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Published by Simon & Schuster / J. B. Harms Company, 1955
Seller: Armadillo Books, Chapel Hill, NC, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. A nice, lightly handled First Edition copy! Stated First Printing. Words and music by one of the creators of "The Great American Songbook." (224 pages.) Near fine copy in original cloth, with light bumping at the edges and some fading of the spine label. Ships from NC. All books are sealed in recycled plastic, packaged securely, and shipped promptly with tracking information. (J-4.).
Published by Simon and Schuster and T.B. Harms Company, New York, 1955
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Printing. 224 pages including index. Includes voice and piano arrangements by Albert Sirmay, plus guitar chords. Usual library markings and wear. Solid working copy.
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).