Milano: Alfa Romeo, 1969. U.S.A. VERSION. Thin paperback quarto bound as a single signature. Good with no dust jacket. Red wrappers with black lettering. Half-inch stain to lower fore-corner. Wrappers clean. Text of pages age-toned but otherwise unmarked. 30pp. Shelved in ephemera box A. More
1935. Anonymous political cartoon from 1935. Matted and framed (19 3/4" x 22 1/8") with drawing measuring 15" x 17" (paper has slightly dislodged from matting). Frame in very good condition; drawing has mild age toning and two spots (about 2" from top edge) with written notes along the bottom edge and caption reading, "What short memories some folks have." More
Small Pamphlet. VG- condition, Minor wear to exterior, faint moisture marks to front cover, remainder of pamphlet clean. Contains 16 "new salad ideas" suggested by the Frito Lay company. Fun as a gag-gift, in every sense of the word. NOTE: Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera Binder 4. More
African Music Society, 1950. Octavo; vg-/wraps; saddle stitched, light blue/green spine; moderate shelf wear and bumping, light soiling to wrap, light toning to text block, text block clean; 48 pp; else very good. shelve box A in Netdesk office. More
African Music Society, 1948. Octavo; vg-/wraps; side stitched, light brown [manilla folder color] spine with no text; moderate shelf wear and bumping, top corner of front cover bent, previous owner's name on front cover, light toning to cover and text block, occasional, faint underlining and marginalia; 30 pp; else very good. shelve box A in Netdesk office. More
The African Music Society, 1952. Octavo; vg-/wraps; light blue spine with no text; minor shelf wear and bumping, light toning to wrap, text block clean; 62 pp; photo plates; else very good. shelve box A in Netdesk office. More
The African Music Society, 1953. Octavo; vg-/wraps; side stitched, light green spine with no text; minor shelf wear and bumping, light toning to wrap, text block clean; 80 pp; photographs; else very good. shelve box A in Netdesk office. More
Olean: McElfresh Map Co., 2001. foldout map is in very good condition. Comes in plastic sheath. Shelve ephemera box A. More
Philadelphia: The Academy Academy of Political and Social Science, 1965. Booklet [5x7]; pp 214; Fair/paperback; dark beige spine with black text; orange covers show several chips to spine and edges; sunned spine and head edge; minor wear to edges; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; previous owner's name to first page; slight defect to front hinge; interior clean; illustrated;. More
Vienna: Oesterreichischen (Osterreichischen) Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1982. Octavo; vg/wraps; glossy green spine with no text; minor shelf wear, text block clean; 59 pp; illustrations; else very good. --TEXT IN GERMAN shelve in Box A in Netdesk office. More
One autograph book, bound in red cloth, measuring 8 1/4 inches high by 7 1/2 inches wide. Slightly warped due to the ephemera within, as well as some slight wear. Contains a multitude of signatures, photos, and newspaper clippings. Some of the contents include the autographs of: Robert Wagner, Liselotte Schreiner, Claus Hofer, Maria Wimmer, Werner Hinz, Ehmi Bessel, Mathies Wieman, Paul Wegener, Gustav Knutn, Werner Hinz, Walter Franck, Hannsgeorg Laubenthel, Gustav Grundens, Paul Hartmann, Paul Harbiger, Albert Florath, Kathe Gold, Marianne Hoppe, Paul Hartmann. SF consignment; SEE ALL 6 IMAGES FOR DETAILS. SOME ECOMMERCE SITES HAVE IMAGE CAPS, SO IF YOU DON'T SEE ALL 6 IMAGES, CONTACT SELLER FOR MORE INFORMATION NOTE: Shelved in middle room, in Upstairs offices area. More
London, Belfast and New York: Marcus Ward & Co., n. d. 32mo; G/no-DJ; dark tan with black text; black wrap to front cover; a daily text book of comfort and rest; cloth shows heavily sunned exterior; noticeable rubbing to edges; gilt decorations to front; rear is lavender; text block has all edges gilt; interior lightly toned; frontispiece; illustrated endpapers; profusely illustrated; light foxing to endpapers; previous owner's name to verso of ffep Shelved in Netdesk office, 15's Ephemera Box 2. More
