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1996Q-0873488245Pathfinder Press NY 1996-02-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Pathfinder Press (NY) paperback
19695345Arno Press NY 1969; 8vo 373 pages of text plus 43-page alphabetical index at the back; blue cloth; gilt titles. Two volumes in one. Arno Press facsimile reprint of the 1894 edition in the collection of Harvard College Library with biographical sketches for 2050 nineteenth-century artists followed in as many instances as possible by critical quotations from art authorities the world over. Near Fine clean crisp bright titles brilliant. Some minor spotting of the front cover. Arno Press hardcover
1927206461927. Waters Ethel career archive 1927-1968 documents African American performance history across stage film and music supporting research into Black entertainment racial integration in American media and queer cultural history. Waters emerged from the Harlem jazz and blues scene of the 1920s and became one of the highest-paid Black recording artists of her era later breaking barriers in Broadway film and television. The archive traces her transition from early musical theater into mid-century film and stage productions including roles that engaged directly with race relations in the United States. Her career also holds significance within LGBTQ cultural history as her bisexual identity and audience following positioned her within overlapping communities of performance and identity.<br /> <br /> Archive of eight items including five black-and-white silver gelatin photographs one sheet music booklet and two printed theatrical programs/handbills dating from 1927 to 1968. 1 Kahn Gus and Moret Neil. Chlo-e Song of the Swamp. San Francisco: Villa Moret Inc. 1927. Six-page sheet music booklet featuring a photographic image of Waters from Africana the production marking her Broadway debut; interior leaf loose. 2 Press photograph for Pinky. 1949. Waters appears with co-star Jeanne Crain during filming; verso caption describes production context. 3 Press photograph for Pinky. 1949. Scene depicting Crain leaning on Waters in a domestic interior; caption identifies film. 4 Handbill for The Member of the Wedding. Milwaukee: Davidson Theatre February 18 1952. Single sheet with photographic portrait of Waters who originated the role of Berenice Sadie Brown. 5 Lobby card for The Member of the Wedding. 1952. Waters pictured with Julie Harris and Brandon deWilde in a domestic scene. 6 Program booklet for At Home with Ethel Waters. New York: 48th Street Theatre 1953. Sixteen-page program listing 26 songs performed with accompanist Reginald Beane including "Am I Blue" and "Stormy Weather" alongside biographical text and photographs. 7 Lobby card for The Sound and the Fury. 1959. Waters appears with Jack Warden and Stephen Perry in her final film role. 8 Press photograph of Waters with Jim Brown. 1968. Image shows Brown greeting Waters at MGM studios; caption printed on verso. Materials include a mix of promotional imagery performance documentation and printed ephemera tied to specific productions.<br /> <br /> Spanning four decades the archive situates Waters within major developments in American entertainment including the expansion of Black performers into mainstream film and television and the negotiation of racial representation in works such as Pinky. Her stage and musical performances document continuity between early jazz-era entertainment and mid-century theatrical production while her later appearances reflect sustained visibility across changing media landscapes. Minor edge wear occasional creasing and one chipped corner to a photograph not affecting the image; materials remain well preserved. Overall in very good condition. unknown
1934206451934. Waters Ethel group of six items dating from 1934 to 1959 documents the stage and screen career of Ethel Waters a central figure in twentieth century African American performance history whose work in theater music and film intersected with the integration of American entertainment industries. Rising to prominence in Harlem during the 1920s as a jazz and blues vocalist Waters became one of the highest paid Black recording artists of her era and later broke racial barriers on Broadway and in television. Her starring role in As Thousands Cheer established one of the earliest instances of integrated billing between Black and white performers on the Broadway stage while later productions and film roles expanded her presence across national audiences. Her repertoire including "Stormy Weather" and "Am I Blue" achieved lasting recognition in American music history and her public persona and personal life contributed to her reception within queer audiences including lesbian and gay communities.<br /> <br /> Archive of six items comprising two original black and white silver gelatin press photographs and four playbills spanning theater and film productions from 1934 to 1959. Materials include:<br /> 1 Playbill for As Thousands Cheer. Chicago: Shubert Grand Opera House November 5 1934. Four pages. Documents Waters' featured performance in Irving Berlin's production noted for integrated billing and for introducing the song "Heat Wave."<br /> 2 Playbill for Cabin in the Sky. Chicago: Selwyn Theatre May 4 1941. Sixteen pages with cover image of Waters alongside Todd Duncan and Dooley Wilson. Early all Black musical production with a sustained theatrical run.