Sign in
Register
notifications_none notifications Alerts

We found 596780 price guide item(s) matching your search

Refine your search

Year

Filter by Price Range
  • List
  • Grid
  • 596780 item(s)
    /page

Ewbank's
Lot 3181

Autographs, Golf.- Ireland (John) and Chris Plumridge, Golf Characters, Multi Signed, Stanley Paul, 1989, first edition, introduction by Tony Jacklin, with 28 signatures in black marker pen to the numerous players caricatures, including, Sandy Lyle, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sam Torrance, Laura Davies, Ian Woosnam, Gary Player, Seve Ballesteros, Jose-Maria Olazabal, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Tony Jacklin and others, original cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, folio. Provenance: The vendor is an autograph collector and collected this in person. Condition Report: light creasing and marks to dust-jacket, spine ends rubbed to cloth and dust-jacket, 2 white envelopes taped to endpapers, internally clean with strong signatures.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3189

Autographs, 1966 World Cup Final.- a black and white Autographed photograph, signed in black marker pen by eight members of the England national football team, including Nobby Stiles, Alan Ball, Jack Charlton, Martin Peters, George Cohen, Geoff Hurst, Ray Wilson and Bobby Charlton, 10 x 8 inches. * England defeated West Germany 4-2 in the final to win the tournament held at Wembley Stadium, London, on July 30, 1966. The match had finished at 2-2 after 90 minutes and went into extra time when Geoff Hurst scored two goals to complete his hat trick, the first to be scored in a mens World Cup final. The match was the last to be broadcast in black and white.Provenance: The vendor is an autograph collector and collected this in person. Condition Report: good condition with strong signatures.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3190

Autographs, Football.- a group of five related Autographed autobiographies, comprises: Ferguson (Alex) My Autobiography, 2013, first edition, signed by the Scottish former manager and footballer in black marker pen on upper cover of the dust-jacket; Ginola (David) and Neil Silver, Ginola le manifique, 2000, first edition, inscribed and signed by the former French footballer, David Ginola, in blue ink on half-title; Charlton (Sir Bobby) and James Lawton, Sir Bobby Charlton The Autobiography, My Manchester Years, 2007, first edition, signed by the former English footballer, Bobby Charlton, in black marker pen to front free endpaper; Scholes (Paul) and Ivan Ponting, Scholes, My Story, 2011, first edition, signed in black marker pen on the half-title by English football coach and former player, Paul Scholes; Giggs (Ryan) and Joe Lovejoy, Giggs The Autobiography, 2005, first edition, signed in black marker pen by Welsh coach and former player, Ryan Giggs, on title, mostly publishers cloth, dust-jackets unclipped, 8vo. (5)Provenance: The vendor is an autograph collector and collected this in person. Condition Report: overall good condition.Ferguson (Alex) My Autobiography, 2013, some light creasing and marks to dustjacket, internally clean.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3205

Autographs, Wimbledon Championships, 2001.- an Autographed Official Programme, signed in black marker pen on the front cover by Goran Ivanišević, original green pictorial wrappers, June 25 July 8, The All-England Lawn Tennis Club, 2001, 4to, 22 x 30.6cm. *Goran Ivanišević defeated Patrick Rafter and won the mens singles final for that year, following his semi-final against Tim Henman which took three days to complete due to rain. It was to be Ivaniševićs first and only major title. Provenance: The vendor is an autograph collector and collected this in person. Condition Report: light creasing to covers and corners, strong signature, internally clean.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3208

Alex Ferguson - Managing My Life - Hardback book signed to the inside in clear black ink to the title page (first edition from 1999).

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3250

First Knight - Original script from 1992, 145 pages.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3262

John Wayne, Hand-painted First Day Cover.- limited edition, with hand-painted illustration, numbered 1/10, postmarked Los Angeles, CA., 2004; with accompanying COA from Chaucer Auctions.Condition Report: good condition

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3264

Harry Potter:1959 Ford Anglia, 2019.- Jada Toys Inc., official, replica die-cast metal model with figurine of Harry Potter, the car 1:24 scale, approx. 20cm, within sealed factory issued box, 30 x 15.5cm overall. Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia first featured in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (2002) the second film in the series. Condition Report: mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3273

James Bond: Casino Royale in Concert, Royal Albert Hall, (2017).- a poster for a live performance of the entire Casino Royale score, performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in sync with the film at Londons Royal Albert Hall, the twenty-first Bond film in the Eon Productions series, and the first starring Daniel Craig, rolled, 11 x 21 ½ inches.Condition Report: light creasing to lower left corner, overall good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3276

Star Trek: a collection of memorabilia.- comprises: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Original 1979 Multilingual Press Kit, contains seven folded, 4-page colour leaflets, 17 x 17cm, contained within a black glossy card envelope with magnetic closure, 29.5 x 29.5cm overall; Four Assorted Star Trek Badges and Insignia Communicator Pin; Seven cast related postcards, (mostly Star Trek: The Next Generation); Star Trek: First Contact, (1996) Synopsis, Cast and Crew brochure, 4-page glossy photo. illustrated, Paramount Pictures, United International Pictures (UIP), 29.7 x 21cm; together with Four cardboard cut-out standees of Jean-Luc Picard, Lt. Commander Data, Beverley Crusher, and William Ryker, 31.5 x 10.5cm. (17) Condition Report: all good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3281

This Other Eden(1959). Original Bound and Annotated Post Production Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden, 92pp. typescript with pink revision sheets and other related post production notes, comprises: a 4pp. revised editing schedule, compiled by H. Richardson (editor) 3pp. notes titled Suggestions for Musical Director, Emmet Productions Ltd., 27.2.59, a 12pp. list of main titles and credits, a 31pp. breakdown index of locations, a 3pp. cast list with names, addresses and telephone numbers, 27pp. music cue sheets, 3pp. synopsis with an invitation to the Trade Presentation screening held at Hammer Theatre (Wardour Street) August 18, 1959, stapled to the front page, 19pp. production & progress report, February 3, 1959 with producers ownership to each page and 4pp. notes on first rough cut viewing at rear, A4 and folio sheets, bound within a spring-back folder, producers ownership to pastedowns, red cloth, folio, 35 x 23cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was a British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. This Other Edenis an Irish comedy drama, screenplay by Patrick Kingwan and Blanaid Irvine, adapted from the play of the same title by by Louis DAlton, starring Audrey Dalton, Leslie Phillips and Niall MacGinnis. British director and writer, Muriel Box, was the first woman to direct an Irish feature film and only received the script January 1, 1959. Shooting was completed at Ardmore Studios, Bray, Ireland, in just under a month on February 12, 1959. The film, distributed by Regal Films International, had its Irish premiere at the Cork Film Festival, September 1959. Condition Report: red cloth folder rubbed and marked, corners and spine ends scuffed and bumped, some light creasing to a few pages and rolling of corners from use on the production.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3284

