The Story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band

1st edition, 1st impression. xx, 268pp. In blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Very gently rubbed and rounded at spine ends, upper text block edge a little dust-darkened, some toning on endpapers, else neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, a little bumped on edges, some shelf wear, and minor loss at spine base. The story of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band - five young men who raised jazz from a curious and local phenomenon to the greatest popular art form, sweeping Chicago off its feet in 1916 and taking New York by storm the following year.