<br /> 3 Press photograph for Cabin in the Sky film. 1943. Approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. Image of Waters with Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as Petunia and Little Joe; verso retains original press caption. Film adaptation directed by Vincente Minnelli featuring an ensemble cast including Lena Horne Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington.<br /> 4 Playbill for The Member of the Wedding. Ivoryton Connecticut: Ivoryton Playhouse July 13 1953. Sixteen pages. Includes feature noting Waters as "Star of the Week" documenting her role as Berenice Sadie Brown.<br /> 5 Playbill for At Home with Ethel Waters. New York: 48th Street Theatre September 22 1953. Thirty two pages. Musical revue featuring twenty six songs performed with accompanist Reginald Beane including "Am I Blue" "Suppertime" "St. Louis Blues" and "Stormy Weather."<br /> 6 Press photograph for The Sound and the Fury. April 9 1959. Approximately 7.5 x 9 inches. Depicts Waters with Joanne Woodward and Yul Brynner; verso retains press caption. Final film role of Waters.<br /> <br /> These materials trace Waters' movement from early integrated Broadway performance through mid century theatrical revivals and into late career film work providing a continuous record of African American participation in mainstream entertainment across multiple media. Productions such as Cabin in the Sky and The Member of the Wedding situate Waters within a cohort of Black performers who expanded narrative and representational possibilities on stage and screen during a period of segregation and limited roles. The inclusion of both playbills and press photography documents the promotional and institutional frameworks through which Black performers were presented to audiences while the chronological range captures shifts from Harlem Renaissance performance circuits to postwar film adaptation. Light handling wear with minor edge wear to playbills; photographs retain strong contrast and clear detail with intact press captions. Overall very good condition. unknown
1942160003Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1942. Two vintage reference photographs of Ethel Waters from the 1942 film. <br /> <br /> A successful American newspaper reporter is sent to cover the war in Europe. A British spy asks him to bring a coded message to Cairo where he finds out a movie star he is a fan of is a Nazi spy. <br /> <br /> Set in the Mediterranean and Cario Egypt shot in Hollywood and on location in Santa Monica Bay California. <br /> <br /> Both photos 4 x 5 inches. About Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1972221831972. African AmericanFilm and Entertainment Waters Ethel. To Me It's Wonderful. New York: Harper & Row 1972. First edition. Original wrappers. Inscribed on the title page by the author: "In His Precious Love / Ethel Waters." A compelling first-person memoir by trailblazing African American actress and singer Ethel Waters. Waters rose to fame on the Harlem Renaissance stage and in Hollywood before undergoing a profound religious conversion later in life. This work her second autobiography following His Eye is on the Sparrow 1951 departs from a conventional career retrospective in favor of a testimonial narrative documenting her embrace of evangelical Christianity and her close association with Rev. Billy Graham to whom the book is dedicated "To my precious child Billy Graham and my entire Team family". Waters an emblematic figure of 20th-century Black performance history broke barriers as the first African American woman nominated for a Primetime Emmy and among the earliest to star in her own television program. Her legacy includes her profound impact on jazz blues and gospel music as well as her courageous navigation of a white-dominated entertainment and religious sphere. Wrapper with modest edgewear and vertical creasing along spine minor surface rubbing to rear. Overall very good condition. An uncommon signed copy of Waters' second autobiography. unknown
1951161Doubleday 1951 VG/ Believed to be Hemmerling's copy as the signature is across 2 pages. Hemmerling was a notable Louisianna Folk Artist who inscribed " A good woman is a crown to her husband and the joy of her children an she will fat their bones and be their delight". And also "More things are wrought by prayer than dreamed". Gray boards in VG condition with a small dent mid spine and normal bumping to corners from shelf wear. Hemmerling's signature inside front cover in pen as well as back of first page in pencil Black & white phots adorn the inside of cover depicting scenes from her performances. There is also a 25 cent mark in red on on of the photos. The dj is in good condition. It shows considerable wear and bumping and few tears along spine and corners. Remarkable photos on front and back. Great DJ! <br /><br />Autobiography documenting encounters with other black vaudeville greats including Jim Crow. A powerful personal testament!<br /> Doubleday hardcover
1951000892GARDEN CITY NEW YORK: DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY INC. 1951 278 Pp. 1951 COPYRIGHT 1950 1951. FIRST EDITION. A NICE COPY ETHEL WATERS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. BOOK DESCRIPTION: GRAY CLOTH HARDBOUND SPINE LETTERED IN BLUE BLACK/WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC ENDPAPERS FILM/THEATRICAL STILLS DUST JACKET. BOOK-OF THE-MONTH CLUB SELECTION. DIMENSIONS: 8 1/2" x 5 7/8" x 1 1/8." CONDITION: LIGHT WEAR AND SUNNING OF CLOTH BOOK EDGES; SOME LIGHT RUBBING/EDGE WEAR TO JACKET COVER MINUTE CHIPPED AREAS OF LOWER/REAR JACKET COVER. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC. hardcover
