The Imperfect Art

Stanford Alumni Association, USA, 1988. Softcover. Very Good Condition. The Portable Stanford. This stimulating and perceptive study of jazz relates the work of jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman to such subjects as primitivism in the arts, neoclassicism, good and bad taste,… Read more about this item

NY: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Pages toned, jacket rubbed.. 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0195053435 . Index, notes. Cloth-backed boards. Essays on jazz and improvisation by the jazz pianist and university professor. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 152 pages .

NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. vi, 147pp+ index. Very good hardback in a very good dustjacket.

Stanford, California / New York: Standford Alumni Association / Oxford Univ. Press, 1988. Softcover. Near Fine. First wrappered edition. Fine in wrappers. Publisher's promotional material laid in, as well as a retained copy of a letter from a poet to fellow poet Dana Gioia, thanking him for sending this book.

Plume, 2003. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Oxford University Press, 1988-06-09. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. First edition, first printing with no issues other than even age tone. Looks unread. Small hardcover in price intact jacket. Please email for photos.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1990-07-19. Paperback. Good.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Stanford Alumni Association, 1988. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. [viii] 152p., dj.

Oxford University Press, 1988. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,400grams, ISBN:0195053435

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text.

Oxford University Press, 1990-07-19. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Very Good.

Stanford Alumni Association, 1988-01-01. First Edition. Paperback. New. Remainder copy. Free shipping in USA.

Stanford Alumni Association, 1988. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback / softback. New. This perceptive study takes a fresh look at jazz in relation to other art forms and places it in the context of contemporary culture. This original approach relates the work of Louis Armstrong, Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Ormette Coleman to such subjects as primitivism, neoclassicism, improvisation, aesthetics, and good taste.

Stanford Alumni Association. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 1988.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Imperfect Art: Reflections on Jazz and Modern Culture.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.