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  • SINGING IN THE SPIRIT: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City. by Allen, Ray.
    Allen, Ray.
    SINGING IN THE SPIRIT: African-American Sacred Quartets in New York City.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (1991). First edition - An ethnomusicological study of the black 'spiritual entertainment' tradition in music, this is based on field recordings and interviews with dozens of local New York singers to tell the story of sacred quartet singing in New York City's African-American church community, as it evolved from 'a cappela' jubilee quartets in the 1920s to the exuberant gospel quartets of the 1950s and the smooth contemporary groups of the 1980s. It formed a symbolic bridge between the rural south and the realities of the urban north. A publication of the American Folklore Society. Photographs, notes at the end of each chapter, bibliography, index. xx, 268 pp. ISBN: 0-812213319.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers (as new).

    Book ID: 84824
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  • [Armstrong, Louis, 1900-1971] Bergreen, Laurence.
    LOUIS ARMSTRONG: An Extravagant Life.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Broadway Books, (1997.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A definitive biography of this giant among jazz musicians - based on previously unexplored archives of Armstrong's writings. Photographs, discography, bibliography, endnotes, index. 564 pp. ISBN: 0-553-067680.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 54405
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  • LOUIS: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971. by [Armstrong, Louis] Jones, Max and Chilton, John.
    [Armstrong, Louis] Jones, Max and Chilton, John.
    LOUIS: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the musician who towered over the world of jazz for 50 years. Illustrated with many photographs. Chronology, film list, index. Slightly oversized. 256 pages.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, missing front endpaper, but overall tight and clean in a very good, unmarked dustjacket.

    Book ID: 39155
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  • LOUIS: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971. by [Armstrong, Louis] Jones, Max and Chilton, John.
    [Armstrong, Louis] Jones, Max and Chilton, John.
    LOUIS: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the musician who towered over the world of jazz for 50 years. Illustrated with many photographs. Chronology, film list, index. Slightly oversized. 256 pages.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 21701
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  • LOUIS: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971. by [Armstrong, Louis] Jones, Max and Chilton, John.
    [Armstrong, Louis] Jones, Max and Chilton, John.
    LOUIS: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900-1971.

    Edition: First US printing.

    Boston: Little Brown, 1971. dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of the musician who towered over the world of jazz for 50 years. Illustrated with many photographs. Chronology, film list, index. Slightly oversized. 256 pages.

    Condition: Very good in very good+ dust jacket (previous owner's name mostly hidden by dj flap.)

    Book ID: 21638
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  • ASIMOV'S ANNOTATED GILBERT AND SULLIVAN. by Asimov, Isaac; Gilbert, William Schwenck.
    Asimov, Isaac; Gilbert, William Schwenck.
    ASIMOV'S ANNOTATED GILBERT AND SULLIVAN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Doubleday, 1988. dj. Hardcover first edition - "An original interpretration of the world's best loved light opera." Text by William Schwenck Gilbert. Notes by Isaac Asimov. New York: Doubleday, A comprehensive annotated reference to the comic operas of William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, including "The Sorcerer", "H.M.S. Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance","Patience", "Iolanthe", "Princess Ida", "The Mikado", "Ruddigore", "The Yeomenof the Guard", "The Gondoliers", "Utopia, Limited", and "The Grand Duke" and more. Photographs. A massive and very heavy book. xiv, 1056 pp. . ISBN: 0-385239157.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.) Uncommon, especially in this condition.

    Book ID: 65383
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  • Balliett, Whitney
    SUCH SWEET THUNDER: 49 Pieces on Jazz

    Edition: First printing.

    Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1966. dj. Hardcover first edition -

    Condition: NF/VG+ (gift inscription, pc, rubbing to dj - but overall a very tight, almost unread, copy.)

