Description
The author’s copy of Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans by Louis Armstrong, a presentation copy from the publisher to “Satchmo,” and inscribed by the author.
Octavo, 240pp. Tan hardcover, title in gilt on black spine, mostly rubbed away. Illustrated endpapers. No additional printings listed on copyright page, indicating first printing. Solid text block, faint soiling to covers, worn corners and edges of spine, a very good example. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.50 retail price, small chips to corners and spine, shelf worn, with light sunning to spine.
Inscribed by the publisher’s house to Armstrong on the half-title: “To Satchmo / from / Prentice Hall.” Inscribed by Armstrong opposite the title page: “To Therese Pol / Best Wishes / Louis Armstrong / Basin Street N.Y. 1955.”
The nickname “Satchmo,” inseparably associated with Louis Armstrong, derives from “Satchelmouth,” a contemporary term referring to his wide grin and powerful embouchure when playing the trumpet, and originated during his early New Orleans years. The name was embraced by Armstrong himself, often using it in correspondence.
