Bessie
New York: Stein and Day Publishers [1972], 1972. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [8], 9-253, [3] pp. Quarter red cloth over beige paper boards, lettered in gold on the front board and spine. Price of $7.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated by a photograph frontispiece of Bessie Smith with several additional black and white photographs from her life. A comprehensive biography of "the Empress of the Blues". Of especial interest are the blurbs on the rear panel of the dust jacket, praising Bessie's influence on 20th century music and culture, with statements from Mahalia Jackson, James Baldwin, Lionel Hampton, and Sidney Bechet. Near Fine / Near Fine. Item #00008759
A Near Fine book in a Near Fine dust jacket with a trace or two of edge wear.
Price: $75.00