Harrison Daphne Duval (10 results)

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). very good(+). Second. Illustrated in black and white. xv, 295 pages.8vo, maroon cloth with silver lettering, d.w. (spine sunned, small scratch on front cover). New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, (1988). Very good(+) in a very good(+) dust wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: like new. like new. A very nice copy in dust jacket. 295pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Second Printing. Maroon cloth with silver titles on spine. Near fine with only very light shelf wear. Jacket is similar, with a few minor, almost unnoticeable, bits of edge wear. ; B&W Photographs; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 279 +Bibliography pages; Serious study of the female blues singers who, for the most part, preceded and influenced the male singers. Includes discussions of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, Sippie Wallace, Alberta Hunter, Victoria Spivey and many more. Important book for anyone interested in the blues.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine as New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Second Printing. 295 pp. with notes, bibliography and index. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Photos available upon request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Rutgers University Press, 1988. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. A lovely copy of this comprehensive history title.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine first edition. Binding square and tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Near fine dust jacket. Not price-clipped. Slight wear to ends of spine. Slight wear to top of front cover. Crease to back fold. A great first edition on the 1920s black female singers by the professor and writer.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover/pub.1988/Gd. condition/294 pages - Blues Queens of the 1920s. (A4209z). Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Second Printing. Account of the lives of Black blues women, particularly Sippie Wallace, Edith Wilson, Victoria Spivey, and Alberta Hunter, and the cultural events which accompanied their careers. INSCRIBED by the author on the free endsheet: "To Lou, Happy Birthday, Daphne D. Harrison March 15, 1990". Harrison was professor & chair of the Afro-American Studies department at the University of Maryland. Hardcover in jacket, as pictured; stated second printing in the same year as the first. Light wear to book; jacket price-clipped and faded, particularly thespine; minor edgewear; discoloration at inner hinges. Text clean; [xvi], 295 pages; notes, glossary, bibliography, indexes. Size: Octavo. Inscribed by the Author.…

Poster. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. Promotional POSTER. (18" X 30") Fine on a single high-gloss printed sheet. Gorgeous black & white photographic image of Bessie Smith in sequined evening dress & feather boa set against a pink background with black titles. Unusual epemeral piece. Perfectly suited for framing.…