135 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Set of 2 vols, tall black unlettered softcovers, 30 + 105 pages, 1 b/w illustration, 1 small map. ; A personal history of life in Bethany, a suburb of Lincoln, Nebraska, followed by a stint in the Army Air Corps in World War 2 and a double life as a soil scientist and professional jazz-swing musician. ; Vol-1, Bethany, Nebraska, 1922 to 1943, published 1989. Vol-2, My Musical Avocation Plus Stories of World War II, published 1992. ; No defects to either vol. Quite scarce. ; Laid in: handwritten note from Jeane and Ray (written by Jeane) giving more family history, a... View More...