Search Results: Titles starting with J from Glynn's Books

Century, 1992. Hb, 898 pp, b/w photos. Good+ with clean contents in Good price-clipped dj which has edgewear. First of a monumental two volume biography of the U.S. president.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Menden: Der Jazzfreund, 1988. Pb booklet, staple-bound, 48pp, b/w photos. Good. Mark on back cover, contents very good and clean. Survey of the American jazz trumpeter, Cladys " Jabbo" Smith, with biography, selected discography and sample music.. Soft Cover.

Newton Abbott: Readers Union, 1981. Hb, 144pp, b/w plates. Good with clean contents in a Good dj which has only slight wear. Biography and personal rememberance of the legendary cricketer and batsman, Jack Hobbs. Includes a section of statistics.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

London: Jazz Book Club, 1962. Hb, viii + 208pp, b/w photos. Good with clean contents in a Good dj which has sunned spine and slightly faded covers. Biography of Weldon Leo " Jack" Teagarden, jazz trombonist and singer. With a selected discography.. Hard Cover. Good/Good.

London: Queen Anne Press/Macdonald, 1992. Hb, 166pp, b/w photos. Good(-) in a VG dj. Contents clean but pages tanned at edges. Account of the 1991 West Indies tour in England. The home team, captained by Graham Gooch, won the three one day international series 3-0 but drew 2-2 in the Test series when West Indies, captained by Viv Richards, were able to find their form. Also includes coverage of the England v Sri Lanka Test match held later in the summer.. Hard Cover. Good/Very Good.

Prague: Privately Published, 1938. In Czech. Small Pb booklet, 52pp. Fair+. 1cm tear to base of spine, light cover wear, small number on fep, text clean, pages tanned. Introduction to chess problems with 22 examples.. Soft Cover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Prague: Self Published, 2008. In Czech. Pb, 150pp. VG, clean contents. A general work on how to solve chess problems with 414 examples by various composers, and also including some studies.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Prague: Privately Published In Czech with brief introduction in English. Four volumes from the same series (Nos, 1, 2,3 & 4), published 2001-2005. Each is a Pb booklet, 52pp, 60pp, 27pp and 67pp respectively, VG with clean contents. Each contains a profile and chess problems of the composer in the title with commentary by Dragoun. 1) Jan Berkovec (1891-1945) - 260 problems, mainly three-movers plus other types. 2) Vaclav Cisar ((1879-1957) - 276 problems, mainly three-movers plus some other types. 3) Oldrich Duras ( 1882-1957) - 101 problems, mostly three-movers. 4) Josef Drnek ( 1875-1941) - 321 problems, mainly two and three-movers.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Prague: Statni Telovychovne Nakladatelstvi, 1956. In Czech. Hb, cloth covers, no dj, 282pp, portrait frontis. Good, light water mark on top edge of covers, retail stamp on title page, contents otherwise clean. Life and work of Czech IM Jan Foltys (1908-1952), with biographical sections, hundreds of annotated games, tournament tables and a couple of studies.. Hard Cover. Good.

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania: Chess Enterprises, 1990. Pb, 58pp. Good, previous owner's name on inside front cover. Analysis and illustrative games of the Janowski-Indian, a solid variation of the Old Indian. White's options are explored for 4 g3, 4 Bg5, 4 e4, 4 f3, 4 Nf3.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Hermes House, 2004. Pb, 245pp, colour recipes. Good+, light cover wear, clean contents. History and traditions of Japanese cookery plus recipes.. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Chambers Harrap, 2006. Pb, 276pp, colour and b/w illustrations. Includes origins/developments of jazz from the 17th century to 2000, profiles of musicians, musical concepts, chronology of major figures, over 150 photos and illustrations.. Soft Cover. Very Good.

London: Jazz Book Club, 1959. Hb, 287pp. Good with clean contents in a Fair dj which has sunned/darkened spine and chipped edges. Examines the origins, evolution and musical features of jazz with chapters such as " Anatomy of jazz melody", " Hot rhythm" and " The scalar structure of jazz".. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.

London: Andre Deutsch, 1979. Hb, 353pp, numerous b/w photos. VG with clean contents in VG dj which has marginal wear. Large, coffee-table volume containing 370 photos which together, provide a fascinating visual history of jazz. Many of the photos were previously unpublished and are accompanied by extended captions and quotes from musicians. From New Orleans and spirituals through to Jazz Rock.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Oxford University Press, 1991. Pb, xiv + 350pp. Good, light wear, clean contents. Collection of jazz stories culled from interviews, biographies and memoirs, oral histories and the author's own articles. " Read this somewhere where you're not afraid to be seen laughing out loud . . . everyone should be able to find something to like in this rich collection" ( Library Journal). . Soft Cover.

London: Harper Collins, 1992. Hb, 317pp. Good+ with clean contents in a Good+ dj. Collection of writings about jazz by various contributors, including articles which have been out of print for some time." From a moving account of B B King's concert in Moscow to Paul Desmond's hilarious one-off article on the Dave Brubeck Quartet's day at the Orange County Fair...". Hard Cover.

N.Y./London: Paddington Press, 1979. Hb, 319pp, b/w photos. Good in a Good dj. Foxing/speckling along top edge of page block, contents clean. The story of early jazz in Europe, focusing mainly on Paris and London and including the experiences of jazz artists who made it in Europe, such as Sidney Bechet, Josephine Baker and the Original Dixieland Band. Contents : Jazz reaches Europe; Theater and dance; The serious composers meet jazz; Jazz interpreted; High society. With a 70 page Appendix of interviews with jazz musicians and a selection of previously unpublished photos.. Hard Cover.

N.Y.: Lawrence Hill Books, 1992. Pb, xvi + 541pp. Good, light wear, clean contents, sticker residue on front cover. Includes styles, musicians, elements, instruments,vocalists, big bands, jazz combos. This edition contains a new American discography by Kevin Whitehead and chapters revised to include developments during the previous decade.. Soft Cover.

N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1965. Hb, 159pp, rough-cut pages. Good in a Poor dj which has loss and tears. Previous owner's inscription and crayoned price on fep. Novel about an American teenager who has to decide between college and pursuing a career as a jazz trumpeter.. Hard Cover.

London: Jazz Book Club, 1962. Hb, 253pp. Good in a Fair+ dj which has a closed tear, light edgewear and slightly sunned spine. Foxing along top edge of text block, contents clean. The bulk of the book consists of entries ( bios. and criticism) about individual musicians and their recording output during the 1940s.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair.