Gershwin, Ira Lyrics on several occasions SIGNED

Lyrics on Several Occasions by Ira Gershwin   Signed and inscribed with drawing.

First edition hardback Alfred A Knopf  New York 1959 no dustjacket

Original cloth design lettered in gilt some rubbing to edges and a couple of marks on the cover.

8vo 371pp typography and jacket designs by Warren Chappell  IG logo on front cover.

Ira Gershwin's personal guide to the lyrics he wrote for his brother George and for others.

Signed presentation inscription with drawing of a man bowing from the author to his friend John Dreyfus. He was a book designer and historian who worked for Cambridge University Press