2011, ISBN: 9780393069402

New York: Ziff-Davis, 1973. -----The scan you see is the mag you get. 142 pages, fully illustrated, minor edge wear, mailing label. Contents include: Don Kirshner by Henry Pleasants / … More...

New York: Ziff-Davis, 1973. -----The scan you see is the mag you get. 142 pages, fully illustrated, minor edge wear, mailing label. Contents include: Don Kirshner by Henry Pleasants / The Troubadour as Middle-Class Hero by Noel Coppage / Stan Getz by Joel Vance / The Rolling Stones by Steve Simels / The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band by Noel Coppage / Newport in New York: The jazz festival alive, well and recorded by Chris Albertson / Kubelik in Chicago by Richard Freed / American Indian Music: A brief guide to the (recorded) real thing by Jamake Mamake Highwater / +++ Check out the scans.. First Edition First Printing. Magazine. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"., Ziff-Davis, 1973, 3, UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,subject colour portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore- edges bright and clean with miniscule ageing; contents bright,tight and near pristine.Clean,unblemished,publisher's original,plain maroon cloth boards with black ink stamped letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain black endpapers.UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn,4-309pp [paginated] includes prologue,13 chapters,an epilogue,16pp contemporary b/w photographs between pp152/3,postscript,filmography, an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table, acknowledgements and 2pp blanks to rear. To the dismay of tall men the world over,Dudley Moore has risen to become an international film star,media magnet and Hollywood heart- throb without losing a trace of the lovable English charm that propelled him to stardom in the 1960's.Measuring in at a romantically challenged 5'2",beautiful women have always wanted to 'care' for Dudley,and judging by the number who have fallen for - rather than over - him,he has never wanted to upset them by saying no.Dudley's life has always been about making the very best of adversity.The son of a railwayman, he spent an isolated childhood in and out of hospital receiving treatment for a clubfoot (which has never healed) - where humour kept the bullies away and music was his salvation.Winning an organ scholarship to Oxford,the working-class lad from Dagenham unexpectedly found he could attract the university's tallest and most sophisticated girls,while his talent for jazz and acting flourished into the phenomenal worldwide success of the satirical review 'Beyond the Fringe' and his long-running, ground-breaking partnership with Peter Cook as Pete'n'Dud and the delightfully obscene Derek & Clive. Eschewing the drink and drugs lifestyle that had destroyed many a Hollywood career,Dudley's turbulent love life has offered ample compensation,seeing him marry four times, amicably separate three times and sleep with hundreds of women in between.Much like his middle-aged character in '10',the film that granted Dudley and co-star Bo Derek instant sex symbol status,he has a desperate need to find the perfect partner who will understand all his insecurities and quirks.In 1995 he became a father again,at 60.Is his search over at last? With an occasional Derek & Clive candidness,Dudley Moore has laid his heart open to acclaimed Hollywood insider Douglas Thompson as never before,revealing the angst,anxiety and restlessness beneath the diminutive exterior that we have come to know - perhaps misleadingly - as forever 'cuddly Dudley'. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/ value of this item,for correct,insured shipping P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.LITTLE,BROWN & CO.,1996., 5, US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,subject's colour portrait illustrated front with white,yellow and pale green letters, red stripe spine with yellow+ white lettering,rear panel with pale yellow lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top corner of front inner flap of dw/j with a couple of accidental,small diagonal corner creases in vicinity of publisher's price.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain, pale cream paper-covered boards with dark green paper-covered blind spine with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,2- 272pp [paginated] includes an Overture,9 chapters, 8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp146/7,a Coda,Selected bibliography,acknowledgements,notes,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,publisher advert for author's other work,a 3/4 double-page subject's b/w portrait photograph ( repeated from front colour photograph),a dedication,contents list/table,epigrams (2),a title separator page,and to the rear,a note on the author. It's a misty night in 1950s New York.A silver Rolls-Royce screeches to a stop at the neon-lit doorway of a 52nd Street jazz club.Behind the wheel is a glamorous brunette,a chinchilla stole draped over her shoulder and a long cigarette holder clinched in her teeth.After taking a pull from a small silver flask, she glides past the bouncer into the murky depths of the Three Deuces.The Jazz Baroness has arrived. Raised in fairy-tale splendor,Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild de Koenigswarter (known as "Nica") piloted her own plane across the English Channel,married a French baron, fought in the French Resistance,and had five children.Then she heard a recording of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight." Inspired by the liberating spirit of jazz,Nica left her family,moved to Manhattan,and began haunting the city's nightclubs. The tabloids first splashed her name across the headlines after Charlie Parker died in her hotel suite - a scandal that cast a dark shadow over the rest of her life.She retreated from the public eye,but through her ongoing ministrations to Monk and dozens of other musicians she became a legend.Nearly a score of jazz compositions have been written in her honor,including two of the most beloved classics of the genre: Horace Silver's "Nica's Dream" and Monk's "Pannonica." 'Nica's Dream' traces the story of a fascinating woman across her thirty-year reign as the Jazz Baroness,but it also explores a transformative era in twentieth-century American culture.Based on interviews with musicians,family members,historians,and artists,David Kastin's probing biography unwraps the life of this enigmatic figure and evokes the vibrancy of New York during the birth of bebop,the first stirrings of the Beat Generation,and the advent of abstract expressionism. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included. * This item offered P+p included - offer available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always., US.NY.W. W NORTON & CO.,2011., 5<