The Hypnotist (1957) - Original Bound Release Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden, Merton Park Studios, London, 1956, 56pp. typescript on white folio sheets, a 3pp. cast list with names, addresses and telephone numbers, a 2pp. unit list and 3pp. film budget at end, A4 and folio sheets, bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, titled and numbered 100/476 on spine, folio, 35.6 x 24cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was a British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. The Hypnotist is a British crime thriller, directed by and screenplay by Montgomery Tulley, based on the play by Falkland Cary, starring Paul Carpenter, Roland Culver and William Hartnell, also known for his portrayal of the first incarnation of the Doctor in the television series, Doctor Who from 1963 to 1966. The film was released as Scotland Yard Dragnetin the U.S. Condition Report: staining to upper and lower top corners of folder, light marks and light foxing to title page, otherwise internally clean and good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3285

One Mans Secret, (1957) - Original Bound Annotated First Draft Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden, Anglo-Guild Productions, Merton Park Studios, London, 1956, UK release title, Man in the Shadow, adapted from the book by Stratford Davis, 78pp. typescript, coloured revision sheets, a 5pp. list of character speaking parts, a 4pp. production budget, a 1pp. studio set list, an 8pp. studio shooting schedule on pink revision sheets, a 6pp. unit list with various crew members daily rates written in blue ink, a full-page magazine cutting, undated, showing the film featuring on Southern TV at 3.30pm (before Thunderbirds at 4.40pm) A4 and folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder with producers ownership name and his Merton Park Studios and Guild House London addresses to front pastedown, green cloth, titled and numbered 100/546 on spine, folio, 35.7 x 24cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was a British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Man in the Shadow is a British crime film, directed by Montgomery Tulley, starring Zachary Scott and Faith Domergue and Gordon Jackson. The film was re-titled and released as Violent Stranger for the US. market due to an American film of the same title releasing in the same year. Condition Report: corners and spine ends of folder bumped, some toning and rolling to page edges from use on the production

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3287

Timeslip (1955) - Original Bound Release Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden, Merton Park Studios, London, 1955, original title The Isotope Man on a white typescript label to title page, 71pp. typescript on green folio sheets, a 3pp. production budget, a 2pp. cast list with names and comments in red, such as very good but obstinate next to Charles Hawtrey (Scruffy), A4 and folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, green cloth, titled and numbered 100/437 on spine, folio, 35.6 x 24cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Timeslip is a British science-fiction film, released in the US. as The Atomic Man, directed by Ken Hughes, starring Gene Nelson and Faith Domergue. It is based on a script by Charles Eric Maine who turned the script into a novel, The Isotope Man, published in 1957, being the first of 3 novels about reporter, Mike Delaney, In 1956 the film was shortened from 93 minutes to 76 minutes and distributed in the US. by Allied Artists Pictures in some areas as a double feature with Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Condition Report: corners and spine ends a little bumped, production budget pages stained and creased, foxing to leaf edges of script, light foxing and marks to title page, otherwise internally clean.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3291

The Big Birthday (1959) - Original Bound Annotated Draft Film Script, as used by producer, Alec. C. Snowden,1958, released as 'Broth of a Boy', 83pp. typescript with colour revision sheets, a 2pp. production unit list, a 2pp. cast lists with addresses, telephone numbers and Mr. Alec Snowden stamped in red ink on first page, a 2pp. location movement order with Mr. Snowden in blue ink manuscript to top left of first page, a 1pp. location sites and contacts list, a 7pp. shooting schedule and a loosely inserted 20pp. marketing brochure for Ardmore Studios, Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and a cutting from the Radio Times showing the film featured as The British Film Comedy on BBC1, May 7, 1968, A4 and folio sheets bound within a spring-back folder, with a white printed Hatchford Films Ltd. label (writer, Julian McLaren Rosss company) to front pastedown, blue cloth, folio, 35. x 23.5cm. *** Alec Crawford Snowden (1901-1983) was British film producer and son of the novelist, J. Keighley Snowden. Broth of a Boy is an Irish comedy directed by George Pollock, starring Barry Fitzgerald, Harry Brogan and June Thornton. The screenplay written by Blanaid Irvine and Patrick Kirwan is an adaptation of the 1956 play, The Big Birthday, by Hugh Leonard.Julian McLaren Ross (1912-1964) was a British novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, screenwriter and literary critic. His writing breakthrough came in 1940 whenHorizon magazine agreed to publish his short story, A Bit of a Smash in Madras, however, shortly after its publication he was conscripted into the army, imprisoned for desertion in January 1943 and suffered a nervous breakdown. Throughout the 1940s McLaren Ross became a flamboyant presence in the pubs of Fitzrovia and Soho and worked as a scriptwriter on government propaganda documentaries alongside the poet Dylan Thomas. In 1958 McLaren Ross married Diana Bromley, Leonard Woolfs bohemian niece who gave birth to Alex Maclaren Ross, his only child. Julian McLaren Ross established himself as a respected literary critic and writer, notably of crime thrillers for film and television. He was considered to be one of the most gifted writers of his generation by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Powell, Graeme Green and John Betjeman. Condition Report: staining to upper and lower covers top corners and red camera tape across top right hand corner, toning and light foxing to leaf edges, internally clean and showing signs of use on the production.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3296

Lobby Cards / Front of House cards for Natural Born Killers, Face/Off, Event Horizon, Leon, Star Trek First Contact, and a quantity of promotional stills.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3310

Barnes (Pamela) Fanderson 82.- an original programme for the British Gerry Anderson Convention, Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society, 1982, first edition, first printing, original stapled, pictorial wrappers designed by Steve Kyte, black and white photo. illustrations, profiles of the guests including Gerry Anderson, and featured for the first time the series UFO and Space: 1999, 24pp., 4to, 30 x 21 cm.Provenance: The Collection of British puppeteer, Christine Glanville (1924-1999). Glanville's long collaboration with Gerry Anderson began in 1956 as a puppet operator on the Twizzle And Torchy TV. series. She went on to design, sculpt and operate many leading characters including Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Terrahawks and Andersons unscreenedSpace Policepilot episode.Glanville secured the stage rights to Rupert Bear from the Daily Express in the 1970s and formed The Stage Three Company with fellow Century 21 puppeteers, Rowena White and David Ross.Glanville was a grandniece of Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851-1943) socialist campaigner, journalist, and author, and her grandfather was Punch cartoonist, Montagu Blatchford.Condition Report: light creasing and rubbing to upper cover, rubbing to spine, internally clean, overall good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3311

