Celebrating Bird; the triumph of Charlie Parker
by Giddins, Gary
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/good
- ISBN 10
- 0688059503
- ISBN 13
- 9780688059507
- Seller
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Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York: Beech Tree Books, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/good. Folio, 128 pages. Stated first edition. Firm binding; no loose pages. Book with minor wear. Gray cloth-covered boards. Tear at top of front dust jacket has been taped; now encased in clear protective cover. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States. Includes black and white photographs throughout. From the dust jacket: "'Celebrating Bird' is an extraordinary account of one of the most commanding, accomplished, and influential jazz musicians of this century. Richly designed with photographs and documents, many of them published here for the first time, 'Celebrating Bird' is a succinct and indelible portrait of an American musical genius, a man who altered the music of his time and became a legend in the process."
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3491
- Title
- Celebrating Bird; the triumph of Charlie Parker
- Author
- Giddins, Gary
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0688059503
- ISBN 13
- 9780688059507
- Publisher
- Beech Tree Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- jazz; Kansas City; Missouri
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
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Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- Folio
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- First Edition
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