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[Jazz & Song]
Dylan, Bob. (b. 1941). "Long-distance Operator" - Original Drawings and Autograph Lyrics from the recording of the Basement Tapes
Important and extremely rare early original drawings by the legendary singer-songwriter, who has penned a series of three captioned drawings on the blank side of a Columbia Records Handelok record bag during the historic "Basement Tapes" recording sessions at Big Pink, and including a variation of the opening of the song "Long Distance Operator." Obtained by Bonnie Diamond, then girlfriend of Levon Helm (drummer and vocalist of The Band), West Saugerties, NY, Summer 1967, and with her autograph shopping list to the verso of the bag. 8 x 10.5 inches. Rear Columbia logo panel with some rears, a few small stains, overall in very fine condition. We have not located any examples of original Dylan drawings having appeared on the market in over 30 years of records. Read More...
An amusing large original drawing signed by the prolific New Yorker Cartoonist, showing eight different examples of his signature fuzzy creatures. Signed "Koren" in pencil to the lower right corner. Light toning and wear along the edges; overall fine. 30.25 x 22.25 inches (77 x 56.5 cm.). Read More...
Paris: Bertauts. [1862]. Lithograph caricature by the French journalist/photographer/caricaturist depicting Alphonse Sax, brother of Adolphe (Belgian inventor of the Saxophone), who had himself patented the saxaphomnitonique system of brass instruments and was an important instrument manufacturer. Depicted in costume as a young Sylphide, the image is from around the beginning of Sax's efforts to demonstrate not only that women were capable of playing brass instruments, but that it was in their interests — on moral, health and potentially even career grounds — to do so. The caption beneath the illustration reads, translated from the French, "Alphonse Sax (Junior) metamorphoses into Sylphide to better convert the fairer sex to the holy principles of morality and brass instruments!" Light staining and foxing around the edges, overall in fine condition. 11.5 x 16.5 inches (29 x 42 cm.).
Lithograph in color on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered "11-17" in pencil by the artist. Framed, in fine condition. 20.5 x 26.5 inches (52.1 x 67.3 cm.). A fine and scarce example of this early work. Read More...