Meddings (Derek) and Sam Mitchell, 21st Century Visions, Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5, Supercar, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, et al., 1993, first edition, first printing, photo. illustrated wrappers, foreward by Meddings, and a reference to Christine Glanville on page 4 of the introduction, photo. illustrations (many full-page), line drawings, pre-production artwork, futuristic machines, characters, and development of the programmes, a definitive behind the scenes look at how the special effects for AP Films, and Century 21 productions were produced and created by Derek Meddings and his team,127pp., 4to, 30 x 23cm.Provenance: The Collection of British puppeteer, Christine Glanville (1924-1999). Glanville's long collaboration with Gerry Anderson began in 1956 as a puppet operator on the Twizzle And Torchy TV. series. She went on to design, sculpt and operate many leading characters including Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Terrahawks and Andersons unscreenedSpace Policepilot episode.Glanville secured the stage rights to Rupert Bear from the Daily Express in the 1970s and formed The Stage Three Company with fellow Century 21 puppeteers, Rowena White and David Ross.Glanville was a grandniece of Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851-1943) socialist campaigner, journalist, and author, and her grandfather was Punch cartoonist, Montagu Blatchford.Condition Report: mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3312

[Gerry Anderson] Fab 26, Fanderson Club magazine, Volume 5, No. 2, The Official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society, 1996, first edition, pictorial stapled wrappers, photo. illustrations, competitions, advertisements, actors profiles, articles on Thunderbirds 6 and Stingray, 38pp., 8vo, 21 x 15cm; Heywood (Barbara) Fanderson 90, an original programme for the British Gerry Anderson Convention, The Official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society, 1990, first edition, original stapled red card covers, photo. illustrations, sketches and profiles of guests, advertisements, 32pp., 4to, 30 x 21cm. (2)Provenance: The Collection of British puppeteer, Christine Glanville (1924-1999). Glanville's long collaboration with Gerry Anderson began in 1956 as a puppet operator on the Twizzle And Torchy TV. series. She went on to design, sculpt and operate many leading characters including Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Terrahawks and Andersons unscreenedSpace Policepilot episode.Glanville secured the stage rights to Rupert Bear from the Daily Express in the 1970s and formed The Stage Three Company with fellow Century 21 puppeteers, Rowena White and David Ross.Glanville was a grandniece of Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851-1943) socialist campaigner, journalist, and author, and her grandfather was Punch cartoonist, Montagu Blatchford.Condition Report: Fanderson 90 - light marks to upper cover; both items overall good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3317

50 Years of Childrens Television First Day Cover, Royal Mail,1966.- a complete set of five stamps celebrating 50 golden years of Childrens TV characters, issued 3rd September, [1966] includes Muffin the Mule 20p, Sooty 26p, The Clangers 31p, Danger Mouse 37p, and Stingray 43p, mounted with additional Stingray 31p stamps and a Stingray postcard, 31.3 x 38.7cm overall, framed and glazed; together with a collection of Thunderbirds and UFO related ephemera, including two Lady Penelope Magazines (incomplete) Issue 3, February 5, 1966 and December 24, 1966; eleven UFO Collector Cards, Fanderson, The Official Gerry Anderson Appreciation Society, 1988. (35) Provenance: The Collection of British puppeteer, Christine Glanville (1924-1999). Glanville's long collaboration with Gerry Anderson began in 1956 as a puppet operator on the Twizzle And Torchy TV. series. She went on to design, sculpt and operate many leading characters including Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Terrahawks and Andersons unscreenedSpace Policepilot episode.Glanville secured the stage rights to Rupert Bear from the Daily Express in the 1970s and formed The Stage Three Company with fellow Century 21 puppeteers, Rowena White and David Ross.Glanville was a grandniece of Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851-1943) socialist campaigner, journalist, and author, and her grandfather was Punch cartoonist, Montagu Blatchford.Condition Report: all good condition.Lady Penelope Magazines, Issue 3, February 5, 1966 - incomplete, 18 pages (of 20, lacking pp.7-8); December 24, 1966 - incomplete (pp. 3-18 of 20)eleven UFO Collector Cards - comprises: nos. 17, 21, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 36, 39, 40, 41.also includes a colour photograph of Lady Penelope, photographer Peter Weaver stamp on verso, 8 x 6 inches; and eighteen theatre flyers for 1990s Thunderbirds performances, presented by [Christine Glanville] the Stage Three Company.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3412

Clive Barker - The Night Breed Chronicles - Large paperback book signed to the inside by Clive Barker, first edition 1990.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3429

First Day Covers, Autographed Editions, 1997-1999.- a group of five Entertainment related First Day Covers, including Norman Wisdom OBE Comedians, 1998; Spike Milligan Enid Blyton, 1997; Terry Wogan 75th Anniversary of the BBC 1997; Helena Bonham Carter Tales of Terror, 1997; Doctor Who, Tom Baker and Peter Davison Entertainers Tale, 1999, each F.D.C. within a clear plastic sleeve, all contained within a blue, gilt- lettered presentation ring binder folder, folio. (1)Condition Report: overall good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3438

Evita (1996) a small group of props.- screen used collection, comprises: a Peron propaganda placard with illustration of Jonathon Pryce as 'Peron, such placards can be seen in several sequences in the film being carried, and also as wall decoration; a 'Fundacion Eva Peron' box lid; two prop large sugar bags, bearing the distinctive likeness of Madonna as Evita, which were made for production; and a Theatre Programme which can be seen held by 'Peron', Jonathan Pryce, and accompanying guests during the Gala theatre night where he first meets 'Evita', Madonna, printed card covers, gilt, 16 pages, the programme retaining the original gold tassel topper, but lacking the joining chord for the topper; with two Certificates of Authenticity. (5)

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3444

The Broken Coin and Gold Diggers of 1935, a pair of rare promotional coins.- comprises: the first, The Broken Coin (Universal, 1915) a 1 ½ inch round coin with a silhouette of King Michael III on the face, etched on verso is a broken line with Latin text and The Broken Coin, Universal, 30 Reels, 15 Weeks; the second, The Gold Diggers of 1935 (Warner Bros., 1935) a 1 ¼ inch round coin with a trio of women in silhouette on the face and on the verso Its Good Luck For You, Gold Diggers of 1935' and Warner Bros., Super Musical Hit, Gold Diggers of 1935, Dont Miss It!. (2)Condition Report: both coins showing signs of age, wear and oxidization.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3453

