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A Pictorial History of Jazz - People and Places From New Orleans to Modern Jazz
by Keepnews,Orrin and Grauer, Bill
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Anselmo, California, United States
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About This Item
New York. Crown Publishers. 1962. Bound in brown and pink cloth over boards. Small Folio. (8.5"x11") Fifth Printing. Illustrated throughout with monochrome photographs. This copy boldly inscribed in green ink on the Title Page by Louis Armstrong. Lacking original dustwrapper. A bit of minor soiling and rubbing. A Near Fine copy with a large, bright signed inscription by Armstrong.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8761
- Title
- A Pictorial History of Jazz - People and Places From New Orleans to Modern Jazz
- Author
- Keepnews,Orrin and Grauer, Bill
- Format/Binding
- Bound in brown and pink cloth over boards.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1962.
- Size
- Small Folio. (8.5"x11"
Terms of Sale
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
The Heldfond Book Gallery is an elected member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and conforms to all ethical codes and standards of those organizations.Books found to be materially mis-described may be returned within seven days of receipt and all monies will be promptly refunded, if returned to us in the same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Anselmo, California
About Heldfond Book Gallery, ABAA-ILAB
Located just accross the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin County, California - the Heldfond Book Gallery, Ltd. is one of the oldest and most esteemed Rare Bookstores on the West Coast. Specializations include: Illustrated Books in all disciplines, Fine Bindings and Sets, Important Literary First Editions,Fine Arts, Collectable Children's Illustrated Books, Illuminated Manuscripts and Incunabula,Rare Aviation and Maritime as well as a consistently superb inventory of General Antiquarian Materials.
Glossary
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
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- Fine
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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