first edition Hardcover
1976 · New York
by Ondaatje, Michael
New York: W.W. Norton, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The first American edition, first printing. A novel set in New Orleans, circa 1900, loosely based on the lives of jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden and photographer E.J. Bellocq. It was the winner of the 1976 Books in Canada First Novel Award. Octavo. Original brown paper-covered boards over a light brown cloth spine with dark brown titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (Inventory #: 77538)
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