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6127089866University of Chicago Press pp. 456 Index. Papeback. New. University of Chicago Press unknown
6142287478Taylor & Francis Group pp. 0 . Papeback. New. Taylor & Francis Group unknown
196925512ELondon: The Macmillan Company / Collier-Macmillan Ltd 1969. First Edition. Laid in is a note written entirely in the hand of Ira Gershwin with red felt pen 5 inches by 3 5/8 inches on cream card stock with a red border. The note reads: “Slats Dear Greetings from page 124 and dearest love from Ira and Lee Ira’s wife Leonore Strunskyâ€. Ira is referencing pages 124 - 130 in the book which is a profile of the Beverly Hills house that Ira and George Gershwin leased when they moved to California from New York in 1936. From the section: “ Notable among the recruits from New York’s musical-comedy stage were George Gershwin and his talented lyricist brother Ira and another gifted lyricist a close friend of the Gershwins E.Y. ‘Yip’ Harburg. For the past half-dozen years or so the Harburg house where Finian’s Rainbow was written has been the home of actress Natalie Wood.†Most of the section is illustrated with black & white photos by Elisofon but there is a full color two-page photo of Natalie Wood lying on her bed wearing a beautiful red dress. Oversize coffee table art book format 216 pages. Illustrated with color and black & white photographs by Eliot Elisofon. Near fine bright copy with just a hint of dust soiling to the cloth in a lightly handled price-clipped dust jacket. An intimate portrayal of the homes and decor of some of Hollywood’s brightest stars from the Golden Years to the sixties including the Pickfair Grayhill and Green Acres estates and the homes of Tony Curtis Edith Head Natalie Wood Gypsy Rose Lee Kirk Douglas Rock Hudson Bobby Darin Charlton Heston Steve McQueen etc. Ira Gershwin 1896 - 1983 was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother composer George Gershwin to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century including I Got Rhythm Porgy and Bess The Man I Love Embraceable You Love Walked In They Can’t Take That Away From Me and many more. The Macmillan Company / Collier-Macmillan Ltd hardcover
193357156New York:: Alfred A. Knopf 1933. First edition. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket. Very slight use at corners; tight and sound in a jacket with internal paper tape repairs to several long tears; edgewear and clreasing. 8vo. Illustrated by Donald McKay. Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover
1933557705New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1933. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Red white and blue papercovered boards red lettering on blue cloth spine. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Illustrated by Donald McKay. Boards a trifle rubbed else fine in spine-sunned very good or better dust jacket. An attractive copy. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
23091New York Knopf 1933. 8vo. 242pp. Original boards in dustwrapper backstrip a touch sunned price on flap altered by hand otherwise excellent copy. First edition. New York, Knopf, 1933. hardcover
010556Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8x10. 8X10 ALS Ira Gershwin 1896-1983 American lyricist brother of George Gershwin. Autograph letter signed"Ira". On letterhead stationery one page Dated Beverly Hills California. January 31 1966. To "Victor an art dealer regarding his use of signatures by George Gershwin. "Here are four checks of George's from which you can cut two signatures you prefer.". Paperback
1959HVD-65292-A-0New York NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. 362 index pages; Very Good condition. No noteworthy defects. No markings. ; Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
19594877<p>Stated First Edition. In very good condition in a good dust jacket chipped at head of spine publisher's price intact on flap.</p> Knopf hardcover
1977G0241896347I4N01Elm Tree Bks. 1977. Paperback. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Elm Tree Bks. paperback
440608Elm Tree Books. Paperback. Fair. THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Dustjacket a little creased. Small water stain on bottom edge of page block not visible on pages Elm Tree Books paperback
067000393X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1973G067000393XI5N00Penguin Publishing Group 1973. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Penguin Publishing Group paperback
195992690Alfred A. Knopf 1959-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Signed by Author. Gershwin inscribed to previous owner and signed first edition in price intact jacket now in protector. Tight and other than inscription unmarked. Please email for photos. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover
19939780394556512Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 1993-11-16. 50 photographs in text. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group unknown
49357555like new. unknown
1944848G0713USA: Harms Inc. 1944. Sheet music. Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 26 pages. Includes these songs: Get Happy; Everything Depends On You; When Day is Done; Embraceable you; Tantalizing a Cuban; Somebody Loves Me; Hours of Parting; Lover Come Back To Me; Jelly Jelly Blues; I Know That You Know. Somewhat average wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Harms, Inc. Paperback
