Flora, James — Columbia Record Catalog 1944

Bridgeport, NY, Hollywood, Columbia Records, 1944. 1st. Paperback. Flora, James. First printing, this 1944 catalog. 460 pp. includes complete listings of all Columbia records available for sale in that year, octavo format, softcover. The front cover bears a color illustration by Mr. Flora, showing two bands of musicians playing in two hot air balloons. The title page was also illustrated by Mr. Flora with a stylized CBS microphone. The book is firmly bound with no damage, just moderate expected wear, mostly to covers, from its age. There is a small, neat owner's name/address imprinted on the top-right of the front cover. Mr. Flora was in charge of the art department at Columbia records early in his career. Later he did much work illustrating covers of jazz LPs, as well as his children books. His early work for Columbia is quite rare. Good/No Jacket.