$175.00
A. S. Barnes, New York, 1961, First American Edition. Complete boxed set in eleven volumes of the Kings Of Jazz, a series of short biographies primarily by noted British jazz writers, in the original slip case. Titles are: Louis Armstrong by Albert McCarthy, Bessie Smith by Paul Oliver, Miles Davis by Michael James, Dizzy Gillespie by Michael James, King Oliver by Martin Williams, Bix Beiderbecke by Burnett James, Jelly Roll Morton by Martin Williams, Johhny Dodds by G.E. Lambert, Charlie Parker by Max Harrison, Duke Ellington by G.E. Lampert, Fats Waller by Charles Fox. Near fine in bright pictorial wraps, touch of spine wear and rubbing to several of the volumes; in a very good+ slip case, front corners are worn, pictorial paper labels are rubbed with light loss to the illustrations. Very uncommon slip-cased set in respectable condition. J2332
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