Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo souvenir program, signed by much of the company, including director Sergei Denham and dancers Frederic Franklin, Nathalie Krassovska, Leon Danielian, Ruthanna Boris, and Mary Ellen Moylan. 64 pp. Cover separated, else fine. 9 x 12 inches (22.9 x 30.5 cm.).
London: William Heinemann. 1930. 2nd Printing. Signed copy of the autobiography of the great ballerina, Nijinsky's dance partner at the Ballets Russes, inscribed and signed on the front free endpage ("To 'Pearl' and 'Feonna' in one / with love / Tamara Karsavina / 1930"). 341 pp. Plain photographic illustrations, blue cloth rather worn, lacking dust jacket.
Karsavina's account of her early life at the Imperial Ballet School, and her subsequent career at the Marinsky Theatre and the Ballets Russes.
Four vintage photographs of notable ballet dancers, ranging in size from 3.25 x 5 to 8 x 10, all signed in fountain pen by the subjects: Alicia Markova, Robert Helpmann, Ekaterina Maximova, and Mary Ellen Moylan with Oleg Tupine (ins). In overall fine condition.
Doubleweight photograph of the British ballet dancers, who have signed and inscribed "For Paul," in a Royal Ballet performance of The Dream. Type to verso reads "Anthony Dowell as Oberson [sic] and Antoinette Sibley as Titania." The pair created the roles for the original 1964 production. Royal Ballet stamp to versos. Wear to edges, else fine. 7.5 x 9.5 inches (19 x 24.1 cm.). Read More...
Signed Maurice Seymour photograph of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo's ballet master, who has inscribed "To Harry Lowe / Sincerely / Frederic Franklin." Surface marks and staining around the ink "Lowe," else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Postcard photograph of the modern dance and theatrical lighting pioneer, shown in an elaborate costume decorated with butterflies, inscribed "With very kind wishes - Truly yours / Loie Fuller." Very fine. 5.5 x 3.5 inches (13.6 x 8.7 cm.). Read More...
Scarce signed and inscribed photograph of the Russian-American dancer and actor best known as Premier danseur at the Bolshoi and for his role in Die Hard. Very fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Boldly signed William Morris Agency photograph of the important flamenco dancer and choreographer, who has signed and inscribed "To Paul / Best wishes / José Greco". Slight toning along edges; else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Boldly signed Maurice Seymour of Chicago photograph of the important flamenco dancer and choreographer in sombrero cordobés. Small crease to lower left corner, image unaffected, else very fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Boldly signed William Morris Agency photograph of the important flamenco dancer and choreographer, who has signed and inscribed "To Paul / José Greco". In fine condition. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.). Read More...
Striking Maurice Seymour of Chicago photograph of the American ballerina, who has boldly signed in green "To Harry— / Every good wish— / Mary Ellen Moylan" above a charming drawing of a ballerina. Surface creasing to right margin and corners, image unaffected, else fine. 8 x 10 inches (20.3 x 25.4 cm.).
Signed Jennie Walton photograph of the Russian ballerina at the barre, with inscription "Best wishes / Galina Panova / 1980." Very fine. 3.5 x 5.5 inches (8.9 x 14 cm.). Read More...
Signed Royal Opera House promotional photograph of the British ballet dancer, who has inscribed "To Paul / with Best Wishes," in costume for a Royal Ballet production of La Bayadère. Royal Opera House stamp to verso. Light edge wear, else very fine. 7.5 x 9.5 inches (19 x 24.1 cm.). Read More...
Candid black and white photograph of the Soviet-born ballerina, choreographer, director, and actress who embodied the Bolshoi Theater in the second half of the twentieth century, signed "M Plisetskaya" in Cyrillic script. Very fine. 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm.). Read More...
Signed photograph of the Spanish dancer and actress, who has inscribed "To Paul en recuerdo / Rosita Segovia." S. Hurok Presents stamp to verso. Fine. 7 x 9.25 inches (17.8 x 24.1 cm.). Read More...
Signed doubleweight photograph of the British prima ballerina in costume for a Royal Ballet performance of Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, with inscription "To Paul / Best Wishes / Antoinette Sibley." Royal Ballet stamp and press blurb to verso. Light spots of wear to edges, else in very fine condition. 7.5 x 9.5 inches (19 x 24.1 cm.). Read More...
Signed and inscribed Leningrad Kirov Ballet promotional photograph of the Russian ballet dancers in a performance of the pas de deux Le Corsaire. Sal Hurok stamp to verso. Marks to upper corners, else fine. 6.5 x 9.5 inches (16.5 x 24.1 cm.). Read More...
Signed Seymour of New York photograph of the great French ballerina, who has inscribed "To Paul / Most sincerely / Marina Svetlova." Text to image reads "Compliments of Selva Dance Shoes." In very fine condition. 5 x 7 inches (12.7 x 17.8 cm.). Read More...
Extraordinary collection of 115 original vintage unsigned glossy photographs of Bette Davis, almost all approximately 8 x 10 or 10 x 8 inches (20 x 25 cm), including glamour shots, publicity photos, and movie stills, virtually all original to the periods represented. Among the films represented are All About Eve, Payment on Demand, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Another Man's Poison, Mr. Skeffington, Deception, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, Beyond the Forest, Death on the Nile, and many others. In overall very good to fine condition.
Signed photograph of the great British stage actress in a scene from the 1931 pre-Code film The Guardsman, appearing alongside Alfred Lunt, her husband, and Roland Young. Fontanne has inscribed "sincerely / Lynn Fontanne" to lower right. In fine condition. 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm.). Read More...