Red Hot & Blue 1996 First Edition Smithsonian American Musical Hardcover DJ
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Red, Hot & Blue: A Smithsonian Salute to the American Musical by Amy Henderson and Dwight Blocker Bowers is an illustrated history of American musical entertainment on stage and screen. It brings together the performers, productions, and creative personalities behind Broadway and Hollywood musicals, offering an engaging reference for theater enthusiasts, classic-film collectors, and readers of entertainment history.
Published in 1996 by Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of American History. First edition, first printing, with the full number line ending in 1. Hardcover bound in blue cloth with red metallic lettering and its illustrated dust jacket. ISBN: 1560986980.
Produced to accompany the Smithsonian exhibition held October 25, 1996–July 6, 1997, the book traces the musical’s development from vaudeville through Broadway and Hollywood. Color and black-and-white illustrations accompany discussion of performers, composers, lyricists, choreographers, and designers. Featured personalities include Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Gene Kelly, and Ethel Merman.
Condition: Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. Blue cloth boards show light handling wear and minor corner bumping. The photographed interior pages are clean and bright, with no visible writing or highlighting. Dust jacket shows surface rubbing, scratches, edge creasing, and a tear with small paper loss at the upper rear flap fold. Please review all photographs for condition details.
SKU D-10
Red Hot & Blue 1996 First Edition Smithsonian American Musical Hardcover DJ
$45.00
Published in 1996 by Smithsonian Institution Press in association with the National Portrait Gallery and National Museum of American History. First edition, first printing, with the full number line ending in 1. Hardcover bound in blue cloth with red metallic lettering and its illustrated dust jacket. ISBN: 1560986980.
Produced to accompany the Smithsonian exhibition held October 25, 1996–July 6, 1997, the book traces the musical’s development from vaudeville through Broadway and Hollywood. Color and black-and-white illustrations accompany discussion of performers, composers, lyricists, choreographers, and designers. Featured personalities include Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Gene Kelly, and Ethel Merman.
Condition: Very Good book in a Good dust jacket. Blue cloth boards show light handling wear and minor corner bumping. The photographed interior pages are clean and bright, with no visible writing or highlighting. Dust jacket shows surface rubbing, scratches, edge creasing, and a tear with small paper loss at the upper rear flap fold. Please review all photographs for condition details.
SKU D-10