Portrait photograph of John Gielgud
New York: 3 December, 1936. Variant of the portrait from the same session as published in PORTRAITS: the... Read More about Portrait photograph of John Gielgud
Price: $1,900
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The origin of “Frankie and Johnny”
Frankie and Johnny.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, [co. 1930]. First edition. The origin of “Frankie and Johnny”. Read More about Frankie and Johnny
Price: $250
The origin of "Frankie and Johnny"
Frankie and Johnny.
New York: Albert & Charles Boni, [1930]. First edition. The origin of "Frankie and Johnny" Read More about Frankie and Johnny
Price: $200
The Wingèd Coward
Portrait photograph of Noel Coward seated in his living room, framed by angel's wings.
[Montreux, Switzerland: ca. 1965]. The Wingèd Coward. A famous image of the playwright in his Swiss chalet, taken by the celebrated Swiss photographer Horst Tappe, INSCRIBED to the novelist (aka "Patrick Quentin") and librettist HUGH WHEELER, who wrote the book for musicals SWEENEY TODD, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, and CANDIDE: "For..... Read More about Portrait photograph of Noel Coward seated in his living room, framed by angel's wings
Price: $750
Towards a New Theatre. Forty Designs for Stage Scenes with Critical Notes by the Inventor.
London & Toronto: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, 1913. Read More about Towards a New Theatre. Forty Designs for Stage Scenes with Critical Notes by the Inventor
Price: $200
Irish Theatre
Familiar Epistles of Frederick J---S, Esq. on the present state of the Irish stage.
Dublin: John Barlow, 1804. Second edition with considerable additions. Irish Theatre. "These celebrated Epistles... raised a tremendous storm in Dublin theatrical society, and were the cause of many pamphlets" (Lowe). Read More about Familiar Epistles of Frederick J---S, Esq. on the present state of the Irish stage
Price: $150
Bing Crosby to Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt
Autograph Inscription Signed to Alfred Eisenstaedt on Crosby's memo paper, Hillsborough, CA June 1966.
Bing Crosby to Photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. Read More about Autograph Inscription Signed to Alfred Eisenstaedt on Crosby's memo paper, Hillsborough, CA June...
Price: $250
Inscribed to Douglas Fairbanks
Bogus or Bonus Lives.
Philadelphia: Dorance and Company, 1925. First edition. Inscribed to Douglas Fairbanks. Inscribed to Douglas Fairbanks: "To Douglas Fairbanks in hearty good will from the Author. Oct/25." With stamp on pastedown of Douglas Fairbanks Pictures Corp. Read More about Bogus or Bonus Lives
Price: $300
Memoirs of Richard Cumberland. Written by Himself. Containing An Account of His Life and Writings, Interspersed With Anecdotes and Characters...
New York: Brisban and Brannan, 1806. First American Edition. Read More about Memoirs of Richard Cumberland. Written by Himself. Containing An Account of His Life and...
Price: $150
Three Distinguished Brits
Autograph inscriptions signed, to photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt.
London: 12, 13, 14, November, 1951. Three Distinguished Brits. Incriptions to Life photographer Eisenstaedt from three distinguished Brits: (1) Henry Hallett DALE , co-winner of the Nobel Prize in 1936 with Loewi for identifying the chemical acetylcholine as a neuro-transmitter ("for a relatively painless operation"); (2) Whitney STRAIGHT, the American-born..... Read More about Autograph inscriptions signed, to photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt
Price: $200
La Danse.
Paris: Hachette, 1898. First edition. One of the great modern, comprehensive books by the painter and traveller, Vuillier (1844-1915). Read More about La Danse
Price: $900
Dorothy Dandridge in Hollywood
Typed Contract signed between Dorothy Dandridge and Twentieth-Century Fox, to "render services as star or co-star in two class 'A'...
Los Angeles, Calif: February 15, 1955. Dorothy Dandridge in Hollywood. A complex contract with the legendary Dandridge and the studio, coming on the heels of her triumph in Carmen Jones, for which she won an Academy Award nomination for best actress — the first Afro-American woman to be so honored..... Read More about Typed Contract signed between Dorothy Dandridge and Twentieth-Century Fox, to "render...
Price: $4,000
SCRAPBOOK KEPT BY BETTE DAVIS
Childhood srapbook of Barbara Davis (B.D.) Sherry, daughter of Bette Davis, documenting her first seven years.
