Mendl (R.W.S.) The Appeal of Jazz
£195
London, Philip Allan, [1927].
First edition. 8vo. Original sage boards with printed spine label. Dust-jacket, priced 6/-.
An analysis of the societal need for syncopated dance as evidenced by the popularity of jazz in the 1920s, by self-described music lover Robert William Sigismund Mendl.
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Jacket a little chipped and faded at spine.
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