First U.S. edition. Jacket rubbed with small pieces missing along bottom of front cover. Two spots on jacket where price labels were removed. Bookplate. x , 290 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..
David A. Jasen is considered to be the world's foremost authority on ragtime music. He has studied, recorded, and performer ragtime music for over five decades; his publications include complete scores for many major ragtime composers, and several books on the history of the music. Additionally, he has authored for Routledge a number of other well-received and strong selling reference works, including Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia and A Century of American Popular Song.