De la Bamboula au Be-Bop
Esquisse de l'evolution de la musique de jazz

by Bernard Heuvelmans

Signed first edition, first printing

of an early music work by the

"Father of Cryptozoology"

Paris: Editions de la Main Jetee, 1951. 193, [4] pp. Illustrated wraps. First edition. Slight rubbing, partly unopened. An important work on jazz. With lengthy and warm presentation inscription by Heuvelmans to Richard Garnett (his bookplate on verso of front wrapper) "ce dernier vestige de ma folle jeunesse [this last vestige of my crazy youth], [signed] Bernard Heuvelmans Paris, Noel '58." Uncommon signed. A book on jazz by a Belgian-French author better known as the Father of Cryptozoology.