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Best.-Nr. 24620No binding. Very Good. In very good condition overall. Common defects include minor creasing staining soiling and foxing. 1 Adams Maude 1872-1953. Bust-length portrait of the American actress. 2 Branscombe Maud fl. 1870s-80s. Bust-length lithographic portrait with a fan on cardstock ca. 115 x 68 mm. Boston Buford lithographer. 3 Burke Billie 1884-1970. Bust-length portrait of the young American actress. Richard Brown photographer. Published in London by the Philco Publishing Co. Postmarked 1905. With autogrpah note. 4 Burke. Three-quarter-length role portrait holding a small book. Oxford Draycott Galleries photographer. Published in London by Davidson Bros. Postmarked Shepherds Bush 1906. The two Burke postcards contain manuscript letters postage stamps and postmarks. 5 Carter Mrs. Leslie 1857-1937. Three-quarter-length sepia portrait of the American actress draped in furs with large muff. Published in Boston Berlin and Leipzig by Owens Bros. Hillson Co. 6 Drew John 1853-1927. Three-quarter-length portrait of the American actor with a small terrier. Published in New York by E. Frey & Co. Two file holes to upper edge; remnants of adhesive. 7 Langtry Lillie 1853-1929. Bust-length color portrait of the English actress. Published in Holmfirth England and New York by Bamforth and Co. Publishers. 8 Lloyd Harold 1893-1971. Bust-length portrait of the American actor with a reproduction of his autograph signature and inscription to lower right portion. 9 Robson Eleanor 1879-1979. Waist-length portrait of the English actress and founder of the Metropolitan Opera Guild. unknown books
1960Best.-Nr. 224801960. African America Film and Entertainment Photo Archive of Black Entertainers Musicians Actors & Comedy Figures 1950s-1970s including Otis Redding Dinah Washington and Brock Peters. An archive of 9 original gelatin silver and glossy studio prints black and white measuring 10" x 8". Produced for press and promotional use in the United States during the mid 20th century. This archive comprises promotional portraits of major and lesser known Black entertainers. Multiple framed headshots feature blues and soul music legends Otis Redding and Dinah Washington as well as veteran character actors Brock Peters Moses Gunn John Marriott Thomas Anderson and gospel composer Howard A. Roberts. Additional images include a staged comedy scene produced by Laff Records featuring two older Black men in comedic poses surrounding a man in drag and a candid interview style photo of an unidentified Black entertainer at a desk with rotary telephone. Otis Redding and Dinah Washington headshots capture their poised midcentury publicity style: Washington smiles hair pinned with flower and pearls exuding jazz elegance; Redding presents a three quarter confident gaze in a dark suit. Otis Redding and Dinah Washington were among the most influential African American vocalists of the mid-20th century each achieving extraordinary success in a tragically abbreviated career. Redding hailed as the "King of Soul" became a defining figure of Southern soul with hits like "These Arms of Mine" and "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay" the latter recorded just days before his death in a 1967 plane crash at the age of 26. His electrifying performance at the Monterey Pop Festival expanded his appeal beyond Black audiences and cemented his place in American music history. Washington known as the "Queen of the Blues" and "Queen of the Jukeboxes" crossed genres from gospel to jazz to pop with chart-topping hits in the 1950s earning a Grammy Award and influencing generations of vocalists with her dramatic phrasing and interpretive command. She died of an accidental overdose in 1963 at just 39 years old. Though their styles differed-Redding's raw emotive soul contrasting with Washington's polished versatility-their shared legacies lie in the groundbreaking commercial and artistic success they achieved in a racially segregated industry and in the profound cultural loss their premature deaths represented. The archive also includes studio portraits of lesser-known but notable Black figures: Brock Peters who achieved both stage and screen fame including pivotal roles addressing race in American culture; Moses Gunn a prominent character actor and Shakespearean performer; John Marriott and Thomas Anderson performers whose careers bridged regional theatre and early television. These studio shots display Peters with contemplative expression; Gunn looking directly toward the camera with intensity; Roberts identified by "Howard Roberts" printed beneath his image alongside performing arts agency credit; Thomas Anderson and John Marriott similarly styled in classic studio poses. The Laff Records comedic photograph shows two older men flanking a man in drag. Laff Records was an LA-based imprint which produced raunchy comedy records by Black comic icons such as Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx and was a vital platform which elevated subversive Black expression in a time of segregation and censorship. The final print shows a Black man at a desk holding a telephone receiver-a press snapshot suggestive of an interview or managerial context. Minor toning to margins on two prints; small creases at corners of three; image clarity remains strong; agency or studio credits legible. Overall very good condition. unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 225431940. Archive of African American entertainer photographs circa 1940s to 1970s documents the