Reliance-Majestic Studios. 1915. One sheet from the Tremont Theatre (Boston) program for "The Birth of a Nation." One side states the D. W. Griffith production is "An Historical Drama in Two Acts, founded on Thomas Dixon's Story 'The Clansman.'" This information is followed by "Note-There will be an intermission of.....
Various. 1950s-1960s. Six souvenir booklets promoting Hollywood blockbuster films of the late 50s and early 60s illustrated with color photos or artwork. The films, in date sequence, are: "The Robe" (1953) with Richard Burton and Jean Simmons, directed by Henry Koster; "Gigi" (1958) with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan, directed.....
Dangerfield, Fred (Scenery and Mechanical Effects).
Chicago. American Extravaganza Company. 1891. Theatre program and assorted ephemera from the musical extravaganza "Sinbad, or the Maid of Balsora," produced by David Henderson's American Extravaganza Company in 1891 at the Chicago Opera House with Eddie Foy in the featured role of Fresco. Scenery.....
Boston. M. M. Ballou. 11-25- 1854. Three black and white illustrations comprising, with text, one half of the newspaper’s 15 x 11 inch rear page. The illustrations depict the blackface performer George Christy, (referred to as "the Noted Ethiopian Delineator") as he appears in life and also in costume as.....
Seattle, Washington. Fantagraphic Books, Inc., 11- 1995. Magazine, 11 x 8 ½ inches, 128 pp. featuring an extended illustrated interview conducted by Paul Wardle with the film director ("Brazil," etc.) and "Monty Python" animator and actor, Terry Gilliam. Also included are two articles providing critical focus, first, on Italian illustrator.....
New York. MJF Books. 1991. First Edition. Hard cover book in fine dust jacket; 8.5 x 5.5 inches, 502 pp. "As new" condition; multiple copies available. A collection of 43 "modern masterpieces" (according to the dust jacket). Playwrights featured include Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, Maria Irene Fornes, Edward Gorey, Richard.....
![THREE MAGAZINES] Motion Picture Classic. January 1922, January 1923 and January 1926. HOLLYWOOD...](/pictures/thumb/55771.jpg?v=1586297115)
Kober, Leo; Benjamin Eggleston; E. Dahl (cover illus).
Jamaica, New York. Brewster Publication. 01-1922, 01-1923, 01- 1926. Three motion picture "fan" magazines (1922, 1923, & 1926) containing between 92 & 98 pages each with striking color covers of film stars. Issue of January 1922 features Ruth Roland on the cover.....
No date. Ca. 1965. Two-color poster, 41 x 27 inches, folding as issued to 10 x 13 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Text at lower edge: "Cinemascope Return Engagement of A Rip-Roarin' Round-Up! an M-G-M- Picture". Small text at lower left corner reads "For Distribution and Use At U.S. Military.....
No date. Ca. 1900. Japanese woodblock print, 9 1/2 x 14 inches tipped onto thin card 11 3/4 x 16 inches. Text (in English and Japanese) on thin paper glued to verso of card. A few small foxing spots, overall very good condition. A finely designed image, richly colored and.....
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
Tokyo. Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]. 1897- 1902. Japanese woodblock print from the publication Nogaku zue, image 9 x 13 on sheet 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Slight mark at upper left, light crease to right edge of print, overall very good condition. Plate # 47, with Tsukioka.....
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
Tokyo. Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]. 1897- 1902. Japanese woodblock print from the publication Nogaku zue, image 9 x 13 on sheet 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Tsukioka Kogyo published two works on the Noh theatre, helping to popularise this form of Japanese theatre which.....
Tsukioka Kōgyo (1869-1927).
Tokyo. Daikokuya [Matsuki Heikichi]. Meiji 31. 1898. Japanese woodblock print from the publication Nogaku zue, image 9 x 13 on sheet 9 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Very good condition. Tsukioka Kogyo published two works on the Noh theatre, helping to popularise this form of Japanese theatre.....