2011, ISBN: 9780393069402

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,subject's colour portrait illustrated f… More...

US,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,subject's colour portrait illustrated front with white,yellow and pale green letters, red stripe spine with yellow+ white lettering,rear panel with pale yellow lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top corner of front inner flap of dw/j with a couple of accidental,small diagonal corner creases in vicinity of publisher's price.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,plain, pale cream paper-covered boards with dark green paper-covered blind spine with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters and immaculate plain white endpapers.US,8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,2- 272pp [paginated] includes an Overture,9 chapters, 8pp contemporary b/w photographs in 1 block,between pp146/7,a Coda,Selected bibliography,acknowledgements,notes,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,publisher advert for author's other work,a 3/4 double-page subject's b/w portrait photograph ( repeated from front colour photograph),a dedication,contents list/table,epigrams (2),a title separator page,and to the rear,a note on the author. It's a misty night in 1950s New York.A silver Rolls-Royce screeches to a stop at the neon-lit doorway of a 52nd Street jazz club.Behind the wheel is a glamorous brunette,a chinchilla stole draped over her shoulder and a long cigarette holder clinched in her teeth.After taking a pull from a small silver flask, she glides past the bouncer into the murky depths of the Three Deuces.The Jazz Baroness has arrived. Raised in fairy-tale splendor,Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild de Koenigswarter (known as "Nica") piloted her own plane across the English Channel,married a French baron, fought in the French Resistance,and had five children.Then she heard a recording of Thelonious Monk's "Round Midnight." Inspired by the liberating spirit of jazz,Nica left her family,moved to Manhattan,and began haunting the city's nightclubs. The tabloids first splashed her name across the headlines after Charlie Parker died in her hotel suite - a scandal that cast a dark shadow over the rest of her life.She retreated from the public eye,but through her ongoing ministrations to Monk and dozens of other musicians she became a legend.Nearly a score of jazz compositions have been written in her honor,including two of the most beloved classics of the genre: Horace Silver's "Nica's Dream" and Monk's "Pannonica." 'Nica's Dream' traces the story of a fascinating woman across her thirty-year reign as the Jazz Baroness,but it also explores a transformative era in twentieth-century American culture.Based on interviews with musicians,family members,historians,and artists,David Kastin's probing biography unwraps the life of this enigmatic figure and evokes the vibrancy of New York during the birth of bebop,the first stirrings of the Beat Generation,and the advent of abstract expressionism. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included. * This item offered P+p included - offer available UK only. ** N.B. US customers please be aware: US standard AIR postage from UK to US can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving long before the quoted 42 days - but not always., US.NY.W. W NORTON & CO.,2011., 5<