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Shining Trumpets: a History of Jazz
by Blesh, Rudi
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
NY: Knopf. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 19461. First Edition. Hardcover. Yellow decorative cloth, faded pink topstain. Stated first edition. Inscribed to the title page by Blesh. Front hinge cracked, cloth a bit soiled, endpages toned, corners bumped. Lightly pencilled underlining/notes. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33089
- Title
- Shining Trumpets: a History of Jazz
- Author
- Blesh, Rudi
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good- with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 19461
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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