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DE VEAUX, DON'T EXPLAIN - A SONG; GREENE - A 2007 BIOGRAPHY - OF BILLIE HOLIDAY

$ 2.63

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Condition: SEE DESCRIPTION, PHOTOS for more about condition AND content.
  • Industry: Music
  • Genre: Jazz
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    VINTAGE AND ORIGINAL
    BILLIE HOLIDAY
    BOOK COLLECTION
    TWO
    unusual volumes
    on the great singer and musician of the 1930s-1950s.
    Each a hardcover 1st printing of the 1st edition
    and
    illustrated with BW photos
    Includes:
    BILLIE HOLIDAY -  A BIOGRAPHY
    by
    MEG GREENE
    Greenwood Press, 2007; 6.25 x 9.5, 122 pp.
    “Her troubled private life and early death
    have undoubtedly contributed to the aura of myth
    and legend that still surrounds her.
    Her finest performances on the stage or in the studio,
    however, are among the most accomplished in the history of jazz.
    Her uncompromising artistry places her
    in the company of the best jazz and popular vocalists.”
    Fine, essentially like new, condition,
    photo cover, no dust jacket - as issued.
    DON’T EXPLAIN
    - A SONG OF BILLIE HOLIDAY -
    by
    ALEXIS DE VEAUX
    Harper & Row, 1980;
    6.25 x 9.25, 152 pp. BW photos.
    Poet’s “love song”
    is a tribute to,
    biography of,
    Billie Holiday.
    1st few pages w. edge clips, stains;
    paper residue inside front/back covers;
    otherwise excellent condition in excellent dust jacket.
    SEE PHOTOS for more about condition AND content.
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