THE SOUND OF JAZZ
NY: Gallery Books, (1989). First Gallery edition. 4to, pp. 158. Glossary, bibliography, index. Grouped by instrument and llustrated with many photos, most in color. A nice copy in somewhat scuffed dj. More
NY: Gallery Books, (1989). First Gallery edition. 4to, pp. 158. Glossary, bibliography, index. Grouped by instrument and llustrated with many photos, most in color. A nice copy in somewhat scuffed dj. More
Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, (1991). Korky Paul. First Edition. 4to, pp. 32. Bound in illustrated glazed boards. Illustrated throughout in color by Korky Paul. This copy is from the library of poet William Jay Smith whose poem "The Toaster" appears in the collection. A fine copy. More
Boston: Little, Brown, (1974). Second printing. 8vo, pp. 312. A VG tight copy in worn dj. More
NY: Holt, (1998). First printing. 8vo, pp. xxv, 404. Index. Edited and introduced by Jan Reif. Paper over boards with cloth spine. Upper corners of cover slightly bumped, o/w a nice copy in dj. More
NY: Scribner's, 1903. Yohn. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 404. Illustrated by F. C. Yohn. Cover worn, o/w VG. More
NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, (2005). First Edition. 8vo, pp. xi, 401. Index. Illustrated with photographs. About as new in dj. Fron the dj: "The twentieth century fight for civil rights told in the first person singular by a preeminent American historian." Franklin was a history professor at Duke UNiversity..... More
NY: Oxford, 2006. First printing. Small 8vo, pp. 286. Appendices, index. Illustrated. Paper over boards. A nice copy in little scuffed and chipped dj. More
NY: MJF Books, (1992). First printing. 4to, pp. 256. Illustrated wtih over 600 photographs. Paper over boards. A very nice copy in little scuffed dj. More
Philadelphia: Evans, 1860. 8vo, pp. vi, 7-348. Catalog. Illustrated. Brown cloth. Some foxing, and offsetting from illustrations; cover little worn at edges, o/w a VG copy. This seems to be a reprint of Frost's "Heroic Women of the West" (Philadelphia:1854) [Howes F-394: which mentions an 1869 reprint but not this..... More
NY: Grove, (1994). First printing. 8vo, pp. xx, 732. Notes, index. Illustrated with photographs. Near fine in slightly scuffed dj. The author confirms Brecht's rank as a world-class theater director, but also shows why much of his writing cannot be attributed to him alone. More
London: Archibald Constable, 1906. Second Impression. 8vo, pp. 445. Illustrated with portraits. Maroon cloth stamped in gilt; spine little worn, o/w VG. Biographical sketches of some of the most prominent actresses of 18th century England. More
[ ]: Transaction Inc., 1970. The essays originally appeared in Trans-action Magazine. 8vo, pp. 150. Owner's signature on flyleaf, o/w a nice copy in little chipped and faded dj. Essays concerned with the extent of deviance from traditional patterns of sexual relationships, and the legal and political implications of that..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1958). Fourth printing. 8vo, pp. 368. Owner's name on flyleaf, o/w VG in somewhat soiled and worn dj. Galbraith's critique on the U.S. habit of investing more in things than in people--still a problem. More
London: Heinemann, (1919). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 262. Paper over boards. Cover little worn aat edges, o/w VG in little chipped and worn plain dj. A book of essays on the aftermath WWI, the theater, agricultural reform, social customs, etc. More
London: Heinemann, (1937). First. 8vo, pp. 337. Inscribed: "for Dear Molly, with love from J.G. Nov. 22, 1937" Molly was the daughter of Fred Kerr. Card "with Mrs Galsworthy's compliments" laid in. Little foxing on front and back pages and on edges, o/w a VG copy. Articles on various subjects..... More
London: Heinemann, (1931). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 349. Hinges tender, cover slightly worn at corners, o/w VG. More
NY: Heritage, (1964). Mozley, Charles. Book Club edition. Large 8vo, pp. x, 286. Illustrated by Charles Mozley, introduction by Evelyn Waugh. Tan cloth, with drawing in maroon on front. Gilt lettering on spine. Spine slightly scuffed, o/w a nice copy in scuffed box. Originally called The Forsyth Saga, this is..... More
London: Heinemann, (1929). First Edition. 8vo, pp. 1088. Fold-out family tree on front blank. Pictures pasted in on half-title and p. 683. Owner's bookplate on pastedown. Hinges near tender. Cover little worn at ends of spine, o/w VG. More
London: Heinemann, 1930. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 292. Owner's name on sticker on pastedown. Cover little worn at edges, o/w VG. More
London: Heinemann, 1930. First Edition. 8vo, pp. 292. Cover worn at edges, o/w VG. More