Unusual and graphically striking period theatre marquee mock-up for an unknown appearance by the great composer and bandleader, accomplished and signed by Hollywood, theater, & poster painter Ralph Byrer. Pencil and gouache on fiberboard, mounted on matboard. In fine condition. Mock-up measures 12 1/4" x 4 1/4", mounted and framed without glass to 17 3/4" x 9 3/4" overall. Read More...
Original William Gottlieb black and white photograph of the important American jazz composer, bandleader and pianist, circa 1946-48; printed circa 1979. Gottlieb, who has signed his name and added a copyright symbol to the lower left, captures Ellington mid-laugh in the reflection of his dressing room mirror. Gelatin silver print, printed later. Photographer stamp to verso, titled and signed additionally on verso in ink and also, in pencil, to lower mat. Mounting remnants to verso corners, a few dings to corners and to lower right margin edge, else fine. Sight: 11 x 14 inches (28 x 35.5 cm.), matted to 16 x 20 inches (40.6 x 50.8 cm.). Read More...
Handsome bust portrait photograph of the great composer and bandleader in a tuxedo, inscribed and signed in bold green ink. Small surface losses to verso, some light surface creases, overall in fine condition. Visible photo: 7" x 8 3/4", nicely matted and framed under UV plexiglass to 11 1/2" x 13 1/2" overall.
Early Bruno of Hollywood sepia postcard photograph of the legendary jazz singer ca. 1955, signed "Best Wishes / Ella Fitzgerald." Tiny nick to lower margin, staining to verso, a very faint crease and signature a little light, else fine. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.9 x 14 cm.).
Charming original doubleweight photograph of the Hello, Dolly! costars backstage at the 1965 Grammy Awards, where Streisand won Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for her recording of "People" and Armstrong won Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male for his solo rendition of "Hello, Dolly!" Inscription to verso in an unknown hand, crease to lower left corner, short vertical tear to upper margin, else in fine condition. 7 x 5 inches (17.8 x 12.7 cm.).
New York: The Macmillan Company. 1967. An extraordinary copy, signed by eleven of the greatest jazz musicians in history, in blue and black in, to pages on which they are pictured or discussed. Hardcover. Book Club edition. xvi. 537 pp. Illustrated with photographs and with a Foreword by Frank Sinatra. Red cloth boards with gilt title and decorations on spine, faded blue top edges. Pictorial dust jacket heavily chipped, cloth a little rubbed, else fine. Read More...
Doubleweight full-length portrait of the American singer, actress and comedian wearing jeans and a casual winter jacket in front of a concrete wall sprayed with graffiti. An ebullient image by the eminent American photographer David Gahr, then in Brooklyn; Gahr's copyright hand stamp to verso. 10 x 8 inches (25.3 x 20.1 cm). In fine condition.
Signed and inscribed glossy color photograph of the great jazz musician shown playing his saxophone ca. 1989, signed in black felt tip "WITH LOVE / Sonny Rollins." Small pinhole in center of top margin and each corner with mild toning throughout, else fine. Measures 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 centimeters). Read More...
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[Dance]
Astaire, Fred. (1899–1987). Original Photograph dancing en route to French premiere of "Funny Face"
Original 1956 photograph of the great dancer, as he dances on the tarmac in front of a TWA airplane in Paris, where he was arriving to attend the French premiere of "Funny Face." French news clipping and collection stamps on verso, fine. 5 x 7 inches (12.8 x 18 cm).
Striking signed bust portrait photograph of the choreographer known as the father of American ballet. Name and NYCB stamp to verso. Small stain to right area below the signature, small tears to left edge and upper corner, significant handling creases, including notable vertical creases. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm).
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Vintage photograph of the great dancer printed on matte photo paper stock, apparently a photograph of a laid down trimmed program photograph. Probably printed ca. 1940s but undated. Corners perished, edges chipped and torn, image itself in good shape. 8 x 10 inches (21 x 27 cm). Read More...
Signed photograph of the American dancer and choreographer in his dressing room. Joffrey has inscribed "To Paul / with my Best Wishes / Robert Joffrey / 1979" in black ink. Joffrey Ballet stamp to verso. In very fine condition. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm.). Uncommon. Read More...
Doubleweight sepia photograph of the legendary ballerina in her signature "Dragonfly" ballet, the photograph issued by the Advance Theatrical Shoe Co., signed and inscribed within the image (printed). A few small stains, else fine. 8 x 10 inch (20 x 25 cm). Read More...
Elusive signed Auguste Bert of Paris postcard photograph of the celebrated Russian ballerina and actress in her most celebrated role, as Saint Sebastien in "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastien" at the Chatelet Theatre, Paris (1911). Signed in purple ink with her name alone and dated 1919. 9 x 13.8 cm, from the collection of Auguste Dubeux (1894-1979), his notation on the verso, and in very fine condition. Signed photographs of Rubinstein are very rare. This is only the second we have ever offered and a particularly fine example. Read More...
ALS in French, signed “Bunuel” to French New Wave actor Andre Labarthe, sending him a copy of the script of his new film and inviting him to be one of the small group of friends to see the film for the first time. One page, 8.25 x 10.5 (21 x 27 cm), February 5, 1964. Translated in full: "I returned this morning from the Alps where I had been traveling for a few days, not for sport but to get over a bad cold. I have for your review a script of Journal. I think the film could be ready to be seen next week. I will show it to five or six friends, including you two. I'll let you know a few days beforehand. It's for this reason that I'm giving you my script." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Bunuel's own hand, incorporating his name ("L. Bunuel") in the return address area. Read More...
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[Film & Theatre]
[Casablanca]. Wicker Chair from the "Casablanca" Set of Rick's Café (1942)
Original bamboo and wicker chair used as set decoration in Rick's Café, the café and illegal gambling establishment run by Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine in the classic 1942 Warner Bros. film Casablanca. These style of bamboo framed, wicker covered chairs can be seen throughout the café during the film. In fine condition, accompanied by a framed reprint Casablanca set photograph, showing similar chairs in situ. 34 inches high. Expected wear to wicker, overall fine condition. NB: PLEASE NOTE THAT EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES WILL APPLY. Read More...
Signed 1956 Columbia Pictures promotional photograph of the great American actor, the original Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, who has inscribed "To Paul– / with very best wishes– / Lee J. Cobb." In very fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
New York: Irving Berling, Inc.. 1928 . First. 4to. 6 pp. Piano with ukulele chords. The theme song for the 1928 film Our Silent Daughters, a silent drama starring Joan Crawford. The baby-blue cover prominently features the 23-year-old Crawford's smiling face. Half-inch splits along top and bottom of spine, mild wear to edges, overall in fine condition. 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.).
Vintage promotional still photograph from the 1984 film "Lust in the Dust" mounted with signed pink notecard inscribed "Love, Divine" in vintage glass frame. Unexamined out of frame, in apparently fine condition. Read More...