Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1961.
First edition, first printing. [x], 92, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated boards with tan cloth backstrip lettered in brown. Near Fine, light shelf wear and a little foxing to cloth, in Near Fine correct dust jacket (date code of 1061 on front panel, priced at $3.95), spine panel a little toned, light wear. An uncommon collection of the African American poet's work on the theme of jazz, dedicated to Louis Armstrong. Designed by Vincent Torre and printed in an unusual oblong format on pink paper. APG 0067a. Item #140946636
Price: $1,500
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