GERSHWIN. George.

PORGY AND BESS. An Opera in Three Acts.

      New York: Random House, 1935. Sm. folio, 559, (3)pp. Original full blind-stamped red morocco, raised bands, black label on spine, top edge gilt. Original straw slipcase. Very good copy without wear, in the seldom-seen fragile slipcase. ¶ Deluxe edition of the score of Porgy and Bess, limited to 250 copies signed by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, and Rouben Mamoulian. The libretto by DuBose Heyward, lyrics by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin, and directed by Rouben Mamoulian.