The Shallows (2016) - A Piece of Prop Whale Carcass used in the Film starring Blake Lively. Foam resin with painted detailing & mounted inside a framed display (16.5x10). Nancy (Blake Lively) climbs onto the whale carcass after first being bitten by a great white shark. Much of the Film was shot in a tank at the Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland, Australia. Provenance: With Certificate.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3457

James Bond - Ian Fleming First Edition book for Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966) published by Jonathan Cape with dust jacket. Price unclipped.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3470

Collection of signed books including Quentin Blake / Shirley Hughes / Posy Simmonds, David Walliams - hardback - first edition The First Hippo to the Moon signed, two other first editions unsigned The Slightly Annoying Elephant ( HB) and The Queen's Orang -Utan (Soft cover) - Comic Relief book. Peter Pan In Scarlet HB signed by author Geraldine McCaughrean First Edition. Quentin Blake Loveykins Hardback Signed by QB First Edition, Guess How Much I Love You Hardback 20th Anniversary Edition signed by author Sam McBratney, Alfie Wins A Prize by Shirley Hughes First Edition HB signed by Shirley Hughes, Baker Cat by Posy Simmonds signed by PS Hardback First Edition, Champions Story by Bob Champion Hardback signed Edition, Up Front by Willie Carson signed Edition and a Mini promotional cricket bat issued for Benefit season for Hansjie CronjeSouth African Test Captain signed by him.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3472

Riley (Deborah) and Jody Revinson. The Art of Game of Thrones, Signed.- first edition, Harper Voyager, 2019, foreward by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, preface by Emmy Award-winning production designer, Gemma Jackson, Signed by three of the artists, Kieran Belshaw, Kimberley Pope, and Nick Ainsworth, illustrated throughout with sketches, concept art and production designs covering Game of Thrones seasons 1-8, pictorial boards, within original sealed clear wrapper, unopened as issued, 432pp., 4to. The definitive collection, Bafta and Emmy award-winning production designer, Deborah Riley, and her team bring to life the iconic locations of Westeros and beyond.Condition Report: mint condition, within original sealed clear wrapper as issued, unopened.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3474

Westerns and related: a group of twenty modern books, mostly first editions, includes Cary (Diana Serra) The Hollywood Posse, Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1975; Horwitz (James) They Went Thataway, W.H. Allen, 1977; Stern (Jane and Michael) Happy Trails: Our Life Story, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994, with a colour photograph Signed by Roy Rogers loosely inserted; and others related, publishers cloth, within dust-jackets and clear protective wrappers, a few paperback editions, 8vo, 4to. (20) Condition Report: mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3475

British Film Studios and Cinemas: a group of sixteen modern books, mostly first editions, includes, McNab (Geoffrey) J. Arthur Rank and the British Film Industry, Routledge, 1993; Lukins (Jocelyn) The Fantasy Factory Lime Grove Studios, London, 1996, Warren (Patricia) Elstree The British Hollywood, 1983; Barr (Charles) Ealing Studios, 1980; and others, many within dust-jackets and protective wrappers and a few paperback editions, 4to, 8vo. (18) Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3476

Films and related.- a group of 20+ modern books, mostly first editions, includes, Stagg (Sam) Close-Up on Sunset Boulevard, New York: St. Martins Press, 2002; Falconer (Jonathan) Filming the Dam Busters, 2005; Drazin (Charles) In Search of The Third Man, 1999; and others, mostly publishers cloth, within dust-jackets and clear protective wrappers, a few paperback editions, 4to, 8vo, (22) Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3477

Directors, Hollywood and related.- a group of 50+ modern books, many first editions, includes, Mordden (Ethan) The Hollywood Studios, New York: Alfed A. Knopf, 1988, first edition, publishers cloth, dust-jacket unclipped; Thomas (Bob) Thalberg Life and Legend, New York: Doubleday, 1969; Curtiss (Thomas Quinn) Von Stroheim, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1971; Higham (Charles) Cecil B. DeMille, New York: Schribners Sons, 1973; McDougal (Dennis) The Last Mogul, New York: Crown Inc, 1998; Haver (Ronald) David O Selznicks Hollywood, Secker & Warburg, 1986; McCarthy (Todd) Howard Hawkes, New York: Grove Press, 1997; and others, publishers cloth, within dust-jackets and clear protective wrappers, a few paperback editions, v.s., (62) Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3478

Hollywood History and related, a group of 30+ modern books, mostly first editions, includes, Musser (Charles) et al, History of American Cinema series, 1907-1939, Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994-1999, 5 vol., first paperback editions, photo. illustrated silver wrappers; Birchard (Robert S.) et al, Images of America series, Charleston: Arcadia, 2007-2013,10 vol; Lasky Jr. (Jesse L.) Whatever Happened to Hollywood?, New York: Frank & Wagnalls, 1975; McGilligan (Patrick) and Paul Buhle, Tender Comrades, A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist, New York: St. Martins Press, 1997; and others, publishers cloth, within dust-jackets and clear protective wrappers, a few paperback editions, 4to, 8vo. (31) Condition Report: † mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3479

Film related Autobiographies and Biographies. a group of 40+ modern books, includes, Wilding (Michael) and Pamela Wilcox, The Wilding Way, New York: St. Martins Press, 1982, first edition, dust-jacket unclipped, with a black and white photograph Signed by Wilding loosely inserted; Neagle (Anna) Anna Neagle says Theres Always Tomorrow, W.H. Allen, 1974, dust-jacket unclipped, with a black and white photograph Signed by Anna Neagle loosely inserted; Goodman (Ezra) Bogey, The Good Bad Guy, New York: Lyle Stuart Inc., first edition, dust-jacket unclipped; Davis (Bette) The Lonely Life, MacDonald, 1962, first edition, dust-jacket unclipped; with others by and about David Niven, Michael Caine, John Mills, Sheilah Graham, Richard Todd, Alan Ladd, Tyrone Power, Alastair Sim, Margaret Rutherford, Rita Hayworth, Gloria Swanson, Robert Ryan, Ginger Rogers, Orson Welles, Stewart Grainger, and Gary Cooper, many first editions, within dust-jackets and further clear wrappers, 4to., 8vo. (40+)Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3480

