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Published by Alfred Music, 1999
ISBN 10: 0943748941ISBN 13: 9780943748948
Seller: Housing Works Online Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Light general wear. May have light notes/highlighting. Shelfwear minor scuffs on cover Paperback.
Published by Hal Leonard Corp. o. J., U. S. A., 1984
ISBN 10: 0793543266ISBN 13: 9780793543267
Seller: PRIMOBUCH, Berlin, Germany
Book
Paperback. Condition: leichte Gebrauchsspuren. READY TO SEND! Good condition only the binding is scuffed - international shipping In englischer Sprache. 286 S. 305 x 225 mm.
Published by New York City, NY: Random House, 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 1400061059ISBN 13: 9781400061051
Seller: ModernRare, CHICAGO, IL, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. Signed. 340 pages. Published in 2007. Book-length account on subject. One of the most valuable books on American music and culture ever written in our time. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run by Random House as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Wilfrid Sheed's "The House That George Built: With A Little Help From Irving, Cole, And A Crew of About Fifty". The Golden Age of American music, not just American Song. Preceded only by Irving Berlin, George more or less created and solidified the House, along with an astonishing gathering of musical genuises, a "high-point" feat never to be repeated in American history. Which "embodied all that was cool, sexy, and sophisticated in popular culture. For four glittering decades, geniuses like Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Harold Arlen ran their fingers over piano keys, enticing unforgettable melodies out of thin air. A dazzling, authoritative history of the era that tripled the world's total supply of singable tunes. It all began when immigrants in New York's Lower East Side heard Black jazz and blues, and it surged into an artistic torrent nothing short of miraculous. George Gershwin, in his brief but incandescent career, straddled Tin Pan Alley and Carnegie Hall, charming everyone in his orbit. Half a century later, Gershwin love songs like 'Someone To Watch Over Me', 'The Man I Love', and 'Our Love Is Here To Stay' are as tender and moving as ever. Sheed also illuminates the unique gifts of the great jazz songsters Hoagy Carmichael and Duke Ellington, conjuring up the circumstances of their creativity and bringing back the thrill of what it was like to hear 'Georgia On My Mind or 'Mood Indigo' for the first time" (Publisher's blurb). "Far and away, our greatest contribution to the world's art supply during the so-called American Century" (Wilfrid Sheed). An absolute "must-have" title for Wilfrid Sheed and George Gershwin collectors. This copy is very prominently and beautifully signed and inscribed in red ink-pen on the front free endpaper by the author: "For Gale - Cheers, Wilfrid Sheed". It is signed directly on the page itself, not on a tipped-in page. Wilfrid Sheed's shaky-looking handwriting has always been like that, idiosyncratic in its own way, and NOT a sign of old age or arthritis. The recipient, who is named, was personally known to the British-born, American immigrant-author. This title is a contemporary classic. As far as we know, this is the only such signed and inscribed copy of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing available online and despite its imperfection (slight crimping on the bottom hard board corner, but it's there) is still in especially fine condition: Every single internal page is clean, crisp, and bright. Please note: Copies available online have very serious flaws or are in subsequent printings. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the most brilliant critics of the 20th century and our time. A fine copy. (SEE ALSO MICHAEL FEINSTEIN "THE GERSHWINS AND ME" TITLE IN OUR CATALOG) ISBN 1400061059. Signed by Author.
