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Maud Powell : Pioneer American Violinist (Signed)

By: Shaffer, Karen A. and Neva Garner Greenwood

Price: $52.00

Publisher: Iowa State University Press: 1988

Seller ID: 20950

ISBN: 0813809894

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good+ dust jacket

530 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, brown buckram cloth, pale patterned endpapers, [xxii] + 530 pages, index, appendix, chronology, discography, endnotes, chart of Corelli, 89 b/w photos and facsimiles with captions. Front flyleaf warmly inscribed, dated 1988 and SIGNED by author Karen A. Shaffer. ; First and only biography of the amazing Maud Powell (1867-1920) America's first great master of the violin, a pivotal figure in the musical history of America. Published under auspices Maud Powell Foundation. Foreword by Yehudi Menuhin. ; Upper tips lightly bumped. No other defects to book apa...
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Art of Singing, The, Part 1 : Based on the Principles of the Old Italian Singing Masters, and Dealing with Breath Control and Production of the Voice, Together with Exercises

By: Shakespeare, William

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Oliver Ditson Company: 1898

Seller ID: 21806

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor with no dust jacket

67 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Part 1 only (of 3 parts). Tall hardcover, dark brown cloth over spine, gray boards, 67 pages, b/w portrait photo of author with tissue guard, 10 b/w illustrations, seven lengthy vocal exercises with full piano notation. ; This is an actual book from 1898, not a modern flimsy reprint. New and revised edition stated. Topics include: Breath management. Placing the voice. Soft palate. Attack and legato. Chest register. Medium register. Head register. Expression. More. ; We have graded this item poor. Heavily worn, old pen marks and margin notes on several pages. No missi...
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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey : Circus Magazine and Program, 1955 Edition

By: Sherwood, Robert E. ; Illustrated by Charles Baskerville

Price: $44.00

Publisher: Harry S. Dube: 1955

Seller ID: 21275

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good+

76 pages; 4to (11") 28 cm; Yellow and orange softcover, stapled binding, 76 glossy pages, complete list of credits and major acts for 85th Annual Greatest Show on Earth, 104 b/w photos with captions. ; Many spectacular ads including full-spread color ads for Buick, Birds Eye, Philco; full-page color ads for Philip Morris, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Kool-Aid, Lucky Strike, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Double Bubble Gum, Old Gold, Chesterfield. ; Articles include: The Show, by Robert E. Sherwood. Equine Royalty in the Ring, by John Ringling North. African Jungle Freak, by McCormick St...
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Nicholas and Alexandra : Souvenir Film Program, 1971

By: Spiegel, Sam

Price: $13.00

Publisher: Columbia Pictures Publications: 1971

Seller ID: 20211

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

24 pages; Folio (13.5") 35 cm; Very tall black softcover, fold-and-staple binding, 24 glossy pages, detailed text, complete list of cast and crew, 33 b/w and 29 color photos. ; Stunning program for magnificent British film epic "Nicholas and Alexandra," recounting final days of Russian empire, assassinations of Stolypin and Rasputin, brief people's government, rise of Lenin and end of royal family. All star cast including Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Laurence Olivier, Ian Holm, Tom Baker, Michael Redgrave, Julian Glover, John Wood, Harry Andrews, John McEnery, more. ; Only a touch of shelfwe...
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk

By: Starr, S. Frederick

Price: $25.00

Publisher: University of Illinois Press: 2000

Seller ID: 20900

ISBN: 0252068769

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

564 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Red and black softcover, [xii] + 564 + 8 pages, index, bibliography, endnotes, 85 b/w photos and illustrations with captions. ; Copyright 1995. This is 1st softcover edition, 2000. Biography of America's first great pianist, first classical music matinee idol, and first nationalistic composer; A whisper of shelfwear. Front cover lightly creased. No other defects. ; Music In American Life Series
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Skating Vanities of 1947 : Alberto Vargas Pinup Cover (With Ephemera)

By: Steinman, Harold, and George D. Tyson; Illustrated by Alberto Vargas

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Roller Follies: 1947

Seller ID: 8220

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

20 pages; 4to (11") 29 cm; Tall softcover, beautiful full-color pinup cover art of star Gloria Nord painted by Alberto Vargas. 64 b/w photos and descriptions of various acts. Color ad on rear, Miller High Life. ; Printed in Philadelphia by Cuneo Press. ; Only light wear, mainly to folded edge. 'Tommy + 2' and date penned in small letters in upper margin of page 3. No other defects. Quite scarce. ; Laid in, original ticket stub, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, dated 1947, back noted 'Tommy + 2' and date in old ink. (Another ticket stub, apparently from Shrine Circus, same date, also included)
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75 Tricks with a Stripper Deck : Easy to Do, Requires No Skill, 2nd Edition, Completely Revised, New Original Effects, New Tips