Early Pioneers of the Film Industry and related.- a group of fifteen modern books, includes, Smith (Albert E.) Two Reels and A Crank, Irving Browning Association copy, Garden City, N.Y: Doubleday, 1952, first edition, dust-jacket unclipped, further within clear wrapper, stamped to front free e/p/. From the Collection of Irving Browning, New York City; Seldes (Gilbert) Movies for the Millions, New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1937, first edition, preface by Charlie Chaplin; Jobes (Gertrude) Motion Picture Empire, Hamden, Connecticut, Archon Books, 1966, first edition, dust-jacket clipped; Griffith (Mrs. D.W., Linda Arvidson) When the Movies were Young, New York, E.P. Dutton, 1925; Lasky (Jesse) I Blow My Own Horn, Gollancz, 1957, dust-jacket unclipped; Parrish (Robert) Growing Up in Hollywood, The Bodley Head, 1976, dust-jacket unclipped; Brownlow (Kevin) Hollywood The Pioneers, Collins, 1979; Silke (James R.) Heres Looking at You Kid, 1976; Barry (Iris) D.W. Griffith American Film Master, 2002; and others, 4to. 8vo. ( 15)* Irving Browning (1895-1961) was an American photographer and cinematographer who between 1920 and 1940 documented urban New York City and the lifestyles of New Yorkers in the 1920s-1940s.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3481

Musicals, Singers, and Big Bands. a group of 15+ modern books, comprises: Rubin (Martin) Showstoppers Busby Berkeley and the Tradition of Spectacle, New York: Columbia University Press, (1993); Kobal (John) A History of Movie Musicals Gotta Sing Gotta Dance, Spring Books, 1983, revised edition; Shepherd (John) Tin Pan Alley, Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982: Chaplin (Saul) The Golden Age of Movie Musicals and Me, University of Oklahoma Press, 1994: Simon (George T.) The Big Bands, Collier Books, 1974; with others relating to Al Jolson, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and The Andrew Sisters, mostly first editions, within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, a few paperback editions, 4to, 8vo. (19)Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3482

Silent Films and Stars.- a group of 20+ modern books, many first editions, includes, Brownlow (Kevin) Mary Pickford Rediscovered, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1999; Scott (Evelyn) Hollywood When Silents Were Golden, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972; Basinger (Jeanine) Silent Stars, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000; Affron (Charles) Lillian Gish Her Legend Her Life, New York: Scribner, 2001; and others relating to Buster Keaton, Liam OLeary, Mary Pickford (5) and silent film comedies, (24)Condition Report: † mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3483

Directors and Filmmakers.- a group of 20+ modern books, includes, Wallis (Hal) and Charles Higham, Starmaker, Signed, New York: Macmillan Inc., 1980, Inscribed and Signed by the American producer on front free endpaper; Spoto ( Donald) The Life of Alfred Hitchcock The Dark Side of the Genius, Collins, 1983; Freedland (Michael) The Warner Brothers, Harrap, 1983; Hart (James, Editor) The Man who Invented Hollywood, The Autobiography of D.W. Griffith, Kentucky: Touchstone, 1972; The Goldwyn Touch, Harrap, 1986; Harris (Marlys) The Zanucks of Hollywood, Virgin Books, 1989; Schary (Dore) Heyday, Boston: Little, Brown, 1979; and others relating to Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg, and M.G.M., Darryl F. Zanuck and Twentieth Century-Fox, Arthur Jacobson and Mack Sennett, mostly first editions within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, a few paperback editions. (25)

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3484

Hollywood Studios.- a group of 20+ modern books, includes, Octopus Press, Hirschhorn (Clive) The Universal Story, 1983; The Warner Bros. Story, 1979; Eames(John Douglas) The Paramount Story, 1985; The M.G.M. Story, 1982; Jewel (Richard B.) and Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story, 1982; Bergan (Ronald) The United Artists Story, 1986; Hirschhon (Clive) The Columbia Story, Pyramid Books, 1989; Thomas (Tony) and Aubrey Solomon, The Films of 20th Century-Fox, Citadel Press, 1979; Lahue (Kalton) and Terry Brewer, Kops and Custard The Legend of Keystone Films, University of Oklahoma Press, 1966; Henderson (Robert M.) D.W. Griffith The Years at Biograph, Secker & Warburg, 1971; Lahue (Karlton) Dreams for Sale The Rise and Fall of the Triangle Film Corporation, South Brunswick, New York: A.S. Barnes. 1971; Hurst (Richard M.) Republic Studios Between Poverty Row and the Majors, Scarecrow Press Inc., 2007, mostly first editions or early printings, publishers cloth, many within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, a few paperback editions, 8vo, folio. (22)Condition Report: † all mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3485

Westerns, Locations and related.- a group of 25+ modern books, includes, Sherman (Robert G.) Quiet on the Set, Motion Picture History at the Iverson Movie Location Ranch, 1984; Cozad (W. lee) Those Magnificent Mountain Movies, 2002; Stier (Kenny) The First Fifty Years of Sound Western Movie Locations (1929-1979) California: Corriganville Press, 2006; Holland (Dave) Location in Lone Pine, Holland House, 1990; Rothel (David) The Singing Cowboys, New Jersey, A.C. Barnes Inc., 1978; Tuska (Jon) The Filming of the West, New York: Doubleday, 1976; Ed Hulse et al, Lone Pine in the Movies Series, 7 vol., including Celebrating Roy Rogers Centennial, California: Riverwood Press and Beverly and Jim Rogers Lone Pine Museum of Film History, 2009-2014; Schneider (Jerry) Corriganville The Story of Ray Crash Corrigan and his Movie Ranch, Corriganville Press, 2004 with four others related to the ranch, and three relating to John Wayne, many first editions within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, a few paperback editions, 4to, 8vo. (28) Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3486

Hollywood, Studios, and related.- a group of sixteen modern books, many first editions, includes, Kobal (John) Hollywood The Years of Innocence, New York: Heimann (Jim) Out with the Stars Hollywood Night Life in the Golden Era, both Aberville Press, 1985, first editions publishers cloth, dustjackets unclipped, further within clear wrappers; Zollo (Paul) Hollywood Remembered, Cooper Square Press, 2002; Graham (Sheilah) The Garden of Allah, W.H. Allen, 1971; Schickel (Richard) The Fairbanks Album, Secker & Warburg, 1975; Dallinger (Nat) Unforgettable Hollywood, New York: Quill, 1983; Finch (Christopher) and Linda Rosenkrantz, Gone Hollywood, New York: Doubleday, 1979; Sommer (Robert Langley) Hollywood The Glamour Years (1919-1941), Bison Books, 1987; Bingen (Stephen) et al, M.G.M. Hollywoods Greatest Backlot, Santa Monica Press, 2011; Behlmer (Rudy) Inside Warner bros. (1935-1951), New York: Simon & Schuster, 1987; Swann (Thomas Burnett) The Heroines or the Horse, Leading Ladies in Republic Films, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes, 1977. (16) Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3487

