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Kiss me, Kate; a musical play. / Book by Samuel and Bella Spewack, lyrics by Cole Porter.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection AC9 P8332 953k
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Porter, Cole, 1891-1964.
- Standardized Title:
- Kiss me, Kate
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musicals--Librettos.
- Musicals.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Librettos.
- Penn Provenance:
- Potts, Edgar L., 1893-1970 (bookplate) (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, xxii pages, 1 unnumbered page, 147 pages, 5 unnumbered pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Manufacture:
- Norwood, Massachusetts : Composed, printed, and bound by The Plimpton Press.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1953.
- Notes:
- With half-title.
- "This is a Borzoi Book, published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc."
- Introduction (p. [vii]-xix) by Sam and Bella Spewack.
- "Presented at the New Century Theatre by Saint Subber and Lemuel Ayers and directed by John C. Wilson ..."
- "The text of this book is set in Caledonia, a Linotype face designed by W. A. Dwiggins ..."
- Price from dustjacket.
- Patterned paper boards in shades of blue with maroon lettering and decoration on light blue background on front cover and spine. Top edge maroon stained.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of Edgar L. Potts.
- Culture Class Collection copy has ms. annotations.
- OCLC:
- 418529
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