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FATHER OF THE BLUES: An Autobiography
by Handy, W. C. (edited by Arna Bontemps; with a Foreword by Abbe Niles)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- About Very Good/About Very Good
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1941. xv, 317 pages. Scarce first printing. W. C. Handy (1873-1978) may not have been the actual "father of the blues," but he may have been the most successful early blues musician, composer, and publisher of blues sheet music. Handy's most famous compositions are "Memphis Blues," "Beale Street Blues," and "Saint Louis Blues." Arna Bontemps is listed as the editor of the autobiography, but the best evidence suggest the he was the ghostwriter of the book. The book offered here is in about very good condition: clean and tight, with some edgewear Including some chipping at foot of spine; some color rubbing of cloth on spine; affixed to the front pastedown endpaper is a bookplate ("Community Church of New York Library Gift of Anna and Thomas O. Johnson"). The scarce dust jacket is clean and bright, with some minor chipping and one 3/4" closed tear.. First Edition. Hardcover. About Very Good/About Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W2757
- Title
- FATHER OF THE BLUES: An Autobiography
- Author
- Handy, W. C. (edited by Arna Bontemps; with a Foreword by Abbe Niles)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - About Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- About Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Black Studies; Biography; Music;
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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