Holiday 2022 Catalogue

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101. [Dance] [Duncan, Isadora. (1877–1927)] Symonds, John Addington. (1840-1893) .
Wine, Women, and Song - THE COPY OF ISADORA DUNCAN

Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher. 1899. WINE, WOMEN, AND SONG. Medieval Latin Students Songs Now First Translated into English Verse with an Essay by John Addington Symonds. The copy of the pioneering modern dancer and choreographer, signed by her to the front free endpage "Isadora Duncan."  One of 725 copies of Van Gelder handmade paper. Small 8vo. 190 pp. Half leather with marbled boards and marbled endpapers, decorative title and design to spine. Endpages browned and slightly stained, otherwise clean internally throughout, boards and front marbled paper splitting from spine approx. 2 inches from head, otherwise fine.  Read More...

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102. [Dance] Johns, Jasper. (b. 1930) & Cage, John. (1912-1992) & Cunningham, Merce. (1919-2009).
Dancers on a Plane – SIGNED

London: Anthony d'Offay Gallery. 1989. First.

First and limited edition, #55 of 200 copies signed to the half title page by artist Jasper Johns, composer John Cage, and dancer and choreographer Merce Cunningham.  With text by Susan Sontag, Richard Francis, Mark Rosenthal, Anne Seymour, David Sylvester, and David Vaughn.  Original full dark grey linen, stamped in blind and in gilt; all edges trimmed; in original dark grey linen slip case. Slip case very slightly frayed, otherwise in very fine condition.  Read More...


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103. [Dance] [Nijinsky, Waslaw. (1889–1950) & Melba, Nellie. (1861–1931) & Tetrazzini, Luisa. (1871–1940)].
1911 Royal Opera House Programme, Printed on Silk

Programme from a June 26, 1911 State Performance of the Royal Opera at Covent Garden, in honor of the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary. The performance included the Russian Ballet with Nijinsky, Karsavina, Cecchetti, Nijinska and others in "Le Pavillon d'Armide," as well as scenes from Aïda, Roméo et Juliette, and Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Nellie Melba sang the role of Juliette, and Luisa Tetrazzini followed in the role of Rosina. Attractively printed on silk, fringed around the edges, with the Royal insignia and a decorative border with portraits of the King and Queen. Mounted onto linen and attractively framed. Usual creases with partial separations along the central vertical fold and a couple of small pulls or holes elsewhere to fabric, otherwise in fine condition. 12.5 x 18 inches (31.5 x 45.5 cm), mounted to an overall size of 15 x 21 inches (38 x 53 cm.) overall.

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104. [Dance] Pavlova, Anna. (1881-1931).
Signed Postcard Photograph

Matte finish postcard photograph of the great ballerina, by the Mishkin Studio of New York, signed neatly across the photograph in black ink. An evocative character portrait of the famed Russian ballerina, shown hunched over, wearing a cloth band with flowers around her hair, an off-the-shoulder polka-dot dress, and eating grapes. In fine condition, with scattered silvering to darker areas of the image. 3.5 x 5.5 inches.

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105. [Dance] Villella, Edward. (b. 1936).
Signed Photograph

Signed John Lindquist photograph of the American dancer and choreographer, who has inscribed "To Paul– / Best regards, / Edward Villella" in black ink to the lower right.  Lundquist was the longtime official photographer for Jacob's Pillow.  Photographer's stamp to verso.  In fine condition.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...

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106. [Dance] [Weimar Cabaret].
German Cigarette Card of an Unidentified Black Dancer

1933 cigarette card of an unidentifed Black female cabaret dancer, as printed by Berlin's Garbáty Cigarette Factory, one of a 250-card series of "Famous Dancers." 1.75 x 2.5 inches (4.5 x 6.1 cm.).  Spot of mounting remnant to verso, else in fine condition.   Read More...
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107. [Film & Theatre] Bancroft, Anne. (1931–2005).
Signed Promotional Photograph

Signed 20th Century-Fox Player promotional photograph of the American actress, who has boldly inscribed "To Paul / Anne Bancroft" in black ink.  In very fine condition.  10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm.). Read More...

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108. [Film & Theatre] Bernhardt, Sarah. (1844–1923).
Carte de Visite Photograph

Original CH Reutlinger CDV photograph of the legendary French actress.  Slightly trimmed along the lower mount edge, else fine.  2.5 x 4 inches (6.4 x 10.7 cm).
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109. [Film & Theatre] Brando, Marlon. (1924–2004).
Press Conference in Paris - Original 1957 Photograph

Original 1957 press photograph of the influential American actor and director amid a swarm of journalists and photographers in a Paris hotel room. Brando had arrived in Paris to film The Young Lions ("Le Bal des Maudits"), which was released in 1958. Some creases and large lower margin; overall in fine condition. 7 x 9 inches; 18 x 24 cm.

