Jazz. Signed by Ken Burns. First Edition, First Printing. Knopf. New York, 2000.

Ken Burns is one of the most successful documentary filmmakers of all time. His prolific career is noted for consistent historical accuracy, his use of archival materials, his expert contributors, and the scale and scope of his projects. His most notable documentaries include The Civil War, The West, Baseball, The War, The Vietnam War, and Jazz. In this volume, Jazz: A History of America’s Music, Burns and longtime collaborator Geoffrey C. Ward, provide the text accompaniment of their miniseries documentary on Jazz. It is a sprawling book with countless archival images that also appear in the series. It covers the whole history of that uniquely American genre of music. Jazz is considered one of Burns’s best works. This first edition, first printing is signed by Burns on the title page. It is in near-fine condition. In the original quarter cloth, fine. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, near-fine with only bumping to edges and small chip to bottom corner of spine. A near-fine signed first edition of Jazz: A History of America’s Music.