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

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.

Antipodes, 1900. - Two albumen prints - mounted on the recto and verso of an oblong of grey card. One side showing The Gap and South Head at Watsons Bay in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, Australia (circa 1903); and on the other side a view of the town of Hobart, Tasmania (from Lansdowne Crescent) taken by John Watt Beattie. - Two collodion paper prints showing the harbour of Lyttelton, New Zealand by an unknown photographer, and a landscape view across the Bealey near Christchurch, New Zealand taken by E. Wheeler & Son - these also mounted on the recto and verso of an oblong of grey card. - One unmounted collodion paper print is of the Waimangu Geyser, which is located near Rotorua, New Zealand. This says JM2070 on the front - and possibly refers to the James Ingram McDonald (the painter, photographer, filmmaker, museum director, cultural ambassador, film censor, and promoter of Maori arts and crafts) and may have been taken whilst he was employed by the New Zealand Government Tourist Department in… Read More

First edition. No DJ issued. Marcus Sparling was Assistant to Roger Fenton, Esq. in taking the Crimea photographs. This book provides a rare insight into the chemical knowledge of the mid-eighteen hundreds, surrounding the new sciences of photography, food chemistry and street lighting. Marbled paper-covered boards with leather spine and corners and gilt raised bands to spine. Marbled end papers and edges. Illustrations and diagrams throughout. CONDITION: spine very worn, particularly at ends. Spine partially detached at top back. Moderate wear to boards. Very light foxing to prelims. Pastedowns bright. Title page bright. Occasional finger marks in text block but otherwise clean and well-bound.

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… Read More

First Edition. Paris: Jean Budry & Cie, 1929. In two volumes: La Porte d'Entrée: JAFFA and JAFFA la Belle. Copy no. 321 of the initial 1 - 1000 numbered print run. Photos and full description available on request. Condition generally very good except for water staining to covers (particularly vol.2 extending to FEP, half-title and title pages) and very minor traces of mould close to bindings. Photos are unscathed in both volumes: 449 bandw historic photos in vol.1, plus 370 in vol. 2. : more than 800 photo heliogravures in excellent condition.Reasonable offers considered.

London: F. Frith, 1855. Near Fine. 1 albumen print 203 x 166 mm. on original printed mount. Mat is 20 x 16 inches. The photograph includes a boy and young man standing in the doorway on the left and a boy standing in the archway of the gate. Shows two shops through the gateway. The photographer, Francis Bedford (1815-1894), initially followed his father into architecture, but by the early 1850s he had become a photographer. No date of publication, but Bedford is known to have taken other photographs in Canterbury in 1855. In Near Fine Condition: slight discoloration of mount; otherwise, clean and bright.

San Francisco, 1893. Original Signed Photograph . No Binding. Fine. 7" x 5. Original Photograph, Image 4 1/2" X 3 7/8", Mounted On Plain Card With Rounded Corners. Inscribed By Irving To "Sweet Charlotte" And Dated 1893. Note On Verso Explaining That It Was Obtained Backstage When She Was Taken To San Francisco By Rosa Bradbury And Her Sister.

Hollywood Circa 1960, 1960. Original Photograph . No Binding. Fine. Original Photograph, Image 6 1/8" X 4 3/4". Clean, Glossy, Original Print. Dinah Shore, Born Fannye Rose Shore (1916 - 1994) Was An American Singer, Actress, And Television Personality, And The Top-Charting Female Vocalist Of The 1940S. She Rose To Prominence As A Recording Artist During The Big Band Era, But Achieved Even Greater Success A Decade Later, In Television, Mainly As Hostess Of A Series Of Variety Programs For Chevrolet. After Failing Singing Auditions For The Bands Of Benny Goodman, And Both Jimmy And Tommy Dorsey, Shore Struck Out On Her Own To Become The First Singer Of Her Era To Achieve Huge Solo Success. She Had A String Of 80 Charted Popular Hits, Spanning 1940-1957, And After Appearing In A Handful Of Feature Films, She Went On To A Four-Decade Career In American Television, Starring In Her Own Music And Variety Shows From 1951 Through 1963 And Hosting Two Talk Shows In The 1970S. Tv Guide Ranked Her At… Read More

, . 8" x 10" glossy silver gelatin photograph of dancer/actress Eleanor Powell, whose pyrotechnic footwork earned her the moniker "Queen Of Tap." Forced as a child by her mother to enroll in dance classes as a means of overcoming her shyness, Powell excelled to such an extent that by age twelve she was opening dinner shows in Atlantic City and performing for private social events, where she met Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, who became her mentor in tap. Between 1935 and 1945 Powell partnered with Fred Astaire, Buddy Ebsen, and George Murphy in such memorable movies as Born To Dance, Rosalie, Broadway Melody of 1936, Honolulu, Broadway Melody of 1938, and Broadway Melody of 1940, which featured the legendary dance routine Begin The Beguine, widely considered the greatest tap number in film history. When once asked about Powell, Fred Astaire commented, "She put ‘em down like a man, no ricky-ticky sissy stuff with Ellie. She really knocked out a tap dance in a class… Read More