The New Cab Calloway's Hepsters Dictionary: Language of Jive
[New York]: Cab Calloway Inc., 1944.
First edition thus; the third of Calloway's dictionaries, basically a third edition of his Cat-ologue.) 16 pp. 2.75" x 4.4" Stapled wraps. Sticker from furniture store to front cover, else Near Fine. A WWII-era African American slang dictionary issued by the famous Cotton Club band leader, with an updated list of words and phrases. Rare, only three institutional copies located in a recent OCLC Worldcat search. Item #140942404
Price: $3,500.00
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