The First Book of Jazz by Langston Hughes (16 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Roberts, Cliff (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

Cliff Roberts (illustrator). Ecco Press, 1982. As New book in As New dust jacket. First thus; first printing with complete number line 1-10. No po. No interior marks. Barely discernible production flaw: slightly rippled front pastedown not impacting board.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Roberts, Cliff (illustrator). 73 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Jacket shows very light age wear, with small quarter inch scuff along spine. Old price sticker to back of jacket. Slight foxing/discoloration to top of text block. Otherwise very clean and tight copy. Record # 2231541.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Cliff Roberts (illustrator). 1st Edition Thus. pp: 75. The book was written by Hughes as a homage to the music and its inspiration on his life and writing. The "be-bop" drawings of Roberts enhance the theme. The book was originally published in 1955, and reprinted in 1962. This reprint was published with the permission of Franklin Watts, the first publisher. It is a near fine copy in dust jacket. The jacket has light edge wear. Not Signed.

8°, Leinen. Condition: Gut. Third Printing. 65 Seiten, mit zahlreichen s/w Illustrationen und Notenbeispielen. Einband mit geringen Gebrauchs-, Lese und oder Lagerspuren, leicht Lichtrandig. Schnitt, Fußschnitt stellenweise etwas fleckig. Ecken und Kanten leicht bestoßen oder berieben. Seiten können altersbedingt nachgedunkelt sein. Für die Zeit gut erhaltenes Exemplar, in amerikanischer Sprache. Q47 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1101.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st EDITION, 1st PRINTING. Inscribed by Hughes: :"Especially for Noel -- Sincerely -- , Langston, New York, January 10, 1955." First edition--unstated but first appearance of book. First Printing (Stated). This copy is NEAR FINE; the text is clear, bright, and unmarked; binding is tight but edges show a bit of age. The jacket is also near fine; intact, including excellent color and design, but some fraying on edges, small chip missing top front, small tears top back and top and bottom spine. Price clipped from top inside front flap. Folded into the book is a 12 page pamphlet published by Folkways Records titled "The Story of Jazz for Children" narrated by Langston Hughes with Documentary Recordings. The pamphlet is in excellent condition, clear, bright and unmarked except for slight age spots. . We have a five star rating because of our fulfilment success and because our descriptions are accurate. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Franklin Watts, 1955. Hardcover. Condition: near fine Ex Middle School library with typical markings. Spine sunned. Otherwise clean and unmarked, illustrated orange boards, very clean.12th printing stated.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. In mylar wraps, light shadowing on fly leaf otherwise clean and tight, SIXTH PRINTING 1955.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Roberts, Cliff (illustrator). 1st Edition. Ex Library, but there is only one stamp (pictured) There is foxing over the first and last few pages. The spine is slightly discoloured.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Cliff Roberts (illustrator). 1962 1st British revised edition. ex ;ibrary. The book is in very good condition. clean, square and tight,small school stamp on inside front and back covers, and on title page. mark from tape on front and back covers. rear end paper has pen inscription and tape residue marks. The dust jacket is also very good condition. clean and bright, except for the spine, which is sun faded. price clipped. library numbers on bottom of spine and bottom of front. chipped and bumped to extremities. see photos. postage covers Fedex door to door delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Number 58 in the First Book series. Illustrated by Cliff Roberts. Music selected by David Martin. Stated first printing. Very good in a very good (minor edge wear with a small chip at the crown of the spine), price clipped (but with $1.95 stamped at the top of the front flap) dust jacket.; 65 pages.

HARDCOVER GREY. Condition: GOOD. ROBERTS, CLIFF (illustrator). slightl spotting to front cover, slight bumbed edges DATE PUBLISHED: 1955 EDITION: 65.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good Plus, Slight Cover Wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Remnant of a d/j. Roberts, Cliff (illustrator). Eighth Printing. 66pp Illus Music selected by David Martin. Presentation copy signed by Langston Hughes. Inscription reads : "Especially for Carl Marshall. Sincerely, Langston Hughes Merry Christmas. New York, November, 1963." DJ remnant: rear panel and rear flap only. Signed Presentation Copy.

hardcover. Condition: Gut. Seiten; Franklin Watts, Inc - 1. Auf. 1955 : Langston Hughes - gb - ohne Su - 9-20-3-L1 5B-WFSS-EFZG Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Franklin Watts, 1955. First Edition; Stated Third Printing. Octavo (22cm); 66pp. Publisher's illustrated dust jacket; boards bound in gray cloth with black stamping to front panel and spine; illustrated endsheets. Cliff Roberts' black-and-white illustrations throughout. Dust jacket bumped at edges, spine ends, and corners; tears forming along edges; chipped with loss at front bottom corner. Dust jacket verso toned with transfer from boards. Boards bumped at spine ends and corners; spotting throughout. Binding sound. Textblock foxed; endsheets and interior pages clean. A Very Good or better copy in a Very Good jacket. The third of five children's books authored by Langston Hughes for the Franklin Watts First Book series, this installment abbreviates the history of the musical genre for a younger audience. Himself a lifelong jazz fan and proponent of the jazz poetry genre, Hughes regarded jazz as a uniquely and unequivocally black art form. Delightfully illustrated by Cliff Roberts, a cartoonist and animator who contributed to The New Yorker, Playboy, and Sesame Street throughout his career.