United States Corps of Cadets, 1947. 32mo; Fair+; Hardcover; Spine, grey without print; Boards in grey cloth with gold print, wear to spine caps, hinges, edges and corners, slight creasing on rear; Text block front and rear pastedowns coming unglued, cracked front hinge, notation in ink throughout; 254 pages, illustrated (b&w, color). NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 15, in Netdesk office. More
New York: Grolier Club, 1996. Limited Edition. Octavo; VG; softcover; grey covers; covers have minor rubbing on fore corners and spine edges, sun toning on spine; text block slightly age toned, light folding on tail fore corner shelved in room x. More
VG; a one-page ALS in French, 21.5cm x 21cm, undated; the end section of a longer missive about the exhibitions of Renoir and Cézanne and the unidentified author's enjoyment of their juxtaposition, signature unclear; pencil in the upper left corner reading (translated) "this is the end of the article," as well as circling the final sentence and signature, "660" next to the signature, and a circled "AL" in the lower left corner, mild wear to edges, six horizontal folds and other partial creases throughout; shelved case 0. More
Description: One page of a script for “New York Goes to the Auto Show,” an episode of the “Chrysler Program" radio program produced by CBS. This episode aired on January 7, 1934. The page is signed by Clarence Chamberlin, an aviator and the first person to carry a passenger across the Atlantic in a fixed-wing aircraft; by Grantland Rice, a popular early 20th-century sportswriter; and by Heywood Broun, a journalist and sportswriter. The signature of John Loesche is also present, along the name “Nancy” above the name “Mrs Howard Chandler Christy” (both in quotation marks); possibly the signature of Howard Chandler Christy’s second wife, Nancy Mae Palmer. Very good-. Several small closed tears to edges of sheet; minor creasing at corners. Slightly age-toned with lightly worn central horizontal crease. K21084 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. BG Consignment. More
This lot includes two Type I photographs of Che Guevara and one pamphlet titled "On Vietnam and World Revolution." The smaller (3 1/2" x 5") photo captures Guevara in uniform in 1961 and comes with Letter of Authenticity from RMY Auctions; photo is in good vintage condition with a slight bend visible when laid flat, and some light creasing (series of small creases along left side [see Photo 5}) and a single diagonal crease (can make out the line on photo back, see Photo 2) The second photograph is a 10" x 8" press photo titled "Guevara Meets With Chinese Leader" and is dated 1965 (AP Wire Photo); photo has light edge-wear and bumping to corners with a few tiny creases and dents "On Vietnam and World Revolution" published in 1967 by Merit Publishers; 15p with mild creasing and shelf-wear, mild discoloration of staples; name written on first page (in ink) CX Consignment. More
1926-1933. A seven-item lot from the career of silver screen icon Clara Bow, including six type 1 photographs and an autograph. These photos span the length of Bow’s brief but sensational Hollywood career. Autograph: Bow’s autograph appears on a 6” x 4.5” piece of stationary. The blue ink inscription reads: “To Connie / Clara Bow”. In very good condition. Mild age-toning. Comes with a 8.25” x 10.75” reprint of the movie poster for the 1929 sound-film The Wild Party. Photograph #1: An early studio photo of Bow in costume, taken in 1926 around the time she was making Mantrap. The photo measures 8” x 10” and is in very good- condition. Age-toning throughout, mild wear to edges and corners, slight warping, and a crease in the top right corner. Photograph #2: A 3.75” x 6.25” type 1 studio photo, from around 1927. In very good condition. Verso has notation in blue ink, Wide World Photo stamp in black ink, and a file stamp from 1952. Photograph #3: An 8” x 10” type 1 studio photo of Bow, seated on a chaise lounge. Likely taken in the early 1930s. In very good- condition. Age toning throughout, minor soiling to margins, and a crease at the bottom right corner. Verso has stamp from Wide World Photo, pasted caption, a use-date stamp of 1937 (when Bow was contemplating a return to pictures after a 3-year retirement), and an “Editorial Cut Order”. Photograph #4: A type 1 silver gelatin photo taken in 1931. It shows Bow posing at the wheel of her luxury automobile. Measures 