Stuart Jay Allison (22 results)

Published by The Jazz Book Club, London, 1963
- Hardcover
Seller: Turn-The-Page Books, Skyway, WA, U.S.A.Turn-The-Page Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. A bit of pale foxing to page edges. Tight, square and unmarked. 285pp. Jacket is shelf rubbed and has a toned spine. In a protective mylar cover. Volume 42 in the Jazz Book Club series. Size: 12mo - over 6" - 8" Tall.

Published by P. Davies, 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United KingdomWorld of Rare Books
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Condition: Good. 1961. First Edition. 285 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Flat signed by author and subject. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards hav…e mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Language: English
Published by Jazz Book Club, London, 1963
- Hardcover
Seller: Glynn's Books, Norwich, United KingdomGlynn's Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Hb, 286pp. Good with clean contents in a Fair dj which has light foxing and a couple of tears on the back. Light foxing along top edge of page block. Biography of New Orleans jazz clarinetist and band leader, George Lewis.
Published by Peter Davies + Bantam, 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: TotalitarianMedia, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.TotalitarianMedia
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. Call Him George, Stuart, Jay Allison, Peter Davies, 1961, 1st ed., 286p, hc w/ dj, dj bumped/scuffed/chipped/creased/shelfwear, boards bumped/scuffed, CLEAN text, solid binding---bio of Jazz clarinetist George Lewis + Call Him George: A Biography of George Lewis, Ann Fairbairn, B…antam, 1971, 280p, pb, covers bumped/scuffed, CLEAN text, solid binding--bio of jazz clarinetist---15.00.
Published by Jazz Book Club, 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Victoria Bookshop, BERE ALSTON, DEVON, United KingdomVictoria Bookshop
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.
Published by Peter Davies, London, 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: AardBooks, Fitzwilliam, NH, U.S.A.AardBooks
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: VG+/Good only (see notes). 1st. 12mo. 286pp. Book itself quite nice. 1" chip bottom spine DJ, wrapping some to back. panel, other tears and edgewear to DJ. In mylar. Bio of jazz clarinetist George Lewis.
Published by Jazz Book Club, London, 1963
- Hardcover
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.Chequamegon Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Very Good+ with no dust jacket. Reprint. Biography of George Lewis, 286 pages. We have many Jazz Book Club titles, please inquire.; 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 ".
Published by Peter Davies, London, United Kingdom, 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Eric James, Lewisporte, NL, CanadaEric James
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good ++. First Edition. Hardcover without dust jacket, 286 pages, frontpiece photograph of George; green cloth covers with very bright and clear gilt lettering to spine, tiny traces of shelf wear to cover edges, but very gently used, very clean and unmarked.
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Published by The Jazz Book Club, 1963
- Hardcover
Seller: High Street Books, New Mills, United KingdomHigh Street Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Worn dust jacket has short tears to the edges and is now in a protective sleeve. Shipped from the UK in recyclable card packaging.

Language: English
Published by Jazz Book Club/Phoenix, London, 1963
- Hardcover
Seller: Scorpio Books, IOBA, Bungay, United KingdomScorpio Books, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Vg. First Thus. 286pp. Sl. frayed wrapper Size: Cr.8vo.
Published by The Jazz Book Club 1963, 1963
- Hardcover
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New ZealandHard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd.
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Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
- Hardcover
Seller: Ouromantiq Books, Brewster, NY, U.S.A.Ouromantiq Books
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Good. Jacket has average wear and tear, book has bumped corners, yellowed pages.

Published by Peter Davies, London, 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Owner's tiny embossed initials on front fly, else fine in a slightly rubbed very good or better dustwrapper with tiny nicks and tears mostly at the spine ends. biography of a noted jazz clarinetist.
Published by Jazz Book Club, GB, 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United KingdomRichard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976)
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Hardback. Condition: VG+. No DW. 1st Thus. Bit cocked.
Language: English
Published by Peter Davis, London, England, 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books, Toronto, ON, CanadaSellers & Newel Second-Hand Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good first edition. Pages clean and unmarked. Bumping to spine ends. Dustiness to head of textblock. Good dust jacket. Not price clipped. General rubbing. Wear to spine ends, edges. A few very small closed tears. A few creases along edges. Written By… Dorothy Tait, the manager of the George Lewis Band and published under a pseudonym.
More imagesPublished by Jazz Book Club, London, 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Paperworks, Plymouth, United KingdomPaperworks
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1963 1st edition thus. No 42 in the Jazz Book Club series. Biography of George Lewis. Brown cloth, yellow titles to spine, pictorial dustjacket. Condition: VG book in VG dj. Boards and spine clean and tidy. Pages clean and bright. Dj with minor edgew…ear. Light browning to spine. Now in removable plastic sleeve. Size: 7.5x5in / 19x13cm. 285pp. Weight: 325g.

Published by Peter Davies, 1961
- Hardcover
- Signed
Seller: GfB, the Colchester Bookshop, Colchester, United KingdomGfB, the Colchester Bookshop
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Peter Davies, 1961. Hardback, d/j, 8vo, 286pp, illust. Inscribed / signed by George Lewis, pages slightly yellowed, front hinge torn, tape stains to endpapers, d/j price-clipped, a little rubbed and chipped. A fair copy. /0.4uk . (Please note that our condition gradings ar…e stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).
More imagesPublished by U.K / Peter Davies, 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Bookenastics, Devon, United KingdomBookenastics
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. This is a book about a man Geogre Lewis, his faith, and his music and the roots of all three. The authors real name was Dorothy Tait, she better known by her pen name, Ann Fairbairn. While living in New Orleans, Tait managed the American and international tours of jazz clarinetist George Lewis's band…for more than a decade. /// This is the 1st edition hardback with its dustjacket in good condition-the dustjacket is a creased & rubbed. (286 pages).

Published by The Jazz Book Club (by arrangement with Peter Davies), London, 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS, NEW YORK, NY, U.S.A.CHARTWELL BOOKSELLERS
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Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Thus (No. 42). Biography of the eminent New Orleans clarinetist, George Lewis. This is a very good copy of the lovely British Jazz Book Club edition, in a dust jacket that is moderately faded at the spine, else fine.
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United KingdomHay-on-Wye Booksellers
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Condition: Good. Book is in great used condition. The dust jacket does have some signs of shelf wear and a small rip at the spine. The content is unaffected.

Published by Peter Davies, 1961
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Stephen Conway Booksellers, Halifax, United KingdomStephen Conway Booksellers
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Description: 1/1 UK Dorothy Tait being the author under a pseudonym, was manager of the George Lewis band, travelling with them in the U.S and Europe over a period of many years. No one is better qualified to tell the story of this man whose name is…internationally famous but of whose early life is so little known. Double signed by the author and George Lewis. Condition: Book well preserved. Foxing to book edges. Closed tear to rear unfaded dust jacket, overall very good. Size: 200mm x 135mm.

Published by Peter Davies, 1961
- Hardcover
Seller: Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc., Novato, CA, U.S.A.Orca Knowledge Systems, Inc.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed. First Edition. No DJ. Signed by the author and inscribed on the front free page: For James Nassikas, A fellow Yankee and a warm and gracious host---with gratitude! Dorothy Tait (Jay Allison Stuart), July 29, 1967. Lightly read. Scuffed covers with bump to bottom corner tips. Laid in is a…Wall Street Journal article: A Clarinetist of Swing and Sweet Sorrow, May 15, 2001. 286pp.