First Edition thus, fine condition. New Perspectives on Jazz Special Collection by Ed. David N. Baker. Published by Smithsonian Institution Press in 1990. Paperback. What makes this title so special is its limited availability. - Publishers Weekly. Collectible item in excellent condition.