“The official journal of the New Orleans Jazz Club, The Second Line was started in April 1950 to celebrate individuals ‘who have taken up the cudgels for Jazz’, including musicians, promoters, teachers, and enthusiasts. The focus of The Second Line was centrally on the New Orleans scene and the annual October jazz festival, but it also profiled regional varieties of jazz from southern California to Florida, as well as noting its popularity in Canada, England, and Austria. It is worth spending a moment on this magazine as a forum for showcasing regional music.”
I have obtained a small collection of 123 magazines ranging in time from 1950 to 1983. I will be posting them in four lots. They do have wear; I will be describing wear issues associated with each lot. Still, all but maybe one or two of the magazines are complete and legible. There were instances of rust wear on these stapled newsletters and moisture impacts. These are ULTRA RARE; ORIGINAL COPIES copies which are not normally found online for sale or otherwise.
This lot is for 41 magazines between 1957 and 1963. These issues were glossy paper, staple bound. There is light rust seen on all the staples. There is light soiling seen on most of the magazine covers, interiors very clean. There is a light moisture impact to many of these, mostly in the 1970s, leaving small stains along the bottom and up the fore-edges, and extending into the newsletter. This fades after mid 1959. They are being stored and shipped shrink-wrapped to stiff cardboard. Issues in this lot include:
1967, Vol. 18: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, July/Aug, Sep/Oct, Nov/Dec
1968, Vol 19: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June
1968, Vol 20: July/Aug, Sep/Oct
1968, Vol 21: Nov/Dec
1969, Vol 21: May/June, July/Aug
1969, Vol 22: Sep/Oct
1969, Vol 23: Nov, Dec
1970, Vol 23: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, July/Aug, Sep/Oct
1970, Vol 24: Nov/Dec
1971, Vol 25: Jan/Feb (back cover half torn off), Spring (seasons instead of months begin here), \
1971, Vol 23 (unclear why vol #s drop back?): Summer, Fall
1972, Vol 24: Spring, Summer, Fall, Spring (2nd "Spring" 1972 issue, Special Edition), Winter
1973, Vol 25: Fall, Winter, 1973 Jazz Record and Book Catalog, Summer, Spring (Special Issue - 25th Anniversary Celebration, 1948-1973)
1974, Vol 26: Spring, Summer Fall, Winter
BONUS: Found with these was a "This Week" Nov 14, 1971 Washington DC magazine featuring a photo of Jimmy McPartland, which the previous owner had hand-signed. The previous owner was a Washington DC metro area resident. This magazine is in poor shape, with heavy water damage.
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