    Book ID: 8132
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  • SONGS OF THE MICHIGAN LUMBERJACKS. by Beck, Earl Clifton.
    Beck, Earl Clifton.
    SONGS OF THE MICHIGAN LUMBERJACKS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1941. Hardcover first edition - Collects many ballads, arranged topically - from the shantyman's life to moniker songs, French Canadian songs, bunkhouse ballads, Paul Bunyan songs and more. Illustrated with drawings of Paul Bunyan by Gustave Hildebrand, who also provided the colored endpapers. Frontispiece portrait of Perry Allen, an old time lumberjack. Appendix of tall tales from the North Woods, bibliography, index. 291 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in tan cloth with gilt lettering on the spine (some toning to the pages), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85112
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  • SONGS OF THE MICHIGAN LUMBERJACKS. by Beck, Earl Clifton.
    Beck, Earl Clifton.
    SONGS OF THE MICHIGAN LUMBERJACKS.

    Edition: First printing.

    Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1941. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Collects many ballads, arranged topically - from the shantyman's life to moniker songs, French Canadian songs, bunkhouse ballads, Paul Bunyan songs and more. Illustrated with drawings of Paul Bunyan by Gustave Hildebrand, who also provided the colored endpapers. INSCRIBED on the first blank page "To the one who gave me the idea" and signed by the author with his initials. Frontispiece portrait of Perry Allen, an old time lumberjack. Appendix of tall tales from the North Woods, bibliography, index. 291 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in tan cloth with gilt lettering on the spine (some toning to the pages), no dust jacket.

    Book ID: 85113
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  • THE JAZZ BOOK: From New Orleans to Rock and Free Jazz. by Berendt, Joachim.
    Berendt, Joachim.
    THE JAZZ BOOK: From New Orleans to Rock and Free Jazz.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    Westport, CT: Lawrence Hill and Co, (1975.). "An indispensable handbook for jazz today" - a comprehensive look at jazz history with chapters on jazz instruments, vocalists, combos, European jazz and more. Translated by Dan Morgenstern and Helmut and Barbara Bredigkeit Discography, index. xvi, 459 pp. ISBN: 0-882080288.

    Condition: Near fine in stiff wrappers.

    Book ID: 42229
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  • THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARIA CALLAS: A Novel. by Bond, Alma H.
    Bond, Alma H.
    THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARIA CALLAS: A Novel.

    Edition: First printing.

    Delhi, NY: Birch Brook Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - ""Dear Dr. Bond: We have never met, but you may well have heard of me. My name is Maria Callas. I am an opera singer. I am tking the liberty of writing to you because a friend of mine who is your patient says you are a wonderful psychoanalyst." Thus begins this compelling, fictional autobiography of the great diva, whose brilliant talent and tumultuous relationships have stirred the imagination of music lovers throughout the world." Bibliography. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-913559-490.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 57997
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  • BORN WITH THE BLUES: Perry Bradford's Own Story. The True Story of the Pioneering Blues Singers and Musicians in the Early Days of Jazz. by Bradford, Perry (1893-1970)
    Bradford, Perry (1893-1970)
    BORN WITH THE BLUES: Perry Bradford's Own Story. The True Story of the Pioneering Blues Singers and Musicians in the Early Days of Jazz.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Oak Publications, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account by this singer, songwriter, pianist and vaudeville and minstrel performer who has been credited with forever changing the sound of American popular music by convincing Okeh Records to release the first Blues record in 1920 with Mamie Smith singing two of his songs - 'That Thing Called Love' and 'You CanÕt Keep a Good Man Down.' The next record released by Okeh - 'Crazy Blues', and 'ItÕ s Right Here for You' - was promoted as an African-American singer and band, and reportedly sold more than a million copies. Some other record labels began to jump on the bandwagon. While this is described as an autobiography, and…

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    New York: Oak Publications, (1965) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account by this singer, songwriter, pianist and vaudeville and minstrel performer who has been credited with forever changing the sound of American popular music by convincing Okeh Records to release the first Blues record in 1920 with Mamie Smith singing two of his songs - 'That Thing Called Love' and 'You CanÕt Keep a Good Man Down.' The next record released by Okeh - 'Crazy Blues', and 'ItÕ s Right Here for You' - was promoted as an African-American singer and band, and reportedly sold more than a million copies. Some other record labels began to jump on the bandwagon. While this is described as an autobiography, and includes many entertaining stories from Bradford's life, it is primarily an attempt to set the record straight and to give recognition to many forgotten or overlooked early Black musicians, including Bradford himself. Contains the sheet music for 11 of his songs, including those in the first two Okeh recordings and illustrated with many photographs. Foreword by Noble Sissle. Index. Slightly oversized format. 175 pp plus final drawing.

