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Stackple Sons, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. Hardback--spine tight--pages unmarked--cover good--no dust cover

New York: Editions for the Armed Services, Inc, 1944. First Edition. Paperback. Armed Services Edition P-10. Oblong format. Wear to covers, old price on front cover. A very good copy.; Small octavo.

New York: Armed Services Inc, c1945. Armed Services Edition; Overseas Edition. Wraps. Fair. Format is approximately 5.5 inches by 4 inches. 254, [2] pages, plus covers. Pages browning/discolored. Cover is worn, torn, soiled, creased, and scuffed. This is the complete book--not a digest. As can be imagined, although there were a large number of copies printed, relatively few have survived the ravages of combat, the other ravages of time, the ephemeral nature of these softcover wartime editions, and both intentional and inadvertent destruction. This 'fair condition' copy has literally been through the wars. It's survival over nearly eight decades rivals the continued popularity of Benny Goodman's musical compositions and recordings. This special edition of The Kingdom of Swing has been made available to the Armed Forces of the United States through an arrangement with the original publisher, Oxford University Press, New York. Overseas edition for the Armed Forces. Distributed by the Special Services… Read More

1/1/1939. Hardcover w/DJ. New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939. 1st edition; dust jacket protected; very light wear to edges; black cloth; spine has been repaired; binding good; text clean. G/G

The Kingdom Of Swing by Benny Goodman and Irving Kolodin first editionhardcoverPublisher:Stackpole Sons, 1939Condition: book - Very Good dust jacket - Good - some wear, chipping

Stackpole, 1940. Very Good. Goodman, Benny. The Kingdom of Swing. Kolodin, Irving. NY: Stackpole, 1940. 2nd printing. 265pp. Illustrated. 8vo. Black cloth. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped and rubbed edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly bumped and chipped edges and a few short tears. Ex-libris Lila Weller.

Stackpole Sons, 1939-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. Signed. Signed by Benny Goodman. Good black cloth boards with gilt lettering along spine. Binding and hinges tight and slightly cocked; contents clean and unmarked except for Benny Goodman's signature on title page spread as well as previous owner's notes on front and back end papers where he describes where he got the autograph. No dust jacket. 265pp. Shelf wear; cover slighty soiled; sun fading on spine. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.

Stackple Sons. Collectible - Good. NY: Stackpole Sons 1939. 1st. Hardcover 8vo 263 pgs. B/w frontis and plates. Near very good in a fair dust jacket. Spine ends bumped. Light wear to spine ends and corners. Toning to front pastedown and endpaper. Owner's name in pencil to front endpaper. Contents clean and binding sound. Jacket edgeworn, torn and tape repaired. 2.00 orig price to flap. (music, big band, jazz, autobiography) Inquire if you need further information.

Stackpole Sons, 2039-01-01. hardcover. Good. 8x5x1. 1939 used hardcover copy missing dust jacket, tanning to pages with age, spine intact

New York: Stackpole Sons, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/poor. First edition. SIGNED "SINCERELY/ BENNY GOODMAN" IN TURQUOISE INK BELOW HIS FRONTISPIECE PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT. Hardcover in glossy black cloth stamped in silver. 265 pp. Illustrated. Important autobiography and memoirs of the world of jazz and swing music by the "King of Swing" . Extremely scarce signed. Near fine, bit of bumping to the tips and with a previous owner's name stamp (an New Jersey journalist) front free endpaper. Dust jacket is present but reconstructed and lacking the upper half of the spine strip.

New York: Stackpole Sons, 1940. Book. Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author + Others. Second Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard cover, second printing January 1940, black cloth boards with silver design on front cover and silver lettering on spine, Good. Some scratches and indented spots on front and back covers. Some wrinkling on back cover. Some edgewear, especially on board corners and top/bottom of spine. Binding tight but has a little give. Pages yellowed but mostly clean except for a few pages that have some spots on the bottom. JAM-PACKED WITH AUTOGRAPHS on inside front cover, free front pages, half title page and back free pages. These include: HARRY JAMES (clipped, formerly taped, tape removed but stains remain, now glued); HENNY YOUNGMAN (clipped, glued to page) signed in red pencil: "To Jeanette All the Best Henny Youngman"; JACK ___ (illegible in pencil); MARTHA TILTON (in red pencil); RUBINOFF (in red pencil); GENE KRUPA (in black ink); TOMMY DORSEY (in pencil); JESS STACY (in… Read More