Hollywood, Los Angeles Locations and Guides.- a group of seventeen modern books, many first editions, includes, Hayes (Steve) Googies Coffee Shop to the Stars, Signed, Georgia: Bear Manor Media, 2008, 2 vol., first editions, Signed by the author in vol. 1, photo. illustrated wrappers, 8vo; More (Julian and Carey) Views from the Hollywood Hills, New York: Henry Holt Inc., 1987; Smith (leon) Hollywood Goes on Location, California: Pomegranate Press, 1988; Allen (Richard) Hollywood: The Movie Lovers Guide, New York: Broadway Books, 2005; The Movie Lovers Guide to Hollywood, New York: Harper Colophon, 1985; Kennedy (Rod Junr.) and Elizabeth Ellis, Hollywood in Vintage Postcards, Salt Lake City: Gibbs Smith, 2003; Heimann (Jim, Editor) California Here I Come Vintage California Graphics, Taschen, 2002; Hooray for Hollywood A Postcar Tour of Hollywoods Golden Era, San Francisco: Chronicle, 1983; Mickleson (Joan) A Guide to Historic Hollywood A Tour Through Place and Time, Charleston: The History Press, 2005, and others related, mostly first paperback editions, 4to, 8vo. (17)Condition Report: mostly mint and good conditions.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3488

Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca, Lauren Bacall and related. a group of 20+ modern books, includes, Sperber (A.M.) and Eric Lax, Bogart, New York, William Morrow, 1997, first edition, publishers cloth-backed grey boards, dustwrapper unclipped, within clear wrapper; Hyams (Joe) Bogie, New York: The New American Library, 1966: Bogey and Bacall A Love Story, New York, David McKay, 1975; Koch (Howard) Casablanca The Complete Script and Legend behind the Film, New York: The Overlook Press, 1988; Aljean (Harmetz) Round Up the Usual Suspects The Making of Casablanca, Bogart, Bergman and World War II, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1993; Greenberger (Howard) Bogeys Baby, W.H. ALLen, 1976; Miller (Frank) Casablanca As Time Goes By, 50th Anniversary Commemorative, Atlanta, Turner Publishing, 1992; Hepburn (Katherine) The Making of The African Queen, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987; with others, mostly first editions within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, a few paperback editions, 4to, 8vo. (25)Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3489

Dirk Bogarde: Books by and relating to.- includes, Bogarde (Dirk) Jericho, Signed, Viking, 1992, first edition, Signed by the author on title, with his printed name crossed through, publishers blue cloth, original dust-jacket, further within clear wrapper; Postillion Struck By Lightning, Book Club Associates, 1977; Snakes and Ladders, second imp., Chatto & Windus, 1978; An Orderly Man, Chatto & Windus, Hogarth Press, second imp., 1983; West of Sunset, Allen Lane, 1984; Backcloth, Guild Publishing, 1986; A Particular Friendship, 1989; A Short Walk from Harrods, BCA, 1993; Cleared for Take-Off, 1993; A Gentle Occupation, Chatto & Windus, 1980; Voices in the Garden, Chatto & Windus, 1981; Great Meadow, BCA, 1992; A Period of Adjustment, Viking, 1994; Closing Ranks, Viking, 1997; with other books about the author, including Coldstream (John) Dirk Bogarde The Authorised Biography and Ever Dirk The Bogarde Letters, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004, 2008, mostly first editions or early printings, publishers cloth within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, 8vo, 4to. (19)Condition Report: mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3490

Charlie Chaplin and Stars of the Silent Screen.- a group of nine modern books, includes, Comte (Michael) and Sam Stourdze, Charlie Chaplin A Photo Diary, Germany: Steidl, 2002, first edition, black and white photo. illustrations throughout, original publishers blue cloth, dust-jacket unclipped; Chaplin (Charles) My Autobiography, The Bodley Head, 1964, first edition, early reprint, publishers red cloth, gilt; Cooper (Miriam) Dark Ladies of the Silents, The Bobbs- Merrell Co., Inc., 1973; Winokur (Mark) American Laughter, New York: St. Martins Press, 1996; and others related, mostly first editions or early reprints, within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, a few paperback editions, v.s. (9)Condition Report: mostly mint condition.Chaplin (Charles) My Autobiography, marked to lower board, spine ends and corners rubbed, internally clean.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3491

Errol Flynn, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.- a group of fourteen modern books, includes, Flynn (Errol) My Wicked Wicked Ways, Heinemann, 1960, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket clipped; Higham (Charles) Errol Flynn The Untold Story, New York, Doubleday, 1980; Godfrey (Lionel) The Life and Crimes of Errol Flynn, Robert Hale, 1977; Valenti (Peter) Errol Flynn A Bio-Biography, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1984; Meyers (Jeffrey) Inherited Risk Errol and Sean Flynn in Hollywood and Vietnam, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002; Carey (Gary) Doug & Mary, New York: E.P. Dutton, 1977, many first editions or early printings, mostly within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, 4to, 8vo. (14)Condition Report: † mostly good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3492

Film Noir.- a group of ten modern books, includes, Porfirio (Robert) Silver (Alain) and James Ursini, Film Noir Reader 2 and 3, first and second Limelight editions, New York: 2002, 2003; L.A. Noire The City as Character, Santa Monica Press, 2005; Hirsch (Foster) Film Noire The Dark Side of the Screen, New York, Da Capo Press, 1986; Silver (Alain) and Elizabeth Ward, Film Noire An Encyclopedic Reference Guide, Bloomsbury, 1988; Lyons (Arthur) Death on the Cheap The Lost B Movies of Film Noire, Da Capop Press, 2000; Rich (Nathaniel) San Francisco Noir, New York, The Little Bookroom, 2005; and others, mostly first editions, soft wrappers, 4to.8vo. (10) Condition Report: mostly good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3493

