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Street Player: My Chicago Story


Seraphine, Danny

Hardcover. US, Wiley, 1st, 2010-10-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 296 pages, photos in b&w. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front end paper. Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 464743


Price: $50.00 

 

Stu Who?: Forty Years of Navigating the Minefields of the Music Business


Phillips, Stu

Hardcover. Studio City, CA, Cisum Press, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 301 pages, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR, photographs throughout. Minor dust jacket edge wear, otherwise, very clean and tight copy.

Record # 457056


Price: $25.00 

 

Suits Me - The Double Life of Billy Tipton


Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Remainder dot top edge

Record # 53922


Price: $18.00 

 

Suits Me - The Double Life of Billy Tipton


Middlebrook, Diane Wood

Hardcover. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1st, 1998, Book: Near Fine, Dust Jacket: Near Fine,

Record # 52701


Price: $20.00 

 

Swanee River and a Biographical Sketch of Stephen Collins Foster, The


Hodges, Jr., Fletcher

Hardcover. Orlando, Robinsons Inc., 2nd pr, 1958, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, SIGNED BY AUTHOR. 52 pages, b&w illustrations. Light soiling to edges. Else a clean, tight copy.

Record # 401947


Price: $20.00 

 

Sweet Chaos : The Grateful Dead's American Adventure


Brightman, Carol

Hardcover. 27.50, Clarkson Potter, 1st , 1998-11-03, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 356 pages. Gilt titles on spine. front hinge cracked. Otherwise clean, tight copy.

Record # 465906


Price: $15.00 

 

The Gershwins


Kimball, Robert and Alfred Simon

New York, Atheneum, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 292 pages. Black & white photography. Previous owner's sticker on front end paper. Dust jacket is protected by a mylar cover. Dust jacket spine slightly sunned.

Record # 205631


Price: $30.00 

 

The Great Singers - From the Dawn of Opera to Our Own Time


Pleasants, Henry

Hardcover. NY, Simon & Schuster, 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, light soiling to dust jacket. otherwise very nice condition. previous owner's signature on front paste-down. previous price sticker on upper rt corner of front cover. many black & white photos and reproductions of paintings. hardbound, 382 pgs.

Record # 108726


Price: $28.00 

Thelonious Monk Reader, Thevan der Bliek, Rob (ed.)
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Thelonious Monk Reader, The


van der Bliek, Rob (ed.)

Hardcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 286 pages. Hardcover without dust jacket. Slight fading to spine, otherwise clean and tight copy.

Record # 2230934


Price: $19.00 

 

Tom Jones - Over the Top and Back - The Autobiography


Jones, Tom

Hardcover. New York, Blue Rider Press, 1st Edition, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 424 pages. Hardcover. Wine cloth boards with silver printed titles. Nickel sized bump to front board edge. Copious illustrations in full color & b/w throughout. Dust jacket with light wear, one small tear. Clean, unmarked copy.

Record # 750377


Price: $15.00 

 

Tonight at Noon - A Love Story


Mingus, Sue Graham

NY, Pantheon, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 266 pages, b&w photos.

Record # 602804


Price: $15.00 

 

Verdi - A Documentary Study


Weaver, William

Hardcover. London, Thames and Hudson, 2nd, 1978, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 318 illustrations, 54 in color. A pictorial biography. 256 pgs. Over- sized volume.

Record # 100843


Price: $63.00 

 

Victor Herbert: A Theatrical Life


Gould, Neil

Softcover. New York, Fordham University Press, 1st, 2008, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 610 pages. Softcover with paper wrappers. Clean, tight copy with littel to no wear to edges.

