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13125Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Program for the American pianist and composer's performance with James Melton and the Reiman Symphonic Orchestra on January 19 1934 signed on the front cover in fountain pen by Gershwin tenor James Melton and conductor Charles Previn. In very good condition with tape reinforcement along hinge. 2 pp. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. unknown books
502090See Description. Signed-Autograph Very Good GERSHWIN George. Bold Signature in black ink on a stiff gray card 1933. 3 1/2" x 6 1/4". Together with a mailing envelope bearing 2 cancelled stamps postmarked New York April 21 1933 and with Gershwin's holograph return address on verso. Signed by Authors. See Description unknown books
06668New York: Doubleday & Company 1973. From Ira of The Gershwin Years" - Inscribed to "Leslie of The Bricusse Years"<br /> <br /> GERSHWIN George & Ira. The Gershwin Years. By Edward Jablonski and Lawrence D. Stewart. Introduction by Carl Van Vechten. New York: Doubleday & Company 1973. <br /> <br /> First edition. Quarto 10 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches; 260 x 181 mm. 1-10 11-416 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth spine lettered in gilt blue endpapers. In the original pictorial dust jacket light rubbing at extremities. A near fine copy.<br /> <br /> Inscribed on the half-title in a bold expansive hand:<br /> <br /> "To Leslie / of The Bricusse Years - / From Ira / of The Gershwin Years - / With admiration / Ira Gershwin / Beverly Hills / Sept. 26 1973."<br /> <br /> A superb witty and highly personal inscription from Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse playfully aligning Bricusse's career with that of the Gershwin brothers.<br /> <br /> A particularly choice composer-to-composer association copy uniting:<br /> <br /> The Gershwin legacy - arguably the defining partnership of American popular song with Leslie Bricusse among the most successful lyricists of the postwar era Willy Wonka Doctor Dolittle Goldfinger.<br /> <br /> The inscription is not merely cordial but cleverly self-referential transforming the book's title into a compliment -"The Bricusse Years" - a subtle passing of the torch from one great lyricist to another.<br /> <br /> Given Bricusse's close ties to major figures of the American musical theater tradition copies with this level of personal engagement are distinctly uncommon and carry strong cross-collecting appeal music film Broadway and Hollywood.<br /> <br /> The Gershwin Years remains one of the most substantial early biographies of the Gershwin brothers richly illustrated and drawing on extensive documentation including material relating to Porgy and Bess. New York: Doubleday & Company, 1973 unknown
06669New York: Atheneum 1973. With All Best and Affection" - Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse<br /> A Companion Association Volume to The Gershwin Years<br /> <br /> GERSHWIN George & Ira. The Gershwins. By Robert Kimball and Alfred Simon. Designed by Bea Feitler. New York: Atheneum 1973. <br /> <br /> First edition. Folio 12 x 9 inches; 305 x 229 mm. xlii 1 1 blank 1-292 pp. Profusely illustrated throughout. <br /> <br /> Publisher's red cloth covers and spine stamped in metallic purple gray endpapers top edge stained purple. A fine copy in the original pictorial dust jacket spine minimally faded small closed tear to lower front panel.<br /> <br /> Inscribed on the first blank leaf:<br /> <br /> "For Leslie Bricusse / With all Best / and affection / Ira Gershwin / Beverly Hills Sept. 26 1973."<br /> <br /> A warm and direct presentation from Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse - notably dated the same day as the more elaborate inscription in The Gershwin Years suggesting a single meeting or presentation occasion in Beverly Hills.<br /> <br /> A superb composer-to-composer association copy reinforcing the connection between: Ira Gershwin half of one of the most influential songwriting partnerships in American history and Leslie Bricusse a leading lyricist of the postwar generation Goldfinger Doctor Dolittle Willy Wonka.<br /> <br /> The inscription - simple affectionate and unforced - contrasts nicely with the more playful literary inscription in the companion volume together offering a rare dual portrait of Gershwin's voice: personal and performative.<br /> <br /> The Gershwins is the great large-format visual and documentary companion to the Jablonski/Stewart biography - richly illustrated with detailed song copyright listings and archival imagery. <br /> <br /> Designed by Bea Feitler it stands as one of the most visually striking Gershwin publications of the period. New York: Atheneum, 1973 unknown
1933502090Bold Signature in black ink on a stiff gray card 1933. 3 1/2" x 6 1/4". Together with a mailing envelope bearing 2 cancelled stamps postmarked New York April 21 1933 and with Gershwin's holograph return address on verso.