[California: 1947-ca.1954]. SCRAPBOOK KEPT BY BETTE DAVIS. A scrapbook kept by Hollywood star Bette Davis (1908-1989) following the birth of her only biological child, Barbara Davis Sherry (b.1947), documenting her first seven years of life and providing a portrait of Davis as affectionate mother. Sherry's father was William Grant Sherry..... Read More about Childhood srapbook of Barbara Davis (B.D.) Sherry, daughter of Bette Davis, documenting her first...
Price: $2,500
Portrait of actor Ossie Davis in costume as Gabriel, Green Pastures.
New York: April 12, 1951. Read More about Portrait of actor Ossie Davis in costume as Gabriel, Green Pastures
Price: $750
Portrait photograph of Agnes de Mille in "Three Virgins and a Devil"
New York: March 18, 1941. Published in PORTRAITS: the Photographs of Carl Van Vechten, (1978), edited by Saul Mauriber. Fine portrait of the young choreographer in her first major successful work. Read More about Portrait photograph of Agnes de Mille in "Three Virgins and a Devil"
Price: $1,250
Portrait photograph of Ruby Dee.
Sept. 25, 1962. Read More about Portrait photograph of Ruby Dee
Price: $1,000
Portrait photograph of Ruby Dee.
New York: September 25, 1962. Read More about Portrait photograph of Ruby Dee
Price: $750
Portrait photograph of Ruby Dee.
New York: November 15, 1961. Read More about Portrait photograph of Ruby Dee
Price: $1,000
A Wonderful Association
Spirit of Place. Lucy Maud Montgomery and Prince Edward Island.
Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1982. A Wonderful Association. Inscribed on half-title to Canadian Actress Colleen Dewhurst who played Marilla Cuthbert in "Anne of Green Gables" and "Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel" from Kevin Sullivan, the Executive Producer and Writer: "Colleen, I am indebted to you for your influence in..... Read More about Spirit of Place. Lucy Maud Montgomery and Prince Edward Island
Price: $500
The Reminiscences of Thomas Dibdin, of the Theatres Royal, Covent Garden, Drury-Lane, Haymarket, &c. and Author of the Cabinet, &...
London: Henry Colburn, 1827. First edition. Read More about The Reminiscences of Thomas Dibdin, of the Theatres Royal, Covent Garden, Drury-Lane, Haymarket,...
Price: $300
Poems of the Dance: an Anthology [1500 B.C - 1920 A.D.].
New York: Alfred Knopf, 1921. First edition. An unusual anthology of poems on the dance from ancient times up to the present, with 15 halftone plates from photos by photographer Edward Dickson, pupil of Clarence H. White. The style of the photography, the poses, the costumes, all very much reflect..... Read More about Poems of the Dance: an Anthology [1500 B.C - 1920 A.D
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Portrait photograph of Crandall Diehl in Anthony Tudor's ballet, SHADOW OF THE WIND.
New York: April 23, 1948. Fine image of the dancer, and rare -- the Library of Congress collection of Van Vechten portrait contains no image of Diehl. Inscribed to Mauriber on image. Read More about Portrait photograph of Crandall Diehl in Anthony Tudor's ballet, SHADOW OF THE WIND
Price: $1,000
Exotic Signed Photograph of Costumed Marlene Dietrich
Fine black and white portrait photograph of Marlene Dietrich.
n.p: Ca. mid-1940s. Exotic Signed Photograph of Costumed Marlene Dietrich. The legend: gorgeous, exotic, inscrutable. Read More about Fine black and white portrait photograph of Marlene Dietrich
Price: $1,000
Typed letter signed (“Marlene Dietrich”) to the News Syndicate Co., Inc. of New York City [with:] a photograph of the...
N.p: November 7, 1947. The letter reads: “Gentlemen: In consideration of the publicity to be given to me and which may arise herefrom, my consent is hereby irrevocably given to you, your assignees and licensees, and to the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, Inc., and its subscribers and licensees, to..... Read More about Typed letter signed (“Marlene Dietrich”) to the News Syndicate Co., Inc. of New York City...
Price: $650
Hand-colored engraved caricature: “Madame Catalani in Semiramide. her first Appearance in England, Decr. 13th, 1806.”.
[London]: “Drawn, Etched & Pub. by Dighton”, December, 1806. Angelica Catalini (1780-1849) was one of the leading sopranos of the day. Read More about Hand-colored engraved caricature: “Madame Catalani in Semiramide. her first Appearance in...
Price: $225
Walt Disney's Bambi
Walt Disney's Bambi.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941. Third printing. Walt Disney's Bambi. Read More about Walt Disney's Bambi
Price: $150