publicity performance and social spaces through which Black artists gained national visibility across film soul music jazz theater nightclub entertainment and stand-up comedy. Identified subjects include Isaac Hayes Harry Belafonte Sidney Poitier Dick Gregory Moses Gunn and John Marriott performers whose careers collectively illuminate the expanding but still restricted opportunities available to African Americans in twentieth-century entertainment. The group moves between controlled studio portraits motion-picture stills live-performance images and candid street photography showing how Black public identity was constructed both through commercial publicity and within community institutions. The survival of agency stamps press captions credits and editorial crop marks further documents how such photographs circulated through newspapers magazines studios and publicity departments; comparable institutional collections preserve these markings as evidence of publication and public-relations use. Twelve original silver gelatin photographs and halftone publicity prints circa 1940s to 1970s in various sizes the majority approximately 8 by 10 inches. Several bear photographer or agency stamps typed press captions printed credits or editorial markings on the versos or margins. Principal images include a tightly cropped portrait of Isaac Hayes with a caption identifying him as "composer singer actor black Moses of soul"; a film still of Harry Belafonte in a tense scene from the 1959 noir Odds Against Tomorrow; and Sidney Poitier embracing Barbara McNair in They Call Me Mister Tibbs! released in 1970. AFI records Belafonte's film as a November 1959 drama and Poitier's sequel as a July 1970 release filmed in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Additional portraits show comedian and civil-rights activist Dick Gregory; stage and screen actor Moses Gunn associated with the Negro Ensemble Company and Shaft; and veteran actor John Marriott. The unidentified material broadens the archive beyond established celebrity: a tuxedoed singer poses in a nightclub or theatrical setting; a well-dressed man stands before a facade displaying posters for entertainers identified as Kit Kara and Rio; two men shake hands beneath the marquee of Harlem's Savoy Ballroom; and smaller prints show a saxophonist performing and an image of a lobby card advertising comedian "Hot Ashes." The Savoy image is especially significant as a street-level record of a Harlem venue closely associated with Black social dance and jazz performance. Together the photographs trace several routes through which African American performers entered public view: Hayes through the assertive visual language of 1970s soul; Belafonte and Poitier through films that placed Black actors within politically charged dramatic narratives; Gregory through the union of comedy and civil-rights activism; and Gunn and Marriott through sustained stage and character work. The unidentified singer saxophonist theater facade and Savoy Ballroom scene preserve the broader entertainment culture surrounding nationally recognized artists preventing the archive from reducing Black performance history to celebrity alone. Light handling wear scattered corner creases and press crop marks; captions stamps credits and principal images remain legible and well preserved. Very good. A varied visual record connecting African American celebrity publicity with the theaters clubs films and performance networks that sustained Black entertainment across four decades. unknown books
1970Best.-Nr. 25537New York 1970. Paperback. Fine. Narrow little tri-fold leaflet containing a membership application a brief statement of aims and purposes and a list of officers directors and Advisory Board. 21 cm. Formed to aid African American performing and creative artists in need. Membership was not restricted to actors or African Americans. paperback books
1953Best.-Nr. 118787New York: AEA 1953. 20p including covers 6.5x9 inches introduction with facsimile signatures of the actors appendixes including financial statements and the play and cast lists of the first two seasons illustrated with b&w photos and a centerfold plan of the theatre horizontally creased small stain on front wrap else very good in original stapled pictorial wraps. A short history of the planning building and proposed future of the Playhouse-in-the-Park in West Fairmount Park Philadelphia. AEA unknown books
Best.-Nr. 607875not signed with 16 images of Hollywood's most famous actors and actresses on one 8x10 sheet. Photographs are on single weight stock; 8" x 10"; very good minor signs of handling; no date but circa 1945. Includes: Jean Pierre Aumont; Tyrone Power; Lon McCallister; Frank Sinatra; Glenn Ford; Dick Haymes; Robert Mitchum; Perry Como; Deanna Durbin; Ida Lupino; Joan Crawford; Alexis Smith; Bette Davis; Ann Sheridan; Lizabeth Scott; Betty Hutton. Printed notation in the lower margin reads: "Should you desire these same stars in larger 8 x 10 size or others not shown we can supply them at the price of 20 cents each plus postage." Provenance: from the estate of producer Alex Gordon. No Binding. Very Good. unknown books
1959Best.-Nr. KINO0331nUDSSR 1959 Mosfilm. gr.-4°, 16 S. mit Bild- u. Text, abgegriffen, flex., Foto-OU., Deckeln starkaufgebogen. Ein Film des georgischen Regisseurs der mit seinem Film "Wenn die Kraniche ziehen" die Goldene Palme bei den Film-Festspielen Cannes gewann.
1954Best.-Nr. KINO0446FfM., Wien, Humboldt (1954). 158 S., 1 Bl., mit zahlr. Abb., ill. OKart., leichte Gebrauchsspuren, schwach gebr.
