{"product_id":"jazz-parody-chas-harvey-editor-1st-edition","title":"Jazz Parody, Chas. Harvey (Editor) — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"49\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: London, Spearman Publishers Ltd. \/ The American Jazz Society, 1948\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"129\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, pp. 110.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"155\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Very Good. The book presents firmly in its original binding, with the red taped spine remaining mostly intact, albeit showing mild rubbing and slight fraying at the extreme head and tail. The brown paper-covered boards are well-preserved with some gentle bumping to the corners. Internally, the pages are clean with standard age-toning typical of post-war paper stock, and the binding remains tight throughout. The front endpaper bears a neat, contemporary ink ownership signature (\"L. Partington. June 1948\"). The original pictorial dust jacket is Very Good; it remains remarkably bright but shows moderate shelf-wear, including minor chipping at the spine ends, light creasing along the top edge, and general surface soiling to the white rear panel. Crucially, the dust jacket is unclipped, retaining the original \"5\/-\" price on the front flap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a first edition, published as No. 1 in the American Jazz Society Series. Produced in post-war London, this anthology represents a fascinating crossover of media, featuring short stories with a jazz theme written by authors and critics typically known for their non-fiction jazz scholarship (including Albert McCarthy and Charles Fox).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eThe volume features a foreword by the prominent French jazz promoter Charles Delaunay and is notably illustrated with an eight-page section of brilliant black-and-white portraits by the legendary jazz photographer Bill Gottlieb, capturing icons like Billie Holiday, Django Reinhardt, and Louis Armstrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eCopies of this fragile production, especially those retaining an intact, unclipped original dust jacket, are increasingly scarce on the open market. The contemporary 1948 ownership inscription adds a nice touch of immediate post-publication provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003eA striking time capsule of post-war jazz culture, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003eJazz Parody\u003c\/i\u003e gathers the era's foremost jazz critics and authorities, men accustomed to writing hard-hitting record reviews and historical essays, and sets them loose in the realm of fiction. The result is a vivid, atmospheric collection of short stories that pulses with the rhythm of the mid-century jazz club, complemented by a stunning photographic insert featuring some of the most iconic images of jazz legends ever committed to film.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55594618782035,"sku":"6439","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261019_120924.jpg?v=1792855951","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/jazz-parody-chas-harvey-editor-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}