Photography, Hollywood Portraits and related.- a group of twenty modern books, includes, Howard (Jean) and James Watters, Jean Howards Hollywood A Photo Memoir, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989, first edition, original publishers stamped, pink cloth, dust-jacket unclipped, photo illustrated endpapers and throughout, Kobal (John) The Art of the Great Hollywood Portrait Photographers 1925-1940, New York, Harrison House, 1980; Trent (Paul) and Richard Lawson, The Image Makers, Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour, New York, Bonanza Books, 1982; Worth (Frank) Worth Exposing Hollywood, Cinemage, 2002; Avery (Sid) and Richard Schickel, Hollywood at Home A Family Album 1950-1965, New York: MJF Books, 1990, first edition, publishers black cloth, gilt, dust-jacket unclipped; Foreman (Alexa L.) et al, In the Picture: Production Stills from the TCM Archives, San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2004; Putnam (Michael) Silent Screens The Decline and Transformation of the American Movie Theatre, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000; Fahey (David) and Linda Rice, Masters of Starlight Photographers in Hollywood, Columbus Books, 1988; Viera (Mark A.) Sin in Soft Focus, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999; Finier (Joel W.) Hollywood Movie Stills, Reynolds and Hern, 2088; Schickel (Richard) Striking Poses Photographs from the Kobal Collection, New York, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1987; Odekirk (Glenn E. Spruce Goose, HK-1 Hercules A Pictorial History of the Fantastic Hughes Flying Boat, Frank Alcanta, Inc., 1982, and others related, mostly first editions or early printings, within dust-jackets and clear wrappers, a few paperback editions. (20)Condition Report: mostly mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3494

Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.- a group of twelve modern books by and relating to, the Hollywood duo, mostly first editions, original cloth, dust-jackets, further within clear wrappers, 4to, 8vo, (12)Condition Report: overall good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3496

Autographs: Military, and related- comprises: St. Nazaire Raid Veteran, a signed black and white photo. of HMS. Campbeltown [1942] signed by Commando Bill Tiger Watson, MC, MBE, a Lieutenant serving in No. 2 Commando during Operation Chariot, 12 x 8 inches; with an accompanying COA from Chaucer Auctions; Walter Krupinski, a Signed black and white photograph, Walter Krupunski was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace in WW2 and a senior West German Air Force officer during the Cold War; 3 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches; with an accompanying COA from Chaucer Auctions; Signature of Lieutenant General Gerald Gerry Johnson, one of the highest scoring US..Air Force aces of WW2; with an accompanying COA from Chaucer auctions, both laid down on black card; Signature of Charles M. Kunz, fighter ace with the US. Marine Corps during WW2; Signature of Lt. Col. John Franklin Bolt, decorated flying ace serving in WW2 and the Korean War; Signed Omaha Veteran, a black and white photograph, with photographer Jim Sloan stamp on verso, 8 x 5 inches; together with Red Arrows, First Day Cover Multi Signed, 1980; and Dwight D. Eisenhower First Day Cover, 1970. (8) Condition Report: overall, all good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3497

Autographs, WW2 related.- Holocaust Survivor and author, Iby Knil, a Signed black and white photograph of the entrance to Auschwitz Birkenau, Poland, 12 x 8 inches; with a COA from Chaucer Auctions; Where Eagles Dare (1968) photo print, signed by actor, Derren Nesbitt, 16 x 12 inches; with accompanying COA from Chaucer Auctions; together with a black and white photograph of General Anton Dostler, the first German General to be executed after WW2. Dostler was found guilty of war crimes during the Italian campaign in March, 1944 and faced a firing squad on December 1, 1944, 10 x 8 inches; Memphis Belle (1944) a sepia publicity photograph, 10 x 8 inches. (4)Condition Report: overall good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3504

Autographs, and Military related.- General Walter Krupinski (1920-2000) signed black and white Messerschmidt ME62 montage photograph,10 x 8 inches; Flt. Lt. Leslie Gordon Batt (1916-2004) Battle of Britain pilot, signed black and white portrait photograph, 7 x 5 inches; WWII German U-Boat Commanders, black and white photograph, signed by Commanders Helmut Witte (1915-2005, Commander of U-159, and Wilhelm Dommes (1907-1990, Commander of U-431), 6 x 4 inches; Wolfram Eisenlohr (1893-1991) a colour photograph, signed by the first pilot to sink a ship with bombs from an aircraft, August 27, 1917, 5 x 8 inches; all with accompanying COAs; together with Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) black and white publicity photograph,10 x 8 inches; IRTC Ft. McClellan, Ala, Atlanta: Albert Love Enterprises, GA, [1944] magazine, pictorial paper wrappers, b/w. photo. Illustrated, 40pp., 4to; The Battle of Britain, August-October, 1940, HM. Stationary Office, 1941, first edition, original stapled blue wrappers, 32pp., 8vo; together with a few postcards, photographs, and related ephemera. (Qty)Condition Report: overall good condition.IRTC Ft. McClellan, magazine - tape repair to spine, chips and edge tears to lower edges of front and rear cover, internally clean.The Battle of Britain, August-October, 1940 - staining to covers, title and edges of leaves.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3505

Visit of the President of the United States First Day cover, April 1, 2009.- H.M. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh Welcome the President and First Lady, with first class postage stamp and London postmark, 42c Obama postage stamp and Micronesia postmark; together with a colour photograph signed by Gerald Ford, who served as the 38th President of the United States,1974-1977, 8 x 10 inches; both with COAs from Chaucer Auctions. (2)Condition Report: both mint condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3509

Apollo 16: Signed Charlie Duke photograph.- a colour photograph of the astronaut, Signed Charlie Duke Apollo 16 in black marker pen, 4 ½ x 7 inches.Charles Moss Charlie Duke Jnr. (b. 1935) is an American former astronaut, United States Air Force officer and test pilot. Apollo 16 launched on April 16, 1972 and as Lunar Module pilot on the mission, Duke became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the moon, and the first twin to fly in space. Condition Report: light mark top centre under raked light, overall good condition with strong clear signature.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3519

A group of books by Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford and others. comprises: Blatchford (Robert) Merrie England, The Clarion Press, 1908, Presentation copy to the author, multiple signatures on prelims., marbled e/ps, gilt dentelles, g.e., contemporary red morocco, gilt; Britain for the British, Clarion Press, 1902, first edition, Inscribed by the author to his wife; The Nunquam Papers, E. Hulton, 1891, first edition, Inscribed by the author to his daughter, Dolly [Dorothea] Blatchford; My Favourite Books, Walter Scott, The Clarion Office, 1900, two first editions, the first inscribed by the author, the second with a gift card to the authors great-niece, Christine [Glanville] pasted to front free e/p; with eleven others by various authors, original cloth, v.s. (17) Provenance: The Collection of British puppeteer, Christine Glanville (1924-1999). Glanville's long collaboration with Gerry Anderson began in 1956 as a puppet operator on the Twizzle And Torchy TV. series. She went on to design, sculpt and operate many leading characters including Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Terrahawks and Andersons unscreenedSpace Policepilot episode.Glanville secured the stage rights to Rupert Bear from the Daily Express in the 1970s and formed The Stage Three Company with fellow Century 21 puppeteers, Rowena White and David Ross.Glanville was a grandniece of Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851-1943) socialist campaigner, journalist, and author, and her grandfather was Punch cartoonist, Montagu Blatchford.Condition Report: Merrie England - marked to lower board, light rubbing to corners and spine ends, otherwise a clean, bright copy in good condition.the other volumes with rubbing to boards, corners and spine ends a little scuffed, some light foxing to a few pages and some tissue guards,

