Holiday 2023 Catalogue

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191. [History & Culture] Queen Victoria. (1819–1901).
Signed Military Doctument

Partially printed military document bearing the Royal Seal and signed by Queen Victoria.  July 2, 1849.  The document appoints Alexander Edgar McGregor Gent to the rank of Lieutenant in the 69th Regiment of Foot, and has been embossed with an additional seal reading "One Pound Ten Shillings."  A London postmark to recto is dated December 22, 1849.  Three vertical creases and some light foxing, else in fine condition.  13.9 x 9.6 inches (35.3 x 24.4 cm.).

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43. [Holiday Greetings] [Marie Antoinette (1755–1793)] Beaugeard, Pierre Jean Baptiste. (1764-1832).
Letter Sending New Year's Greetings while under House Arrest

Manuscript document signed on behalf of the Queen (“Marie Antoinette") and countersigned, both signatures by her secretary Pierre Jean Baptiste Beaugeard, 1 page, folio, Paris, 31 January 1791, to her cousin, thanking him for his New Year greetings and assuring him of her affections. Dispatch slits, overall in very fine condition and with a scarce paper seal depicting Marie Antoinette’s coat of arms present to the lower left. Matted and framed with an engraved portrait "MARIE ANTOINETTE - JOSEPH. JEANNE (d'Autriche)...Gravé d'après un Dessin de Moreau)". Visible area of letter and portrait, each 8 x 12 inches (20.3 x 30.5), overall 21 x 16 inches (53.3 x 40.6). Unexamined out of frame, 2 inch tear to blank area visible, toning around the edges, else apparently fine, though would benefit from a fresh acid-free mat.  Read More...


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158. [Literature & Art] Hirschfeld, Albert. (1903–2003).
The American Theatre: As Seen by Hirschfeld - Signed Title Page with Drawing

Signed title page of The American Theatre: As Seen by Hirschfeld (New York: George Braziller, 1961). Inscribed, "For Paul / HIRSCHFELD," with the addition of two extra arms and pointing hands drawn by the artist. Single sheet, cut from the book. 11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.5 cm). In fine condition. Read More...

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42. [Holiday Greetings] List, Eugene. (1918–1985) [Lucioni, Luigi. (1900–1988)] .
Signed Letter and Holiday Cards

Signed invitation by the American pianist to the summer Music Festival at the South Vermont Arts Center, May 1979, probably sent to Italian-American painter Luigi Lucioni.  1 p.  Photocopied, with autograph signature, some decorative notation in red marker and mounted black-and-white photograph of the South Vermont Arts Center.  11 x 8.5 inches (28 x 21.6 cm).  Lower edge creased, else in fine condition. Read More...

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134. [Film & Theatre] [Sondheim, Stephen. (1930–2021)] Lapine, James. (b. 1949).
Into the Woods - Signed Illustrated Title Page

Signed illustrated title of the musical Into the Woods with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (who did not sign) and book by James Lapine and "adapted and illustrated by Hudson Talbott" (New York: Crown Publishers, 1988). Inscribed and signed to Paul McMahon from James Lapine. Cut from the book. 10 x 8.5 inches (25.5 x 21.3 cm). In excellent condition. Read More...

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26. Saint-Saëns, Camille. (1835–1921) [Attributed to].
"Saint-Valery-en-Caux - Spring" - Oil Painting

Charming oil painting of a white cherry tree in bloom in the Normandy countryside, apparently painted and signed by the French composer.  While the composer is known to have made artworks of various kinds, we have never previously offered a painting by him and indeed, we find the signature in paint is unlike his usual penmanship. This is not so unusual, and a number of other works in this same style have appeared over the years at French auction houses, all likewise attributed to the composer of this name. That said, please note that the work is sold as "attributed to." In very fine condition.  11 x 9 inches, framed to 13 x 11 (33 x 27.9 cm.). Read More...