Salzburg, Austria. Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik. 1982. Two volume set titled "Poetic Drama & Poetic Theory," edited by Dr. James Hogg, featuring the two-part essay "Domestic Tragedy in English - Brief Survey" by Ada Lou Carson and Herbert L. Carson. Each volume 8 ¼ x 6 inches, Volume 1.....
New York. Cowles Communications. 06-20- 1950. June 20, 1950 issue of the magazine, color and black and white illustrations, 13 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Paper loss to lower left corner of front cover, light wear/abrasion to covers; overall good condition. Jane Russell is featured on the.....
Glasgow. Gowans & Gray Ltd., First Edition 1910; reprinted 1922. "The Last Man In" is No. 1 in the series Repertory Plays, one-acts published by Gowans & Gray Ltd. Booklet (5 ¾ x 4 inches; 40 pp) has covers of glassine, printed in color, on top of stiff paper boards.....
Sports Time, Inc., Copyright 1995. Set of TWO double-sided sheets of full color cards (uncut), sheet size 20 x 28 inches (50 cards per sheet - 100 total). Mint condition. Verso of each card includes a cropped version of front image plus various facts and trivia relating to her life.....
New York. Theatre Arts Inc., 10- 1920. Vol.IV. No.4. Heavily illustrated string-bound magazine in paper wraps, 10 x 6 ½ inches, pp 265-352. Chief feature of the magazine is a 26 pp. illustrated feature on the Moscow Art Theatre by Oliver M. Sayler, which includes illustrations of twelve MAT sets.....
Christy, Earl (cover illus).
New York / Louisville. Dell Publishing Co. / Photoplay Publishing Co. / Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1930 - 1939. SIX 1930s movie magazines, illustrated in black and white with some color ads, color pictorial covers as issued, approx 90-150 pages each, 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches.....
New York. Street & Smith. 04- 1917. Volume VI. No. 2. Illustrated throughout in black and white, pages numbered 182-302 with additional unnumbered pages at front and rear, 10 x 7 3/4 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Wear and creasing to wrappers, several tears to front cover repaired with older tape.....
Philadelphia. Philadelphia Inquirer. 09-12- 1937. Single section of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, illustrated throughout in color and black and white, 12pp, 21 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches. Folded across the centre as issued, fine condition. An impressive full page color advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes on the back cover, featuring.....
Monay, Ywon (cover illus).
1956. Number 6. Number 6, 1946 issue of the magazine, color and black and white illustrations and ads throughout, 12 1/4 x 9 inches, color pictorial wrappers. Ends of spine very worn, top fore edge corner lightly bumped throughout, otherwise very good condition. Text in French.....
Tokyo. Wada, Harukichi. 1939-1940. Glossy Japanese fan magazines featuring photos of Hollywood film stars; front and back covers in full-color. The magazines, 11.5 x 8.5 inches, contain approximately 40 pp each. The photos are generally of the glamor variety; on other occasions the image is from a scene in a......
New York. American Theatre Press, Inc., 12- 1978. Magazine format program for the musical comedy "On the Twentieth Century" starring Imogene Coca, John Cullum, Kevin Kline under the direction of Harold Prince. Magazine is 9 x 5 ½ inches and 98 pp. in good condition. Besides copious advertising, the magazine.....
Chicago. Story-press Corp. 1909. Color photo 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches; text states "Color supplement September 1909 The Blue Book Magazine." Advertisement on verso for Red Book Magazine. Left margin suggests supplement has been cut from the magazine. Small crease in upper right corner. Overall very good clean condition.....
Stumm, Maud (illus).
New York. The Gray Lith. Co., Copyright 1907. Set of four chromolithographic prints, sheet size 12 3/4 x 10 inches. Very good, bright and clean condition. Four gorgeous prints by Maud Stumm (ca. 1866 - 1935), each featuring a beautifully dressed show girl. Theatres include Daly's, Casino.....