6.5” x 5.5” and is in very good condition. Minor soiling to margins. Verso has pasted caption (which mentions her recent “nervous breakdown”), a file stamp of June 3, 1931, and the stamp for International Newsreel. Photograph #5: A type 1 silver gelatin photo of Bow posing with her father in June, 1931. Taken right before moving to Nevada to the ranch of Rex Bell, her soon-to-be husband. In very good condition, minor age-toning to right and top margin. Verso has blue stamp of International Newsreel, and a pasted caption that reads: “It was a new Clara or / perhaps the old Clara of seven years ago, that / started away from her Beverly Hills home for a / 350,000 acre ranch in Nevada. Clad in a tan polo / shirt, riding breeches and boots, her hair is / unusualy [sic] blonde, with scarcely a trace of its / natural, dark red. Clara is shown here bidding / har [sic] father good-bye. 6/14/31”. A type 1 studio headshot taken during the production of Bow’s last film, Hoopla, in 1933. In good+ condition. Age-toning throughout, faint pin holes in each corner, slight warping at bottom edge, minor wear to edges, and a crease in the top left corner (largely confined to margins). Verso has numerous stamps, pencil notations, and pasted captions. Typed caption from studio states: “WATCH FOR HER -- Clara Bow will delight her many admirers / in her new Fox film, “Hoopla” in which her starring role / offers her an opportunity to reveal her talents as a / dancer. The role of the “It” girl’s lover is played by / Richard Cromwell.” K21002 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. More
Oblong octavo; Blue cloth covers with no text on spine. Covers have faint sunbleaching on spine, with slight rubbing on exterior and corners; Textblock is age toned. 14pp. Shelve Netdesk office, ephemera box B. More
Nashville: Confederate Veteran, 1922. Small quarto; G+/no-DJ paperback; cream/black staple-bound booklet; cover has age toning, closed tear on front at spine, splitting and wrinkling along spine, still fully intact; textblock has age toning, otherwise clean. Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera Box C. More
Description: Two extremely rare documents from the historic Cotton Club in Harlem. This lot includes a 1937 program featuring Bill Robinson and Cab Calloway, and a 1939 menu plus program featuring the same. The 1937 program is in very good condition. New York, 1937. Slim quarto (9” x 12”), 16 pages. Saddle-stitched. There is some light soiling to the front and back covers, a ½-inch closed tear at the top edge of the back cover, and a faint crease at the top right corner of the front cover. The textblock shows mild age-toning throughout. The 1939 menu and program celebrates the “World’s Fair Edition” of the Cotton Club Parade. New York, 1939. Large slim quarto (10” x 13”), four pages. Saddle-stitched. In good+ condition. Both covers show creasing from a vertical fold, with moderate wear to edge, and three ½-inch or smaller closed tears along the right edge of the front cover. The fold is also visible interiorly on the interior pages. K21040 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
1929. A 3.25” x 5.25” type 1 portrait photo of Hemingway taken in 1929. In good condition. Paint has been applied to a portion of the background by a previous owner, some faint warping appears in the lower half due to application of adhesive to recto, and there is a barely visible crack in the image near the forehead. There are notations in pencil on the recto, two stamps in purple ink, and a newspaper clipping of the photo is affixed as well. Date given in pencil is “12/29/29.” Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
New York: Playbill, Incorporated, 2003. Ethel Barrymore Theatre playbill for 2003 production of Oscar Wilde's "Salome." Signed on cover by Al Pacino with Leaf Authentics COA. Playbill in very good condition. More
Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc./Maryland Historical Trust, Office of Archeology, 2005. Octavo; vg/wraps; saddle stitch, light blue [faint marble pattern] spine; very minor shelf wear, text block clean; 30 pp; photographs and illustrations; else very good. shelve box A in Netdesk office. More
