Who's Who of Jazz: Storyville to Swing Street [FIRST UK EDITION]
by Chilton, John
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0950129003
- ISBN 13
- 9780950129006
- Seller
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About This Item
Bloomsbury Book Shop, 1970. 1st UK edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very good in good dust jacket. Stated 1st UK edition, no number line (1st printing). Dust jacket has heavy edgewear, chipping, creasing, and closed tears. Book has bumped corners and sunning to bottom edge of spine. 460 p. Audience: General/trade. Previous owner's name and date on front pastedown. 'Who's Who of Jazz' was described by the poet Philip Larkin as 'one of the essential jazz books'. Chilton is a Grammy-and British jazz Award-winning musician and American Association for Recorded Sound Collections' Award-winning author of 'Sidney Bechet-the Wizard of Jazz' and 'The Song of the Hawk-The Life and Recordings of Coleman Hawkins'. The 1970 UK edition is scarce. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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- Bookseller
- MostlySignedBooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1624
- Title
- Who's Who of Jazz: Storyville to Swing Street [FIRST UK EDITION]
- Author
- Chilton, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st UK edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0950129003
- ISBN 13
- 9780950129006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Book Shop
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 447
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I am a long-time book collector who goes to book signings, book sales, and book stores. I keep my books in a smoke-free environment and treat them with respect. I only sell books because I run out of storage space. If you ever have any questions or concerns about anything please feel free to e-mail me. I guarantee all purchases and want all buyers to feel confident in ordering online. Where possible, books are shipped in protective mylar sleeves, in bubble wrap, in cardboard boxes.
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- Number Line
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