Skip to content

No image available

Mystery Train : Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music

No image available

Mystery Train : Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music

by Marcus, Greil

  • Used
  • Paperback
  • first
Condition
See description
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
West Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
Item Price
NZ$14.77
Or just NZ$13.30 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
NZ$9.90 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 10 to 14 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

Dutton Paperback, 1982. First edition. New Edition, Revised and Expanded. Very good glossy stiff wraps with strong spine and clean text throughout. One of the seminal books in its field

Synopsis

Catch a train to the heart of rock ?n? roll with this essential study of the quintessential American art form. First published in 1975, Greil Marcus?s Mystery Train remains a benchmark study of rock ?n? roll and a classic in the field of music criticism. Focusing on six key artists?Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley?Marcus explores the evolution and impact of rock ?n? roll and its unique place in American culture. This fifth edition of Mystery Train includes an updated and rewritten Notes and Discographies section, exploring the evolution and continuing impact of the recordings featured in the book.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
59721
Title
Mystery Train : Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music
Author
Marcus, Greil
Book Condition
Used
Edition
First edition
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
Dutton Paperback, 1982

Terms of Sale

Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers

All orders shipped within 24-48 hours. We accept returns if the description does not agree with the online book details. Please notify us before returning. Thank you! We appreciate your business. Any inquiries are promptly responded to.

About the Seller

Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2006
West Brattleboro, Vermont

About Longhouse, Publishers and Booksellers

We are publishers and booksellers since 1971, specializing in modern poetry and literary editions including the arts. In addition, we publish poetry and feature these works on our web-site.

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...
New
A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
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....

Frequently asked questions

This Book’s Categories

tracking-