Four vintage photos of famed racehorse Secretariat. The first is a 7” x 9” wire photo taken in May of 1973, after Secretariat’s wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness and on his way to the historic Triple Crown win on June 9th. He is seen nuzzling his exercise boy. In very good- condition. There is moderate age-toning throughout, slight warping along the right edge, and light wear to the left edge. The verso has a red filing stamp, a notation in blue ink, and a pasted paper caption date-stamped “May 24 1973”. The second photo in this series is a 10” x 6.5” type 1 photograph of Secretariat at the Marlboro Cup race in 1973. In very good+ condition. There is a faint crease in the bottom left corner, and the verso is file-stamped “Sep 23 1982”. The third item is a 10.5” x 9” photo showing jockey Ron Turcotte atop Secretariat at Belmont in September 1973, just three months after Secretariat’s Triple Crown win. In very good condition. Minor warping appears near the right and left edges of the photograph, and slight age-toning in the margins near the top right edge. The verso has a pencil notation, and a now-separated pasted paper caption (indicating the photographer as “Farrell” and dating the photo to “9/21/73”). The fourth image was taken in January of 1974, after Secretariat’s retirement. It shows Secretariat being fitted for horseshoes by a blacksmith. In very good condition. This 7.5” x 9” wire photo shows slight warping near bottom edge, and minor age-toning and wear to the margins. The verso has a notation in blue ink and a pasted paper caption dated “Jan 12 1974.” K21107 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
Corning, NY: The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning Glass Center, 1952. Booklet [5x6]; G+/paperback; black front cover with ivory text and illustration to front; beige rear; covers show light sun darkening to exterior; intact panels; text block has slight toning; frontispiece; interior clean; Shelve in Netdesk office, in 15's ephemera box 9. More
Boston: Lee & Sheppard, Publishers, 1863. 32mo; G- condition; Light brown spine without text; Cloth has rubbing wear & scratches, mostly spine, exterior front and less wear along edge with lightly sunned spine, panels are intact and strong; Text block shows darkened exterior edges, cracking along hinges from binding between pastedowns and front end papers, and light staining at tail edge toward hinge; pp 64. Shelved in Netdesk office, 15's Ephemera Box 16. More
London: W. Aubert, Printer, n.d. Booklet [5x8]; pp 44; Fair/paperback; green covers has severe wear to exterior edges; detached at spine; slight chips to corners; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; noticeable foxing to interior; NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 7, in Netdesk office. More
1959. A studio publicity photo of Groucho Marx taken in 1959, while he was the host of NBC’s You Bet Your Life. This type 1 photo measures 7” x 9” and is in very good condition. Minor creases in image, age-toning throughout, and a faint crease to the top-left corner. Verso has several date-of-use stamps, and a notation in pencil. K21013 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
London: Sotheby & Co., 1960. Booklet [8x10]; pp 30; Good; light green covers show slight soiling to exterior; mild edge wear; intact panels; text block shows slight toning to exterior edges; profusely illustrated;. More
RO/CO, 1964. Oblong Octavo; Good condition; Paperback; Spine white with black print; Cover has significant edgewear and creasing, some spotting; Textblock has curling to page corners, some folded top corners, bound with two rivets, hole through center of spine for hanging book on display rack; 48 illustrated leaves. Shelve in 15's Ephemera Box #16. More
Chicago: Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1969. Booklet [5x8]; pp 32; VG condition paperback; a Craftsman handbook; orange covers have slight sunning to exterior; intact panels; text block shows light shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean; illustrated; NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 5, in Netdesk office. More
Booklet;G/no-DJ paperback; Label adhered to front stating: Organisation "Rumanien", Geheim!; Covers are slightly age toned with moderate shelf wear such as some rubbing on exterior as well as small frays and some small tears along edges, tears along spine around staples; Text block has slightly age toned pages with fully bound pages; pp 34. German text. Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera Box C. More
