About this title: First published in 1972, this celebrated biography of jazz great Bessie Smith (1895-1937) has been revised to include material from interviews the author conducted with people who knew her. The book is an examination not only of this supremely gifted singer but also of the music world of the time.
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: ABACUS BOOKS
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780349100548ISBN:0349100543
Description: Good. 224 pages. Black & white photographs. Creasing to cover, light edgewear and slight reading curl to upper & lower corners. A well-loved copy but still solid overall. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Abacus
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780349100548ISBN:0349100543
Description: Good. No Jacket. (1975) DUST JACKET: Issued without one; BOOK NOTES: GOOD / Book has cover wear including light soiling, creasing, denting and bumping, inside clean with some bending and previous owner name etc. on ffep. Thanks for looking. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins Ltd
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780214654091ISBN:0214654095
Description: Very Good in Fair jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Many edge tears to the jacket, one long 6cm tear to the front of the jacket. The jacket is now in a protective sleeve. The pages are clean and the binding firm. 253pp. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Abacus, London
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780349100548ISBN:0349100543
Description: b&w photo illus. Good-Very Good. 8vo. 224pp. Major biography of the great jazz/blues singer Bessie Smith; this copy has some light foxing to text block and endpapers, o.w. Very Good; covers lightly rubbed covers. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Abacus Books
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780349100548ISBN:0349100543
Description: Like New. FIRST EDITION. GIFT QUALITY softcover. WELL-PRESERVED, UNREAD COPY. Bright, well-bound pages and clean paper cover wraps. Very nice, collectible, first edition copy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Barrie & Jenkins
Date Published: 1973
ISBN-13:9780214654091ISBN:0214654095
Description: Acceptable. Ex library with stampings to end papers and small catalogue number to spine. Small tears to dust jacket. Tanning to pages. Slight damage to spine at front end papers. Dispatched from UK. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Stein and Day, New York
Date Published: 1972
ISBN-13:9780812814064ISBN:0812814061
Description: Ex-library, otherwise Very Good in hardcover in Very Good + dustjacket. 24 by 17 cm. 253 pages. Usual library markings including spine label, pocket removal abrasion, title page stamp and discard stamps. Contains black and white illustrations from photographs. Pictorial dustjacket with protective plastic covering. Wear to corners. Clean text pages. read more
Description: 7.75" x 5". Paperback. 224 pages. Some black + white photographs. Cover shows very slight wear otherwise a very good copy. V.G.+. read more
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