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    Condition: Very good red cloth in a good only dust jacket (some offsetting from the red cloth to the interior of the dj, several chips and other edgewear to the dj) Hard to find in any edition, but scarce in hardcover in a dustjacket.

    Book ID: 88879
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  • THE WICKED WAYS OF MALCOLM MCLAREN. by Bromberg, Craig.
    Bromberg, Craig.
    THE WICKED WAYS OF MALCOLM MCLAREN.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback.

    New York: Harper Collins, (1989). First edition - Biography of the man "who introduced the likes of the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious, and other ilk, to the world, and whose story, so far, has been untold." List of sources, index. xxii, 330 pp. ISBN: 0-060962046.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 75038
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  • PANHANDLER'S SONGBOOK, Volume I: Folksongs of Southeast Alaska and the Yukon by By The People Of Southeast Alaska and the Yukon, Themselves; Barry Roderick, editor.
    By The People Of Southeast Alaska and the Yukon, Themselves; Barry Roderick, editor.
    PANHANDLER'S SONGBOOK, Volume I: Folksongs of Southeast Alaska and the Yukon

    Edition: First printing, a large trade paperback original.

    Port Chilkoot, Haines, AK: Archipelago, Chilkat Press; (1979). First edition - Songs are arranged topically and include subjects like logging and mining, oil slicks and politics, fisheries and the sea and more. Illustrated with printed sheet music, photographs by Nancy Ratner, drawings by John Svenson and a map. Preface by Governor Jay Hammond. Large format. Note: the cover has an error in the title and shows "PANHANDLER SONGBOOK." 100 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a beige stapled illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 83015
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  • BILLIE'S BLUES: Billie Holiday's Story, 1933-1959. by Chilton, John.
    Chilton, John.
    BILLIE'S BLUES: Billie Holiday's Story, 1933-1959.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Stein & Day, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography of Billie Holiday by a friend and musician, one that focuses on the contradictions of her artistry as an accomplished jazz singer and her struggles as a drug addict, as a woman who earned the adulation of fans and suffered the humiliations of Jim Crow and incarceration. Foreword by Buck Clayton. Illustrated with photographs. Selected bibliography, index. 264 pp. ISBN: 0-812818210.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (some wear to the dj at the ends of the spine)

    Book ID: 76831
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  • Dodge, Roger Pryor.
    HOT JAZZ AND JAZZ DANCE, Collected Writings 1929-1964.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. dj. Hardcover first edition - Selected and edited by Pryor Dodge, with an introduction by Dan Morgenstern. Includes, among others, essays on topics such as Negro jazz as folk material for modern dance, and on figures like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Bubber Miley and Nijinsky. Photographs, index. 368 pages. ISBN: 0-19-5071859.

    Condition: Fine in a fine dustjacket.

    Book ID: 17398
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  • FREEDOM IN THE AIR: Song Movements of the Sixties. by Dunson, John.
    Dunson, John.
    FREEDOM IN THE AIR: Song Movements of the Sixties.

    Edition: Paperback original - first printing.

    New York: International Publishers, (1965). First edition - The author's first book, a study of folk songs concentrating on the freedom songs arising from the Civil Rights battles in the South and topical songs from folksingers and composers in the North. Includes Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, and others. Notes. 127 pp.

    Condition: Good overall (previous owner's name, that of poet Elizabeth Harrod, on front line

    Book ID: 86120
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  • CHRONICLES: Volume One. by Dylan, Bob.
    Dylan, Bob.
    CHRONICLES: Volume One.

    Edition: Later printing.

