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They All Sang on the Corner: A Second Look at New York City's Rhythm and Blues Vocal Groups
by GROIA, Philip
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0961205806
- ISBN 13
- 9780961205805
- Seller
-
Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
West Hempstead, New York: Phillie Dee Enterprises, 1983. Softcover. Near Fine. First revised edition. Trade paperback original. Octavo. 192pp. A bit of foxing on the first and last couple of leaves, a little rubbing on the wrappers, near fine. Signed by the author. Widely expanded from the author's 1973 book of the same name. An exploration of street music. Very uncommon signed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 422632
- Title
- They All Sang on the Corner: A Second Look at New York City's Rhythm and Blues Vocal Groups
- Author
- GROIA, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0961205806
- ISBN 13
- 9780961205805
- Publisher
- Phillie Dee Enterprises
- Place of Publication
- West Hempstead, New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- African-Americana, NYCinterest, Music, SixtiesNon-Fiction, PopularCulture, PaperbackOriginal
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; African-Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Gloucester City, New Jersey
About Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.
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- Rubbing
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- New
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- Leaves
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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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
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