06676New York: Elm Tree Books - Hamish Hamilton 1973. Who.Gets the Scope of the Thing"<br /> A Playful Insider Inscription from Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse<br /> <br /> GERSHWIN Ira. Lyrics on Several Occasions. A selection of stage & screen lyrics written for sundry situations; and now arranged in arbitrary categories. To which have been added many informative annotations & disquisitions on their why & wherefore their whom-for their how; and matters associative. By Ira Gershwin. New York: The Viking Press 1973.<br /> <br /> First paperback Viking Compass edition. Octavo 7 3/4 x 5 1/8 inches; 197 x 130 mm. xviii 1-2 3-371 1 blank 1 1 blank pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's original color printed wrappers. A near fine copy unusually crisp for this format.<br /> <br /> A notably animated and revealing presentation inscribed on the front free endpaper:<br /> <br /> "For Leslie Bricusse<br /> who like the undersigned<br /> 'sort of gets the scope of<br /> the thing and then scopes<br /> it out.'<br /> Ira Gershwin<br /> Jan. 12 '74."<br /> <br /> With a small penciled note in Gershwin's hand beneath: "see p. 43" and signed again by Bricusse at the foot of the page - an appealing and seldom-seen dual-mark of author and recipient.<br /> <br /> An exceptionally engaging association copy far more intimate in tone than the usual formal presentation inscription. Here Ira Gershwin addresses Leslie Bricusse not as admirer or dedicatee but as a fellow practitioner of the craft.<br /> The central phrase - "gets the scope of the thing and then scopes it out" - is quintessential Gershwin: witty slightly elliptical and quietly profound. It distills the lyricist's process into a kind of private shorthand - intuition first refinement second - shared here as a knowing aside between equals.<br /> <br /> Particularly desirable are the additional layers of interaction: The direction to "see p. 43" suggesting a specific lyric or passage of shared significance Bricusse's own signature confirming receipt and preserving the moment of exchange.<br /> <br /> These small but meaningful features elevate the book from a simple presentation to a document of creative dialogue.<br /> Compared with the more formal 1977 inscription in your Elm Tree copy this example is:<br /> More spontaneous<br /> More revealing of process<br /> Arguably more desirable to collectors focused on literary/musical interaction. New York: Elm Tree Books - Hamish Hamilton, 1973 unknown
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
1938008119London- New York-Toronto: Longmans Green and Co. 1938 1938. First Edition . Cloth. Very Good /Very Good DJ. Photographs And Reproductions. 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. <br/> <br/> London- New York-Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co. 1938 hardcover
06675London: Elm Tree Books - Hamish Hamilton 1977. This Book Is Honored to Be in Your Library"<br /> A Gracious Presentation from Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse<br /> <br /> GERSHWIN Ira. Lyrics on Several Occasions. A selection of stage & screen lyrics written for sundry situations; and now arranged in arbitrary categories. To which have been added many informative annotations & disquisitions on their why & wherefore their whom-for their how; and matters associative. By Ira Gershwin Gent. London: Elm Tree Books - Hamish Hamilton 1977. <br /> <br /> First UK edition. Octavo 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 inches; 216 x 137 mm. xvi 1-2 3-362 i-ix 3 blank pp.<br /> <br /> Publisher's original red cloth over boards spine lettered in silver top edge stained black. Lower corners very slightly bumped otherwise fine. In the original pictorial dust jacket near fine with only light wear and a touch of toning-an unusually well-preserved example of a jacket often found faded.<br /> <br /> Inscribed on the front free endpaper in a bold characteristic hand:<br /> <br /> "Dear Leslie Bricusse:<br /> This book is honored to be<br /> in your library<br /> With kindest<br /> Regards<br /> Ira Gershwin."