Al Bowlly
by Colin, Sid; Staveacre, Tony
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0241100577
- ISBN 13
- 9780241100578
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Elm Tree Books, 1979. Hardcover, blue cloth in publisher's price-clipped dust-jacket. 164 pages. Discography, Index. Foreword by Denis Norden. First English edition. A biography of Al Bowlly, a South African who became a big band crooner on both sides of the Atlantic and performed at venues such as the Rainbow Room and with bands Roxy Fox and Lew Stone, as well as Ray Noble's Orchestra alongside Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Near fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014204
- Title
- Al Bowlly
- Author
- Colin, Sid; Staveacre, Tony
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0241100577
- ISBN 13
- 9780241100578
- Publisher
- Elm Tree Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Dance Band Era, Jazz Biography
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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