Esquire's Jazz Book by Paul Eduard Miller & Ralph Venables (ed)
1947. First Published. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Book has a slight smoky odour. Light thumb marking, foxing and moderate tanning to pages and plates. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Moderate cracking to gutters and rear hinge causing some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with moderate staining, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier tanning with soft splitting and crushing to ends. Book has a slight forward lean.