George Gershwin’s Song-Book.

GERSHWIN, George.

Item Number: 31018

New York: Random House, 1932.

Signed limited first edition, number 286 of only 300 copies signed by George Gershwin and illustrator Constantin Alajalov. Quarto, bound in full publishers morocco. This copy includes the music to “Mischa, Yascha, Toscha, Sascha” in the pocket at the rear, often not found.

The 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). In near fine condition, rebacked. A very nice example, rare and desirable.