Record # 2233485


Price: $15.00 

 

Visions of Jazz - The First Century


Giddins, Gary

Hardcover. New York , Oxford University Press, 3rd, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 690 pages

Record # 175141


Price: $28.00 

 

Visions of Jazz - The First Century


Giddins, Gary

Hardcover. New York , Oxford University Press, 3rd, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 690 pages

Record # 124194


Price: $28.00 

WAGING HEAVY PEACE: A HIPPIE DREAMYoung, Neil
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WAGING HEAVY PEACE: A HIPPIE DREAM


Young, Neil

Hardcover. New York, Blue Rider Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, New York, Blue Rider Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust jacket: Good, 502 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. Extensive b&w photography throughout. Silver gilt lettering on spine and dust jacket. Creasing and edge wear to dust jacket, otherwise clean, tight copy. . 502 pages. Record # 467421

Record # 467421


Price: $19.00 

 

Waging Heavy Peace: A Hippie Dream


Young, Neil

Hardcover. New York, Blue Rider Press, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 502 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout, color decorated endpapers. Red cover boards, orange quarter cloth. Dust jacket unclipped, has some scratches on back cover. Pages clean, binding tight, spine straight. In great shape, inside and out. Neil Young's biography.

Record # 31816


Price: $15.00 

 

When Hollywood Had A King: The Reign of Lew Wasserman, Who Leveraged Talent Into Power and Influence


Bruck, Connie

Hardcover. New York, Random House, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 513 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Gilt title on spine. Clean inside and out. From the front flap: "In When Hollywood Had A King, the distinguished journalist Connie Bruck tells the sweeping story of MCA and its brilliant leader, a man who transformed the entertainment industry--businessman, politician, tactician, and visionary Lew Wasserman.

Record # 30500


Price: $19.00 

 

When the Music Stopped: Discovering My Mother


Cottle, Thomas J.

Hardcover. Albany, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 277 pages, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front fly leaf, with black & white photographs. Very clean and bright copy.

Record # 457725


Price: $19.00 

Arnold Schoenberg: His Life, World and Work by: Stuckenschmidt, H. H. Transl. Searle, Humphrey

Arnold Schoenberg: His Life, World and Work by: Stuckenschmidt, H. H. Transl. Searle, Humphrey

Hardcover. London, U.K., John Calder Publishers, 1st thus, 1977, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 581 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and edge wear, particularly along the top edge, but is still in good condition overall. Black paper covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Some interior pages are uncut, with minor wear present along the top edge of the pages. Does not interfere with the legibility of any text blocks. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. This book presents Schoenberg as composer, teacher, and man. The author, one of the foremost German musical figures, shows the immense difficulties he was forced to overcome, and the reactions and influence his work created. Clean copy. Record # 34375
Price: $24.00 

Benjamin Britten by: Oliver, Michael

Benjamin Britten by: Oliver, Michael

Softcover. Phaidon Press, 1st, September 25, 1996, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 240 pages, b&w photographs. Minor wear to wrappers. Small stain on bottom edge. Very good. Record # 454594
Price: $12.00 

Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales by: Clemons, Clarence

Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales by: Clemons, Clarence

Hardcover. US, Grand Central Publishing, 1st, 2009-10-21, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 363 pages, photos in color and b&w. Light edgewear and rubbing to dust jacket. Slight creasing to page edges. Clean, tight copy. Record # 464632
Price: $12.00 

Black and Blue: The Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf by: Singer, Barry

Black and Blue: The Life and Lyrics of Andy Razaf by: Singer, Barry

Hardcover. US, Schirmer Books, 1st, 1993-01-01, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 444 pages. Faint foxing to top edge, Light edgewear to dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy. Record # 462495
Price: $12.00 

Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson: His Own Story by: Jackson, Eugene W. IISides, Gwendolyn St. Julian

Eugene "Pineapple" Jackson: His Own Story by: Jackson, Eugene W. II Sides, Gwendolyn St. Julian

Hardcover. Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Company, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 223 pages, hardcover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. At age 6, Eugene Jackson was tap dancing for nickels and dimes on the streets of Los Angeles. Soon after, Jackson landed the role of "Pineapple" in Hal Roach's enduring 1924 comedy series "Our Gang." A true trailblazer, Jackson opened the door for other African American entertainers. In his first-ever autobiographical work, Jackson recounts his remarkable career in show business as an actor, comic, singer, dancer and musician. B&W photography throughout. Clean copy. Record # 33754
Price: $18.00 


  
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