Published by Longmans, Green And Co. 1938, London- New York-Toronto:, 1938
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket. 16 Reproductions Of Paintings By George Gershwin, Sixteen Portraits, Painting By Alfaro Siqueiros, Caricatures By Peggy Bacon And Miguel Covarrubias, Endpapers By Carlos Dyer, Hand Lettered Title Page By William Stutz (illustrator). First Edition. 252 Pp. First Edition, Limited Issue: Covers Printed With Black And Yellow Background [Trade Issue Was Red And Yellow Cloth, Later Issue Is All Red Cloth]; Title Page Black Printing Slightly Higher Than Later Printings, With Text "Painting By Siqueiros" On Title Page Touching The Illustration Above [ A Mis-Alignment Corrected In Most But Not All Copies Of The Trade Edition]; Lacking The Colophon Page At End, Which Is Represented Only By A Stub [A Defect Also Found In Some Copies In The Trade Binding]. Merle Armitage's Well-Designed And Edited Collection Of Tributes To George Gershwin From Luminaries Including His Brother Ira, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Paul Whiteman, Walter Damrosch, Dubose Heyward, Irving Berlin, Arnold Schoenberg, Serge Koussevitzky, And Jerome Kern. Near Fine, Rubbing To Bottom Corners. Dj With Light Wear And Slight Browning To Spine And Edges, Small Losses At Corners Of Spine, 1" Closed Tear At Top Of Rear Panel. Not Price-Clipped. The Book Title Is Not Uncommon, But Usually Found Only In The Yellow And Red Trade Issue Or The Later All-Red Binding (With Corrected Title Page Alignment), And Is Becoming Scarce In Well-Preserved Dust Jacket.
Published by Longmans, Green And Co. 1938, London- New York-Toronto:, 1938
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine Book. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 16 Reproductions Of Paintings By George Gershwin, Sixteen Portraits, Painting By Alfaro Siqueiros, Caricatures By Peggy Bacon And Miguel Covarrubias, Endpapers By Carlos Dyer, Hand Lettered Title Page By William Stutz (illustrator). First Edition. 252 Pp. First Edition, Trade Issue: Covers Printed With Red And Yellow Background [Limited Edition Is Black And Yellow, Later Issues Are All Red]; Title Page Black Printing Slightly Higher Than Later Printings, With Text "Painting By Siqueros" On Title Page Touching The Illustration Above [ Alignment Corrected In Most Copies Of The Trade Edition And Later Printings]; Lacking The Colophon Page At End, Which Is Represented Only By A Stub Which Does Not Appear To Have Been Trimmed [A Defect Also Found In Some Copies In The Limited Edition Binding]. Merle Armitage's Well-Designed And Edited Collection Of Tributes To George Gershwin From Luminaries Including His Brother Ira, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Paul Whiteman, Walter Damrosch, Dubose Heyward, Irving Berlin, Arnold Schoenberg, Serge Koussevitzky, And Jerome Kern. Near Fine, Rubbing Along Bottom Edge. Dj With Moderate Wear, A Few Very Small Chips, Light Soiling To Front And Rear Panels With Browning To Spine Panel. Not Price-Clipped. The Book Is Not Uncommon, But Usually Found Only In The Later All-Red Binding (With Corrected Title Page Alignment).
Published by London- New York-Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co. 1938, 1938
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition Signed
Cloth. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good + DJ. Photographs And Reproductions (illustrator). First Edition. 252 Pp. Red And Yellow Cloth [First Binding], With Yellow Dj Printed In Red And Black. Correct Alignment Of Black Printing On Tile Page ("Painting By Siqueiros" Does Not Touch The Illustration, But Does In The Limited Editon). Inscribed By The Dedicatee, Ira Gershwin, And Signed, With His Characteristic Drawing Of Himself Bowing, Dated In 1953, As A Gift From Ira Gershwin To A Friend Of His Then-Archivist Lawrence Stewart, And With A George Gershwin Signed Personal Check, 1934, Laid In Loosely As An Additional Personal Gift From Ira Gershwin. Merle Armitage's Well-Designed And Edited Collection Of Tributes To George Gershwin From Luminaries Including His Brother Ira, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Paul Whiteman, Walter Damrosch, Dubose Heyward, Irving Berlin, Arnold Schoenberg, Serge Koussevitzky, And Jerome Kern. Book Is Very Good +, Light Wear At Corners; Dj Very Bright Yellow, Very Clean, Without The Usual Browning To Spine, Light Wear, Short Corner Tears, And Tiny Losses At Corners. Signed by Author(s).