Circa 1900. 32 pages; light blue paper wrapper (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch). Stamp for Goldstein & Co. on the cover. A supplemental pamphlet to the first one relating to Mrs. Jarley's Waxworks containing description of displays and method of presentation with costumes. Very good clean copy. View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing a film still from the movie, Rationing (1944). The characters of Dorothy Tuttle (played by Dorothy Morris) and Lance Barton (played by Tommy Batten) are shown mid-kiss in a tender embrace. 8" x 10." Printed description on back. Purple stamp with numbers and a green stamp reading, "Approved, Advertising Advisory Council, Nov 24 1943, Hollywood," also on back. Photo is virtually pristine and intact except for slightly bumped corners and slight surface wear. A Near Fine copy. Rationing (1944) is a comedy about two adversaries, a meat bu... View More...
ix, 130 pages; illustrations; gay-green cloth binding, dust jacket (tears and missing chips along the edges). Chapters on - equipment necessary; director's job; footage explained; making up for the camera; editing the film; travel and scenic pictures; portraiture in motion pictures; short story scenarios; longer story scenarios. An interesting and informative book on making home films during the silent film era. Very good copy in a poor dust jacket. View More...
Collection of seven typed letters signed by Edgar Bergen and four typed letters signed by his secretary, Peggy Purcell. 11 total pages. 1953-54. All on Bergen's stationery. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. Hollywood, California. Written to Ted Middleton of Aberdeen Washington. Bergen (1903-78) was an American comedian and ventriloquist , best known for his work with dummy Charlie McCarthy. Bergen was a frequent performer on radio, starting in the 1930's and later in movies and television. In private life, Bergen was interested in antique steam tractors. He mentioned this in a radio show, attractin... View More...
Original black-and-white portrait photograph of Milton Berle posing with a cigar raised to his mouth. He has a discerning expression; his right eye slightly squinted, mouth slightly open with teeth visible. Berle wears glasses and a suit in a bust shot composition. Signed by Milton Berle in blue marker on front, "Milton Berle." No date, circa 1970s. 8" x 10." Photo is virtually pristine and intact. Signature has a bit of speckled appearance, but this may be original. A Fine copy. Milton Berle (1908-2002) was an American actor and comedian. He appeared on radio and television and in m... View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing an up-close portrait of Janet Blair looking slightly over her shoulder and wearing an elegant, sequined dress and earrings. 8" x 10." "PP-JB-4" printed in lower-right corner on front, an abbreviation of "Public Pigeon Number One" and the actress's initials. A typed description is tipped in on back. Purple copyright stamp of RKO Radio Pictures also on back. Photo is virtually pristine and intact except for minuscule surface wear and a few slight wrinkles and surface marks. A Fine copy. Janet Blair (1921-2007) was an American singer an... View More...
Publicity photograph (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch) b/w, for the silent movie "Fair Lady" at the California Theater in San Francisco, California. Betty Blythe (1893-1972) was a leading lady during the silent film era and is best known for her movie "The Queen of Sheba" (1921). View More...
Original sheet music printed on light beige paper. Black lettering with gray, white, and orange illustrations on front panel. Pages laid in loose. 10 1/2" x 13 1/2." Six pages, complete. Sheet music is clean and intact overall but has age toning, a few wrinkles, a few small chips along spine. There is also a split running almost the entire length of the spine. A Good copy. Sheet music for the song, "Till the Clouds Roll by," which was part of the musical comedy, Oh Boy! Book and lyrics by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse. Music by Jerome Kern. A brief list of other songs in the play i... View More...
circa.1960. Publicity photo (4 x 5 inch) b/w of his upper body and head with printed signature. Known for playing tough guy roles in the movies during the 1940s through 1970s, Scott Brady (1924-1985) made his last movie in 1984 - GREMLINS, and is most famous for his role in the TV show POLICE STORY. View More...
