GENE LEES Singers & The Song SIGNED 1st/1st 1987 HCDJ Association Copy +...

by Gene Lees

$120 · Offered by eBay

First edition · Signed

GENE LEES - SINGERS & THE SONG (1987) FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING — SIGNED ASSOCIATION COPY WITH HANDWRITTEN LOG & VINTAGE EPHEMERA Up for sale is an exceptional, collector-grade copy of "Singers & the Song" by acclaimed music critic and biographer Gene Lees, published in 1987 by Oxford University Press. This is a true First Edition, First Printing, confirmed by the complete 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 number line on the copyright page. SIGNATURE & ASSOCIATION PROVENANCE: This volume is a highly unique association copy featuring a warm, personal inscription handwritten and signed by Gene Lees on the blank flyleaf: "To Evan — the brother of my childhood. Love, Gene" dated 11/16/87. Directly adjacent to the inscription is the original recipient's custom bookplate reading "From the Library of Evan Griffiths," beautifully documenting the lifelong friendship behind this copy. HANDWRITTEN ENDPAPER DIARY LOG: Adding an incredible layer of personal history, the blank endpaper contains a chronologically kept ink log documenting major life milestones from 1988 through 1994. Fascinatingly, the second entry reads: "12/19/88 Gene Lees on Today Show N.Y.", proving the original owner was closely tracking his childhood friend's national television success. Other entries mention travel from Toronto and milestone family events in Bullard/Lake Palestine, Texas. BONUS HISTORICAL NEWSPAPER EPHEMERA: Included inside the jacket is a copy of vintage newspaper clipping from the Hamilton Spectator written by

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
• Year: 1987
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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