Measuring about 8-1/4" x 11-1/2", and 170 pages long, this paperback book is "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Roland Westerlund. It is written in Swedish and privately published. My Swedish isn't as good as it used to be, but the content seems to be a scrapbook style account of the 1991 tour of Sweden by Tex Beneke and his Orchestra with the Modernaires. Westerlund is credited not only as the author or compiler of the book, but also as the "tour manager and presenter." The name of the tour was "Music Made Famous by Glenn Miller", and it ran from September 25 through October 13, 1991.

I don't have any provenance, but a handwritten inscription at the top of the "Foreword" page appears to be signed by the author in a presentation dated March 7, 1996, and addressed to "Connie and George." It is shown in the fourth picture.

It is in excellent condition, with just typical light surface and edge wear and uneven fading on the cover. 


 

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