By: Stevenson, Alwyn

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Wizard Books: 1962

Seller ID: 16369

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

40 pages; 8vo (8.5") 22 cm; Green softcover booklet, 40 pages, introduction and sample patter, 5 b/w line illustrations, 75 specific tricks described. ; Copyright 1957. This is 2nd edition, completely revised, 1962. Tricks for use with a stripper, or tapered deck of cards, in which one end of the deck is narrower than other. ; Book covers show a few small spots. No other marks, no writing, no rips or tears. Binding intact. Scarce. ; 2 items laid in: 1) Royal Magic Multiplying Rabbits, leaflet published by Fun Incorporated, giving instructions for magic trick using sponge rabbits, 14 b/w line i...
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Denison's Darktown Minstrel, First Part : A Complete Routine for the Circle

By: Stratton, Wade

Price: $56.00

Publisher: T. S. Denison & Company: 1922

Seller ID: 20196

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

32 pages; 12mo (7") 18 cm; Small gray and yellow softcover, fold-and-staple binding, 32 pages, lyrics (no tunes) for 12 songs, interspersed with comical banter, to be performed by blackface chorus, four soloists and six endmen. Also includes b/w diagram of stage setup, 9 small b/w poster designs with retailprices, 15 small b/w illustrations of blackface characters, list of 12 other publications in series. ; Warning: offensive premise and occasional use of N-word. ; From Publisher's Note: 'Darktown Minstrel is designed to be used in conjunction with Denison's All-Around Opening Chorus and Final...
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Pink Palace Revisited, the : Behind Closed Doors at the Beverly Hills Hotel

By: Stuart, Sandra Lee, and John Prince

Price: $12.00

Publisher: Barricade Books: 1993

Seller ID: 21907

ISBN: 0942637844

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

186 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Hardcover, red cloth over spine, tan boards, [vi] + 186 pages, 13 b/w photos on glossy plates. ; Reveals the goings on at the Beverly Hills Hotel, "a beautiful pink palace" where the giants of Hollywood "were pampered and cuddled with extravagant suites and bungalows, tennis courts and perfectly mixed drinks." ; No defects to book or jacket.
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Old London Street Cries : And the Cries of Today, with Heaps of Quaint Cuts

By: Tuer, Andrew W.

Price: $58.00

Publisher: Scribner & Welford: 1885

Seller ID: 22135

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Poor with no dust jacket

137 pages; 24mo (5.25") 14 cm; Small hardcover, gray marbled boards, cord (as issued) affixed to each board to tie book closed, 137 pages + 7-pg publisher catalog in rear, hand-colored frontispiece engraving, catchwords, footnotes, page-marker ribbon, index, over 50 b/w illustrations depicting street merchants. Many cries, calls and rhymes, no tunes. ; Short section on Cockney pronunciation by Alexander J. Ellis. Published in London by Field & Tuer, the Leadenhall Press. This unit published at same time in New York by Scribner & Welford. This is first trade edition after high-priced limited ed...
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University of Michigan Theater Programs : 1950-1954, Plus Photos, Clippings, More

By: University Of Michigan

Price: $30.00

Publisher: University of Michigan Press: 1950

Seller ID: 13369

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

4to (11.5") 30 cm; Wonderful collection of 42 items from estate of Millicent Vinitsky, student player who appeared in chorus of several productions. We have listed items by theater and date. ; Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre: Finian's Rainbow, King Richard II 1951. Brigadoon (includes 2 separate b/w glossy photos from show) , The Birds, Venus Observed, Don Giovanni, Come Back Little Sheba, Once in a Lifetime, Shadow and the Rock 1952, The Heiress, Faust, Elizabeth the Queen, Philadelphia Story (covered with cast autographs) , Deep are the Roots starring James Jones (James Earl Jones) 1953.; Little H...
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Enterprise Incidents : The Magazine with an Imagination (Star Trek 1979-1984)

By: Van Hise, James

Price: $48.00

Publisher: James Van Hise: 1979

Seller ID: 20382

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Near Fine

4to (11") 28 cm; Tall softcover, magazine format, color glossy covers, tons of b/w photos and illustrations. ; Star Trek fan fiction, fan art (some nudes) episode deconstructions, interviews with cast and crew, much more. ; Thislot includes: 1) Number 7, Nov 1979, 80 pages. 2) Number 8, 96 pgs. 3) Number 12, 1983, 76p. 4) Number 14, Feb 1984, 66p. 5) Number 15, March 1984, 66p. 6) Number 17, May 1984, 66p. 7) Special Collector's Edition Number 3 (Reprint of 5) 40p. 8) Special Collector's Edition Number 4 (Reprint of 6) 74p. ; A touch of edgewear only. No major defects. Scarce.
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Testimony : The Memoirs of Dimitri Shostakovich

By: Volkov, Solomon

Price: $19.00

Publisher: Limelight Editions: 1984

Seller ID: 21795

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

289 pages; 8vo (9.25") 23 cm; Green softcover, [xlii] + 289 pages, 331 total pages, index, chronology, footnotes, 39 b/w photos on glossy plates with captions. ; Copyright 1979. This edition 1984. Translated by Antonina W. Bouis. Memoirs of the great Russian composer. ; Light wear to tips. Small chip to front joint. Spine shows three light creases but is all intact and readable. Scarce in any condition.
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Category: Performing Arts