[Rarebooks] FS: Signed Limited COLE PORTER: Red Hot and Blue

[Charles Agvent]

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PORTER,  Cole.  RED  HOT AND BLUE. A MUSICAL  COMEDY.  New  York:
Random  House 1936. First Edition. Small folio (9" x 12-1/8") bound in
red,  white,  and  blue silk over boards with gilt  lettering  on  the
spine and front cover. Includes sheet music for ten of Porter's songs,
including  "It's  De-Lovely," from the Broadway musical  that  starred
Ethel  Merman, Jimmy Durante, and Bob Hope. Copy #216 of only 250  (of
a  total  edition of 300) SIGNED by the great composer  and  lyricist.
This  binding  is notorious for wearing easily, especially  along  the
spine,  and this is no exception, though it is better than customarily
found.  The  typical  fraying along the spine edges  has  been  neatly
repaired,  and  the gilt lettering is nearly all intact. Very Good  or
better copy of a scarce title.                                $4000.00

And a less expensive copy with a few problems:

PORTER,  Cole.  RED  HOT AND BLUE. A MUSICAL  COMEDY.  New  York:
Random  House 1936. First Edition. Small folio (9" x 12-1/8") bound in
red,  white,  and  blue silk over boards with gilt  lettering  on  the
spine and front cover. Includes sheet music for ten of Porter's songs,
including  "It's  De-Lovely," from the Broadway musical  that  starred
Ethel  Merman, Jimmy Durante, and Bob Hope. Copy #175 of only 250  (of
a  total  edition of 300) SIGNED by the great composer  and  lyricist.
This  binding  is notorious for wearing easily, especially  along  the
spine,  and  this  is  no exception. Nearly all of the  blue  silk  is
lacking  from the bottom portion of the spine, but nearly all the read
above  it  remains  with  the gilt lettering  spelling  "Cole  Porter"
nearly  all intact. There is some fraying along the spine edges and at
the  corners as well. There is light dampstaining at the front  gutter
and  bottom  of the endpapers not extending beyond the title page  and
heavy  dampstaining at the rear gutter and endpapers extending several
pages  in  from the rear including the limitation page though it  does
not   come  anywhere  near  the  signature   or  any  of  the  printed
information  on  that  page. A Good copy of a scarce title at  a  very
attractive price.                                             $1500.00

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