Reminiscing With Sissle And Blake by Kimball, Robert, And William Bolcom - 1973

New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Review copy, with the publisher's press release laid in. Noble Sissle (1889-1975) and Eubie Blake (1887-1983) recollect more than 50 years of their musical careers, as collaborators and solo artists. Famous for his rag-time piano, Blake teamed with composer and lyricist Sissle to create terrific music with such hits as "I'm Just Wild about Harry" and "Love Will Find A Way". Their electrifying review "Shuffle Along" was the first Broadway musical with an all black cast and helped usher in the African American Cultural Renaissance of the 1920s. Includes a discography, and a listing of their immense creative output, including films, piano rolls, musical scores, and records. Quarto: 256 p. with hundreds of illustrations. Original silver paper-covered boards over a mauve cloth spine, with silver titles. Some mild edgewear to the dust jacket; else very good or better.

New York: Viking, 1973. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Near, lacking the dustwrapper.

New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very good+. Inscribed by Bolcom! First edition, 1973, hardcover with cloth backed boards in dust jacket, quarto, 254pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with mild rubbing and shelfwear to boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ VG+ with rubbing, hint of edgewear, now in archival mylar wrap.

New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Photographs. Among the best, most beautiful histories of early jazz, containing not only the reminiscences of two jazz giants but a plethora of rare photographs, music sheets and posters of the era but a chronological, descriptive list of songs and productions. Has all the first printing points and is near fine, clean and unmarked in its archival Mylar jacket cover.

New York: Viking, 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in very near fine dustwrapper with a short tear on the rear panel. Advance Review Copy with publisher's slip laid in.

The Viking Press, New York, 1973. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Signed by person(s) connected with book. Book's edges and corners worn, silver lettering on spine; book designed by Mel Willamson. Dustwrapper; creasing and edgewear and chipping, with several small tears to the top of the rear panel. Photograph of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake on front panel and again on rear panel. Appendices "make an attempt" to list all their songs. Signed "from Eubie Blake Aug. 18th 1976" in felt pen on the half title page. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Music; Music; Signed by person(s) connected with book. Inventory No: 0204872. .

New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First Edition . Oversize Boards & Cloth W. Dj.. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY EUBIE BLAKE IN 1979. Large pictorial history of the great song writing and vaudeville team of Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake whose partnership spanned more than 50 years. . Illustrated with 100's of photos and memorabilia. Short mended tear to the bottom of the front panel of the dustjacket and a few small chips mainly to the top edge of the spine panel. Fine/near fine.

New York: Viking Press.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 670-59388-5 . INSCRIBED by Jazz legend Eubie Blake on half-title. Near fine in price clipped, otherwise near fine dust jacket. (Trace of mild shelf wear. ) Charming inscription. (LR); 8 3/4" x 11 1/4" .

New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First Edition . Oversize Boards & Cloth W. Dj.. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY 16 PERFORMERS ON THE FRONT AND BACK ENDSHEET AND FRONT PASTEDOWN INCLUDING EUBIE BLAKE, ADELAIDE HALL, SLIM THOMPSON, HELEN ARMSTEAD JOHNSON, FERDI & FLO, ESTELLINE PIKE, AMY OLSON, TOMMY & KITY, MARQUERITE CARTWRIGHT, MARION JONES WHORTHY WARNER, THOMASINA JOHNSON NORFORD, RUBY W. NICHOLAS & OTHERS. Large over 250pg. pictorial history and tribute to two great performers-composers Noble Sissle & Eubie Blake and their many years in vaudeville and the musical theatre. The book is beautifully illustrated with 100's of vintage photos & theatre memorabilia along with the lyrics for many of their songs. Also includes extensive text with most of the material coming from the archives of Sissle & Blake. Also laid in is A SMALL 5" X 7" WHITE CARD THAT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED AND SIGNED IN INK BY EUBIE BLAKE WHO HAS ALSO WRITTEN IN PENCIL A BAR OF MUSIC TO HIS MOST… Read More