Winter & Holiday 2017 Catalogue

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162. [Jazz & Song] Teagarden, Jack. (1905-1964) & Rollins, Sonny. (b. 1930) & Brubeck, Dave. (1920-2012) & Kenton, Stan. (1911-1979) & Condon, Eddie. (1905-1973) & Armstrong, Louis. (1901-1971) & Herman, Woody. (1913-1987).
Group of Jazz Programs and Esquire Magazines

Group of five original jazz programs from the 1940's–50's, from the collection of jazz promoter Fred Taylor. Included are a ca. 1940's Jack Teagarden program (4 pp., with several photographs of Teagarden and his band); a 1944 souvenir program from the 6th season of the Eddie Condon's Jazz Concert series (18 pp., with extensive photographs throughout); a ca. late 1940's souvenir program from Stan Kenton and his orchestra (14 pp., with photographs throughout); a ca. early 1950's souvenir program from Louis Armstrong and his Concert Group and Woody Herman and the Third Herd (20 pp., with photographs and essays about both bands); and a 1958 souvenir program from the concert "Jazz for Moderns," featuring the Dave Brubeck Quartet, The Four Freshmen, the Maynard Ferguson Band, and Sonny Rollins (22 pp.) Some wear to the covers, with creases and some small tears (the cover of the Eddie Condon program repaired with tape); overall very good to fine. Read More...
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163. [Jazz & Song] Waller, Thomas "Fats." (1904–1943) & Razaf, Andy. (1895–1973).
"Tall Timber" - Original Sheet Music

New York: Miller Music. c. 1933. Scarce original sheet music to the beloved stride pianist's song, written together with Andy Razaf. Light wear, small corner crease at the upper right, store stamp, pencil signature, and price stickers. Cover features an attractive green and yellow forest design. 4 pp. WorldCat records only one copy, held at the British Library. Spine intact and overall in fine condition. 9 x 12 inches (23.3 x 30.7 cm). Read More...

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164. [Jazz & Song] Waller, Thomas "Fats." (1904–1943).
Two Original Photographs

Two vintage 8 x 10 photographs of the beloved jazz pianist at the keyboard. In the first, Fats is shown in a light-colored suit at a white piano; in the second, he is shown from above as he performs for a CBS broadcast. Two small staple holes and one slight crack; overall fine. Each 20.5 x 25.3 cm.

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165. [Jazz & Song] Whiteman, Paul. (1890–1967).
Original Photograph as a Chef

Large original doubleweight photograph of the influential orchestral leader and self-dubbed "King of Jazz," posing as an Italian chef with a forkful of spaghetti! Photographed by Russell Ball, with his stamp and the date of Feb. 13, 1930 to the verso. In very fine condition. 10.5 x 13.5 inches (26.6 x 34 cm).

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166. [Jazz & Song] Whiteman, Paul. (1890–1967).
Signed Photograph with Original Press Photographs

Signed photograph of the influential orchestral leader and self-dubbed "King of Jazz," together with two original 1929 press photographs. Whiteman is shown in a vignette portrait photograph and has signed and inscribed at the lower left, with the date of October 24, 1925 added in another hand. The two original press photographs show him in Springfield, Illinois, being presented by the mayor with a baton made out wood from Abraham Lincoln's home. A press clipping is included, dating the photograph to May 30, 1929: "Above you see in the picture John L. Taylor, local musician, Paul Whiteman, Jazz King, H. L. Fay, custodian of Lincoln's tomb and Mayor J. Emil Smith, presenting Whiteman with a baton made out of wood taken from Lincoln home." In very fine condition. Photographs each 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25 cm). Read More...
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167. [Jazz & Song] Whiteman, Paul. (1890–1967) [Simon, George T. (1912–2001)].
Typed Letter Signed with Letter of Reference

Typed letter signed from the influential orchestral leader and self-dubbed "King of Jazz" to the jazz writer and drummer George T. Simon, together with an unsigned typed copy of a letter of reference for Simon. Dated August 23, 1943 on letterhead of the Blue Network. Whiteman writes: "Do hope things are moving along nicely for you and that the enclosed letter will help you secure the commission you want. I think you would be really great at this type of work." The letter of recommendation states that Simon is "a man of excellent character and sound judgement [...] a fine musician. Good executive, brilliant writer and thoroughly familiar with all types of publicity and promotion; this together with his varied experience in the entertainment field should make him of great value in any enterprise dealing with entertainment." Folding creases and some toning; overall fine. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.6 x 27.9 cm). Read More...

