About this title: This work on Charlie "Bird" Parker offers a picture of not only of the saxophonist-composer as an artist and as a human being, but also of zeitgeist and the musical/social setting that produced him. It shows his complex personality; his great appetites; the extent of his influence; and his work.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: CHARTERHOUSE
Date Published: 1973
Description: Good. Former Library Book, library binding, usual stamps and stickers. Cover and rim wear, pages good, binding good. some cover wear, pages okay. 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: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 3/21/1996
ISBN-13:9780306806797ISBN:0306806797
Description: Very Good. 0306806797 May show signs of shelf wear. Choose EXPEDITED shipping, receive in 2-5 business days. Please email with questions. read more
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. Da Capo Press, 1996. Fine Book. Aside from light spots to page edges, overall a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 1996-03-21
ISBN-13:9780306806797ISBN:0306806797
Description: New. This is a great book in like new condition with slight signs of shelf wear. We provide USPS confirmation tracking and email when we ship. We want your complete satifaction. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Da Capo Pr
Date Published: 1996-03-21
ISBN-13:9780306806797ISBN:0306806797
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780306806797. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780306806797ISBN:0306806797
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Description: NY: Charterhouse, 1973. 404 pages. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Photos, discography, index. Near Fine in Near Fine-dustjacket. Ex-library, never checked out; Small stamp top and bottom, card pocket front endpaper. Faint tape stains cover. Very bright jacket has some light rippling, small label foot of spine. Bright, solid and clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charterhouse
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very Good Book. Good Dust Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Owners name is inside the front cover. Otherwise this is a very good copy with a little wear. Unmarked and tightly bound. Hinges are in excellent condition. Dust jacket has some edge wear. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charterhouse, NY
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very Good Plus in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hardcover in dust jacket., 2 small closed edge-tears to dj spine at crown, neat tape repair by previous owner. minor wear at corners of dj. very small date/initials to front free endpaper in corner. very small mark/spot on margins of pages 196/197., no other flaws.; 404pp., b/w photos.; the first and still one of the best biographies of charlie parker, legendary alto-saxaphone player, a founding father of the bebop style, and a true ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Charterhouse
Date Published: 1973
Description: Hardback. First Printing. Book's endpapers have a slight binder's glue reaction darkening on the pastedown sides, otherwise book is in Very Good to Near Fine condition, a tight bright unmarked copy. Dustjacket is in Very Good condition with a bit of spine fading to the yellow spine's background color, but the black spine lettering is crisp and unfaded. $8.95 original price is present on the front dustjacket flap and is unclipped. A nice clean unmarked copy. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover, Black Cloth
Publisher: Charterhouse, New York
Date Published: 1973
Description: Very Good Plus/Near Fine (edge-worn) D.J. Nice Hardback in a NF ( edge worn) dustjacket. Former owner's name/address notations and number written inside front, otherwise a bright clean Near Fine copy. 404 p. with index and discography. A portrait of the great modern jazz musician., well illustrated. read more
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