The Observer's Book of Jazz by White, Mark - 1978

Hardback. Acceptable.

F. Warne, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 5x3x0. This book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a pocket-sized hardcover book with 192 pages including many photos. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. There is a school stamp on the title page. The pages are clean with no writing or tears. The copyright page shows 1978 as the published date. The price has been clipped from the DJ flap. The dust jacket is also in great shape with just a hint of edgewear (No Chips). I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box!

London: Frederick Warne, 1978. hard cover with dustjacket. VG/VG. Light shelf wear to corner-clipped dust jacket, overall very good condition./Very Good. The Observer's Series, 76. Illustrated with black and white photographs.

Frederick Warne, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 192 pages, acknowledgements, foreword by Humphrey Lyttelton, select discography, bibliography and index. Photographic endpapers, both different, showing different jazz bands. The text is illustrated with 76 black-and-white photographs. Red coloured boards with white writing on the front panel and spine. Bumping to the of the top backstrip edge and a little shelfwear to the lower book edges. Photographic dust wrapper, showing Louis Armstrong, against a white background with black and red writing on the front panel and spine. A little rubbing to the top and bottom dust wrapper edges. The major detraction from the dust wrapper is the noticeable yellowing of the white of the background. " The story of Jazz is both complex and enthralling. Mark White handles the subject with a clarity that never masks his infectious enthusiasm. In the ' History ' he traces the… Read More

Frederick Warne, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 192 pages, acknowledgements, foreword by Humphrey Lyttelton, select discography, bibliography and index. Photographic endpapers, both different, showing different jazz bands. The text is illustrated with 76 black-and-white photographs. Red coloured boards with white writing on the front panel and spine. Bumping into the top right-hand corner of the front panel and a little shelfwear to the lower book edges. Photographic dust wrapper, showing Louis Armstrong, against a white background with black and red writing on the front panel and spine. A little rubbing to the top and bottom dust wrapper edges. The major detraction from the dust wrapper is the noticeable yellowing of the white of the background. Clipping of the dust wrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. " The story of Jazz is both complex and enthralling. Mark White handles the subject with a clarity that never… Read More

Frederick Warne, 1978. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:072321588X

LONDON: FREDERICK WARNE, 1978 Red Boards with white blocked titles to spine and front, 145 x 190 mm approx. Illustrated end papers, 192 pp. 76 b/w photo. Illustrations. Foreword by Humphrey Lyttelton, First Edition 1978. No 76 in series. Print code 0011.678 VG/VG (Book- negligible shelf wear/ soiling, small neat previous owner name in ink to reverse of front free end paper. Dust Jacket- white evenly creamed, negligible rubbing, price clipped with Warn's replacement price sticker £1.95 affixed. No other notable defects). Please state when placing order if you would wish that a removable proprietary protective sleeve be fitted.

London: Frederick Warne, 1978. 192pp, index, 76 bw photos, bibliography, discography, pictorial endpapers. Original red textured boards in jacket. Some fading to spine title, slight yellowing of jacket. The history of jazz and an A-Z of jazz musicians. Scarce. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 16mo.

London: Frederick Warne, 1978. Observer's 76. Price clipped jacket. Signed By a "Wendy Bispham", Please Email for further details. . Signed By a "Wendy Bispham". First Edition. Scarlet Cloth. FINE ( AS NEW)/NEAR FINE (NEAR NEW). Illus. by With 76 Black & White Photographs. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾". HARDBACK.

London: Frederick Warne, 1978. 192pp; 76 b/w photographs; d/j tanned, price clipped, red title faded to pink at spine.. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall.