Resultados de búsqueda: Performing Arts from William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

Cellulose inset cover medallion of Bernhardt as La Princesse Lointaine (after Mucha) enveloped by poppies on wood-veneered boards. Twenty-eight fin-de-siecle celebrities, each in photograph (by Nadar, Boyer, et al.) surrounded by colored art nouveau motifs (by Habert-Dys, Orazi and Fraikin) and facsimiles of autographed script. Included are Victorien Sardou, Sarah Bernhardt, François Coppée, Mme Edmond Adam, Anatole France, Mme la Duchesse D'Uzès, Jules Lemaître, Mme Réjane, Jules Claretie, Mme Segond-Weber, Jean Richepin, Marthe Brandès, Coquelin aîné, Jeanne Granier, Jules Massenet, Aïno Ackté, Mounet-Sully, Jane Hading, J-L.Gérôme, Jane Hatto, Antonin Mercié, Marie Delna, Luc-Olivier Merson, Sibyl-Sanderson, F.-A. Bartholdi, Carrère-Xanrof, Alfred Capus & Ranavalo Manjaka III (the ex-queen of Madagascar). Also contains fourteen stunning hors-texte chromolithographed Leonetto Cappiello caricatures of Sarah Bernhardt, Francois Coppee, Jules Lemaitre, Madame Rejane,… Leer más

Two volume set. Half red grain morocco over marbled boards with gilt decoration and particulars to spine. Five raised bands; top edge gilt, other deckle; marbled endpapers. Edition de Luxe limited to 1000 copies, of which this is 328. Hand colored frontispieces with original tissue guard to both volumes. Fold-out replica letter bound in Volume I. Facsimile playbill for Woffington's play The Fair Penitent bound in Volume II. Black-and-white illustrations throughout. Publisher's watermark(three stars and three circles in a cartouche topped by a fleur de lis) to all pages. Wear to head of spine on Volume I. No previous owners' names or other markings.6.25 x 9 inches.

Full midnight blue grained morocco with gilt emblem to front board and gilt particulars to spine. Top edge gilt; deckled edges. Marbled endpapers. Catalogue No. 24 of Editions de Luxe Limited, The Collector's Book Club. Introductory essays by George Rylands and Charles Williams. Illustrated by Michael Ayrton. Full page black and white illustrations throughout. Pages bright and clean. Bookseller's ticket to front pastedown. Book plate of Irving Belt to front pastedown, otherwise no previous owners' names or other markings. Light wear to exterior (see image). xxii, 88 pp. 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches.

Pictorial glossy paper wraps with text. Full color photographs of costumes throughout. Genres are: KidZone; Tap/Jazz; Ballet; Thumbelina; Broadway; Glamour; Americana; Around the World; Character; Basics; and, Accessories. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Shipped through USPS Priority insured mail. Wear to wraps and closed tear to bottom right corner of front wrap (see image). 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 inches.

Numbered 677 of only 775 copies, 25 of which are hors commerce. Quarter black cloth over decorated paper. Gilt particulars to spine. Edges deckled. Black endpapers. Authors signature to limitations page. With nine illustrations by Alexander King; ghosting to pages opposite plates. An otherwise very nice, clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. ; Large 8vo ; 114 pages.

Scarce first edition. Blue cloth with bright gilt pictorial cover. A very nice, clean copy without previous owners' names or other markings. 9" - 11" tall; 127 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Signed by Waters to title page and actor Don Knotts to table of contents (on which several photos of him appear). Photographic cover. In publisher's original dust jacket, which has been encased in protective mylar. Contains 210 illustrations, 180 of which are in full color. Also includes letter from Book Soup advertising the book signing. Sticker to dust jacket which reads "Signed at Book Soup." Book is in Fine condition, with no previous owners' names or other markings.0.5 x 12 inches.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Very Good. 1922. Second Edition. Dark blue cloth with gilt particulars to spine. Copy of University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Sanskrit Professor Royal W. Weiler, whose name is neatly penned to front fly. Neat annotations in pencil and possible corrections in red ink occasionally throughout the book, primarily the first half. Penciled notations to rear pastedown. With epilogue by C. R. Lanman dated 1924 loose to book. With 16 pages of advertisements for the Harvard Oriental Series to rear of book. A nice copy without further markings. ; Harvard Oriental Series; Vol. 16; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; xviii, 260, 16 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .

Signed by author to title page in June 15, 1922. Brown paper wraps with text and sewn binding. Written in Scottish Gaelic throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. 1/2 inch closed tear to top edge and crease to front wrap; light soiling to wraps (see image). 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Shipped through USPS Priority insured mail.

Four volumes handsomely bound in matching half red morocco over marbled boards.; Octavo; Additional images and further information provided upon request. All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

London: Hunt and Clarke. Very Good. 1828. Attractively bound in half blind tooled calf over marbled paper. Gilt particulars to morocco spine labels. Five raised bands and elaborate gilt decorations to spines. All edges painted yellow. Some foxing to fore-edges extending to page edges, not affecting text. Bookplate of previous owner to front pastedown. Otherwise, a nice clean set without further markings. ; 24mo ; xii, 284; 239, [i] pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .

SIGNED by Watts, Hefner, Larry Flynt, Bunny Yeager, and Dita von Teese in black ink to ffp and title page. Black paper with gilt particulars to spine. Dust jacket protected in mylar. Both color and black and white illustrations in sections throughout text. These signatures were collected by the previous owner who attended a performance by von Teese, an exhibition opening at the NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale for Bunny Yeager, at a Los Angeles Barnes & Noble signing event for Hefner and Watts (December 16, 2008; flyer included), and at a signing event at Books & Books in Coral Gables for Flynt (June 3, 2011). ix, 529 pp. 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches.

Signed by Carol Burnett, Jackie Joseph, Barbara Luna, Albert Haque, Jane Kean, Anne Jeffreys, Tony Martin, Cyd Charisse, Gisele MacKenzie, Margaret O'Brien*, Ruta Lee, Joni Berry, Shirley Mitchell, Jane Withers, Barbara Billingsley, Rap Taylor, Jack Carter, Onna White, Ken Berry, Don Crichton, Randy Donay, Fayard Nicholas, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Carrie and Jody (Carol Burnett's daughters, to whom the book is dedicated), Janis Paige, Grover Dale, Earl Holliman, Dom DeLuise, Janet Leigh, Frances Taylor David (wife of Miles Davis), Mr. Richard Blackwell, Nancy Olson, Donald O'Connor, John Byner, and Tom Hatten. First edition in the publisher's original (mylar protected) jacket. A unique piece.6.5 x 9.5 inches.

Autographed by Richard Pryor through the use of a customized stamp, as well as hand-initialed on the title page. Due to his multiple sclerosis, Pryor used a stamp to autograph books; the stamp on the front fly is custom-made for the specific occasion of the signing and reads "Live on the Sunset Strip 6-10-95" in Pryor's handwriting. Stamped a second time to title page with Pryor's name. Additionally, his initials appear to be hand-written on the title page. Also signed by co-author Todd Gold to title page. In publisher's original dustjacket, which has been encased in protective mylar. Photographs of Pryor at the event are included, as well as a clipped advertisement of the event. 6.5 x 9.5 inches.

Full mottled olive morocco. Front and back boards decorated with gilt roundel and corner floral designs. Author's autographed letter to Edwin Arnold inviting him to laying of cornerstone for the Indian Institute tipped in to front fly. Marbled endpapers, gilt inner dentelles & page edges. Occasional light foxing. Seventeen color plates. Red morocco label. ; Color Illustrations; Small 4to; xxviiii, 227,[1],24,[i] pages; Additional images and further information provided upon request. ; Signed by Author; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Maroon cloth with gilt particulars to spine. Personal copy of University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Sanskrit Professor Royal W. Weiler whose name is neatly inscribed to the front fly. Second previous owner's name also inked to front fly. Half title beginning at head, otherwise, a very nice, clean copy without further markings. All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .

Red paper wraps with text to wraps and spine. Delineating tabs throughout to easily skip to certain sections. Sections include Artists' Managers & Agents, Theatre and Film, Acting (Men), and Commercial. Black and white photography throughout. xxvii, 862 pp. 8 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches.

Green cloth with gilt particulars to spine. The personal copy of Columbia and U. Penn Sanskrit professor Royal W. Weiler whose signature is neatly penned to front fly. With playbills for the production of "The Vision of Vasavadatta" by the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Theater Arts at the Library of Congress in 1963 loose to book. A very nice, clean copy.; Panjab University Oriental Publications; Vol. 13; Large 8vo ; [ix], [i], 200 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .

World Amusement Service Association, a Chicago/New York management agency focusing on traveling theater and circus acts. Complete Catalog of Acts Available for Hire for Fairs or Carnivals. List over 100 Traveling Circus, Dance, Acrobatic, Magic and Negro acts available for hire. Advertisements includes photographs, illustrations and brief descriptions of the acts.The acts range from late 20's Dancing Girls to Elephants to Chinese Aerial performances, magic, fireworks and automobile races. Catalog housed in original thick card stock wraps. Volume is complete. Very scarce, no entries on OCLC. Remnants of string-tied binding to spine