Gorinchem. Kruisstraat. [Original photograph - Gorcum, ca. 22.5 x 16 cm - 'mothercard' to make a picture postcard] de Schalekamp, J.M. (1844-1912) - ca. 1890-1900

9 1/2" X 7 1/4", Side shot of Bill in Tuxedo holding paper with shadow on wall, taken by Evans Studio in LA, VG+. Hollywood actor silent films such as   "Timber Wolf", Somewhere in France, played Dillion In LITTLE Brother, &  The Hired Man whicxh also  starred Charles Ray, Although Fairbanks was a busy movie star through the greater part of the 1920s, after playing Long Collins in The Vanishing West (1928), he retired from the screen., Signed by Author. Unbound.

London: London Stereoscopic and Photographic Co, 1870. Near Fine. 1 albumen print 278 x 184 mm. Mat is 422 x 330 mm. No date of publication; evidence suggests it was produced around 1870. Following the Fire of London, the church of St. Mary Le Bow was rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren in the years 1668 to 1680. This 19th-century photograph shows the church and its neighbors, including the offices of the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co. On the far right side of the photo are the offices of Keith, Prowse & Co., musical instrument manufacturer and music publisher. Cheapside itself is filled with horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians. In Near Fine Condition: light creasing; clean and bright.

Signed and framed 8 x 10 Presidential Portrait of Jimmy Carter professionally authenticated by JSA. Includes their ironclad Certificate of Authenticity. Frame measures 11x14. Condition is as new. Inv #2.

1951. Very good +. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (241 x 190 mm) from the Roland Butler Collection, Press Agent, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (1930s-1960s) Roland Butler Collection hand stamp on verso. [On the website of the Robert L. Parkinson Library & Research Center (The World's Source for American Circus History), the woman in this photograph is identified as her circus colleague Cilly Feindt (Photograph CWi 3182). Friedel Luciana Paster's obituary in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 page 6B, entitled "Horse Trainer was a star of Royal Lipizzan Show," provided several biographical detail: "Friedel's entire life revolved around her beloved horses," said former circus performer and friend Rebecca Nock Brodeur of Bradenton. "She trained at the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna and was in her first horse show when she was 12. She later trained her three stallions and toured in shows all over the world with her parents, Otto and Luciana," Brodeur… Leer más

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Nine Photographs of San Francisco Views and Street Scenes. [San Francisco?] [No photographer identified] [Circa 1910s?] Nine black and white photographs. 9 x 15 cm. Titles in the negatives. Very good.
OCLC does not show any holdings of these images. Images show a number of views and street scenes of San Francisco. From the automobiles they appear to be circa 1910s? Image titles: "A Corner in Chinatown, San Francisco;" "View Overlooking San Francisco from Twin Peaks;" "San Francisco Bay Showing Fleet at Anchor;" "San Francisco, California;" "San Francisco Skyscrapers;" "Market Street, San Francisco California;" "Street Scene San Francisco California;" "The Water Front San Francisco California;' & "Fairmont Hotel San Francisco." Probably produced for the tourist trade.

Koln. Very Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; Karl Rudolf Bremer. Blue / grey cloth flex boards with raised grape decoration to front board. Very Good, edges rubbed, marbled end papers. Text is on German, French, and English. Sixteen photogravure plates with tissue guards of The Rhine from Mayence to Cologne. Unpaginated An Album with 16 Views From Nature Shots in Photogravure Together with Text and Title Page. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

2001. JENNIFER HOLLIDAY Black African American ACTRESS SINGER SIGNED & Inscribed Note & Dated, VG+ Condition, ,SHE STOPPED BY OUR BOOKSTORE BLUFF PARK RARE BOOKS in Long Beach Right Before she did Movie & Broadway Show, Dreamgirls, Later She won Oscar & was contestant on American Idol TV Show, but did Not Win & Lost lot of Weight, Personal Tragedy has followed Her. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Unbound. Very Good/No Jacket.

Kiev, 1945. Original Photograph . No Binding. Near Fine. 23 Photographs, 7 3/4" X 5 3/4", Reprints By The Photographer, And Purchased Directly From Him In Moscow Circa 2000 By Me. Each Photograph Annotated On Reverse In Russian, One With A 13 Line Explanation. The Russians Sustained Huge Losses Due To Or Direction By Stalin, No General, And Hence Feel A Strongly Tht They Won Back Ukraine For Themselves, Forgetting The Slow And Bloody History Of The Russian Conquering Of Ukraine Over Many Hundreds Years From People Who Didn't Want Them There. Mankind Has A Short Memory, Remembering Only The Last Battle.

Yosemite Circa 1925: Putnam & Valentine / Harry Cassie Best, 1925. Original Photograph . No Binding. Fine. Original Photograph, Image 9 1/4" X 7 1/4" With Fine Detail. Fine Condition. Inventory Number In Pencil 4831. Stamp In Black Ink"Yosemite Valley, Cal. / Putnam & Valentine, Photo., Los Angeles, Cal." And Purple Stamp "Sold By / H. C.. Best, Yosemite". Putnam & Valentine Was A Partnership Of John R. Putnam And Carlton O. Valentine, Commercial Photographers, Active In Los Angeles, Circa 1898-1912. Biographies Of Western Photographers By Carl Mautz (Carl Mautz Publishing, 1997) Lists "W.S. Valentine," But According To A Finding Aid From The Seaver Center For Western History Research, Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County, It Is Carlton O., Not W.S. John R. They Documented The Growth And Development Of Southern California Over A Fifty Year Period With John R. Putnam Primarily Handling The Photography And C. O. Valentine The Business End Of… Leer más

Yosemite Circa 1925: Putnam & Valentine / Harry Cassie Best, 1925. Original Photograph . No Binding. Fine. Original Photograph, Image 9 1/4" X 7 1/4" With Fine Detail. Fine Condition. Inventory Number In Pencil 4828. Stamp In Black Ink"Yosemite Valley, Cal. / Putnam & Valentine, Photo., Los Angeles, Cal." And Purple Stamp "Sold By / H. C.. Best, Yosemite". Putnam & Valentine Was A Partnership Of John R. Putnam And Carlton O. Valentine, Commercial Photographers, Active In Los Angeles, Circa 1898-1912. Biographies Of Western Photographers By Carl Mautz (Carl Mautz Publishing, 1997) Lists "W.S. Valentine," But According To A Finding Aid From The Seaver Center For Western History Research, Natural History Museum Of Los Angeles County, It Is Carlton O., Not W.S. John R. They Documented The Growth And Development Of Southern California Over A Fifty Year Period With John R. Putnam Primarily Handling The Photography And C. O. Valentine The Business End Of… Leer más