New York: Billboard, 1986. 350 photographs, many in color. 280pp., folio, blue cloth, d.w.; minor sunning at foot of spine, else near fine. New York: Billboard, (1986). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
1950. 9.25 x 7.5-inch black-and-white photo of Anderson in an animated pose, holding his trumpet -- no place, no date, circa 1950. Signed "Bill Anderson" above his right shoulder and across his face. Double-matted in black and light gray and set in a decorative black frame measuring 18 x 16 inches. Small crease on the lower left corner, but otherwise in very good condition. American jazz trumpeter best known for playing with Duke Ellington's orchestra. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. x + 244pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. x + 244pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. A near fine copy in a very good(+) wrapper, sunning to rear cover and slight wear to spine ends. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. 197pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w.; small closed tear on front cover. New York: Oxford UP, 1983. very good. More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. 250 pages. 8vo, pictorial cloth, d.w. (slightly edgeworn). Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1976. Near fine in very good(+) dust wrapper. The New Yorker clippings of Jazz performers pasted to rear endpapers by previous owner, else a very good(+) copy. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. 285 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1981. A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1966. 366pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper. Indianapolis: Bobbs- Merrill, 1966. First printing. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Kansas City, MO: 1942. A 10 x 8-inch black-and-white 1942 photograph from the original negative, credited to George V. Costello, depicting Count Basie at the microphone at the Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO. Printed in 1995 from the original negative by iconic Jazz photographer Paul Hoeffler, who had acquired the rights in the late 1950s. Signed "P J H" on the back in blue ink and captioned: "Count Basie w/ Jo Jones, Freddie Greene & Walter Page." Fine condition. American..... More
Toronto: Blues Magazine, 1975-6. 8 volumes, 8vo, pictorial wrappers; multigraphed & stapled. Toronto, Feb. 1975 - August, 1976. First editions. More
New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Illustrated. xiii + 428 pages, 8vo, brown cloth, d.w. (price-clipped). New York: Harper & Row, (1974). Very good. First edition. More
1979. Signed album, "The 5th Power." Signed four times: on each side of the album cover and on both labels. The back of the album includes an inscription and a date. 1979. Very good. Bowie was a radical avant garde jazz trumpet player who often teamed up with Arthur Blythe during the 1970's. "The 5th Power" was recorded and released in Italy. More
1955. Vintage 10 x 8-inch black-and-white photo, inscribed and signed in full: "Ted - Thanks for Caring, Charles Brown." Captioned "Aladdin (Records) Star." No place, no date, circa 1955. Very good condition. Charles Brown was a jazz artist who turned R&B and scored immediate attention with his mellow vocal style. An original signer to the Aladdin Record label where he had a consistent string of hits, however it was at King Records where he achieved stardom. Brown wrote and recorded..... More
New York: 1953. 9.75 x 8 inches, New York, no date, circa 1953 -- a scarce vintage photo taken by James J. Kriegmann with a "Shaw Artists, 565 Fifth Ave. N.Y.C." imprint on the lower right. Inscribed on the left side: "To Charles + Dorothy, Love + Thank you + Always, Ruth Brown." This is one of the earliest Ruth Brown images photographed by Kriegsmann. The top white margin has been removed, leaving a rough edge; two faint creases in..... More
Hampshire, England: The Delphic Press, 1949. Slim 8vo, wrappers housed in black cloth binders. Hampshire, England: The Delphic Press, (1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955). Very good. More
1980. This 10 x 8-inch black-and-white publicity photo shows Carter performing on stage with his alto saxophone, no place, no date, circa 1980. From the Howard Moloff collection; inscribed "To Howard, Sincerely - Benny Carter." Fine condition. American alto saxophone player, composer, and arranger who was a dominant figure in American jazz music for close to 60 years. More
Offenburg: Burda, 1961. Profusely illustrated throughout with amazing photographs, some in color. 268 pages with text in German, printed on thin paper, somewhat toned; color pictorial endpapers at front. 4to, gilt-lettered black cloth (spine heavily faded, still a very good solid copy of this uncommon book). Offenburg (Baden): Burda, 1961. First edition. Lacks the dust wrapper, and as usual, the 2 very rare 45rpm records from rear sleeve. In 1960 photographer William Claxton and noted German musicologist Joachim E. Berendt..... More
Small card, signed "Most sincerely Cozy Cole". Framed together with a reproduction photograph of Cole at his drum kit. Please inquire for additional information. More
1950. 9.75 x 7.75-inch black-and-white publicity photo of Cole playing the drums -- no place, no date, circa 1950. Boldly signed "'Cozy' Cole" in the upper left corner with excellent contrast. Double-matted in black and off-white and set in a black frame measuring 18 x 16 inches. Fine condition. American jazz drummer. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. 326 pages, 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Several small spots along top edge, still a near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author. More
New York: Oxford University Press, 1987. Illustrated. viii + 340pp. 8vo, cloth, d.w. NY: Oxford University Press, 1987. A very good ( ) copy in a very good ( ) dust jacket. More
The book has arrived and I am absolutely delighted with it - the condition is superb. Will you let me know if you get any other beautiful bindings like this one in this condition. Best wishes,
The books arrived today, and my wife was delighted. They are in better condition than I expected... very impressive!