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Stage, Opera, and Dance

Stage, Opera, and Dance

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Stage, Opera, and Dance

Collection of seven items: a sharp 7 x 9 mounted albumen portrait of Nellie Melba, boldly signed and inscribed in black ink, “To Mr. Scott Rowland, In kind remembrance of Nellie Melba, London 1894”; a matte-finish 6 x 8 photo of Tetrazzini by E. F. Foley, signed and inscribed in black ink, “Souvenir de Luisa Tetrazzini, Los Angeles. 28 January 1911”; a vintage glossy 3.25 x 5.25 portrait of Tallulah Bankhead by Dorothy Wilding, signed in fountain pen, “Best wishes, Tallulah Bankhead”; a vintage matte-finish 7.5 x 9.5 portrait of Ethel Barrymore as a young girl, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, “For Herman Shumlin, from Ethel Barrymore”; a hardcover edition of We the Barrymores, with dust jacket, signed on the half-title page by Lionel Barrymore and signed and inscribed on the adjacent page by co-author Cameron Shipp; a hardcover limited edition of Memories, with slipcase, numbered 178/250, signed on the tipped-in colophon by Ethel Barrymore; and a hardcover first edition of Nureyev: An Autobiography with Pictures, with dust jacket, signed opposite the title page in black felt tip, “R. Nureyev.” The Melba, Tetrazzini, Bankhead, and Barrymore photos are matted and framed. In overall very good to fine condition, with trimmed edges to the Melba photo.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Autographs, Artifacts & Animation
  • Dates: #489 - Ended December 07, 2016