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Porgy
by Heyward, DuBose
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: George H. Doran, 1925. First printing, black boards with gilt imprint and the publisher's device on the copyright page. Novel which was the basis for the play, the George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess, and the 1959 movie starring Sidney Poitier and Dorothy Dandridge. Bumped and rubbed, spine a bit sunned. Front hinge solid, rear cracked. Previous owner's gift inscription on the front end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Nadejen, Theodore.
Synopsis
Porgy is a novel written by American author DuBose Heyward in 1925, as well as a play Dorothy Heyward helped him to write which debuted in 1927. Even before the play had been fully written, Heyward was in discussions with George Gershwin for an operatic version of his novel, which debuted in 1935 as Porgy and Bess (renamed to distinguish it from the play).
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- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230900
- Title
- Porgy
- Author
- Heyward, DuBose
- Illustrator
- Nadejen, Theodore
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George H. Doran
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
MLC Books
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Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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