The New Cab Calloway's Hepsters Dictionary: Language of Jive
[New York]: Cab Calloway Inc., 1944.
First thus. (The third of Calloway's dictionaries, basically a third edition of his Cat-ologue.) 16 pp. 2.75" x 4.4" Stapled wraps. A Near Fine copy, staple rusted, very slight rubbing along spine. Attractive and bright with very little wear. 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 four institutional copies located in a recent OCLC Worldcat search. Item #140942432
Price: $4,000.00
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