Kiss me, Kate; a musical play. / Book by Samuel and Bella Spewack, lyrics by Cole Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Cole, 1891-1964.

Contributor:

Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

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.

Related Work:

Spewack, Samuel, 1899-1971. Kiss me, Kate.

OCLC:

418529