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193732039Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology 1937. 1st edition thus Broadfoot p. 634 incorrectly listing this edtion as 2 vols; Howes W-598; Kurutz 691b; Mintz 501; cf Cowan II p. 692 & Graff 4724 for the 2v 1914 edition. Blue buckram cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Printed blue paper dust jacket. NF/VG spine sunned a bit/pc. vii 1 blank 528 pp including Index. Unopened. Fronts portrait. 8 internal illustrations/plates. Folding map at rear. Royal 8vo. <br/><br/>An affordable alternative to the 2v limited edition issued in 1914 also by the Wistar Institute. The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology hardcover books
1931753451931. GOLDBERG Isaac. GEORGE GERSHWIN A STUDY IN AMERICAN MUSIC. New York: Simon and Schuster 1931. First edition. Illustrated. xii305 pp. Octavo blue cloth spine lettered and decorated in silver-gilt with printed red labels Gershwin's facsimile signature in silver gilt on upper board photo-illustrated endpapers top-edge stained grey. Ex-library a bookplate at front pastedown but no other marks. The silver-gilt is flaking at the top of the spine and the bottom edges of the boards show slight shelfwear else clean and very good. The photo-illustrated dust jacket is present but in pieces; it is quite worn and heavily chipped torn and creased and separarting at folds. unknown books
193132010New York: Simon and Schuster 1931. First edition. Set of gathered and sewn untrimmed sheets very good.From Ira Gershwin's library with posthumous bookplate. <br/><br/> Simon and Schuster unknown books
138613Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius Company n.d. 32p. 3.5 x 5 inch wraps very good. Little blue book no. 1528. Haldeman-Julius Company unknown books
28341Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY 1926. 359 pages clothbound binding worn but essentially good condition. . Other hardcover books
192635593New York: Simon and Schuster 1926. First Edition. Small octavo. Original cloth; 359pp illus; top edge gilt. Mild external wear; endpapers a tad darkened but still a tight VG copy lacking the dustwrapper. The first full-length study of the noted sexologist's life and career. Simon and Schuster unknown books
192635776NY: Simon & Schuster 1926. 8vo pp. 359. Includes a supplementary chapter by Edith Ellis. Index bibliography. Owner's name on front flyleaf o/w VG. Simon & Schuster unknown books
1931WRCLIT85189New York: Panurge Press 1931. Decorated cloth. Some tanning at edges and at gutters of endsheets cloth a bit handsoiled but a good copy without dust jacket. First edition. One of 1500 numbered copies. In this copy the limitation number has been overwritten with the inscription "Complimentary copy for Ben Abramson." A fitting association copy of a collection of short stories by the critic / biographer / musicologist / linguist relegated to the dim realm of biblio-obscurity by reason of its having appeared under the imprint of a publisher more at home with softcore pseudo- porn and "anthropological" studies. It was not included in the list of his works in Kunitz & Haycraft. Abramson's catalogues and lists often included offerings of titles published by Panurge and Falstaff presses. Panurge Press hardcover books
192224676Cincinnati: Kidd 1922. First Edition. 8vo pp. 487. Rear hinge broken bookplate on pastedown library accession note on flyleaf o/w VG. A critique of drama in various countries at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Kidd unknown books
193030267Boston: The Stratford Company 1930. First edition. Cloth faded internally very good. Inscribed by the author to Ira Gershwin "writer of swell words for swell music". The book is mostly unopened except the chapter on "the new immorality" <br/><br/> The Stratford Company hardcover books
192718712Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius 1927. First Edition. Small octavo. Staple-bound wrappers; 63pp. Text toned; small nick to upper margin of final 10 or so leaves; Very Good. Published as Haldeman Julius Big Blue Book No. B-46. Catalog on rear wrapper lists up to no. 45. Frank and relatively enlightened essays on sesxual hygiene from one of the only purveying publishers of same in 20s & 30s America. Haldeman-Julius unknown books
192624366NY: Simon and Schuster 1926. First Edition. 8vo pp. 269. Illustrated. VG. Simon and Schuster unknown books
193942055New York: D. Appleton-Century Company 1939. 8vo pp. xii 2 485; original brick cloth faintly dampstained stamped in black and gilt extremities a bit worn previous bookseller's ticket mounted to ffep; interior very good. Copyright date 1938. <br/><br/> D. Appleton-Century Company hardcover books
1930WRCLIT73329New York: John Day Company 1930. xi73411pp. Large octavo. Smooth blue-green cloth stamped in black. Eight plates. A very good copy in quite worn and chipped pictorial dust jacket. First edition this being in one of at least three variants of the binding we've noted over the years. "Goldberg's breezy not totally accurate history has advantages that come from close acquaintance with the popular music industry" - Horn. HORN 1169. John Day Company hardcover books
19308142JNew York: John Day 1930. First Edition. Ownership signature. From the introduction by George Gershwin: “A book that needed to be written.a swell a gorgeous story.†A study of the personalities and forces that gave birth to American popular music ragtime jazz and “other secrets of The Great American Noise.†Illustrated. Fine in a very good colorful dust jacket with some fading a 3/4†piece missing from the base of the spine small chips and tears. Scare in dust jacket. John Day unknown books
