Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development by Gunther Schuller (1968) hardcover book

Gunther Schuller - Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development

New York: Oxford University Press, 1968. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue boards with gold lettering. Blue endpapers. 401pp., including the index. Bookplate affixed to the front pastedown. Previous owner inscription to the upper edge of the front endpaper. Some staining and discoloration to the pages of the text, endpapers, and pastedowns. Fair condition. Minor separation of the text-block from the spine. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to the outer/inner boards, endpapers, pages of the text, and the text-block edge. The dust jacket is not price clipped (shows the original price of $9.75) and is in fair condition. Light sun-fading to the spine. Edge-wear to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Creasing, toning, scratching, smudging, and discoloration to all faces of the dust jacket. Some chipping to the upper/lower dust jacket spine. Some wear and chipping to corners and hinges. Chipping and creasing to the perimeter of the dust jacket. Chipping to the upper/lower spine of the dust jacket. Blue sticker affixed to the lower edge of the dust jacket spine.


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