Belgrade: Jewish Historical Museum, 1995. Thin octavo; vg+/paperback; minor shelf wear; text block, clean; B/W illustrations. Pagination is as follows: 1-46 and 91-108 in BOSNIAN, with 47-90 in ENGLISH. Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera box C. More
1948. This lot includes an original program for the 1948 fight between Joe Louis and Pat Comiskey, as well as four type 1 photographs of Joe Louis alongisde Abe Greene (New Jersey State Boxing Commissioner from 1937 to 1953). The program is for a fight that took place at the Paterson Armory in Paterson, New Jersey on December 16, 1948. Features details on the night’s events, articles, and numerous vintage ads. Paterson, 1948. Slim quarto, 23 pages. In very good condition. Uneven age-toning to the front and back covers. The four photos are all 8” x 10” type 1 photographs and date from between 1943 and 1949. Photo #1: Shows Louis seated at the head of a table alongside Greene and seven others, taken between 1943 and 1945. Greene has noted the names of Louis and three others in ink on the image. He has also noted near the center of the photograph “During the / War - Diamond Gloves”. In good+ condition. Some fading to the image near bottom and center, ink emendations on image, uneven age-toning, and slight curling to the photograph; Photo #2: Shows Abe Greene shaking hands with Joe Louis at the Diamond Gloves Tournament in August, 1947. Greene has written on the image, in ink: “at Diamond Gloves / 1947”. In very good- condition. Minor warping at the top edge of the image, light age-toning to the margins; Photo #3: Photo of Louis at the Brith Sholom Sports Award Ceremony in Philadelphia, dated “10/5/1949”. Louis, by then retired, was awarded the “National Sports Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to American youth.” In very good condition. Minor wear to corners, faint creases at the top and bottom left corner, and three faint scratches to image in the bottom right quadrant. Verso has notations in black ink and chalk; Photo #4: Undated photo of Louis and Greene, probably late 1940s. In very good condition. Slight curling to photo at left and right edges. K21104 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
"Antony and Cleopatra," staged in 1948 and starring Katharine Cornell and Godfrey Tearle. 8X10" mat finish photo signed and inscribed by Tearle and Cornell, 12X9" souvenir program signed by Cornell and inscribed to Mrs Schellhase and signed inside by some of the other cast members. Condition of photograph and book both is Very Good. Schellhase's Restaurant in Baltimore MD, owned by C H Otto Schellhase and Frieda Schellhase, operated from 1924 to 1980 and is "remembered for its heavy draperies and even heavier food." H.L. Mencken made it famous as the meeting place for his Saturday Night club. Mencken's influence led many in the world of the arts to gather there. Henry Fonda and Margaret Sullivan were married in Baltimore in 1931 and had their reception at Schellhase's. Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne ate there every night while touring in "The Taming of the Shrew." The walls of Schellhase's gave testimony to its popularity with theatre types, being covered in signed photos of the many Broadway and Hollywood performers who stopped there in the 1930s, '40s, '50s and into the 1960s. -Shelved in Graphics Bins, in clear vinyl sleeve [Schellhase consignment]. More
Small Booklet; Covers are slightly age toned with minor shelf wear and intact; Text block has darkened slightly due to age with unmarked pages. French language. Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera Box B. More
New York: New York Philharmonic, 1961. First Edition, First Printing. Small octavo pamphlet; VG-; spine stapled; mild wear and soiling; tide lines at outer and lower edges; blue staining to lower end of spine; signed flat by Bernstein and assistant conductor Maurice Peress; else clean; VM consignment; shelved Case 0 binder. More
