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Benny, King of Swing: A Pictorial Biography Based on Benny Goodman's Personal Archives (1979) (Signed)
by Benny Goodman, with Introduction By Stanley Baron
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0688035027
- ISBN 13
- 9780688035020
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow, 1979. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard cover, black boards with gilt lettering on front and spine, Fine, Not stated but assumed first edition. Binding tight. Pages clean. 63 pages of text plus more than 140 pages featuring 212 photos. Dust jacket, Very Good. Very slight edgewear. Gold with red/white/black lettering with Hirschfeld caricature on front and photo on back. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on second inner page, featuring a reproduction of an air mail envelope addressed to Benny Goodman, in bold black felt tip marker "To Paul Best wishes Benny Goodman". A fantastic Signed First Edition book..
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- Title
- Benny, King of Swing: A Pictorial Biography Based on Benny Goodman's Personal Archives (1979) (Signed)
- Author
- Benny Goodman, with Introduction By Stanley Baron
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0688035027
- ISBN 13
- 9780688035020
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- BIG BAND RADIO MUSICIAN SWING ORCHESTRA JAZZ CLARINET RCA VICTOR CBS COLUMBIA HELEN WARD FORREST
- Size
- 4to
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Dealers in fine, rare books with a focus on U.S. signed first editions. Our reputation has been earned through our extensive Fine Arts inventory, and our oustanding reliability in servicing our customers. Specializing in autographs from Hollywood's Golden Age and the Big Band Era.
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- Gilt
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- Tight
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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