<br /> <br /> A superb association copy uniting two of the most accomplished lyricists of the twentieth century. <br /> <br /> Ira Gershwin whose collaborations with his brother defined the American musical idiom here addresses Leslie Bricusse the Oscar- and Grammy-winning writer behind Willy Wonka Doctor Dolittle and countless standards - an artist who in many respects carried forward the urbane wit and structural elegance of the Gershwin tradition.<br /> <br /> What distinguishes this inscription is its tone: not merely courteous but deferential and admiring - "honored to be in your library" - a phrase that elevates the volume from a routine presentation to a genuine gesture of peer recognition.<br /> <br /> Published late in Gershwin's life Lyrics on Several Occasions serves as his definitive self-curated anthology enriched with annotations anecdotes and reflections on the genesis of his work. In this context the copy becomes something more than a book: it is a symbolic passing of the torch between generations of master craftsmen.<br /> <br /> Association copies of Gershwin are uncommon; those inscribed to major creative contemporaries of Bricusse's stature are decidedly rare and highly desirable in both literary and musical collecting spheres. London: Elm Tree Books - Hamish Hamilton, 1977 unknown
1934231394New York 1934. unbound. Partly printed document signed completely in Gershwin's hand a check drawn on The National City Bank of New York April 23 1934 for the sum of $200 made out to cash signed in full "George Gershwin." Cancellation holes just barely touch the top loop of the G in George but do not detract. Nicely floated in a beige colored matte together with a picture of Gershwin sitting at the piano composing music to 12" X 17" set in a white acrylic frame. Fine condition.<br/><br/> unknown books
1937145295Detroit January 20 1937. Special Detroit Symphony Concert display program featuring Gershwin as conductor and pianist. One page small octavo Special Detroit Symphony Concert display program selections of 'Porgy and Bess' and 'Rhapsody in Blue' clipped and adhered to the front advertisements to the rear. Presentation copy inscribed by George Gershwin "to Charlotte Good wishes George Gershwin." In near fine condition with a few tiny punctures and light corner creasing. The piece is 5.5 inches by 8.75 inches. Famed musician George Gershwin signed this program only six months before his death. The Special Detroit Symphony Concert featuring Gershwin conducting and on the piano highlighted some of his best work including 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'Porgy and Bess.' The concert was well-received and Gershwin was invited to perform the next season; however after Gershwin returned to Beverly Hills to prepare for another concert he began to suffer blinding headaches and a recurring impression that he smelled burning rubber. At his Los Angeles performance on February 11 1937 Gershwin normally a superb pianist suffered coordination problems and blackouts during the concert. These headaches and olfactory hallucinations continued for months until his collapse and subsequent coma. In the early hours of July 11 1937 doctors at Cedars removed a large brain tumor but unfortunately Gershwin died that morning at the age of 38. unknown
1934000903TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA 1934. On offer is a super Massey Hall concert programme date January 19 1934 for a performance by George Gershwin boldly signed by the composer over his printed name. Traces of a few tape repairs to the some of the edges and folds not affecting text or signature. Overall G. . Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Programme. unknown
9480Used; Like New/Used; Like New. Original drawing by the composer accomplished in pencil and mounted with an autograph signature clipped from a check. Gershwin has identified the portrait as "Irving Hockstader."<br><br><br />Gershwin was an enthusiastic amateur artist as well as an avid art collector. In his biography of the composer Edward Jablonski relates that Ira Gershwin collected various signatures and doodles from his brother and would frame them with Gershwin's checks and present them to friends p. 368. The present example is in excellent condition and remains in the original vintage frame the same frame used by Ira in similar known examples. Paper with sketch has slight tear to upper left corner but is otherwise in fine condition. Drawing measures 4.25 x 6.25 inches; total with frame is 9 x 13 inches. unknown books