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182. [Literature & Art] [Wilde, Oscar. (1854–1900)] Douglas, Lord Alfred. (1870–1945).
Green Posy Holder inscribed from Alfred Douglas to Oscar Wilde

A green glass posy holder with the etched inscription "To Oscar Love Bosie" and measuring approximately 1 x 7 cm. Small crack to rear lip of the glass, else fine.  Read More...

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184. [Literature & Art] [Wilde, Oscar. (1854–1900)] Douglas, Lord Alfred. (1870–1945).
"Oscar Wilde: A Summing Up" - SIGNED

London: Duckworth. 1940. First. Signed copy of Lord Douglas's final book on the Irish playwright and author, inscribed on front free endpaper to cricket broadcaster John Arlott (1914–1991) and dated February 1943.  Inscription is faded but signature remains bold.  Purple cloth in dust jacket. 143 pp. Frontis portrait of Wilde, portrait of Lord Alfred Douglas, from the drawing by Walter Spindler; facsimile of letter written to Douglas from Wilde in 1897. Foxing throughout, wear and some small tears and edge losses to dust jacket, else fine. Read More...

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142. [Film & Theatre] Williams, Tennessee. (1911-1983) & Harding, Ann. (1902-1981) & Lansing, Robert. (1928-1994) & Cameron, Donna. (1923-1995) & Ripley, Patricia. (1926-2018) & Meacham, Anne. (1925-2006) & Nanon-Liam. (?-?).
"Garden District" - Signed Program

Signed trifold program from a performance of Garden District, a double-bill of the Tennessee Williams one-acts Suddenly Last Summer and Something Unspoken.  Williams and most of the cast have signed to the cast listing.  In fine condition.  5.5 x 9 inches (14 x 22.9 cm.).

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97. [Jazz & Song] [Beach Boys] Wilson, Brian. (b. 1942).
"Wouldn’t It Be Nice. My Own Story" - SIGNED

New York: HarperCollins. 1991. First edition, first printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, signed and inscribed on the title. 6.5 x 9.5. 398 pages. In fine condition.

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106. [Jazz & Song] [JAZZ] Ellington, Duke. (1899-1974) & Fitzgerald, Ella. (1917-1996) & Basie, Count. (1904–1984) & Gillespie, Dizzy. (1917–1993) & Goodman, Benny. (1909 - 1986) & Ferguson, Maynard (1928 - 2006) &Krupa, Gene. (1909 - 1973) & Davis, Eddie "Lockjaw". (1922 - 1986) & Herman, Woody. (1913 - 1987) & Kenton, Stan. (1911–1979) & Wilson, Teddy. (1912 - 1986) [George T. Simon].
The Big Bands - SIGNED BY MANY

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...

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139. [Film & Theatre] Stewart, James. (1908 - 1997) & Day, Doris. (b. 1922) [Hitchcock, Livingston, Evans].
"Que Sera, Sera," SIGNED

Los Angeles: Artists Music, Inc. . 1955. Fine copy of the celebrated song, "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" from Hitchcock's "The Man Who Knew Too Much," boldly signed on the cover by the film's leading man, James Stewart. Upright folio. 3pp.  In fine condition.  Read More...

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141. [Film & Theatre] Welles, George Orson. (1915–1985) [Noble, Peter.] .
The Fabulous Orson Welles - SIGNED BY WELLES

London: Hutchinson. 1956. First. Hardcover, boldly signed "For Paul / all best wishes / Orson Welles" to the title page by the American film director, writer, actor and producer widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the 20th century.  276  pages.  8vo (9½'' x 6¼").  Hardcover in bright red boards with illustrated dj. Tears and small losses around edges of jacket, else fine.  Read More...

