THE COTTON CLUB 1937 JAZZ PROGRAM AND 1939 MENU

Description: Two extremely rare documents from the historic Cotton Club in Harlem. This lot includes a 1937 program featuring Bill Robinson and Cab Calloway, and a 1939 menu plus program featuring the same. The 1937 program is in very good condition. New York, 1937. Slim quarto (9” x 12”), 16 pages. Saddle-stitched. There is some light soiling to the front and back covers, a ½-inch closed tear at the top edge of the back cover, and a faint crease at the top right corner of the front cover. The textblock shows mild age-toning throughout.

The 1939 menu and program celebrates the “World’s Fair Edition” of the Cotton Club Parade. New York, 1939. Large slim quarto (10” x 13”), four pages. Saddle-stitched. In good+ condition. Both covers show creasing from a vertical fold, with moderate wear to edge, and three ½-inch or smaller closed tears along the right edge of the front cover. The fold is also visible interiorly on the interior pages.

K21040

Shelved in Room A. CX Consignment.

1349163

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