Bobby Short Foreword (5 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Schirmer Books, NY, c.1992, 1st.trade paperbk.prtg., 444pp., remainder mark, VG $.

Hardcover, illus. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition; First Printing. Book New. NO notes. No markings of ANY kind. DJ with teeny cut else As New, not price clipped ($28) ; 444 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Edition. Wraps; pp. 444, illustrated. From the library of the unparalleled Miss Lena Horne, an American performer and a brave advocate for civil rights. Inscribed to her by the author.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Paperback Edition. The definitive biography of the greatest Black lyricist of the 20th Century. Andy Razaf was the lyricist of choice for the most esteemed Black songwriters of the prewar era in Harlem. His two closest collaborators were Fats Waller and Eubie Blake. From "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose" to "Memories of You," the words were Razaf's. He also composed with Waller what many regard as America's first race protest song, "Black and Blue."A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.This very good copy of the First American Paperback edition is signed by the author in ink on the title page. There is very light shelf wear and a lower edge remainder dot, else fine . 8vo (444 pages with index; black and white illustrations, photographs). Signed.…

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition. The definitive biography of the greatest Black lyricist of the 20th Century. Andy Razaf was the lyricist of choice for the most esteemed Black songwriters of the prewar era in Harlem. His two closest collaborators were Fats Waller and Eubie Blake. From "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose" to "Memories of You," the words were Razaf's. He also composed with Waller what many regard as America's first race protest song, "Black and Blue."A New York Times Notable Book of the Year.This is a virtually mint copy of the rare First American edition, in an unclipped dust jacket. It is signed in ink on the title page by the author. Signed.…