Sale 2461 - Autographs, November 7, 2017

216 “CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE” 216 c   VAN HEUSEN, JIMMY. Autograph Musical Manuscript Signed, twice, working draft for the piano part of the vocal score of “Call Me Irresponsible,” in pencil, with holo- graph title. Signed beside title on first page and, in ink, after last bar. Additionally signed by lyricist Sammy Cahn, in ink, after last bar. 2 pages, 4to, written on second and third pages of folded sheet, 10 printed staves on recto with blank verso; faint toning at all edges; custom calf folder with gilt title. Np, circa 1962 [1,000/2,000] 12 SONGS FROM “SKYSCRAPER” 217 c   VAN HEUSEN, JIMMY. 12 Autograph Musical Manuscripts Signed, working drafts of the vocal score for the musical Skyscraper , in pencil and colored pencil, with holograph titles, most with holograph lyrics, most signed in ink. Including all songs except “Wrong!” and “The Auction.”Together 105 pages, 4to, most on separate sheets, some stapled together at upper left, 10 printed staves on recto with blank verso; few with scattered soiling, few with uneven toning; custom calf clamshell box with gilt title. Np, circa 1965 [1,000/2,000] “Occasional Flight of Fancy” * “Run forYour Life” * “Local 403” * “Opposites” * “Just the Crust” * “Everybody Has a Right to Be Wrong” * “Delicatessen [The Gaiety]” * “More than One Way” * “Haute Couture” * “Don’tWorry” * “I’ll Only Miss Him [Her]When I Think of Him [Her]” * “Spare That Building”. with — Related printed items:Three copies of the final script for Skyscraper with one bound in full calf * Over 20 loose copies of vocal scores for songs from Skyscraper , including some that do not appear in the final script. Lot 217