Shining Trumpets : A History of Jazz. By Rudi Blesh. NEW YORK : 1946. HARDBACK in JACKET. [With plates, including portraits.]
by BLESH, Rudi
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good
- Seller
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Large Octavo. FIRST EDITION. NEW YORK : 1946. Hardback. Illustrated with photographs. Original yellow and red 'jazzy' covers. In blue printed dust-jacket. Top-edge red. Tight, bright and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear to jacket (one chip and a couple of tape repairs to reverse). VERY GOOD INDEED in GOOD jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xvi), 365, (xxiv) (xvii), (i) pages. Musical examples section (score). Index. Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 055623
- Title
- Shining Trumpets : A History of Jazz. By Rudi Blesh. NEW YORK : 1946. HARDBACK in JACKET. [With plates, including portraits.]
- Author
- BLESH, Rudi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- Large Octavo
Terms of Sale
Rosley Books
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About the Seller
Rosley Books
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
About Rosley Books
SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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