George Gershwin’s Song-Book

Lot 142
28.09.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 142 | George Gershwin’s Song-Book
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George Gershwin’s Song-Book

George Gershwin

GERSHWIN, George (1898-1937). George Gershwin’s Song-Book. New York: Random House, 1932.



Limited first edition, numbered 299 of 300 copies signed by George Gershwin and Constantin Alajalov. Featuring 18 songs, including the Gershwin standards Swanee, Fascinating Rhythm, That Certain Feeling, The Man I Love, Strike Up The Band and I’ve Got Rhythm.



Quarto (321 x 232 mm). Frontispiece photograph of Gershwin, photograph of Gershwin’s hands, 18 full-page colour illustrations by Constantin Alajalov, includes the 8-page printed piano score Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha, loosely inserted in a pocket at back endpaper and often lacking. Original dark blue morocco gilt (wear to spine ends, joints and extremities).

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