Introduction by William Ferris (9 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. State of the Blues is photographer Jeff Dunas's stirring tribute to the power of the blues, an American tradition that has its roots in the Mississippi Delta and branches that have spread around the world. One of the most vital early expressions of African-American culture, the blues makes poetry of sorrow and finds humor and bitter irony in the hardships of life. It tells of loves lost and regained, and of the fight for dignity in a world that judges people by the color of their skin. Alongside a series of intimate portraits of the greatest blues performers of our time--including B.B. King, Koko Taylor, Charlie Musselwhite, Clarence ?Gatemouth? Brown and many others--the book presents Dunas's timeless photographs of the landmarks and byways of the Blues Highway, a heritage trail through the American South that leads from New Orleans to Chicago, where the blues continues to thrive today.?The Blues is the roots of all music. It's the roots. Blues has been here since the world was born. Once there was women and men loving each other and breaking up, that's the blues.…

Republication of the 1972 edition with critical text by Abbbe Niles and pictures by Miquel Covarrubias and revised by Jerry Silverman; sm. 4to; stiff pictorial wraps, 224 pages; b&w illustrations; a good, clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing of first edition. Book is in Fine, As New, gift-giving condition, crisp and clean, with tight binding and sharp corners. Unclipped dust jacket is also As New, fresh and bright. Luminous full-page portraits of blues players throughout. Published to accompany a traveling exhibition of Jeff Dunas's photos that launched at the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, Mississippi, in 1998. Large 4to. 233 pp. Including index. A beautiful copy. In protective Mylar. Heavy--will require additional postage if shipped outside the U. S.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 136 pages. 0.96x0.09x0.76 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. SIGNED by Dunas at half-title with brief presentation inscription. 1st ed. Folio, approx 12 1/4 inches tall, 174pp, numerous reproductions of toned silver prints, in publisher's half vertically ribbed charcoal cloth and black cloth lettered in silver at spine (very slight lean just noticeable from bottom but not top, very good). Pictorial dust jacket (mild bumps at crown very good or better). Signed by Author(s).…

SIGNED. Near fine glossy pictorial stiff wraps with strong square spine and crisp bright text throughout. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photographs of musicians from the field. Affectionately inscribed and fully signed by the author in Oxford, MS in 1992.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 136 pages. 12.25x12.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 160 pages. 10.50x10.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good octavo hardcover in blue cloth binding without dust jacket. Light wear to edges of boards with slight scuffing to covers. Rear pastedown endpaper was not properly glued down and has fold on upper corner. Light smudge on fore-edges of pages. 636 pages with indices. An excellent reference work for material on the Blues. …