London: Duckworth, (1929), First Edition. octavo, purple cloth in dust jacket. 312pp. Duckworth, "...a satire on this age of jazz bands and love." A very fine, clean copy, top edge dusty. Jacket has slight edge wear with bump to head of spine which is sunned. More
Text in French. "...Under the conditions guaranteed to me by the terms of your letter of the 9th, I accept very willingly the very flattering offer that you make to me of the honorary presidency of the artistic musical society of Angers." Signed "Ch. Gounod". Gounod wrote symphonies, songs but..... More
(Brande, Denmark): Debut Records, 1959, First Editions. small octavo , printed wrappers, stapled. (18) leaves printed recto only ; 21 leaves printed recto only. Debut Records, Heavily annotated by Rolph Fairchild best known as a writer of jazz album liner notes and the author of the art Hodges discography. Both..... More
New York: M. Witmark & Sons, (1936), First American Edition. octavo, blue cloth stamped in gilt. (xx), 363 pp. M. Witmark & Sons, "The Complete, authoritative work on swing...its great performers, its great recordings, its great achievements." Translated by Lyle and Eleanor Dowling from "Le Jazz Hot". Several small chips..... More
Paris: Editions R.-A. Corrêa, (1934), First Edition. octavo, pictorial paper wrappers. 432 pp. Editions R.-A. Corrêa, Frontispiece drawing by Roger Chastel. Illustrated with photographs. Text in French. The first of a dozen books written by Panassie on Hot Jazz. Wrappers with chipping along edges, front and back. Tape reinforcement to..... More
Suffolk, Eng: Boydell & Brewer, 1989, First Edition. quarto, cloth in dust jacket. 205pp. Boydell & Brewer, Pepys's music collection ranges from psalm-books to operas, includes treatises on the subject of musical theory and items of historical interest. The map collection concentrates on material related to navigation and the `Calligraphical..... More
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1930, First Edition. octavo, original orange cloth stamped in black on front cover and spine, in original printed dust jacket. (x), (278)pp. Duke University Press, A nearly as new copy of this scarce history of Black American minstrels. Jacket is clean, bright and not price..... More
