Gentlemen, Be Seated! A Parade of the Old-Time Minstrels, (Inscribed)
by Paskman, Dailey and Spaeth, Sigmund
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to. pp. xvii, [3], 1-247. Illustrated. Music. Inscribed by the author, Dailey Paskman, on the front free end paper to an individual and dated May 5th 1928, New York. Book protected in new mylar. History of minstrels and development of black-face. Sheet music and jokes of the times. Period photos of minstrel teams. Slight wear to the binding and slight fading to the spine. The very slightest of foxing on the title page, otherwise a clean copy. Scarce signed.
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- Bookseller
- Arabesque Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001174
- Title
- Gentlemen, Be Seated! A Parade of the Old-Time Minstrels, (Inscribed)
- Author
- Paskman, Dailey and Spaeth, Sigmund
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- negro, minstrels, negro songs, the "N" word, black face
- Size
- 4to
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About the Seller
Arabesque Books
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Atlanta, Georgia
About Arabesque Books
We have been in business since 1978 selling fine old and rare books. All books are professionally wrapped, protected in bubble wrap, and shipped in a sturdy box.
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