Skip to content

Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist Paperback - 1997

by Furia, Philip

  • Used
  • Fine
  • Paperback
  • first

From his first major hit, the now classic "The Man I Love" (1924), to his last great success, "The Man That Got Away" (1954), Ira Gershwin wrote the words to some of America's most beloved standards. In this "clear, focused, highly readable study" ("The New York Times Book Review"), the older, less flamboyant of the Gershwin brothers steps out of the shadows to claim his due as one of American songwriting's most important and enduring innovators. 24 photos.

Description

Oxford University Press, 1997-07-24. First edition, complete line of . Paperback. fine. NOT an ex library book. 278 pages.
Used - Fine
NZ$12.46
NZ$10.80 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 7 to 14 days
More Shipping Options
Ships from Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller (Illinois, United States)
The BIBLIO Guarantee | Ask Seller a Question

Details

  • Title Ira Gershwin: The Art of the Lyricist
  • Author Furia, Philip
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First edition, complete line of
  • Condition Used - Fine
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date 1997-07-24
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 334631
  • ISBN 9780195115703 / 0195115708
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.27 x 6.11 x 0.82 in (23.55 x 15.52 x 2.08 cm)
  • Reading level 1440
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller Illinois, United States

Specializing in: Americana, Childrens, Civil War, Juvenile, Juvenile Series, Military, Natural History, Western Americana
Biblio member since 2005
Seller rating: This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.

Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller was established in 1987 offering collectible and out of print books. We offer a full line of general stock with an emphasis on Americana, Children & Juvenile, Juvenile Series and Military. We are careful in describing the condition of the book and the dust jacket. All dust jackets are protected with mylar covers. All books are subject to prior sale. Member of Midwest Book Hunters.

Terms of Sale: Payment may be made by Visa, Mastercard, Money order or check. Books will be held seven days pending arrival of payment. All orders are carefully packaged and shipped promptly upon receipt of payment. Shipping is by U.S. Post Office media rate unless otherwise requested by the buyer. Postage for the first book is $3.95, and $1.25 for each additional book. Rates for Priority mail and International Delivery are based on destination. Heavier books and book sets may require additional postage. Returns are accepted within fourteen days of delivery.

Browse books from Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller

First line

ONE day in 1910 a second-hand piano was delivered to the Gershvin residence-evidently to their Second Avenue apartment in Manhattan, but it is difficult to be sure, since the Gershvins were a peripatetic family, changing homes some twenty times before their children had grown up.

Media reviews

Citations

  • New York Times, 02/22/1998, Page 32

About the author

Philip Furia is Professor and Chair of the Department of English at the University of Minnesota. He is the author of The Poets of Tin Pan Alley.

Hang on… we’re fetching the requested page.