The Gershwins and Me; A Personal History in Twelve Songs by Feinstein, Michael with Jackman, Ian - 2012

Simon & Schuster, New York, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Introduction by author credits and acknowledgements. Illustrated end pages – being a lattice design. The text is illustrated with black-and-white and the odd coloured photograph, reproductions of music scores, coloured illustrations, black-and-white illustrations and reproductions of documents. Black coloured boards with gilt coloured decoration and titles to the front panel and backstrip. At the rear of the book there is a CD. Photographic dustwrapper with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and blue and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear fold over panel. At the age of 20 Michael Feinstein got a job with one of America's doyen of popular music – Ira Gershwin. For six years their partnership Michael was mentored by Ira, and, Ira was reinvigorated by Michael (for his zeal for both Ira and his brother George's music). Using 12 songs written by the brothers the author highlights their lives, how the music came to be, and, what music meant for them.  Very minor rubbing of the backstrip corners and of the book corners. A hint of rubbing to the dustwrapper edges and panels.  Full Number Line. Size: Square Octavo . [6], 7 - 351, [1] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Music; United States; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1451645309. ISBN/EAN: 9781451645309. Inventory No: 0128883. . 9781451645309 THIS BOOK WEIGHS OVER 1KG WITHOUT PACKING AND EXTRA POST WILL BE REQUIRED FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE AUSTRALIA. PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR COSTS BEFORE YOU ORDER, THANK YOU.