Set Reminder2023-08-17 12:00:002023-08-17 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Firsts: The Library of Robin and Kathryn Smiley https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/firsts-the-library-of-robin-and-kathryn-smiley-21926 We are pleased to announce the sale of Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine's co-Publishers and Editors, Robin and Kathryn Smiley's collection of modern firsts of literature, mystery & detective fiction, and western literature.
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HEYWARD, Du Bose (1885-1940). Porgy. Decorated by Theodore Nadejen. New York: George H. Doran Company, [1925]. FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING IN THE RARE JACKET. This novel was the basis for the stage play and George Gershwin opera (both of which he adapted with his wife, Dorothy). The Gershwin opera was adapted for the 1959 film, starring Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Pearl Bailey, and directed by Otto Preminger. It was nominated for numerous awards, winning the Golden Globe for Best Picture-Musical.