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George Gershwin (First Trade Binding, In Dj, Inscribed By Ira Gershwin, With Check Signed By George Gershwin
by Armitage, Merle (Editor And Designer), Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Paul Whiteman, Walter Damrosch, Dubose Heyward, Irving Berlin, Arnold Schoenberg, Serge Koussevitzky, And Jerome Kern, With George Gershwin Signed Check
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good + DJ
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London- 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.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008119
- Title
- George Gershwin (First Trade Binding, In Dj, Inscribed By Ira Gershwin, With Check Signed By George Gershwin
- Author
- Armitage, Merle (Editor And Designer), Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Paul Whiteman, Walter Damrosch, Dubose Heyward, Irving Berlin, Arnold Schoenberg, Serge Koussevitzky, And Jerome Kern, With George Gershwin Signed Check
- Illustrator
- Photographs And Reproductions
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good + DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London- New York-Toronto: Longmans, Green and Co. 1938
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Music General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; Rare And Unusual Books;
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
Arroyo Seco Books lists about 26,000 used books in all fields, including physics, art, philosophy, social science, literature, science fiction, etc. We also stock modern and antiquarian prints and other art. Most items are listed in 100 catalogs titled by subject matter, and available on this site. We purchase interesting private libraries. Member of IOBA. Contact: Stephen Clauser, 626-372-3863.
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- Inscribed
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