

Random House, New York, 1946, Stated First Printing.SIGNED and inscribed at the flap. 75" unclosed tear descending from top edge of back cover nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! A beauty! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific) later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

The unclipped DJ is VG: bright & colorful with a little edgewear in the form of rubbing & a few small chips mostly to upper edge with a tiny. Condition is Fine: completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages creamy white & unmarked with just a whisper of tanning to edges. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, this hardcover 8vo has blue textured cloth-covered boards lettered in bright white to front & spine. Call it an authentic human document.the odd Odyssey of an old-time jail-happy jazzman who spiked beer for Al Capone, smoked opium with the Purple Gang, peddled marihuana in ayed the clarinet in dives high & low, married across the color line, & today heads a jazz record company!" This is the true story of Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow (1899-1972), celebrated jazz musician from Chicago. Stunning true first edition from 1946! "This is the damnedest book.
