FS: Various jazz books (biographies, discographies, cover art, history, etc.)

[Big Beat Steve]

My „other“ thread of jazz books for sale (last updated in this “Offering and Looking for” section on 14 Seotember) has become a bit unwieldy to update and keep it easy for readers to follow, so I decided to start a new one.

So here goes … Below is a list of the (duplicate and surplus) jazz books I have for sale now.

All with English text unless indicated otherwise. All books are in very good condition (defects, traces of wear are indicated as applicable).

 

1)            “Jazz optisch”, edited by J.E. Berendt (Nymphenburger, Munich, 1954) – the first German “jazz picture book” (original printing, not the smaller-sized "Fan Edition"). 72 pages, no dust jacket, some small pen markings inside, otherwise very clean condition. - 7 EUR

 

2)            “That’s Jazz – Der Sound des 20. Jahrhunderts“, 700-page catalog (covering every aspect of the history and recent situation of jazz) to accompany the jazz exhibition held in Darmstadt in 1988, German text, very good condition. - 5 EUR

 

3)            “Photo-Story des Jazz”, J.E. Berendt (Krüger, Frankfurt, 1978), 360 pages, German text. - 8 EUR

 

4)            "Jazz Hot – Un Demi-Siècle de Jazz", photo album released on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Jazz Hot (1987 – second printing 1989), French text, 110 pages. - 9 EUR

 

5)            “Nights in Birdland – Jazz Photographs 1954 to 1960”, photographs by Carole Reiff (Hannibal, Vienna, 1988), 128 pages, German text, othe4iwese contents identical to English edition. - 8 EUR

 

6)            “Jazz West Coast – Artwork of Pacific Jazz Records”, by William Claxton and Hitoshi Namekata (Bijutsu, Japan, 1992). - 25 EUR

 

7)            “California Cool – West Coast Cover Art”, G. Marsh / G.Callingham (Editon Olms, Zürich, 1992 – the edition  with multiple exposures of Jack Sheldon o the cover), 112 pages. – 20 EUR

 

8 )            “New Hot Discography” by Charles Delaunay (Criterion 1948, 4^th printing 1966), pen annotations inside. - 10 EUR

 

9)            “Chet Baker In Concert”, documentation of a concert of the Chet Baker Trio tour in October 1985 (Nieswand, 1989), 64 pages, German text. - 9 EUR

 

10)         “Bing – Just For The Record – The Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Recordings 1926-1977” of Bing Crosby, by Bert Bishop and John Bassett, (Crosby Circle, 1980), 122 pages. - 4 EUR

 

11)         “Sinatra – The Man and His Music – The Recording Artistry of Francis Albert Sinatra 1939-1992”, by Ed O’Brien and Scott P. Sayers, Jr. (1992), 303 pages. - 10 EUR

 

12)         “Profoundly Blue – A Bio-Discographical Scrapbook on Edmond Hall”, by Manfred Selchow, self-published (1988), dust jacket has some wrinkles, 640 pages. - 35 EUR

 

13)         “Edmond Hall – A Discography”, by Manfred Selchow and Karsten Lohmann, self-published (1981), 162 pages, pen annotations (additions to discographical entries) inside. - 10 EUR

 

14)         “Diary of Jazz – A Perpetual Calendar” with 12 interviews by Karl Lippegaus (Nieswand, 1996), some pen annotations inside. - 7 EUR

 

Still available from my earlier thread are:

 

15)         Keepnews/Grauer,”Pictorial History of Jazz”, (Spring Books (UK), revised edition 1966). Dust jacket is tatty round the edges and torn in places but inside of book is in solid, good condition, spine is tight. - 12 EUR
 

16)         Leonard Feather, “The Encyclopedia of Jazz”, 1980s DaCapo paperback reprint republication of the original 1960 “New Encyclopedia of Jazz”. Good condition, some insignificant creases in spine.  – 15 EUR
 

17)         “Down Beat Record Reviews” Vol. III (reviews published in DB in 1958) – 20 EUR
Front cover slightly faded, spine faded, rear cover and final 2 pages were missing but have been replaced with clean photocopies, inside in good condition, very minor browning.

 

18 )         “Jazz in Deutschland” by Horst H. Lange, Berlin 1966 (original edition)
German-language book on the history of jazz in Germany up to the early 60s. Excellent condition. Some light pencil annotations inside that can be erased easily. – 10 EUR

 

19)         “Jazz in Österreich 1920-1960” by Klaus Schulz (Vienna 2003), German-language pictorial history of jazz in Austria, book in as-new condition, enclosed CD with an overview of Austrian jazz from that period is present. - 6 EUR
 

20 )        Metronome Jazz Yearbooks 1954, 1957 and 1958, minor wear to the edges of the covers, otherwise VGC. 18 EUR each

 

21)         Big Book of Swing (Ed. Bill Treadwell), biographies (geared primarily to fans) of whoever was considered “hot” in jazz/swing in 1945, published by Cambridge House in 1945, 134 pages, close to as-new condition, 18 EUR
(I do realize that shipping costs would make items 20 and 21 primarily of interest to domestic buyers.)

 

22)         “Blues Records 1943-1966”, Mike Leadbitter/Neil Slaven, 1st edition 1968 (Oak Publications, paperback), slight edge wear to spine and page margins from leafing through but overall good condition. - 17 EUR
 

Am open to negotiating a certain discount for purchases of multiple items.

 

Payment: Bank transfer for buyers within Germany, EU bank transfer or Paypal “friends and family” for EU buyers.

Shipping:
Basically I would be prepared to ship anywhere at cost, but reasonably speaking, the actual shipping costs (via DHL) will probably limit this to destinations in Germany or within the EU.

Costs:
Destinations within Germany,:
Letter up to 500 g = 1.80 EUR, up to 1000 g = 2.90 EUR
Small parcel up to 2 kg = 5 EUr, parcel up to 5 kg = 7.50 EUR

Destinations within the EU:
Letter up to 500 g = 3.30 EUR, up to 1000 g = 6.50 EUR
Small parcel up to 2 kg = 11 EUR, parcel up to 5 kg = 20 EUR

 

Thanks for looking!

Edited 1 hour ago by Big Beat Steve