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004) dj. Hardcover - Volume One of Dylan's autobiography focuses on the start of his musical career and the early years in Greenwich Village, where he arrived in 1961, along with accounts of his road trips to New Orleans, Woodstock and his home state of Minnesota. 293 pp. ISBN: 0-743228154.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 67886
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  • A STEADFAST PHILOSOPHY. by Earhart, Will; Clifford Buttleman, editor.
    Earhart, Will; Clifford Buttleman, editor.
    A STEADFAST PHILOSOPHY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Washington, D.C.: Music Educators National Conference. 1962. Hardcover first edition - A selection of papers written by Will Earhart dating from 1914, including his last writings, hitherto unpublished, with some personal reflections by disciples and pupils of this great man of music education. The cover shows "Teacher, Philosopher, Humanitarian" Bibliography. List of articles. 143 pp.

    Condition: Fine in ivory white cloth with black lettering, no dust jacket., as issued .

    Book ID: 79641
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  • SONGS OF THE UNITED STATE MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK (title on cover: West Point Songs) by Egner, Lieutenant Philip and Frederick C. Mayer, editors.
    Egner, Lieutenant Philip and Frederick C. Mayer, editors.
    SONGS OF THE UNITED STATE MILITARY ACADEMY, WEST POINT, NEW YORK (title on cover: West Point Songs)

    Edition: First printing.

    West Point, NY: Egner & Mayer, 1911. Hardcover first edition - Uncommon first edition of this collection of military music edited by Egner, bandmaster U.S.M.A. and Mayer, organist and choirmaster, U.S.M.A. 43 songs with #1 Reveille on the front pastedown and #43 Taps on the rear pastedown. 62 pp.

    Condition: Very good in beige cloth with dark brown illustration on front cover, gilt lettering (some minor wear to covers, few spots, toning to pages)

    Book ID: 88595
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  • THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTON. by [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Dance, Stanley.
    [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Dance, Stanley.
    THE WORLD OF DUKE ELLINGTON.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Da Capo Press, (2002.). The life of jazz great Ellington in his own words and those of the musicians who played with him. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Discography, chronology, index. 310 pp. ISBN: 0-306-810158.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated covers (remainder line)

    Book ID: 41977
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  • DUKE ELLINGTON: A Spiritual Biography. by [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Steed, Janna Tull .
    [Ellington, Edward Kennedy 'Duke', 1899-1974] Steed, Janna Tull .
    DUKE ELLINGTON: A Spiritual Biography.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, (1999.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An "interpretive biography" by Steed, an ordained minister who is a recognized authority on Ellington's Sacred Concerts. Part of a series of short biographies in the Lives & Legacies series, which focus on the spiritual growth of significant artists. Photographs, notes, chronology, index. 192 pp. ISBN: 9780824523510.

    Condition: Fine in a very near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 41976
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  • DA CAPO BEST MUSIC WRITING 2001: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country, and More. by (Erickson, Steve, signed; Jonathan Lethem, Richard Meltzer, Sarah Vowell, William Gay, Whitney Balliett and others, contributors.) Hornby, Nick, editor.
    (Erickson, Steve, signed; Jonathan Lethem, Richard Meltzer, Sarah Vowell, William Gay, Whitney Balliett and others, contributors.) Hornby, Nick, editor.
    DA CAPO BEST MUSIC WRITING 2001: The Year's Finest Writing on Rock, Pop, Jazz, Country, and More.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, (2001.). SIGNED first edition - An anthology, signed by Steve Erickson at his essay 'Neil Young on a Good Day.' Also includes contributions from Jonathan Lethem, David Rakoff, Mike Doughty, Richard Meltzer, Sarah Vowell, William Gay, Ryan Malan, Monica Kendrick, Gilbert Garcia, Whitney Balliett and more. Introduction by Nick Hornby, Series editor Ben Schafer. List of other notable essays of the year 2000 and notes on the contributors. 337 pp. ISBN: 0-306-810662.

    Condition: Fine (as new.)

    Book ID: 47155
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  • Feather, Leonard.
    THE PLEASURES OF JAZZ: Leading Performers on Their Lives, Their Music, Their Contemporaries.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Horizon Press, (1976.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes an overview of 20 years of jazz music and interviews or articles on 45 jazz musicians ranging from big bandsmen to combo leaders to vocalists, from the old masters to innovators. Included are Chick Corea, Dizzy Gillespie, Freddie Hubbard, Cleo Laine, John Lewis, Gerry Mulligan, Oliver Nelson, Sarah Vaughan, Eubie Blake, Earl Hines, Donald Byrd, Barney Bigard, Herbie Hancock, Charles Lloyd, Yusef Lateef, Marian McPartland, Lena Horne, Quincy Jones and more. Introduction by Benny Carter, illustrated with 27 photographs. 200 pp. ISBN: 0-818012145.