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168. [Film & Theatre] [Laurel & Hardy] [Hardy, Oliver. (1892–1957)].
Vintage Oliver Hardy Wine Stopper

An original wine stopper in the image of the beloved rotund comedian, half of the classic double act Laurel and Hardy. The knob of the stopper is formed of Hardy's rosy-cheeked face, topped with a red bowler hat and his distinctive mustache. 3 inches tall.

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169. [Film & Theatre] Laurel, Stan. (1890–1965) & Hardy, Oliver. (1892–1957).
Signed Photograph

An original garishly colorized photograph of the great comedy duo, signed by Oliver Hardy at the lower right in black ink and also bearing a stamped signature from Laurel at the left in blue ink. 7 x 5 inches. Light silvering, a few smudges/stains to margins, else fine. 
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170. [Film & Theatre] Norris, Chuck. (b. 1940).
Toughen Up!: The Chuck Norris Fitness System - SIGNED

Toronto: Bantam Books. 1983. First Edition. Signed copy of the American martial artist and actor's workout book. He has signed boldly ("All the best, Chuck Norris") on the half-title. 185 pp. Softcover with light shelf wear, overall in very good condition. 8.25 x 11 inches (21.3 x 27.5 cm).
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Health, Medicine & Nutrition

171. [Film & Theatre] Swanson, Gloria. (1899–1983).
"Come to Me" - Signed Sheet Music

Vintage sheet music from the 1931 film "Indiscreet," boldly signed and inscribed on the cover by the American actress and singer. Horizontal crease, corners and edges worn, and covers fully  separated at spine. 5 pp.  Read More...
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172. [Film & Theatre] [Theatre and Opera] General Tom Thumb [Stratton, Charles Sherwood.] (1838–1883) & Langtry, Lillie. (1853–1929) & Salvini, Tommaso. (1829–1915) & Ristori, Adelaide. (1822–1906) & Irving, Henry. (1838–1905) & Terry, Ellen. (1847–1928) & Patti, Carlotta. (1840–1889) & Wilhelmj, August. (1845–1908).
Incredible Autograph Album, including Tom Thumb, Langtry, Salvini, Ristori, Irving, Terry, Patti, Wilhelmj etc.

A very interesting autograph album containing original photographs, signatures and signed autograph quotations from actors, opera singers, musicians and other personalities of the late nineteenth century. Signatures include: dwarf performers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stratton (General Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren); opera singers Carlotta Patti (with obituary news clipping), Anna de Belocca ("Chi ca piano, ca sano e chi va sano, va lontano"), Emma Abbott ("Be thou faithful unto death"), Marie Roze, Annie Louise Cary, and Marie Spettini; actresses Lillie Langtry ("Au revoir"), Ellen Terry, Mary Anderson, Kate Claxton, Lilian Adelaide Neilson, Adelaide Ristori ("Art is the mirror and the emanation of life"), Mary F. Scott-Siddons, Minnie Palmer, and Ada Cavendish; actors Henry Irving, Tommaso Salvini ("Euterpe onora il Canto! Tersicore...Carole! Ed io qual merto vanto? Parole! poi...parole!"), John T. Raymond, William Florence, Thomas Whiffen "(If you please"), Joseph Wheelock Sr., Samuel W. Piercy, Henry Dixie ("I never was born I was quarried"), and Wilson Barrett ("The rest is silence - Hamlet"); violinists August Wilhelmj and Eduard Remenyi; and abolitionist and women's rights activist Anna Dickinson. The album contains 20 pp. of autographs and 17 blank pages. Red leather boards with gold embossed lettering, gold-edged pages; heavy wear to binding with spine detached. 6 x 8 inches.

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Theater

173. [Film & Theatre] Travolta, John. (b. 1954).
"John Travolta" - SIGNED LP

Signed LP from the American actor, singer, and heartthrob who came to fame as a TV and musical star in the 1970's. He has signed and inscribed his 1976 album "John Travolta" on the front cover to Paul McMahon. Midland International Records BKL1-1563. Slightly poor contrast to the signature, but overall in fine condition.