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3520

Rupert Bear: a group of Original artworks and related ephemera, c. 1970s.- comprises: Christine Glanville (British, 1924-1999) Two sketches of Rupert bear, both pencil on tracing paper, the first, depicted Rupert 11 x 27, the second, depicted Rupert, Bill Badger, and Podgy Pig, 33 x 36cm; Original poster design for a Rupert theatre performance, presented by Christine Glanville, Rowena White and David Ross, ink on board, 20 x 31cm; a hand-painted theatre poster on card, for Stage Threes Rupert performance, Charter Theatre, [Preston] flat, 25.3 x 38cm; a TLS. written from Douglas Cobban, Director, London Express News and Feature Services, to Miss N.C. Fletcher, [Christine Glanville] dated May 8, 1972, a single leaf, headed Rupert Bear Show. Mr. Cobban advised Miss Fletcher of suggestions and changes made by the newspapers Rupert artist for her submission of an enlarged cut-out of Rupert for the theatre front in Bournemouth, with two accompanying colour drawings of Rupert, the first being Miss Fletchers original design pasted on card (Rupert depicted wearing black boots) 9 x 9.3cm, the second, being the Rupert artists preferred design drawn on white card, (Rupert depicted wearing brown boots) 9.5 x 25cm; a Pantomime Programme and nine theatre flyers for Jack and the Beanstalk; two duplicate Stage Three black and white publicity photographs of Rupert, 8 x 10 inches; a card folder containing press reviews of the shows; a copy of The Stage, 1973, with various related reviews included of 'Rupert on Stage' and other shows presented by Christine Glanville; together with a Rupert related book and two comics.(24)Provenance: The Collection of British puppeteer, Christine Glanville (1924-1999). Glanville's long collaboration with Gerry Anderson began in 1956 as a puppet operator on the Twizzle And Torchy TV. series. She went on to design, sculpt and operate many leading characters including Four Feather Falls, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Terrahawks and Andersons unscreenedSpace Policepilot episode.Glanville secured the stage rights to Rupert Bear from the Daily Express in the 1970s and formed The Stage Three Company with fellow Century 21 puppeteers, Rowena White and David Ross.Glanville was a grandniece of Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851-1943) socialist campaigner, journalist, and author, and her grandfather was Punch cartoonist, Montagu Blatchford.Condition Report: some rubbing to the Charter Theatre poster; light wear and some creasing to the comics, otherwise overall good conditions.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3523

Photograph Albums: Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford and related.- a pair of nineteenth-century photograph albums relating to the Blatchford family, many of a theatrical nature, each album containing 38 and 39 inset carte de postale on thick card leaves, contemporary pictorial leather and gilt, with metal clasps, gilt edges, silk e/ps., the first inscribed Winnie Blatchford from her Mother, the second, inscribed Mrs. Blatchford from her daughter Winnie on her birthday, 5 April 89, each album 8vo, 23.5 x 20.5cm. (2)Robert Peel Glanville Blatchford (1851-1943) was a British socialist campaigner, journalist, and author. His father was a strolling comedian, his mother was an actress, and his maternal great-grandfather was Italian musician and publisher, Domenico Corri (1746-1825).Provenance: The Collection of Christine Glanville (1924-1999) British puppeteer and a grandniece of Robert Blatchford. Christine Glanville's long association with Gerry Anderson began in 1956. Glanville went on to design, supervise and operate many leading characters on numerous Anderson marionation productions including Four Feather Falls,Supercar,Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Thunderbirds,Thunderbirds Are Go,Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Thunderbird 6,Joe 90, The Secret Service, The Investigator, Alien Attack, Terrahawks and Andersons unscreenedSpace Policepilot episode.Condition Report: leather rubbed and worn, spine ends and corners bumped, some foxing to card mounts affecting a few of the photographs.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3533

Story Musgrave, Signed Nasa First Day Cover, 1967; and a photograph.- a pair of first issue, attached stamps with a continuous design by artist, Paul Calle, on an inset official envelope with printed title, postmarked Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, September 29, 1967, Signed on the envelope lower centre by astronaut, Story Musgrave, with an inset colour photographic print above, 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches within mount, mounted, framed, and glazed, 52.5 x 38.5cm overall; together with a large glass demijohn with Nasa stickers, H.52cm. (2) Story Musgrave (b. 1935) astronaut, physician, electrical engineer, and test pilot, had flown 160 types of aircraft and was accepted into NASA's scientist-astronaut program in 1967. The US. Post Office issued these First Day cover, often known as the Space Twins, in conjunction with Nasas 9th Anniversary. Paul Calles design was based on astronaut, Ed Whites Gemini 4 space-walk in June 1965; a first day issue ceremony was also held on 29 September 1967 at the Kennedy Space Centre, the launch site of the Gemini 4 mission. Condition Report: Signed Nasa First Day Cover, 1967 - mount loose within frame, inscription and signature faded.large glass demijohn - good condition.

More details

Ewbank's
Lot 3539

Autographs: Paul Tibbets and Dutch Van Kirk, Enola Gay Flight Crew, Signed.- a black and white photograph, inset on black card, depicted, Paul Tibbets, Dutch Van Kirk and Morris Jeppson, crew members of the Boeing-29 Superfortress bomber, Enola Gay, 5 ½ x 5 inches within mount, with Paul Tibbets and Dutch Van Kirks inset blue and black ink signatures beneath, ink stamped and dated in manuscript, 6, Aug, 1945,14 x 11 inches overall; with an accompanying COA from A.A.H. Autographs, signed by Andrew Harris.Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr. (1915-2007) was the pilot of Enola Gay (named after his mother), Theodore Jerome Dutch Van Kirk (1921- 2014) was the navigator, and Morris Richard Jeppson (1922-2010) served as assistant weaponeer on the Enola Gay, when the Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber dropped a Little Boy, the first of two atomic bombs used in warfare, on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. Condition Report: mint condition.

More details

Dawsons Auctioneers
Lot 100

A relief carved wood panel of the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, inscribed as being carved during the first lunar month (zla ba) of the fire monkey year (me byi) of the 16th cycle (rab byung bcu drug pa) of 60 years, this corresponds to the Gregorian year of 1936, 39.5cm x 59cm

More details
Loading...Loading...
  • 596780 item(s)
    /page

Recently Viewed Lots