    Condition: Near fine in a good dust jacket (chip to top edge of dj, creasing to front flap, edges)

    Book ID: 32850
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  • THE NEW BEATS: Exploring the Music, Culture, and Attitudes of Hip-Hop. by Fernando, S. H. Jr.
    Fernando, S. H. Jr.
    THE NEW BEATS: Exploring the Music, Culture, and Attitudes of Hip-Hop.

    Edition: Trade paperback original, 3rd printing.

    New York: Anchor Books / Doubleday, (1994). A thoughtful work of musicology which includes profiles of all the important performers through 1994 as well as essays on the urban culture that generated Hip-Hop. Illustrated with photographs, and photo-collages by Jeremy Dawson at the beginning of each chapter and recommended listening at the end of each chapter. Notes, index. Square format. xxiii, 304 pp. ISBN: 0-38547119X.

    Condition: Near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 87476
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  • JAZZ: A PEOPLE'S MUSIC. by Finkelstein, Sidney.
    Finkelstein, Sidney.
    JAZZ: A PEOPLE'S MUSIC.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York: Citadel, (1948) dj. Hardcover first edition - A study of the place of jazz in world music - it's history from early blues, from New Orleans to be-bop, - and a look at the beauty of the music and the greatness of the people who made it. lllustrated with drawings by Jules Halfant. Second state binding of tan boards with black lettering in a second state dust jacket with beige background. Index. 278 pp.

    Condition: Very good in a fair only dust jacket with several chips, overall edgewear.

    Book ID: 84390
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  • Flaherty, Ed
    THE BLUES ALIVE: The Timeless Tradition

    Edition: First printing in wrappers. No hardcover edition.

    Prescott, AZ: Hohm Press, 1999. SIGNED first edition - A very personal account of the history and significance of the blues music by the guitarist of the (almost) all women blues group, SHRI. 200 pgs, photographs, notes. SIGNED by the author on the half title page.

    Condition: Fine in glossy blue illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 9186
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  • THE OPERA OF MARTHA, or the Fair at Richmond (With Italian, German and English Words). by Flotow, Freidrich von [1812-1883]
    Flotow, Freidrich von [1812-1883]
    THE OPERA OF MARTHA, or the Fair at Richmond (With Italian, German and English Words).

    Edition: An early edition.

    Boston: Oliver Ditson & Company, ca 1860. The work for which this German nobleman is best known; this opera was first preformed in Vienna in 1847. Although not as popular as it once was, it continues to be performed. This edition includes a synopsis of the story, the complete score and the words in three languages. Large soft-covered book, bound in a limp leatherette, 10 1/8 by 8 1/2 inches, 230 pages.

    Condition: Fair condition only - somewhat worn and very fragile condition. Title page detached but still present, binding loose, dampstaining to the lower corner and the margins of the covers and the first few and last couple of pages.

    Book ID: 84028
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  • WILLIN': The Story of Little Feat. by Fong-Torres, Ben.
    Fong-Torres, Ben.
    WILLIN': The Story of Little Feat.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Da Capo Press, (2015). First edition - Based on interviews with surviving band members and their friends and associates, this is the first definitive biography of the 1970s band Little Feat. Formed in 1969 by ex-members of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, it created music that was an irresistible mix of rock, blues, R&B, country, jazz, soul, and funk - including their signature outlaw trucker anthem 'Willin'. Bibliography, list of interviews. 256 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81814
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  • Gant, Roland.
    WORLD IN A JUG.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Vanguard, 1961. dj. Hardcover first edition - 'Novel of a jazzman' - set in New Orleans, Europe and elsewhere in the 1920's to 1950's. Dustjacket blurb by Louis Armstrong.

    Condition: Very good in a good dust jacket (some general edgewear to dustjacket.)

    Book ID: 28798
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