Porgy
by Du Bose Heyward
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
First edition, first printing. Book is in excellent condition. Noticeable shelf wear at top and bottom of spine and very slight wear and bumping at corners. Slight scuffing on front cover Otherwise in fine/near fine condition. Pages are clear, clean and without tears, marks or foxing. Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess was based on this book.
From Wikipedia:
Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940)[1][2] was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to adapt the work as the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. It was later adapted as a 1959 film of the same name.
From Wikipedia:
Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940)[1][2] was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy. He and his wife Dorothy, a playwright, adapted it as a 1927 play of the same name. The couple worked with composer George Gershwin to adapt the work as the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. It was later adapted as a 1959 film of the same name.
Heyward also wrote poetry and other novels and plays. He wrote the children's book The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (1939).
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- Bookseller
- M&J Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 688
- Title
- Porgy
- Author
- Du Bose Heyward
- Illustrator
- Theodore Nadejen
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George H. Doran Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 196
- Size
- 8 x 5.5
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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