The New Cab Calloway's Cat-ologue 1939 One of Ltd. Reprint Edition of 50 copies

Description: Softcover, 48mo. One of a reprint edition of 50 copies. 14pp. Brown & white illustrated wraps. A legendary imprint, called "the first dictionary published by a black person", though it is more accurately the first short lexicon of Black Jazz jargon, 100+ "quaint expressions" which would work their way into the general American vernacular. As New. 50.00 This is a limited edition re-print of the 1939 original version. The text below is relevant but it refers to the 1944 edition. Cab Calloway's foreword to the 1944 edition of The New Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary states that the book is "the official jive language reference book of the New York Public Library". He also says that the book is the result of his work compiling a glossary of words and expressions used by entertainers and musicians in Harlem. Calloway was an American singer, bandleader, and entertainer who was known for his exuberant performing style. He was the first African American to have a nationally syndicated radio show. He also published several editions of The New Cab Calloway's Hepster's Dictionary, which is considered by some to be the first dictionary written and published by an African American. Some words and phrases from the dictionary became popular in mainstream America, including "chick," "freeby," "hot," "in the groove," "mellow," "corny," and "reefer". My personal favorite is "kopacetic"!

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Location: Portland, Oregon

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