Hutchinson of London, 1978, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Good, First, Illustrated By: Photographic
foreword by author, list of illustrations, three appendices and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs taken from Duke Ellington's long and illustrious career. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Bumping, quite heavy to the lower spine edge, to the spine. Shelfwear to the lower book edges and there are dust marks and foxing spots to the top paper edge. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a small coloured photograph to the top right-hand corner of the front panel and a larger black-and-white photo of Duke Ellington on the rear panel. Blue coloured background with white and light blue coloured titles to the front panel and spine. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper corners and rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges. A hint of fading to the spine region. For over five decades, Duke Ellington was everything cool in jazz and blues. For the majority of that time he was accompanied by his son Mercer, and it is he who gives an intimate portrait of one of the world's great musicians -- of any genre -- his father, Duke Ellington. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 236 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Biography; Music; ISBN: 0091327504. ISBN/EAN: 9780091327507. Inventory No: 0104163.
foreword by author, list of illustrations, three appendices and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs taken from Duke Ellington's long and illustrious career. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Bumping, quite heavy to the lower spine edge, to the spine. Shelfwear to the lower book edges and there are dust marks and foxing spots to the top paper edge. Photographic dustwrapper, showing a small coloured photograph to the top right-hand corner of the front panel and a larger black-and-white photo of Duke Ellington on the rear panel. Blue coloured background with white and light blue coloured titles to the front panel and spine. A little rubbing to the dustwrapper corners and rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges. A hint of fading to the spine region. For over five decades, Duke Ellington was everything cool in jazz and blues. For the majority of that time he was accompanied by his son Mercer, and it is he who gives an intimate portrait of one of the world's great musicians -- of any genre -- his father, Duke Ellington. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 236 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Biography; Music; ISBN: 0091327504. ISBN/EAN: 9780091327507. Inventory No: 0104163.