193031355New York: John Day 1930. First edition. Black cloth blocked in red very good condition. Publisher's or manufacturer's dummy copy. Comprises the text through page 3 including George Gershwin's preface the Table of Contents with zeroes for page numbers three illustrations. The striking dust jacket's front and spine panels are tipped to the front endpapers. From Ira Gershwin's library with posthumous bookplate. <br/><br/> John Day hardcover books
1938110808Girard KS: Haldeman-Julius Publications 1938. 96p. wraps rear wrap slightly stained paper browned. Haldeman-Julius Publications unknown books
1933WRCLIT27385New York: Knopf 1933. Canary yellow cloth. First edition. Cloth faded at edges and spine but a very good copy in faintly worn jacket with tanning at edges of upper panel. Knopf hardcover books
191859942Boston: John W. Luce and Company. Very Good. 1918. Hardcover. Ex-lib; Good. . John W. Luce and Company hardcover books
1921115658Boston Massachusetts: John W. Luce and Company 1921. Hardcover. VG- Cloth worn at extremities; Pages discolored around edges due to age. Burgundy cloth over boards; Gilt titling to front cover; 202 pp.; No illustrations. Includes the following plays: 'The Wolf-Hunt' by Giovanni Verga 'Water Upon Fire' and 'Gastone The Animal Tamer' by Ercole Luigi Morselli 'The Sparrow' by Sabatino Lopez and 'Sicilian Limes' by Luigi Pirandello. John W. Luce and Company hardcover books
1925026140New York: Simon & Schuster 1925. First Edition. Octavo. xiv 388 pages frontispiece plates portraits facsimiles. This work examined him not only as a great cultural critic and brilliant journalist but also as a major lexicographer. It remains the best biography by a man who knew his entire corpus of work and was both a critic and admired of the most remarkable American journalist of the 20th Century. Bound in dark blue cloth lettered in gilt. A fine bright copy in chipped and edge worn dust jacket. Simon & Schuster unknown books
1930110997New York: The John Day Company 1930. First edition of this work on American popular music. Octavo original cloth illustrated. Introduction by George Gershwin. American composer and pianist George Gershwin's orchestral compositions spanned the genres of popular jazz and classical music and are now considered to be some of the most important musical works of the twentieth century. Gershwin began his career composing Broadway theatre works with his brother Ira Gershwin and soon became a major figure in musical theatre in New York City and later Hollywood. Gershwin's classic Song-Book is illustrated with full-page color lithographic plates after Constantin Alajalov and includes such Gershwin standards as "Swanee" "Fascinating Rhythm" "That Certain Feeling" "The Man I Love" "Strike Up the Band" and "I Got Rhythm" among others. "In one of his few prose writings George provided an introduction for the song book. What is most important. is that it contained the original published version of each song followed side by side by George's 'improvised' versions of the songs" Carnovale 14. The John Day Company hardcover books
193084308New York: The John Day Company 1930. First edition of this work on American popular music. Octavo original cloth illustrated. Introduction by George Gershwin. Boldly signed "Sincerely George Gershwin" on the dedication page. Additionally signed by conductor Charles Previn and tenor James Melton. Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Previn was an American film composer who was highly active at Universal in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. Before going to Hollywood Previn had arranged music for over 100 Broadway productions. Melton was a popular singer in the 1920s and 1930s and later began a career as an operatic singer when tenor voices went out of style in popular music around 1932-35. Contemporary bookplate near fine in a very good dust jacket. Rare and desirable signed. American composer and pianist George Gershwin's orchestral compositions spanned the genres of popular jazz and classical music and are now considered to be some of the most important musical works of the twentieth century. Gershwin began his career composing Broadway theatre works with his brother Ira Gershwin and soon became a major figure in musical theatre in New York City and later Hollywood. Gershwin's classic Song-Book is illustrated with full-page color lithographic plates after Constantin Alajalov and includes such Gershwin standards as "Swanee" "Fascinating Rhythm" "That Certain Feeling" "The Man I Love" "Strike Up the Band" and "I Got Rhythm" among others. "In one of his few prose writings George provided an introduction for the song book. What is most important. is that it contained the original published version of each song followed side by side by George's 'improvised' versions of the songs" Carnovale 14. The John Day Company hardcover books
1984146794Hanover NH: Ediciones del Norte 1984. Paperback. 172p. signed with a brief inscription by Goldemberg text in Spanish very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The Jewish Peruvian writer has lived in New York since 1964 teaching at CCNY and directing the Latin American Writers Institute. Ediciones del Norte paperback books
1984146572Hanover NH: Ediciones del Norte 1984. Paperback. 172p. text in Spanish very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps. The Jewish Peruvian writer has lived in New York since 1964 teaching at CCNY and directing the Latin American Writers Institute. Ediciones del Norte paperback books
