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Pal Joey (novel) first published in the United States of America by Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1940
Pal Joey: The Novel and the Libretto and Lyrics published by Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc. 1983
This edition with a foreword by Thomas Mallon published in Penguin Books 2016
The novel:
Copyright 1939, 1940; renewed © 1966, 1967, 1968 by John O’Hara
The libretto:
© 1940, 1952 by John O’Hara. Renewed 1967, 1980
Foreword copyright © 2016 by Thomas Mallon
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“You Mustn’t Kick it Around,” “I Could Write a Book,” “Plant You Now, Dig You Later,” “Do It the Hard Way” © 1940 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyright renewed. International copyright secured.
“Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” © 1941 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyright renewed. International copyright secured.
“Den of Iniquity” Copyright © 1941, 1950 and 1962 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyrights renewed. International copyright secured.
“A Great Big Town,” “That Terrific Rainbow,” “What Is a Man?” “Happy Hunting Horn,” “Pal Joey (What Do I Care for a Dame?),” “Zip” © 1951 and 1962 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyrights renewed. International copyright secured.
“Take Him” Copyright © 1951, 1952 and 1962 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyrights renewed. International copyright secured.
“The Flower Garden of My Heart” Copyright © 1954 and 1962 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Copyrights renewed. International copyright secured.
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
O’Hara, John, 1905–1970.
Pal Joey : the novel and the libretto and lyrics / libretto by John O’hara ; lyrics by Lorenz Hart ; music by Richard Rodgers ; foreword by Thomas Mallon.
pages ; cm
ISBN 978-0-14-310775-0
I. Hart, Lorenz, 1895–1943. II. Rodgers, Richard, 1902–1979. Pal Joey. Libretto. 1983. III. Title.
PS3529.H29P34 2015
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