Twelve Bar Blues- SIGNED FIRST PRINTING

Patrick Neate

ISBN 10: 0670887919 / ISBN 13: 9780670887910

Published by Viking, London, 2001

About this Item

Fine first printing in original publisher's wrappers. An unread copy but with age toning to the paper stock and with the top corner of four leaves dog-eared. Signed by the author to the title page, without inscription or dedication. As a keen collector myself I make every effort to provide a high level of service. Enquiries welcomed.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Twelve Bar Blues- SIGNED FIRST PRINTING
• Publisher: Viking, London
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670887919
• ISBN 13: 9780670887910
• Binding: Original Wraps
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

"Alex Garland watch out..." - Cosmopolitan Spanning three continents and two centuries TWELVE BAR BLUES is an epic tale of jazz and juju, fate, family and friendship which finally unfolds in the Louisiana bayou... At its heart is Lick Holden, a young jazz musician, in 1900 New Orleans. The story of Lick's search for his step-sister echoes throughout the other stories in the book - of Sylvia, the English hooker and Jim her young companion; of the mysterious seashell head-dress; of Musa, the itinerant witchdoctor and of Tongo, the frustrated African chief. And all of this structured around the harmonic progression of the 12 bar blues ...

About the Author

Patrick Neate is a 29 year old journalist who lived in East Africa for two years before settling in Hammersmith, London. His acclaimed first novel, MUSUNGU JIM AND THE GREAT CHIEF TULOKO (2000) was published as a Penguin paperback original.