HEYWARD, DuBose (1885-1940). Porgy. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925.
HEYWARD, DuBose (1885-1940). Porgy. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925.

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HEYWARD, DuBose (1885-1940). Porgy. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925.

First edition, presentation copy, inscribed by Heyward on the front free endpaper: “To Crosby Gaige / with cordial greetings from / DuBose Hayward.” Gaige produced the original production of “Porgy,” which was developed, with George and Ira Gershwin, into “Porgy and Bess.” A fine association copy in superb condition, the jacket virtually untouched.

8vo. Original black gilt-decorated and -lettered cloth; original pictorial dust jacket printed on recto and verso. Provenance: Crosby Gaige (1882-1942), Broadway producer, small press publisher, and book collector (presentation inscription from the author).
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Please note there is a short closed tear along upper edge of the front panel of the dust jacket.

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