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Auction No 431, Category: Performing Arts

8 Lots (displaying 1 - 8)

Ralph McTell "Angel Laughter" and "Summer Lightning", 2000-2002, special Autograph editions, signed by the author on half-titles, fine in d/jkts. (2)

Lot: 122

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £22
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Ralph McTell Angel Laughter and Summer Lightning, 2000-2002, special Autograph editions, signed by the author on half-titles, fine in d/jkts. (2) [This and the following 7 lots are from the collection of the late Clifford Elmer]

Albert Chevalier "Before I Forget", T. Fisher Unwin, 1902, with two autograph letters from the entertainer loosely inserted, some scattered foxing;

Lot: 123

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £20
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Albert Chevalier Before I Forget, T. Fisher Unwin, 1902, with two autograph letters from the entertainer loosely inserted, some scattered foxing; together with two works on Houdini, and others mostly Music Hall and Pantomime related, in fair to fine d/jkts. (11 items)

"Picturegoer" magazine, 1953-54, five issues, one featuring Marilyn Monroe on front cover. (5)

Lot: 126

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £15 - £30
SOLD £10
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Picturegoer magazine, 1953-54, five issues, one featuring Marilyn Monroe on front cover. (5)

York Theatre Royal playbills for 1798 and 1830, the latter laid down on thin board; three books on York theatre; numerous programmes

Lot: 129

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £40 - £60
SOLD £30
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York Theatre Royal playbills for 1798 and 1830, the latter laid down on thin board; three books on York theatre; numerous programmes for concerts and plays many relating to the York Festival with much 1950s/70s, and some related items (107)

Manchester Gaiety Theatre "Christmas Annual", 1908, edited by Henry Austin and inscribed by him on front card cover.

Lot: 132

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
SOLD £20
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Manchester Gaiety Theatre Christmas Annual, 1908, edited by Henry Austin and inscribed by him on front card cover. Bound in gilt cloth-covered boards. Numerous photo-plates. Light damp-staining to advertisements o/w fine internally. 168pp

Album of entertainers’ photos, 1940s/50s, all with facsimile signatures, many famous names. PC size, mounted with photo corners. (68)

Lot: 141

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £30 - £50
SOLD £42
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Album of entertainers' photos, 1940s/50s, all with facsimile signatures, many famous names. PC size, mounted with photo corners. (68)

Gemma Levine "Faces of British Theatre", 1990, in d/jkt, signed by the author, with autographs of various personalities,

Lot: 142

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £50 - £70
SOLD £76
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Gemma Levine Faces of British Theatre, 1990, in d/jkt, signed by the author, with autographs of various personalities, some loosely inserted or laid down, including Brian Cox, John Gielgud, Ben Kingsley, Paul Scofield, Ian McKellen, Alan Bates, Bob Hoskins and many other well-known. Two pages removed. (over 60 autographs).

Glenn Miller and his orchestra, a selection of photographs, various sizes, some 10 x 8”, one with a stamped signature. Adhesion marks on reverse. (16)

Lot: 144

  • Auction Date: Wed 8th Jan 2025 12:00 GMT (Ended)
  • Est: £20 - £40
UNSOLD
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Glenn Miller and his orchestra, a selection of photographs, various sizes, some 10 x 8”, one with a stamped signature. Adhesion marks on reverse. (16)