Best.-Nr. 12068Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen, 2018. 336 Seiten, OPappband m. OU, gutes, neuwertiges Exemplar. Kleiner Fleck auf der Umschlagrückseite. Fine copy.
2011Best.-Nr. 23392CBNew York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2011. 8°, XIX, 1001 S. mit s/w-Abbildungen, Text: englisch, original Halbleinen-Einband (Hardcover) mit original Schutzumschlag, Erstausgabe schönes, sauberes Exemplar (Seitenschnitt unbeschnitten),
1990Best.-Nr. 24142New York, Westport, London : Greenwood, 1990. XIII, 364 S. : Mit wenigen Abb. ; Gr.-8° , schwarzer Org.-Leinen /black cloth
1991Best.-Nr. 24529Westport : Greenwood, 1991. XVI, 312 S. ; 8° , roter Org.-Leinen / red cloth
1994Best.-Nr. 24464Westport, London : Greenwood press, 1994. XIV, 335 S. : Mit Abb. ; 24 cm , roter Org.-Leinen / red cloth
1992Best.-Nr. 24528Westport : Greenwood, 1992. X, 276 S. ; 8° , roter Org.-Leinen / red cloth
1994Best.-Nr. 24522Westport, London : Greenwood, 1994. XIII, 295 S. : With few pictures ; Gr.-8°, grauer Org.-Pappb. / grey hardcover
1997Best.-Nr. 24462Westport, London : Greenwood press, 1997. XVIII, 402 S. : Mit Abb. ; 24 cm , roter Org.-Leinen / red cloth
2000Best.-Nr. 3084897Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press 2000. XX, 339 Seiten. Gr. 8° (22,5-25 cm). Illustrierte Orig.-Broschur. [Softcover / Paperback].
1983Best.-Nr. 15133(München), Bahia-Verlag, (1983). 207 S. Mit zahlr. Abb. 4to. 30 cm. OPp. m. SU.
Best.-Nr. 144495Burda Verlag. Offenbach. (Ohne Jahr). 59 Seiten. Mit zahlreichen s/w Abbildungen. Farbig illustrierter Originalumschlag. (Geringe Gebrauchsspuren). 28x21 cm
1986Best.-Nr. Bio0210München, Kindler, 1986. 381 S., mit einigen s/w Bildtafeln, SU, Umschlag teils minimal berieben und an Kanten teils leicht bestoßen, ansonsten sehr gut erhalten 8° Buch Pappband
1961Best.-Nr. 10475Graz, Leykam, (1961). 149 S. Mit 17 Taf. Gr.-8vo. OLn. m. SU (dieser m. kl. Randläs.).
1942Best.-Nr. 13610Wien/Leipzig, Wallishauser, (1942). 182 S. Mit 20 Textabb. u. 94 Abb. a. Taf.(davon 5 farb.) Gr.-8vo. Illustr. OPp.
1976Best.-Nr. 34721Futura Publications, London, 1976. 308 Seiten / pp., mit zahlreichen Abbildungen / richly illustrated; 4°, 27,5 x 21 cm, kartoniert / Paperback
1943Best.-Nr. 148748Boston: Little Brown and Company 1943. First edition early printing of this biographical narrative based on the real-life heroism of Dr. Corydon M. Wassell basis for the classic film. Octavo original publisher's cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by Dr. Corydon M. Wassell at the top of the front free endpaper "To Lorene Welton. Kind regards. Com dr. C. M. Wassell M.C. U.S.N.R. Aug. 1943." Additionally signed on the front free endpaper and half-title page by his wife Madeline Wassell and the cast of the 1944 film adaptation including director Cecil B. DeMille actors Gary Cooper Laraine Day Carol Thurston Paul Kelly Signe Hasso Elliott Reid Dennis O'Keefe Barbara Britton Renny McEvoy Oliver Thorndike and others. Near fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by George F. Kelley. A unique example. The Story of Dr. Wassell by James Hilton is a biographical narrative that recounts the remarkable wartime service of Dr. Corydon M. Wassell a U.S. Navy physician who risked his life to save wounded American sailors during the Japanese invasion of Java in World War II. Hilton presents Wassell as a figure of moral courage and quiet heroism whose actions—defying evacuation orders to ensure the safety of his patients—earned him the Navy Cross and widespread national recognition. The story’s compelling themes of sacrifice and duty were further popularized by Cecil B. DeMille’s 1944 film adaptation starring Gary Cooper which brought Wassell’s exploits to an even broader audience and reinforced his legacy as a symbol of American wartime valor. Little, Brown and Company hardcover
1910Best.-Nr. HALL510034Paperback. 1910. The following unsigned: Phylis Dare 2 of Lily Elsie and combined portrait of Julia Neilson & A.E. Anson. 9 postcard portraits all in very good condition. . paperback