1932OCB8293<p>Limited to 300 copies signed at limitation page by Gershwin and illustrator Alajalov. Lim. 78/300. Original blue morocco leather with gilt lettering decorated in the art-deco style gilt ruled. Blue paper slipcase with loss. Rubbing chipping at corners. Frontispiece of Gershwin at the piano along with a variety of full-page illustrations. Depicting words and music of some of the best known American music such as <em>Lady be Good</em> <em>I Got Rhythm</em> <em>Swanee</em> and more. Gershwin 1898-1937 was an American composer and pianist. His compositions spanned popular jazz and classical genres. He posthumously received a special Pulitzer Prize for his distinguished and enduring contributions to American music.</p><p>Includes sheet music in rear pocket for Gershwin's song: <em>Mischa Yascha Toscha Sascha </em>words by Arthur Francis.</p><p>Published by: Random House</p><p>Location published: New York</p><p>Year published: 1932</p><p>Edition: Limited Edition</p><p>Signed by: Signed by Author Signed by Illustrator</p><p>Illustrated by: Alajalov</p> Random House
06673New York: Random House 1941. T0 L.B. Fellow Songster"<br /> Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse - A Witty Exchange in Verse<br /> With Bricusse's Playful Reply Laid In<br /> <br /> GERSHWIN Ira. BRICUSSE Leslie. HART Moss. Lady in the Dark. With lyrics by Ira Gershwin and music by Kurt Weill. New York: Random House 1941. <br /> <br /> First edition first printing. Octavo 8 x 5 3/8 inches; 203 x 137 mm. xvi 1-2 3-182 2 blank pp. Inserted photogravure frontispiece. Publisher's blue cloth over boards front cover and spine blocked in red and lettered in gilt top edge stained red. Original black dust jacket printed in red and white spine slightly faded front spine fold neatly repaired. A near fine copy in a very good dust jacket.<br /> <br /> Inscribed in pencil by Ira Gershwin on the front free endpaper to Leslie Bricusse:<br /> "To L.B. fellow songster:<br /> When music and lyrics are tackled by Bricusse Leslie -<br /> the results emerge neatly and<br /> sweetly - never mess'ly.<br /> The above plus affection from<br /> Ira Gershwin<br /> Beverly Hills Sept. '71."<br /> <br /> A superb and highly personal inscription - Gershwin addressing Bricusse as a peer and doing so in the very medium that defined them both: light verse rhythm and rhyme.<br /> <br /> Laid in is a one-page reply from Leslie Bricusse on his printed stationery and dated 29 September 1971 returning the compliment in kind:<br /> "Lasting thanks to lovely Ira<br /> From his number one admira!<br /> He who finds a rhyme for Gershwin<br /> Will a prize for drunken versh win!<br /> He who finds a rhyme for Bricusse<br /> Also somehow needs to tricusse."<br /> <br /> This playful exchange - composer to composer lyricist to lyricist - captures a moment of mutual admiration between two major figures of twentieth-century musical theater and film. Such paired inscriptions are exceptionally rare preserving not only authorship but dialogue: a call and response in verse.<br /> <br /> Lady in the Dark itself stands as a landmark collaboration uniting Gershwin with Moss Hart and Kurt Weill in one of the most innovative musical plays of its era blending psychoanalytic themes with sophisticated lyricism. That this copy should carry a later inscription to Bricusse - whose own work helped define the next generation of musical theatre - creates a compelling bridge between traditions.<br /> <br /> A remarkable association copy - elevated by wit reciprocity and the rare survival of a creative exchange between two master lyricists. New York: Random House, 1941 unknown