CNAP098aSan Francisco: The Arion Press 2013. Hardcover. New. Walker Kara. Quarto 12-5/8 by 9-3/4 inches 136 pages. Prints editioned by Derrière L'Etoile Studio NYC under the supervision of Maurice Sanchez. Bound with red leather spine and printed cotton sides in slipcase. Edition of 400 numbered and signed copies for sale. This artist book of Porgy & Bess the libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin is the occasion for Kara Walker's first series of lithographs. The book contains 16 lithographs<br /> <br /> Porgy & Bess has been controversial since its premiere in 1935; Kara Walker is known for her controversial art on themes of race violence and American history. In her Artist's Statement she says of the characters: "they've become archetypes of another no less grand drama that of: 'American Negroes drawn up by white authors and retooled by individual actors amid charges of racism and counter charges of high-art on stage and screen in the face of social and political upheaval over generations." <br /> <br /> This fraught status along with memories of her mother's reaction to a cast recording led her to render them in a straightforward way ".more an homage to the feeling of the music. And to that feeling I had as a child of a heavy atmosphere hanging around a timeless act of love."<br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Arion Press hardcover
2013CNAP098bSan Francisco: The Arion Press 2013. Hardcover. New. Kara Walker. Quarto 12-5/8 by 9-3/4 inches 136 pages. Prints editioned by Derrière L’Etoile Studio NYC under the supervision of Maurice Sanchez. Bound with red leather spine and printed cotton sides in slipcase. Edition of 400 numbered and signed copies for sale. Additional suite of four lithographs different from the images in the book signed and numbered by the artist. This artist book of Porgy & Bess the libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin is the occasion for Kara Walker’s first series of lithographs. The book contains 16 lithographs with another four images not in the book in a separate portfolio. <br /> <br /> Porgy & Bess has been controversial since its premiere in 1935; Kara Walker is known for her controversial art on themes of race violence and American history. In her Artist’s Statement she says of the characters: "they’ve become archetypes of another no less grand drama that of: ‘American Negroes drawn up by white authors and retooled by individual actors amid charges of racism and counter charges of high-art on stage and screen in the face of social and political upheaval over generations." <br /> <br /> This fraught status along with memories of her mother’s reaction to a cast recording led her to render them in a straightforward way "…more an homage to the feeling of the music. And to that feeling I had as a child of a heavy atmosphere hanging around a timeless act of love."<br /> <br /> ___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br /> <br /> ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. The Arion Press hardcover
1994Q-1576238482Alfred Publishing Co 1994-11-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Alfred Publishing Co paperback
1995__0757933327Alfred Pub Co 1995. Paperback. New. pck edition. 130 pages. 11.75x9.00x0.50 inches. Alfred Pub Co paperback
2002Q-0689850476Aladdin 2002-06-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Aladdin paperback
194130932New York: Random House. c.1941. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. no dust jacket nice copy with minimal shelfwear some age-toning to endpapers and pastedowns spine lettering rubbed but still readable. B&W photo frontispiece The first Freudian Broadway musical depicting the dreams and nightmares of a fashion magazine editor played in the original production by Gertrude Lawrence who is undergoing psychoanalyis to deal with career pressures and her unsettled romantic life. The original Broadway production debuted in January 1941 and ran for 16 months 467 performances then went on tour before returning to New York for an additional 83 performances finally closing in May 1943; Gertrude Lawrence remained with the show throughout all these performances. And it made a star of one of her co-stars Danny Kaye although he had moved on to another show "Let's Face It!" in the Fall of 1941. It was adapted into a delirious Technicolor film in 1944 under the direction of Mitchell Leisen and starring Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. Although not marked as such this book comes from the collection of longtime New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther. . Random House hardcover
194141500<p>A very nice copy. The only damage is to the very top of the spine where it has been taken off the shelf. Ex-Library. Very light marks in pencil throughout little lines lightly drawn curved lines from one speech to another not exactly underlining. Photo of Carol Lawrence facing the title page review glued inside front cover. Aside from the library stickers stamps and the damage to the very top of the spine this is a tight copy with very little wear. Lists the 1941 cast Including Danny Kaye. Our book number 41500.</p> Random House, Inc., New York. U.S.A. hardcover
194118395New York: Random House 1941. 1941. Fine. - Octavo blue cloth titled in gilt within red rectangles on the front cover & spine in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket has some minor soiling to the rear panel & there is a tiny pinhole to the front panel. xiv ii & 182 pages with Gershwin's lyrics printed in red. Illustrated with a black-and-white frontispiece. The pastedowns & endpapers are darkened as is typical for this book else a very attractive near fine copy. <p>First edition.<p>"Lady in the Dark" was first performed at the Alvin Theatre New York City on January 23rd 1941 with Gertrude Lawrence Danny Kaye and Victor Mature in the cast. New York: Random House, (1941). hardcover
