"Basin Street offers readers an account of several aspects of 'underground' New Orleans that is both highly entertaining and provocatively informative. A kind of oral history of what the author calls New Orleans' 'Pink Past, ' by which he means 'the field of harlotry' in all its many guises, Basin Street offers a detailed and humorously erudite narrative which includes the recruitment of participants, relocation in response to city growth, the involvement of local authorities (i.e., the local police force), and, of course, ...
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"Basin Street offers readers an account of several aspects of 'underground' New Orleans that is both highly entertaining and provocatively informative. A kind of oral history of what the author calls New Orleans' 'Pink Past, ' by which he means 'the field of harlotry' in all its many guises, Basin Street offers a detailed and humorously erudite narrative which includes the recruitment of participants, relocation in response to city growth, the involvement of local authorities (i.e., the local police force), and, of course, music traditions long associated with the legalized prostitution district known far and wide well into the twenty-first century as Storyville." -from the foreword by Roger Hahn In this spicy text, author Andre Cajun captures the scandalous past of New Orleans' infamous Basin Street and the area widely known as Storyville. This reprint of the second edition published in 1957 includes the charming pen and ink drawings of Zamb. Roger Hahn provides an insightful foreword that provides a cultural context for Cajun's lurid depictions.
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Add this copy of Basin Street: It's Rise and Fall to cart. $23.05, good condition, Sold by Bob's Book Journey rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austin, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1952 by Harmanson, Publisher.
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Good+ Book A history of Storyville, the former Red Light district of New Orleans. First Edition stated on copyright page, 70 pp., with numerous drawings by Zamb (Wiley Churchill). Moderate wear and slight rubbing, old New Orleans bookseller stamp on rear cover, previous owner's note, dated 1953, on half-title page, clean text, tight binding.
Add this copy of Basin Street to cart. $32.00, Sold by Nelson & Nelson, Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Trenton, SC, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by Harmanson Publisher,.
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1957, Harmanson Publisher,
Paperback
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Publisher:
Harmanson Publisher,
Published:
1957
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
8853803679
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B000BK613O 3rd edition in red-and-black-decorated yellow paper covers with several small spots on front panel, and quarter-size spots on rear panel. Cover spine age-faded. Pages tight, clean, unmarked. 68 numbered pages with illustrations by Zamb (Wiley Churchill).
Add this copy of Basin Street: Its Rise and Fall to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by Top Notch Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tolar, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1957 by Harmanson Publisher.
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Wiley Churchill Zamb. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, lightly shelf worn, overall a very clean used first edition! 71 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations! Fold-out illustration in the rear of the book. "Basin Street is the twelfth street west of the river (Mississippi) or the beginning of the twelve hundred block on Canal Street. Originally Basin Street extended two blocks south of Canal Street and five north. The former was known as Upper Basin Stret, the latter Lower Basin Street. Today the upper part is known as Elks Place and is a small park. Our story, however, is centered around Lower Basin Street, extending from Canal Street to what is presently knnown as St. Louis Street."---from Basin Street Geographically.
Add this copy of Basin Street It's Rise and Fall to cart. $41.00, very good condition, Sold by Wonderland Books rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1952 by Harmanson, New Orleans.