[32] pages; attractive color cover. Contains articles: What the Woman will Wear, What the Man will Wear, The Hostess, Beauty Hints, and an original story 'Chivalry in Distress' by Randolph Carter. Advertising includes Hepner's Hair Emporium, Brand's A1 Sauce, Lord & Taylor, Imperial Beer, Singer Sewing Machines, Mogul Egyptian Cigarettes, Actors' Fund Fair, Smith Brother's Cough Drops, and Cafe Martin. Fine clean copy. View More...
Original letter handwritten and signed in black ink by Joe E. Brown. Letter is on light beige stationery from the Biltmore Hotel in Dayton, Ohio. No date, circa 1929-1940s. 6" x 9 1/2." Two pages. Letter is virtually pristine and intact except for two horizontal fold lines on each page (perhaps original) and light age toning. A Fine copy. Joe E. Brown (1891-1973) was an American comedian and actor who became well-known for his comedic timing, portrayal of amicable movie characters, and iconic smile. Brown starred in several films including Save My Child (1932), A Midsummer Night's Drea... View More...
'Peerless Popular Plays'. 54 pages; stage plan; paper wrapper (5 x 7 1/4 inch) with former owner's name on top of the cover. Beginning to split along the spine. Three act comedy. Very good clean copy. View More...
circa 1915. 29 pages with [4] pages ads; illustrated wrapper (4 3/4 x 7 inch). "Dennison's Specialties". Contains the script for the play with stage instructions, cast and costumes. Some chips missing from the cover, lower right corner (1 x 1/2 inch). View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph showing a scene from the stage adaption of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night. The characters of Edmund Tyrone (played by Robert Burke) and Jamie Tyrone (played by Andrew Prine) are shown conversing with one another. No date, circa 1977. 10" x 8." Printed description tipped in on back with two pieces of tape. Photo is virtually pristine and intact except for almost imperceptible discoloration on back. A Fine copy. Andrew Prine (b. 1936) is an American actor who has appeared in film and on stage and television. Long Day's Journey... View More...
circa 1870. 16 pages with [4] ads. Wrapper has chipping of the edges with foxing. As first performed at the Strand Theatre, London, on Monday, May 30, 1864. to which is added a description of the costumes, cast, and stage directions along with a one page synopsis. View More...
circa.1930s. Original photograph (5 x 7 inch) with printed inscription "Love and Kisses Eddie Cantor" on the upper right corner. Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) was an American comic, actor, singer, and dancer who starred in vaudeville, theater, movies, radio, and TV. An early star for the Ziegfeld Follies during 1917-1927, first president of the Screen Actors Guild, 1933-35. During the 1930s he was the highest paid star on radio and was famous for starting the "March of Dimes" in January 1938 raising some 2,680,000 dimes for the cause of polio. After WWII he was on TV hosting several variety shows. ... View More...
[12] pages; portrait; stiff brown paper wrapper (6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch) with a ribbon used to bind it. Former owner's stamp "Dr. E.W. Koch, Buffalo, NY" inside. Published in honor of Will Rogers (1879-1935) who died in a plane crash in Alaska near Point Barrow with the famous pilot Wiley Post. Rogers was the most influential performer during the first third of the 20th century in the United States, he was also the highest paid vaudeville performer and movie actor. Very good clean copy of this unusual tribute. View More...
Circa 1940's. Original photograph. 5 X 7 inches. Carson (1910-1963) was a Canadian actor who started in comedies, musicals and a few westerns. Carson began his acting career in 1937 with Stage Door. He also appeared in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944), Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939), A Star Is Born (1954) and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958). This is a fine clean copy. View More...
Original black-and-white publicity photograph of Lynne Carver and Jean Vernon on a tour to visit servicemen during World War II between their work on the film, Tennessee Johnson. The two actresses are shown posing for photos with a few others seated in a military vehicle. Green stamp on back:"Approved; Advertising Advisory Council; Nov 2 1942; Hollywood." 8" x 10." Purple stamp with "1257x25" on back. Also on back is a typed description of the scene in the photo. Photo is very clean and intact except for slightly bumped corners and a wrinkle running from the upper-left corner to about th... View More...
