first edition Hardcover
1922 · New York
by MANNERS, J. Hartley
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1922. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. 12mo. 203pp. Dark green cloth. About fine in near fine dust jacket with small to modest chips and a little toning on the spine. Manners was born in London to Irish parents. Following a stage career in Australia and London, he became a playwright, finding success with his comedy, *Peg O' My Heart.* "Is Jazz the National Anthem of America? Do we jazz in spirit as well as in body?" - from the front panel of the dust jacket. Scholar Ben Kettlewell, discussing the significance of 'The National Anthem' states: "Ragtime departed the scene, and jazz arrived. In a 1922 drama entitled (truncated)
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