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146. [Literature & Art] Botero, Fernando. (1932 - 2023) [Edward J. Sullivan].
Botero. Drawings and Watercolors - SIGNED

New York: Rizzoli. 1993. First. 183 pp. with 85 b&w and 130 color illustrations. 4to, cloth. Signed and inscribed by the artist T"o Denite / Botero 93," under reproduction of his Still Life with Bowl (1980) on page 8. A comprehensive overview of Botero's accomplishments in these mediums, illustrating lesser known and previously unreproduced works. Moderate scattered rubbing and soiling to dust jacket, overall fine. 

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163. [Literature & Art] Lichtenstein, Roy. (1923–1997).
Die Zeichnungen 1961–1986 - SIGNED

Munich: Hirmer. 1988. Collection of the American pop artist's drawings from 1961 to 1986, signed and inscribed by the artist on the half-title: "To Friedrich Apel / Roy Lichtenstein '88." 201,(1) pp. Oblong 8vo. Hardcover, blue cloth, dust jacket with detail of one of Lichtenstein's drawings. Some light edge wear to dust jacket, but overall very fine. 10 x 9.5 inches (26 x 24 cm).

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157. [Literature & Art] Haring, Keith. (1958-1990).
Signed 1986 Calendar Page

Thick stock color illustration of the 1985 work "Untitled (figures)", the extracted cover of his 1987 Abbeville calendar page, signed boldly in silver marker to the lower right by the American graffiti artist and social activist known for his instantly recognizable visual language of dancing figures and his work to bridge the gap between high and low art.  The work features an array of bodies fighting for room in a colourful crowded space, emulating the vibrancy of graffiti art but also the energy of bodies dancing the upbeat rhythm of hip hop music. 11.8 x 13.8 inches (30 x 35 cm). Mounted to rigid white cardstock, with an advertisement clipping to verso, in fine condition.  

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162. [Literature & Art] Lawrence, Jacob. (1917–2000)[Ellen Harkins Wheat].
Jacob Lawrence. American Painter. - SIGNED

Seattle: Seattle Art Museum. 1986. Oversize 4to softcover. 235 pp, including six chapters, a chronology, checklist of the exhibition with thumbnail illustrations etc. Inscribed and signed on the red ffe "For Alan" and dated 8/26/86, likely to someone associated with the museum, with a Seattle Museum business card of Helen Abbott, Public Relations Manager, laid in.  An attractive signed example of this stunning catalog for the career retrospective Seattle Art Museum exhibition of the important American artist who taught at the University of Washington from 1971 to 1986. With 4 paperclip indentations to page edges, some dog eared lower page corners, and notations in black pen to a number of pages, especially in the exhibition checklist.  Read More...

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174. [Literature & Art] Rosenquist, James. (1933-2017) & Castelli, Leo. (1907 - 1999) [Susan Brundage, ed.].
The Big Paintings: Thirty Years - SIGNED

New York: Rizzoli. 1994. First. Oblong folio. 12.5 x 15.25 inches.  Signed "best regards" by Rosenquist, and "With best wishes" by Castelli, each on the half-title and additionally dated by both. Unpaginated. Minor bumping to edges, faint scattered soiling, overall fine.  Read More...

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152. [Literature & Art] Erté [Romain de Tirtoff] (1892-1990).
More Erté. Fashion Paper Dolls in Full Color - SIGNED

New York: Dover Publications, Inc.. 1976. Signed book from the Russian-born French artist and designer who flourished in a range of fields including fashion, jewelry, graphic arts and costume design. He has signed on the first page of illustrations. 16 single-sided heavy stock pages. Softcover. Overall in fine condition. 9.25 x 12 inches (23.5 x 31 cm). Read More...

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170. [Literature & Art] Neiman, LeRoy. (1921–2012).
An American in Paris - SIGNED

New York: Harry N. Abrams. 1994. First. Folio. 153 pages. Publisher's cloth. Inscribed and signed by the artist "To De de Dede / with love," in red ink, on the half-title, additionally dated. Small hole in backstrip; dust jacket with small hole in spine panel, minor closed tears at edges, faint scattered soiling, else fine.  Read More...

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