Shining Trumpets

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 24 pp. photographs. Second edition, revised and enlarged; first printing thus. Blesh's most important work, a cornerstone of jazz literature, and a key history of the music's formative years. While the author is frequently accused of slighting later stylistic innovations, history has tended to confirm his… Read more about this item

xvi+365+xxii pages plates, music score, appendix and indices. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's yellow cloth with red and blue lettering to spine and decorative blue to cover in original jacket. First edition. Calls attention to key personalities and developments in the history of jazz and notes the distinctive features of the uniquely American musical form. Condition:… Read more about this item

Cassell & Co.Ltd, 1949. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1949. First Edition. 365 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with… Read more about this item

London, UK: Cassell & Company, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xvi, 366pp, xvi, two sections of black and white photographic plates; section of sheet music. Black cloth-covered boards; silver titles on spine. 8vo. Boards lightly soiled. Spine ends rubbed. Corners lightly rubbed and rounded. Text block edges tanning, top edge dusty. Slightly… Read more about this item

NY: Knopf. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 19461. First Edition. Hardcover. Yellow decorative cloth, faded pink topstain. Stated first edition. Inscribed to the title page by Blesh. Front hinge cracked, cloth a bit soiled, endpages toned, corners bumped. Lightly pencilled underlining/notes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. 1st. ed.. Hardcover. VG/dj G-, small tears on upper edge. 9 1/2 x 6 3/4. Yellow cloth, red and blue lettering & designs on spine, blue design on upper cover. Corners lightly bumped, browned eps, otherwise very good, clean, tight, solid, unmarked..

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1949. First Edition; Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good+ condition, some soiling and sunning in a Good+, tattered dust-jacket. Previous owner's signature on the front fly leaf; Shining Trumpets: A History of Jazz by Rudi Blesh is a comprehensive history of jazz written by a prominent jazz… Read more about this item

Knopf, 1946. First edition.. Hard cover. Very good. 365p., ill., 23 cm.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946., 1946.. Good. - 8vo, decorative yellow & gray cloth (lightly bumped; covers slightly warped; extremities slightly faded; light spotting to spine) titled in red & gray, in dw (rubbed & soiled; torn with pieces out; dw spine faded); deckle-edged. xvi & 365 pp., ii & 26 pp. of music staves, & xvii pp.… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First American Edition . Hardcover (with Dust Jacket). Very Good. 8vo (381 pages, with 24 pages of musical transcriptions, index, photographs.). A useful history of jazz that was once considered definitive but has since been supplanted. This is a very good copy of the First Edition in a dust jacket that is… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good/Acceptable. Second printing stated. Hardcover bound in yellow cloth with decorated cover and spine. Publisher's red tint to top edge. Light soiling to cloth and softening to spine ends. Binding is tight and straight. Faint soiling to text block edges. Text and images unmarked. Black and blue dust jacket, now in mylar,… Read more 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… Read more 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… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Revised edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Cloth boards in good condition; tight binding;… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Da Capo Pr, 1976. trade paperback in very good condition. 2nd revised and enlarged edition. 2nd Edition. Soft cover. Very Good.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. Book. Illus. by Illustrated in black & white . Near Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book formerly belonged to noted ragtime pianist Gale "Gaslite" Foehner -- his signature and stamp are on front endpaper. Moderate soiling, light wear to covers. Binding is firm. Interior is age toned, free… Read more about this item

Hachette Books, 1976. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cassell & Company Ltd 1954. Super octavo, hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. 3d Printing. xvi, 365 [26] xvii p., b/w illus., music, slightly chipped dj.

Cassell & Company Limited, London. 1220S 1958, (4th edition, enlarged) xvi 369 lxvi pp, hardcover linnen met stofomslag, in goede staat, omslag wat gerafeld en gescheurd, verder prima exemplaar