Ronkonkoma: Ars edition, 1984. 32mo; VG/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine, green without print; Boards in glossy illustrated paper, clean and strong; Text block has ink inscription on front flyleaf; 28 pages (folded leaves), illustrated (color). NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 3, in Netdesk office. More
New York City: State of New York, c. 1901. Folded map in clothbound folder. Light brown spine without title; boards show considerable discoloration and fading, some surface marks, creasing and tears to top and bottom edges and corners; brown twill ties through punched holes in front edges as closure are twisted and frayed but functional; map is stiff and fragile at folds, and has been repaired/reinforced in many places with non-archival tape; dimensions unknown. NOTE: Shelved in 15's ephemera box 10, in Netdesk office. More
1962. Thin Octavo; VG-/no-J paperback; Light blue spine with black text; Covers have lightly sunned edges & spine with slight wear due to handling; Text block is lightly age toned with unmarked pages; pp 106. Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera Box B. More
New Yor: Pierpont Morgan Library, 1987. Thin octavo; VG condition paperback.Off-white spine with no text. Paperback clean and nicely bound, covers now have a plastic protective cover. See photo for details. Shelved in Netdesk office, in Ephemera Box 1. More
1960,1966. Two type 1 photographs of Muhammad Ali in the 1960s. The first photo was taken in 1960, and is titled “Pensive and Thoughtful Profile Photo of the Champ”. It measures 8" x 10”. The second photo is entitled “Sheds a Tear at Brothers Wedding”, and was taken in 1966. It measures 7" x 9”. Both are in very good condition, with light age toning and mild wear to borders. Letters of authenticity are included. K21099 Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. CX Consignment. More
Description: An original official program for the boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Brian London that took place on August 6, 1966 in London, England. The match was scheduled for 15 rounds, but Ali won by knockout in three rounds, with London landing only a single blow in the entire match. Very good; slightly worn with minor bumping to corners; lightly age-toned. Certificate of authenticity included. Shelved Off Sales Floor Room A {S's Office}. More
Paris: J. Hamelle, Editeur, 1939. Oversized loose pages; pp [4]; G/paper wrappers; exterior wrappers show light toning toward edges, minor chipping to edges; previous owner's name to head exterior front edge; interior clean; French text; Shelved Netdesk office, next to Ephemera Box J. More
London: Frederick Warne & Co., 32mo; G- condition; Dark green spine without text; Cloth has rubbing wear & scratches on front head edge, exterior front and less wear along edge with lightly sunned spine, panels are intact and strong; Text block shows darkened exterior edges, cracking along hinges from binding between pastedowns and front end papers, and light pencil on pp 22, 34-35; pp 95. Shelve in 15's Ephemera Box #16. More
U. S. Government Printing Office, 1946. Booklet [6x8]; VG-/paperback; off-white wrappers; black titles to front; disbound binding; exterior has minor smudges; text block interior clean; illustrated; pp 52. More
Department of the Navy, 1962. Thin Octavo; G+/no-DJ paperback; Light blue spine with black text; Covers are slightly sunned with lightly age toned & rubbed exterior, minimal edge wear and intact; Text block is slightly age toned and unmarked on pages; pp 106. Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera Box B. More
Department of the Navy, 1961. Thin Octavo; G+/no-DJ paperback; Beige spine with black text; Covers are slightly sunned with green writing at front head edge exterior, minimal edge wear, otherwise intact; Text block is slightly age toned and unmarked; pp 102. Shelved in Netdesk office, Ephemera Box B. More
n. p. Oklahoma Anthropological Society, 1954-1955. Large Octavo; unpaginated; fair; tan/black and copper metal spine without text; no jacket; HC binding; cloth has noticeable soiling to exterior; some rubbing wear to corners; sticker to front; sturdy boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; plate to front pastedown; occasional pencil inside as margin notes and underlining; light foxing inside; one or two chips to edges; lightly illustrated;. More
