Jazz Book Club; Second Chorus, Humphrey Littleton, 1959

Second Chorus, by Humphrey Littleton. Drawings by the Author. No. 21 in the series.

The Jazz Book Club was a publishing project of Sidgwick & Jackson publishers, from London, which resulted in sixty-six works being published between 1956 to 1967. This is an autobiographical work by British Jazz musician and broadcaster, Humphrey Littleton (1921-2008).

Published by The Jazz Book Club, London, by arrangement with MacGibbon & Kee, London, 1959. First edition thus, but originally published by MacGiibon & Kee. 

A fine grey cloth hardback with printed title design to spine. Very slight bumping to head of spine. With a very good original dustjacket, with spine a little sunned and slight bumping to tail of spine. Dustjacket flap still has the membership slip attached, with light corner crease to inner flap. Covered in removable protective plastic. Soundly bound.

Text is bright and clean with no spotting. Includes photographic plates, and with a detailed discography at rear. A nice example.

Text in English.

198pp + 2 sections of photographic plates.

Weight approximately 281g (unpacked).

Dimensions: approximately 190mm high x 130mm wide x 17mm deep.