first edition Hardcover
1983 · New York, NY
by Kimball, Robert; Cole Porter
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1983. Book. Very good+ condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Oblong quarto (4to). xxvi, 354 of text including an index. Hardcover binding with minor shelfwear, and minor sunning to the extremities. The price-clipped dustjacket with minor rubbing and shelfwear, and a few tiny tears; protected in archival mylar. Includes an index of song titles and first lines of Porter's (1891-1964) lyrics. Illustrated with numerous historic black & white photographs. With a foreword by John Updike. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Stated: First American Edition.. (Inventory #: 017583)