We recently acquired a book which made my Father swoon, as it is absolutely of his generation. A couple brought in a copy of "George Gershwin's Song-Book", which is a great book for us to have in any state, but this copy is quite special. It was owned by a Hollywood songwriter who won multiple Oscars for his movie scores. During the course of his life he acquired this book, which was signed by George Gershwin himself, along with the famous illustrator Constantin Alajalov (who added a whimsical face next to his signature) to Lucia Davidova, who was one of the closest friends of both the choreographer George Balanchine and the composer Igor Stravinsky. This is a marvelous piece of American musical history, and quite a find for us. The dustjacket is in poor condition but almost impossible to find regardless, which is just the icing on the cake.
We are happy to deal in books which are rare and significant and hope that you will stop by to visit and perhaps even purchase one of them soon. Please also contact us regarding any books you have to sell, particularly the rare and unusual, though we must admit that we will be more selective for now since we have been purchasing quite a bit of late. Thank you very much for looking.
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