06671New York: Quadrangle / The New York Times Book Co. 1973. The Gershwin-Bricusse Archive Deepens: With George Gershwin's Signature<br /> Ira Gershwin Presentation Copy 1974 - With Signed 1935 Check by George Gershwin<br /> <br /> GERSHWIN George Gershwin & Ira. The New York Times Gershwin Years in Song. Introduction by Edward Jablonski and Lawrence D. Stewart. New York: The New York Times Company / Quadrangle 1973. <br /> <br /> First edition. Folio 12 x 9 inches; 305 x 229 mm. v 323 pp. Profusely illustrated. Publisher's light blue cloth spiral-bound as issued in the original color pictorial dust jacket price-clipped. A near fine copy.<br /> <br /> Inscribed by Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse on the front free endpaper:<br /> <br /> "All best to Leslie Bricusse / From / Ira Gershwin Autographer. / Beverly Hills Jan. 10 1974."<br /> <br /> Beneath the inscription is pasted an original bank check signed by George Gershwin dated October 7 1935 drawn on the National City Bank of New York. The page is additionally signed by Leslie Bricusse at lower right.<br /> <br /> This is the most powerful item in the Gershwin-Bricusse group uniting in a single volume:<br /> <br /> George Gershwin's autograph 1935 - a rare and highly desirable survival<br /> <br /> Ira Gershwin's presentation inscription 1974<br /> <br /> Leslie Bricusse's ownership signature<br /> <br /> The result is a three-way association artifact physically embodying: The original Gershwin partnership George & Ira and their transmission to a later master lyricist Bricusse.<br /> <br /> Ira's playful self-description as "Autographer" adds a characteristic touch of wit while the deliberate inclusion of George's signed check transforms the book into something far beyond a presentation copy - it becomes a curated relic of the Gershwin legacy.<br /> <br /> The New York Times Gershwin Years in Song is a comprehensive anthology of the Gershwins' output richly illustrated and intended as both a documentary and performative resource. In this instance however it serves as a presentation vehicle for a far more significant association object. New York: Quadrangle / The New York Times Book Co., 1973 unknown
6038GEORGE GERSHWIN 1898-1937. Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular jazz and classical genres.TLS. 1 pg. 8 x 10. March 31 1931. New York. A typed letter signed George Gershwin to Mr. Simon Bucharoff: Ive been looking through your book called A sic MODERN PIANISTS TEXT BOOK and fine that it is practically complete from a pianists standpoint. If I were to go on tour playing the piano I feel that your book would be the only one necessary to take along so far as developing and keeping up the technique is concerned. I will be happy to recommend your book wherever possible. Good luck to you. Simon Bucharoff 1881-1955 was a Russian-American pianist composer and educator who lectured and taught on the piano and musical composition. His textbook on the piano was published in 1931 and Gershwins endorsement surely would have been used for marketing and commercial purposes. The same year this letter was sent Gershwins Of Thee I Sing became the first musical comedy to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The letter is paired with a black-and-white image of Gershwin. Both are mounted on white in a black wooden frame. All are in fine condition though the letter has some folds and the signature is somewhat light. unknown
19321903005Random House 1932. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. The very limited SIGNED LIMITED edition of this collection of Gershwin's classic music one of 300 numbered copies number 132 bound in the publisher's full morocco and signed by Gershwin. Wear on spine but solid and intact. Original extra sheet music laid in the back in special sleeve built into the binding. Random House hardcover
19321903005Random House 1932. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. The very limited SIGNED LIMITED edition of this collection of Gershwin's classic music one of 300 numbered copies number 132 bound in the publisher's full morocco and signed by Gershwin. Wear on spine but solid and intact. Original extra sheet music laid in the back in special sleeve built into the binding. Random House hardcover books
19321909112Random House 1932. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed limited edition one of 300 signed by George Gershwin. In publisher's original leather covers. Random House hardcover books
19321909112Random House 1932. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed limited edition one of 300 signed by George Gershwin. In publisher's original leather covers. Random House hardcover
