The Blues Line: A Collection of Blues Lyrics

Sackheim, Eric. The Blues Line: A Collection of Blues Lyrics. New York: A Mushinsha Book. Published by Grossman Publishers, 1969. First edition. Small Folio. 500pp. Brown and mottled tan cloth with gold lettering on spine in original dust jacket. Some staining and minor creasing on dj. Small chip missing on tail of spine, small closed tear along head on spine of dj. Dust jacket price clipped with remnants of sticker on inside flap. Illustrated free front- and rear endpaper. “…a man who makes a song has accomplished something of consequence.” This, as Eric Sackheim states in the first paragraph of his introduction, is what The Blues Line is all about. It is an anthology of blues lyrics, a body of American Negro song, which has never had a broader or more thorough presentation in print.” Illustrated with 68 reproductions of drawings in b/w (some in duo-tone) of the musicians by Jonathan Shahn. Dj in fair, book in very good condition. fair to vg. Hardcover. (20875) $50