Bernstein, Leonard

Annotated manuscripts of songs by Bernstein, over 50 pages, early 1950s, from the collection of Cole Porter, mostly heavily annotated reproductions, with markings in the hand of Lew Kesler, a pianist friend of Porter, some signed by Kesler, mostly from Wonderful Town comprising "The wrong-note Rag" (marked "Changed 12/10/1952"), "A Little Bit in Love," "100 Easy Ways to lose a Man," "Ohio", "Nice People, Nice Talk," "Swing," and "Ballet."

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