{"product_id":"blues-fell-this-morning-paul-oliver-book-club-edition","title":"Blues Fell This Morning, Paul Oliver — Book Club Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlues Fell This Morning: the meaning of the blues, Paul Oliver — Book Club Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e London, The Jazz Book Club (by arrangement with Cassell), 1963\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, pp. 355.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The book is housed in a well-preserved pictorial dust jacket, currently protected by a removable plastic sleeve. The jacket exhibits only minor creasing and very light edge-wear to the spine extremities, retaining its crisp typographic design and original vibrancy without any significant sunning. The binding remains tight, square, and structurally sound, with the boards showing minimal shelf-wear. Internally, the pages are clean and bright, free from major foxing or obtrusive ownership markings, presenting a highly attractive and collectible copy of this club edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the Jazz Book Club edition of Paul Oliver's landmark blues study, originally published by Cassell \u0026amp; Co. Ltd. in 1960. Produced exclusively for club members in 1962 and officially issued in London in 1963, this volume represents a key piece of mid-century jazz and blues literature distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe text is notably enhanced by a foreword from the acclaimed novelist Richard Wright, adding significant literary and cultural provenance to Oliver’s historical scholarship. Retaining its original jacket, priced at 18s 6d for members compared to the standard Newnes 30s rate, this copy stands as a fine example of the Jazz Book Club's prolific output during the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eA foundational text in the study of American roots music, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"7\" data-index-in-node=\"65\"\u003eBlues Fell This Morning\u003c\/i\u003e offers a profound exploration into the social, historical, and psychological realities that gave birth to the blues. Celebrated historian Paul Oliver meticulously examines the lyrics and lives of the musicians, contextualising their art within the harsh landscapes of segregation and poverty. Complemented by Richard Wright’s poignant foreword, this work remains an indispensable and deeply humanistic account of the blues tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54353300029779,"sku":"4648","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260717_175548.jpg?v=1784538909","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/blues-fell-this-morning-paul-oliver-book-club-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}