The New Cab Calloway's Hepsters Dictionary: Language of Jive
by Calloway, Cab
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Cab Calloway Inc, 1944. First thus. First thus. (The third of Calloway's dictionaries, basically a third edition of his Cat-ologue.) 16 pp. 2.75" x 4.4" Stapled wraps. A Near Fine copy, staple rusted, very slight rubbing along spine. Attractive and bright with very little wear. A WWII-era African American slang dictionary issued by the famous Cotton Club band leader, with an updated list of words and phrases. Rare, only four institutional copies located in a recent OCLC Worldcat search.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140942432
- Title
- The New Cab Calloway's Hepsters Dictionary: Language of Jive
- Author
- Calloway, Cab
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First thus
- Publisher
- Cab Calloway Inc
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- cab calloway, jazz, music, slang, jive, reference, dictionary, blues, harlem, african american, black, americana, language, culture, humor
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Fine
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- Rubbing
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- Spine
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