The Story Of Jazz

New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. A "systematic and objective history" of this American artform, from its roots in African & West Indian music and emergence in New Orleans to then-modern forms such as bop & Afro-Cuban. Educated at Harvard and Yale, Stearns was a drummer in his teens, began teaching jazz in 1950, and founded the Institute of Jazz… Read more about this item

Sidgwick and Jackson, 1957. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1957. First Published. 367 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white illustrations. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Free endpapers are missing. Scribbles to half title page and front pastedown. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing… Read more about this item

London: Oxford University Press, 1974. Softcover. Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. 379pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Pages age-toned with foxing on edges, a few pages with one or two lines crossed out with ink, wrappers rubbed and slightly creased, very good. A Galaxy Book, GB331.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1956. 367pp. Has index. A scholarly and readable history. Chapter 1 is Jazz and West African Music; Chapter 26 is The Future of Jazz. Previous owners name and bookplate inside front cover.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Oxford University Press. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

London: Oxford University Press. 1970. First Edition. Softcover. 0195012690 . Very Good in wraps. Light bumping at top/bottom corners of front panel. ; 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.9 inches; 416 pages .

New York: Oxford University Press. 1974. First Edition; Early Printing. Softcover. 0195012690 . Very Good+ in wraps. Light rubbing along spine. ; 8.5 X 5.5 X 0.9 inches; 414 pages .

New York : Oxford University Press, 1956., 1956. Fair. 367 pp. ; ex-lib ; "..[B]egins with the joining of the African Negro's musical heritage with European forms and the birth of jazz in New Orleans then follows its course through the era of swing and bop to the beginnings of rock in the 50s, vividly depicting the great… Read more about this item

Oxford University Press, USA, September 1970. Trade Paperback . Good.

Oxford University Press, 1970. Paperback. Good. 1970. First Edition Thus. 379 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Contains black and white photographic plates. Book is in better condition than most examples of this age. Neat, clean, well bound pages with very minimal foxing, tanning and thumbing. Small inscriptions and neat labels may be present. Paper cover has mild… Read more about this item

NY: Oxford, 1956. First Edition. 8vo, pp. xii, 367. Notes, bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. A VG tight copy.

Oxford University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Oxford University Press, 1970-09-15. Paperback. Like New. 8x5x0.

Oxford University Press, 1970-09-15. paperback. Very Good. 8x5x1. used well kept paperback copy, covers intact, no stains, stickers, or marks.

Oxford University Press. Unclipped DJ in archival cover, chips. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1956.

Sidgwick and Jackson, 1957-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Clean copy, sound binding. Hardback rebound by library.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1970. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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