Duke A Portrait of Duke Ellington by Derek Jewell ISBN 13: 9780393075120

NY: W.W. Norton & Company. 1st printing with number 1 on copyright page. . VG. Hardcover. 1st. 1977.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977-04. Hardcover. Good.

New York: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977. Hardcover in publisher's price-clipped dust-jacket. 264 pages. Select Discography and Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition, first printing with full number line. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, unmarked copy. Fine in a near fine dust-jacket. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977. 1st printing. hardcover. Acceptable/FAIR. 7x1x10. Previous owner markings on flyleaf with pen - and bracketing and underlining passages. Dust jacket short tears and chips along top edges and lower spine. Foxing heavy at top, lighter along leading edges.

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1977. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x0x9. First edition. Addenda slip laid in. Jacket lightly toned, bottom corner of front jacket flap clipped. 1977 Hard Cover. 264 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs. "Edward Kennedy Ellington, the Duke. As a musician, there has been no other artist quite like him. His expansive talent poured out more than five thousand compositions, from all-time pop songs like “Sophisticated Lady” and “Solitude” to major suites and musicals. Derek Jewell had admired Ellington for thirty years, knew him well in the later years of his life, talked with him and watched him at work in many environments. His story starts in turn-of-the-century Washington, when jazz was growing under the fingers of poolroom maestros, moves on to the hustling night life of Prohibition, and then develops into a portrait of Ellington the international celebrity,… Read More

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977. hardcover in fine condition with near fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977-04-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x0. Minor shelf wear & toning on binding. Light wear & foxing on edges of text block. Price clipped dj lightly shelf worn. Dust jacket in a mylar cover.

NY: Norton, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Biography of jazz pianist/composer Edward Kennedy Ellington (1899-1974). Photos, index, discography. Review copy with slip laid in. Dust jacket has clip on lower corner of front flap, but price is at top.

New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company. VG+. 1977. Hardcover. Hardback in Very Good+ condition, Very Good+ dust jacket Dust jacket price clipped.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 264 pages. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Norton: Norton. 1977. First Edition. hardcover. 0393075125 . B022673; 264, illus with photos contents vg, g dj(sl edgewear),very clean ex-lib .

N.Y.: Norton, 1977. Hb, 264pp, b/w photos. VG with clean contents in Good dj which is price-clipped and with light edgewear. Biography of the legendary composer and jazz musician.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

W W Norton & Co Inc. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1977. reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: black-and-white photographs. dust jacket edges are slightly rubbed, and the "biggest" faults with the book is 1/2 page Christmas greeting to the recipient on the first blank page. Internally clean, no other damage. "For Ellington was essentially an intensely private person, using his mad race around the world and his apparent openness to shelter his privacy, to leave him free to concentrate on the anything which mattered to him: his music." – Front fold over blurb Second impression of the First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 264 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: black-and-white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; America; music. ISBN: 0393075125. ISBN/EAN: 9780393075120. Inventory No: 0275733. . 9780393075120

W. W. Norton & Co., 01/04/1977 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 2.5381 cent in x 23.6041 cent in x 16.2437 cent in. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order

New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 264pp. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Very good with board edges tanned, owner's name penned on front fly in a very good dustwrapper, with front flap clipped (price intact), rear panel yellowed.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977-04-01. Hardcover. Like New.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977-04-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Book has a price-clipped dust jacket. Spine of dust jacket is faded. Tears to dust jacket. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have some wear but remain intact.

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1977-04-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.