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These Shoes Are Killin' Me by The Duke of Paducah [Benjamin Francis "Whitey" Ford]. First Edition-1947, stapled paper back. Published by Radco Publishers/New York-1947. Rare First Edition joke book signed by American the humorist. A clean copy of this rare joke book, three inch tear to front cover at stapled binding. $150.00 The Duke of Paducah ("DOOKA P'DOOKA") – Benjamin Francis "Whitey" Ford (1901-1986) was a leading country comedian from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s. In the mid-1930s, while based at St. Louis radio station KWK, Ford acquired his Duke of Paducah stage moniker, earlier invented by humorist Irvin S. Cobb. (Ford's nickname "Whitey" came from his blonde hair.) During the late thirties and early 1940s, Ford starred with Louise Massey & the Westerners on the NBC network radio show Plantation Party out of Cincinnati and Chicago before moving in 1942 to star on the Grand Ole Opry's NBC network segment, a role he would maintain until replaced in 1947 by Rod Brasfield, whom he helped… Read More

Tan cloth, black lettering, some soiling to boards, 60 pages The Frick Collection, 1935.  Second printing, January, 1936. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Slight staining on cover.





New York. Book Condition: Very Good/fine. 1935. Hardcover. "8vo. Contains Giovanni Bellini's "St Francis In Ecstasy", Jean HonorT Fragonard's "Love Letters", and Pierre August Renoir's "Mother And Children". Also contains material on Rambrandt Van Rijn, Jan Vermeer, and Edouard Manet. Illustrated. 60p. Good copy in the original dulled beige cloth. 2nd Printing, January, 1936. Boards are tight with no markings; very nice copy.

The University Society-New York, 1948. A three volume set of classic books concerning the history of music. Red hardbound embossed covers with no markings. A very good set of classic music books. Volume 1-The History of Music-Biographical Sketches, 1938; 392 pages. Volume 2 –The Modern and Contemporary Schools-National Groups, Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms and Biographical Dictionary of Musicians; 393-787. Volume 3-The Pianist’s Guide-Theory & Technic; 370 pages. Please allow for extra cost for shipping this set.

USA edition. Long horizontal format-7½ x 3 in.  A very SCARCE catalogue in good condition. Staple is tight and pages are clean with no marks. Slight discoloration to back. Color artwork cover of Batman; Avengers; 007 and Man from U.N.C.L.E.  U.S.A. Edition.  Full color illustrated with 48 pages with photos for the Batmobile; Man From U.N.C.L.E. car; James Bond gold Aston Martin DB5; the pair of cars from The Avengers. A bright and and clean cover..  Scarce catalogue in excellent condition!

Printed in 1927 with illustrated paper cover on board. Binding is tight without marks. A great edition at a good price.

Illustrated color paper illustration on board. Slight fading to spine. Tight binding with no marks on the inside. Hard to find copy in this condition and price.