Toronto: Anansi, 1985. 4th printing. Card covers. Spine sunned, rubbed spot to upper inner edge of front cover, VG otherwise. Inside front cover, first (blank) page, and bottom margin of page 10 are heavy with the ink notes of Canadian author, editor, and academic Constance Rooke (a good friend). There is also some underlining elsewhere in the text. A novel based on legendary New Orleans cornet player Buddy Bolden and the birth of jazz. ; Octavo