W C Handy Editor (17 results)

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.

Paperback. 224p., Covarrubias' wonderful paintings reproduced fullpage in b&w; the bulk of the text is comprised of music notation and lyrics. Softbound in 11x8.5 inch decorated wraps. Slight edgewear to covers and some book-seller's pencilling to half-title (erasable), this is a sound, clean, otherwise unmarked copy. …

Condition: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. New edition. 1990 new edition with new introduction, B&W illustrations and a collection of songs arranged for voice and piano accompaniment; guitar chords also provided above; light creasing to spine and bottom front corner - otherwise, cover uncreased; a clean, tidy copy. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 340 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Text contains underlining/marking. Covers show very minor shelving wear. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Printing. This is a near fine hardcover ex-library copy in red cloth with silver lettering, no DJ. Minimal exlib markings. A bright attractive copy. Miguel Covarrubias (illustrator).

Condition: GOOD. 1972 HCw/DJ. X-library protected in mylar. Usual library signage to include rear pocket and tape shadows on end papers. Clean text. Still has lots of life.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition bound in blue cloth 8 3/4 x 6 inches edge worn and faded along the edges as well as the spine. Ex-library copy but only library markings include a bookplate and one small discreet stamp to the pastedown - otherwise quite fresh and bright internally.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good condition with wear and markings. Ex-library.

dj. First printing of this edition, originally published by Albert & Charles Boni in 1926. Quarto (28.5cm); tan cloth, with titles stamped in metallic blue on spine; dustjacket; 224pp; illus. Hint of a forward lean, else Near Fine and clean throughout. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $7.95), lightly shelfworn, with one short tear, some rubbing to spine ends and a vertical crease running the length of the front flap; Very Good+. Reissue of Handy's highly-regarded 1926 volume on the blues, containing lyrics and music to 53 songs inspired by the folk melodies heard up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Critical text by Abbe Niles, with illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias.…

Very good in black/puce boards with blue text. No.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 340 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Original Two-tone Cloth. Condition: Good. First Edition. Cover corners very slightly worn; rear cover unevenly faded; owner's name on front flyleaf.

HARDCOVER BLUE. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: GOOD DJ. not price clipped ($3.00), general wear, good tight binding, bookplate on inside of front board, text is clean and bright, newspaper clip pasted to inside of back board with the title "W.C. Handy Succumbs at 84; Composer Of 'St. Louis Blues''', illustrated with B & W photographs DATE PUBLISHED: 1944 EDITION: 317. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Signed hardback book with partial dust jacket titled BLUES:An Anthology. Edited by W.C.Handy. Inscribed and signed by Handy on front endpaper. Published by Albert & Charles Boni in 1926.First edition, second printing, May,1926. Illustrated by the great Miguel Covarrubias.Partial dust jacket with front panel and rear flap only.Boards show moderate rubbing/scuffing - browning/foxing to endapers and title page - previous owners name top of front flyleaf (name inscribed to by Handy)- otherwise in good condition. Bookseller since 1995 (ULG-1-bottom) rareviewbooks Language: eng. Signed by Author(s). …

Condition: Very Good. Albert & Charles Boni New York 1926 Binding: Hardcover maroon black and blue cloth boards. very minor stains to front cover. previous owner inscription on ffep. pages slightly browned. $NRP.

Condition: Very Good. New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1926. 4to. viii, 180 pp. With 8 full page plate and illustrations in text. Publisher's blue cloth lettered in navy blue, illustrated pink dust jacket lettered in blue. Some fading and rubbing to extremities of boards. Sizable chips to jacket with partial loss to first letter of title on front cover and loss to one letter on spine, jacket spine and margins faded, some spotting, price-clipped. Very Good/Good. Scarce in jacket. 2nd printing, same month as the first.…