Very rare limited edition facsimile copy of the original manuscript for ‘Hi-Ho!,’ softcover in slipcase, 10 x 12.25, eight pages, with a personal check affixed inside the back cover, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out in another hand and signed by George, “George Gershwin,” payable to Henry A. Botkin for $150, November 15, 1933. Also signed and inscribed inside the back cover in fountain pen by his brother, “For Edith and Ed Jablonski—With affection and appreciation—Ira Gershwin.” An explanatory note printed inside the cover reads, “Two hundred and fifty copies have been printed, signed by Ira Gershwin, copies 1–25 bearing George Gershwin’s signature on cancelled checks.” A few light spots of foxing to the back cover, and overall foxing and soiling to the slipcase, otherwise fine condition. Jablonski was a notable author whose work included biographies of Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Alan Jay Lerner, and Irving Berlin. Henry Botkin, the recipient of the check, was a renowned painter and the cousin of Gershwin, helping him to assemble a world-class art collection that included works by Picasso, Modigliani, Chagall, and Kokoschka. An extraordinarily rare piece with exquisite associations. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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