1932130<p><strong>Ltd to 300 numbered copies signed by Gershwin & the illustrator Alajalov on the colophon</strong>.</p><p>Orig. moroccan leather cover with gilt title. Gilt title on spine. Includes the 8pp pamphlet containing the song: "Mischa Yascha Toscha" inserted in rear pocket as issued. Slightly rubbed at edges but a beautiful copy! Spine has been professionally rebacked. Signed.<br /><br />Also annotated in pencil on free end paper by singer Gerald Shattuck: "Yps - while this is signed by the composer & the illustrator I feel it would not be complete until signed by the choice singer of these lovely ballads. None other than Gerald Shattuck".</p> Random House hardcover
06672New York: Simon and Schuster 1960. A Superb Association Copy Across Two Generations of Great Songwriters<br /> Inscribed by Ira Gershwin to Leslie Bricusse<br /> A First Day Cover Signed by Ira and with a Clipped Signature of George<br /> And an Original Sketch by Ira<br /> <br /> GERSHWIN George & Ira. The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book. Foreword by Ira Gershwin. Illustrated by Milton Glaser. Arrangements by Dr. Albert Sirmay. New York: Simon and Schuster 1960.<br /> <br /> First edition first printing. Folio 12 x 9 inches; 305 x 229 mm. xiv 178 pp. Illustrated throughout with bold color designs by Milton Glaser. <br /> <br /> Spiral bound quarter orange cloth over black cloth boards front cover decoratively stamped and lettered in blind spine lettered in black. Spine slightly faded otherwise near fine. Housed in the original slightly worn color pictorial slipcase.<br /> <br /> A superb inscribed copy from the library of Leslie Bricusse enriched with a George Gershwin First Day Cover envelope signed and with a sketch by Ira.<br /> <br /> On the verso of the front free endpaper is mounted a First Day Cover February 28 1973 honoring George Gershwin signed in black ink by Ira Gershwin together with a carefully pasted clipped signature of George Gershwin uniting the brothers once again in a single presentation.<br /> <br /> On the color title-page Ira Gershwin has inscribed:<br /> "For Leslie Bricusse / with admiration / and all best - From sketch Ira Gershwin / Beverly Hills Nov. 4 '68"<br /> <br /> The sketch depicts a small stylized bowing figure - rendered in quick fluid lines - leaning forward in a gesture of theatrical deference. Rather than a portrait it is best understood as one of Ira Gershwin's characteristic spontaneous doodles: whimsical understated and gently performative. The figure reads almost as a self-effacing stage bow - an elegant visual flourish that mirrors the tone of the inscription itself. Such drawings when present add a distinct personal dimension to Gershwin inscriptions and are highly prized.<br /> <br /> This copy embodies a rare and meaningful intersection of three major figures in twentieth-century musical theater:<br /> George Gershwin - whose music defined an era; Ira Gershwin - custodian of that legacy and voice of its refinement<br /> and Leslie Bricusse - heir to that tradition bridging Broadway and the modern musical.<br /> <br /> The layered inscriptions correspondence and added materials create a dialogue across decades - transforming the volume from a musical anthology into a living document of artistic lineage.<br /> <br /> A deeply evocative association copy - uniting autograph material presentation inscription and original artwork-linking the Gershwins directly to one of their most important successors.<br /> <br /> A copy that transcends its bibliographical importance to become a piece of musical and cultural history. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960 unknown
1935212351New York: Random House 1935. Limited. hardcover. very good. Libretto by Dubose Heyward; Lyrics by Dubose Heyward and Ira Gershwin. Frontispiece and title page decoration by George Biddle. Small folio full red leather professionally recased with most of the original spine preserved and with the black morocco labels restamped. New York: Random House 1935. First Edition. One of 250 copies autographed by both Gershwins Heyward and Rouben Mamoulian the director. A very good copy.<br/> <br/> Random House unknown
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