1952170434Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Collection of 36 vintage reference photographs from the 1952 film including 35 bordered and one borderless. Most with provenance stamps and labels on the versos and four with printed mimeo snipes affixed to same.<br /> <br /> Based on Carson McCullers' beloved 1946 novel which McCullers also adapted for Broadway in 1950 starring actors Ethel Waters and Julie Harris who reprised their roles for the film. A young lonely tomboy dreams of escaping her small southern town with her brother and his fiancée. Harris was 27 more than double the age of the fictional Frankie Addams at the time of the film's production.<br /> <br /> Set in the American South. <br /> <br /> 35 photographs 10 x 8 inches one 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Generally Very Good plus to Near Fine a couple with annotations in manuscript ink on the margins. Columbia Pictures unknown
1981Q-0804009082Swallow Press 1981-07-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Swallow Press paperback
195026427EVIAN Imprimerie Waton Saint-Etienne pour EVIAN CACHAT 1950 un dépliant publicitaire en 3 volets : format plié : 10,8 x 14 cm, (déplié : 41,7 x 10,8 cm, 1èr volet imprimé en rouge et vert et illustré en vert sur fond bleu, les trois volets centraux sont imprimés en vert et rouge et ornés de trous illustrations en bleu et vert par JAN avec une bande bleu en haut et en bas du texte, 5ème volet orné d'une illustration de bouteille d'EVIAN sur fond d'un cercle bleu avec le texte suivant imprimé en vert en haut à gauche : SURVEILLONS L'EAU QUE NOUS DONNONS A NOS BEBES et le texte suivant imprimé en vert en bas à droite : EVIAN-CACHAT REVITALISE LES PRODUITS LACTES STERILISES, le 6ème volet représente un tableau d'Allaitement artificiel, sans date (1950) Imprimerie Waton Saint-Etienne pour EVIAN CACHAT Editeur,
1996DADAX1857283384CRC Press 1996-02-29. 1. paperback. New. 9.69x7.44x0.70. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. CRC Press paperback
1988LFA-126724004Un ouvrage de 179 pages, format 205 x 205 mm, illustré, relié cartonnage, publié en 1988, tirage limité (n° 2530/3000), Assecarm, bon état
1981Q-080326853XBISON BOOKS 1981-02-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! BISON BOOKS paperback
1914GITd099Grenoble Jules Rey 1914. In-4 broché couverture rempliée, grande vignette illustrée appliquée sur le 1er plat 165pp. Orné de 161 phototypies dont le frontispice, 14 vues à pleine page, 3 panoramas sur double page, 1 carte sur double page.Petit manque angulaire sur la couverture, bel exemplaire, complet de toutes ses pièces.
1997Q-0811813932Chronicle Books 1997-04-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Chronicle Books paperback
1997Z1-101diaThe Folio Society 1997-01-01. Second Edition. Hardcover. Like New. 10x6x5. New book in slipcase The Folio Society hardcover
1963118051963 plaquette (booklet) in-octavo, couverture illustrée (cover illustrated), illustrations in et hors-texte (illustrations in text and full page engraving), 32 pages, 1963 Grasse Imprimerie Merle et Compagnie,
1905005958Paris: Calmann-Lévy 1905. FIrst Limited Edition. Half Morocco. Marbled boards. Original wraps bound in. . Very Good. A special copy given to Mary Jacobson who was France's fiancee at the time and thus outside the limitation of 300 with qualities straddling two of the limitation tranches. With an original pencil sketch of Jacobson by Chahine. Also all 28 illustrations are rendered hors-texte in two states one being the cancel. 4to. 28.5 by 21.5 cm. 186 pp. Followed by two states of plates. <br/><br/> Calmann-Lévy hardcover books
2000Q-0804010250Swallow Press / Ohio University Press 2000-12-20. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Swallow Press / Ohio University Press hardcover
2000DADAX0804010250Swallow Press 2000-12-20. First Edition. hardcover. New. 6.25x1.50x9.25. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Swallow Press hardcover
1937309438New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation 1937. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Small open tears on spine spine crown and heel and bottom rear panel. Light foxing on text block edges. Light sunning on spine. Light shelfwear on panel corners and spine crown and heel. Liveright Publishing Corporation hardcover
1963QNF63<p>There is a neat cursive signature along the very top edge of the front pastedown. It does not interfer with the edcorated endpapers. Very clean and tight DJ at the front folds of the DJ and small chip at the bottom of the spine. Really a nice copy. The DJ is not price clipped and has been placed in mylar</p> Viking hardcover
1978Q-034527573XBallantine Books 1978-07-11. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Ballantine Books paperback
19961002041<p>NEW ~ Spanish-language translation by Angelika Scherp of Frank Water's ethnographic classic 1963 <em>Book of the Hopi</em>. The Hopi people of the Four Corners region New Mexico Arizona Utah and Colorado from earliest times through their mythology ceremonies and oral traditions. Ilustraciones y material original recopilado por Oswald White Bear Fredericks. 372pp. Illustrations. Glosario de palabras Hopis. En espanol / Spanish. Light shelf wear to covers. In stock. Usually ships in three days.</p> FONDO DE CULTURA ECONOMICA paperback