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110. [Film & Theatre] Chaplin, Charlie. (1889–1977) & Cocteau, Jean. (1889–1963).
Photograph with Cocteau

Glossy photograph of the comedian together in the South of France with the French poet/novelist/playwright/painter and filmaker. Printed in 1983, 20 years after the death of Cocteau and with news snippet on the verso to this effect.
7" x 9.25"
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111. [Film & Theatre] [del Río, Dolores. (1904-1983)].
Collection of Photographs

Collection of twelve photographs, many of them candid, of the Mexican singer and actress, including an original photograph on Kodak paper of her and husband Lewis A. Riley attending the theatre and an NBC promotional photograph with Robert Culp for the I Spy episode "Return to Glory."  Various sizes and formats, ranging from 9 x 6.25 cm and 20 x 25.5 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in and 8 x 10.5 in). In very fine condition.  Read More...

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112. [Film & Theatre] de Sica, Vittorio. (1901–1974).
Original 1972 Photograph

Original 1972 press photograph of the Academy Award–winning Italian director, sitting beside a half-visible woman and gesturing with a cigarette. On the verso, press caption, translated from Italian, reads: "Celebration of Vittorio de Sica, noted Italian director, finding out that he has won the world's greatest cinematographic prize, the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, 'Il giardino dei Finzi Contini.' " Dated February 4, 1972. Slight wear to the edges; overall in fine condition. 7.25 x 9.5 inches (18.2 x 23.9 cm).

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113. [Film & Theatre] Falk, Peter. (1927-2011).
Signed Photograph

Signed portrait photograph of the beloved actor who played Lieutenant Columbo for over thirty years and won four Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe in the process.  Falk has inscribed "To Paul / My Best / Peter Falk" in black ink.  Though the outfit Falk is wearing bears a striking resemblance to Columbo's sartorial habits, right down to holding a cigar in his hand, we were unable to definitively confirm whether or not this photograph is directly related to the series.  Two small marks to center of image, faint diagonal surface crease, overall in fine condition.  7 x 9 inches (17.8 x 22.9 cm.). Read More...
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114. [Film & Theatre] Gable, Clark. (1901–1960).
"Parnell" - Original Promotional Photograph

Original period promotional photograph from the 1937 MGM film Parnell, starring Gable as the Irish politician Charles Stewart Parnell.  The film is notable for being Gable's least successful theatrical release, and it was included in the 1978 book The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (And How They Got That Way).  10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm.). Read More...

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115. [Film & Theatre] Lansbury, Angela. (1925-2022).
Signed Photograph to the host of Cinema Showcase

Early signed original Ken Duncan of NY portrait photograph of the late British film, theatre, and television legend, who has boldly signed in black felt tip to the botto to Australian television presenter Jim Whaley, host of Cinema Showcase.  Photographer's stamp to verso. In fine condition.  8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).

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116. [Film & Theatre] Lake, Veronica. (1922-1973) [Pilates, Joseph. (1883-1967) ].
Pilates Studios Membership Card - Signed by Lake and the Founder of Pilates!

Pilates Studios membership card for the American actress, best known for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, signed by Lake and Joseph Pilates, the founder of the physical fitness method.  Moderate wear, ink staining to verso and light smudging to signature, overall in fine condition.  4 x 2.5 inches (10.2 x 6.4 cm.). Read More...
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117. [Film & Theatre] Lake, Veronica. (1922-1973).
Pair of Lighters and a Signed Card from the FCC

Small collection of items related to the American actress best known for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, including a pair of stylish lighters, a signed card from the Federal Communications Commission, and a paper tag reading "Veronica Lake's discarded effects / 16-18 / found in Charles St. Cellar / Winter 1970 by C. M. (Celeste Martin)."  The lighters, a pair of naphtha models, include a leather-wrapped lift-arm style model and a striking metal-bodied lighter that lights—or would, rather, if fuel were present—when the cap is opened. The FCC card, issued the year after she earned her pilot's license in 1946, is signed by Lake to recto and authorizes her to operate radiotelephone equipment on aircraft.  All in fine condition. Read More...

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118. [Film & Theatre] La Rue, Danny. (1927-2009) & Hudd, Roy. (1936-2020).
"Danny at the Palace" - Signed Souvenir Program

Signed souvenir program for Danny at the Palace, which ran at the Palace Theatre in London from 1970 to 1972.  La Rue, the Irish performer best known for his drag performances, has inscribed "To Paul / nice meeting you / Danny La Rue" in black ink to an inside halftone photograph.  Additionally signed by comedian Roy Hudd.  16 pp.  In fine condition.  9 x 11.25 inches (22.8 x 28.6 cm.).  Together with a profile of La Rue clipped from the January 1974 issue of Plays & Players. Read More...

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119. [Film & Theatre] [Laurel, Stan. (1890 - 1965) ].
Wombwell's Royal and Unrivalled Menagerie! - Antique Playbill from Stan Laurel's Collection

Large theatrical playbill from the collection of the English comic actor, writer and film director, most famous for his role in the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, and who, with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy, appeared in 107 short films, feature films and cameo roles. 10 x 30 inches. Mounted to rigid backing, with creases, stains and small chips throughout. From the Collection of Lois Laurel Hawes. Read More...

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120. [Film & Theatre] Loren, Sophia. (b. 1934).
"In the Kitchen with Love" - Signed

New York: Doubleday. 1972. First. 8vo.  Hardcover with red cloth, original dust jacket present. 250 pp.  The Italian film icon has inscribed "Buon appetito! Paul / Sophia / 1980" to the title page.  Two tears to dust jacket, including a small tear to upper spine and a significant tear across the rear, otherwise in fine condition. Read More...
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