First edition, first printing. 110pp, illustrated with wicked line drawings. Blue publisher's cloth-covered boards, green lettering and decorations front and spine. 12mo. Cloth lightly rubbed at edges, rounded on corners and spine ends, worn. A little light toning on endpapers, with pages showing a hint of creaminess. It is original dust wrapper, chipped with minor loss along upper edge, scuffed at spine base and corners, creased on inner rear flap. Dust wrapper now protected in a Brodart-style protective sleeve fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
A collection of pen and drawing caricatures of the tromboners of the world - and the favourite jokes and anecdotes of such prominent artists as Toscanini, Schelling and others.
