[Jazz & Blues] Ellington, Hodges, Waters, Slim, Shavers, Hines, Hinton, Cole, Jacquet, Carter etc. . Plaisir Du Jazz - SIGNED BY DOZENS. Lausanne, Switzerland: Editions Clairefontaine . 1959. Book of superb b/w jazz photographs of many jazz greats of the period, by Michel-Claude Jalard and Denis Stock, this being the Jalard's own copy in which many of the images have been signed and inscribed to him by the artists themselves. Signers include in alphabetical order: Cat Anderson, Harold Ashby (2), Barney Bigard, Mojo Bruford, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Ray Bryant, Milt Buckner, Harry Carney, Benny Carter , Buck Clayton, Cozy Cole, Chris Columbo, Wallace Davenport, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Duke Ellington (x 2), Errol Garner, Tiny Grimes, Lionel Hampton, Earl Fatha Hines, Milt Hinton, Johnny Hodges,Claude Hopkins Illinois Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Jo Jones, Louisiana Red, Willie Mabon, Louis Myers, Albert Nicholas, Panama Francis, Sammy Price, Charlie Shavers, Averell Shaw, Memphis Slim, Billy Stewart, Buddy Tate (2), T-Bone Walker, Teddy Wilson, Muddy Waters, Bootsy Wood and dozens of others.

The volume is complete, though nearly the majority of the pages are loose and separated from the binding. Also extra-illustrated with some additional photos and clippings pasted in the book, some of which have also been signed. 154 pp, 22 x 28 cm.