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174. [Dance] Balanchine, George. (1904–1983).
Autograph Signature

Autograph signature from the choreographer known as the father of American ballet. He has signed boldly in blue ink at the foot of a typed sheet bearing a description of the ballet Walpurgis Night, originally choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky for the Bolshoi Ballet in 1941. Balanchine's own similar ballet, Walpurgisnacht Ballet, was premiered as part of a 1975 production of Gounod's Faust. Folding creases and some light edge wear; overall fine. 8.5 x 11 inches (21.8 x 28.1 cm).
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175. [Dance] [Ballets Russes].
Original 1936–37 American Season Program

Original souvenir program from the 4th American season (1936–37) of Col. W. de Basil's Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo, featuring a striking color cover illustration of a knight by Natalia Gontcharova. The contents include photographs of stars and conductors including Leonine Massine, Lubov Tchernicheva, David Lichine, Antal Dorati, Efrem Kurts, and others; an 8-page color section with costume and set designs by Gontcharova, Cecil Beaton, Picasso, Leon Bakst, Raoul Dufy, and others; and a final 3-page section showing the dancers on tour—building sandcastles and engaging in various other more frivolous forms of entertainment. 64 pp. Wrapper detached from the block; edge wear to the cover; internally fine and overall in very good condition. 9.75 x 12.25 inches (24.5 x 31 cm). Read More...
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176. [Dance] [Ballets Russes].
Original 1916 United States Tour Prospectus

Original prospectus leaflet advertising the 1916–1917 US tour of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The small booklet includes photographs of some of the principal dancers, including Adolf Bolm, Lubov Tchernichowa, and Leonide Massine and costume designs and drawings by Bakst and Montenegro. 7 pp. Rust to the staple binding; some stains and toning; overall very good. 6.75 x 9.75 inches (17 x 24.8 cm). Read More...
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177. [Dance] [Ballets Russes].
Souvenir Serge De Diaghileff's BALLET RUSSE - Original 1916 Tour Program

Original 1916 souvenir program from the first American tour of the Ballet Russe, featuring a cover illustration of Nijinsky in Scheherezade by Robert Montenegro and many full-color costume designs and other illustrations by Leon Bakst and others. The contents also include a photographs of Nijinsky in Spectre de la Rose, Bakst's Nijinsky as Faun, Adolf Bolm, Flore Revalles, and groups of dancers in Scheherezade, Prince Igor, and L'Après-Midi d'un Faune; ballet descriptions, an itinerary, and advertisements. Pages are of thick ivory uncoated paper, cover is thick mottled grey paper, with embossed gold art and letters. This is a particularly rare copy, in that it features the superb illustration of Nijinsky in Scheherezade by Robert Montenegro on the cover; the program is more commonly found with a different illustration on the cover. Library stamp to verso of front cover and a 1917 ownership signature from the artist Emily Shotwell Goeller-Wood (1887–1965) on the first page. Edge and corner wear to the wrapper; bound with a light brown cord; overall in very good condition. 36 pp. 9 x 12.25 inches (23.2 x 31.2 cm).
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178. [Dance] Béjart, Maurice. (1927-2007).
The Essence of Béjart - SIGNED

New York: Danad Publishing Company. 1972. Signed book from the important French-born Swiss dancer, choreographer and opera director. He has signed and inscribed on the half-title to Paul McMahon: "To Paul / Souvenir de Boston." Photographs throughout show highlights of Béjart's ballets in rehearsal and performance. Softcover, unpaged, with light shelfwear and toning to the spine; overall in fine condition with a crisp signature. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.5 cm). Read More...
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179. [Dance] [Dance] de Mérode, Cléo. (1875 - 1966) .
Postcard Photograph with Facsimile Signature

Original photograph postcard of the notorious demimondaine, the celebrated beautiful dancer who left the world of ballet for the Folies Bergère, was mistress to King Léopold II and was painted and celebrated by Lautrec, Muller and Klimt. De Mérode is shown in a Grecian-style dress, in profile to the left, photographed by Reutlinger of Paris. Her signature is reproduced in facsimile across the foot of the image. A crisp image in very fine condition. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.9 x 14 cm).
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180. [Dance] Graham, Martha. (1894–1991) [Leabo, Karl B.].
Martha Graham - SIGNED

New York: Theatre Arts Books. 1962. First edition, second printing. Signed book from the pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer. Graham has boldly signed and inscribed on the title page to Paul McMahon. Together with a 6-page fold-out prospectus with biographies of the dancers in Graham's 1962 company. 48 pp., unnumbered. Softcover. Overall toning and light shelf wear; otherwise in very good condition. 9 x 9 inches (23 x 23 cm). Read More...
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181. [Dance] Nureyev, Rudolf. (1938–1993).
Signed Photograph as Petrouchka

Signed photograph of the great dancer as Petrouchka, dancing with French ballerina Jacqueline Rayet most likely at the Paris Opera, ca. 1964. Nureyev has signed very boldly in gold marker above his image. Photographed by Beverley Gallegos and with the photographer's stamp on the verso. One very small corner crease; overall in fine condition. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm).
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