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Modrzejewska . NA SCENIE KRAKOWSKIEJ 1865-1869
Krakow 1956 Wydawnictwo Literackie. Hardcover. Octavo, 41 page introduction and biography by Jerzy Got, in Polish, followed by 68 photo illustrations of this Polish actress in theatrical costumes, cloth. VG. (a17830)
$40.00 Humphrey, Zephine . OVER AGAINST GREEN PEAK
NY 1908 1st. Octavo, 276pp., hardcover. Bookplate and signature of Leola Baird Leonard, American actress. Good, front and rear hinges cracking. (a23231)
$25.00 Wood, Beatrice . I SHOCK MYSELF THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BEATRICE WOOD
San Francisco 1988 Chronicle. Edited by Lindsay Smith. California artist, actress and potter. 4to., 181pp., photo illustrations, wraps. VG. (a31286)
$20.00 Drew, Mrs John . AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF MRS. JOHN DREW
NY 1899 1st Scribners. With an introduction by her son John Drew. Biographical notes by Douglas Taylor. American actress, friend of Fanny Kemble, Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest (all 3 pictured in the book) and many others. Octavo, 199pp., illustrations, hardcover bound in coarse white cloth with mounted leather spine label. Near VG, cover evenly soiled. (a32164)
$29.00 Powers, James T. . TWINKLE LITTLE STAR SPARKLING MEMORIES OF SEVENTY YEARS
NY 1939 1st Putnam. Sm.4to., 379pp., hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Powers and his wife, the actress Rachel Booth Powers, to Constance Tallaries. VG, very slight uneven fading of cover, in Fair DJ, chipped and worn. (a45486)
$35.00 Abadjian, G. . SABRINA GRIGORIAN
Yerevan 2000 Near East Museum. In English and in Armenian. Actress who died of heart attack at 29. 8vo., photo illustrations, wraps. VG. (a45743)
$40.00 McMahon, Arlina (aka Arlina Mac Mahon; Eileen Douglas) . SCRAPBOOK OF ARLINA McMAHON FOR 1922
Hardcover, 4to. Arlina Mc Mahon who acted under the name Arlina Mac Mahon and Eileen Douglas, was a stage actress in the 1920s. She lived in Boston and Pittsford, Massachusetts. The scrapbook has 30 pages with glued down newspaper articles, a few programs and a few original photographs--all on her performances. Laid in: Five manuscript letters (4 which were written by Arlina to her mother .) These letters have interesting details about life of young actress "I must tell you about the "Debutantes". Miss Ryan the publicity agent took us up to the Mechanic's Building in our costumes and we were photographed with the 'dear little things'. They gushed all over us and wanted to know how exciting it was to be 'on the stage.' Then we had to walk around the charity bazaar escorted by the debs. I was bored stiff." Also includes 7 newpapers clippings, 42 photographs almost all of Arlina (from tiny to 6x8"), 1 program. Hear Good, dusty, several album pages detached, some very rusted paperclips, some chipping and wear. Album cover soiled. (a63828)
$290.00 Anne Catley . THE LIFE OF MISS ANNE CATLEY CELEBRATED SINGING PERFORMER OF THE LAST CENTURY...AND HER VARIOUS ADVENTURES AND INTRIGUES..(etc)
London 1888 1st. 4to., 78pp.,. copperplate engraved frontis portrait of Catley, paper covered boards designed to look like vellum with mounted leather spine label. VG, end papers browned, slight bit of foxing on lower blank margin of title page and frontis. (a78889)
$58.00 Lenormand, H. R. . MARGUERITE JAMOIS
Paris 1950 Calmann-Levy. French Actress. Limited to 924 copies. In French. Octavo, 133pp., frontis portrait of Jamois, wraps.*** Signed by Lenormans, with a paragraph-long inscription to Madame Henriette d'Arlin d'Hubart. Light anotations in text by previous owner. Good, cover and text lightly evenly toned. (a79080)
$75.00