Lot 227
Gershwin (George) George Gershwin's Song-Book, first trade edition, signed presentation inscription from the author/composer to his sister with a self-portrait, New York, 1932
Hammer Price: £5,500
Description
Gershwin (George) George Gershwin's Song-Book, first trade edition, signed presentation inscription from the author/composer to is sister Frances Gershwin and her husband Leopold Godowsky Jr. with a self-portrait to front free endpaper, frontispiece portrait of Gershwin, musical notation throughout, illustrations by Constantin Alajalov, some marginal browning to endpapers, photographs of the Gershwins' mother and father (the latter inscribed "mom's father" on verso) loosely inserted, original cloth, some chipping and fraying to spine tips and corners, rubbing to extremities, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case with spine lettered in gilt, 4to, New York, 1932.
⁂ A lovely association copy of this classic collection containing some of the most celebrated American music of the 20th century.
Frances Gershwin (1906-1999) was a Broadway performer, singer, musician and artist, she married Leopold Godowsky Jr. (1900-1983), the co-inventor of Kodachrome colour photography and son of the famous pianist and composer.
Description
Gershwin (George) George Gershwin's Song-Book, first trade edition, signed presentation inscription from the author/composer to is sister Frances Gershwin and her husband Leopold Godowsky Jr. with a self-portrait to front free endpaper, frontispiece portrait of Gershwin, musical notation throughout, illustrations by Constantin Alajalov, some marginal browning to endpapers, photographs of the Gershwins' mother and father (the latter inscribed "mom's father" on verso) loosely inserted, original cloth, some chipping and fraying to spine tips and corners, rubbing to extremities, preserved in folding chemise and custom morocco-backed slip-case with spine lettered in gilt, 4to, New York, 1932.
⁂ A lovely association copy of this classic collection containing some of the most celebrated American music of the 20th century.
Frances Gershwin (1906-1999) was a Broadway performer, singer, musician and artist, she married Leopold Godowsky Jr. (1900-1983), the co-inventor of Kodachrome colour photography and son of the famous pianist and composer.
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