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Behind the Burly Q: The Story of Burlesque in America
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First Edition.
23.5cm x 15cm. xxiv, 360 pages. Black papered boards, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket.
. Fine Condition. -
Gateavisa Nr. 109, Juli 1985
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First Edition.
29.5cm x 21cm (folded size). 32 pages. Saddle-stapled newsprint self-wrappers. Text is in Norwegian.
Single issue of Norwegian anarchist and counterculture newspaper Gateavisa. First published in 1970 and through various forms and publishing schedules still being produced today. With an anti-authoritarian focus Gateavisa covered a wide range of topics, from occultism and mysticism to politics and philosophy, and of course underground comics. Gateavisa often featured stories on sex and drugs, and was an early supporter in an otherwise conservative Norway of LGBTQ rights and the legalisation of cannabis. Other regular columns ran on squatting, police violence, prisons, organic farming, pirate radios, punk, and more. This issue with a cover story Wencke Muhleisen’s erotic theatre show.
Uncirculated, minor tanning and shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Tamasaburo
$150.00 Add to cartKishin Shinoyama
Tokyo: Kodansha, 1977.
Photobook of kabuki actor and onnagata (male actors who play female roles) Bando Tamasburo. -
The Mimiambs of Herondas
$200.00 Add to cartHerondas; Jack Lindsay
London: The Fanfrolico Press, [1929].
Mimes by Herondas translated by Jack Lindsay with 19 drawings by Alan Odle and a foreword by Brian Penton. Limited to 375 numbered copies, of which this is number 2. ARNOLD 35. This copy with the bookplate of David D. Levine. -
Jephthah
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Facsimile Edition.
23.5cm x 15cm. [iv], 26 pages. Red leatherette, gilt lettering.
Limited Edition facsimile of 200 copies.
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James Taylor’s Shocked and Amazed! On and Off the Midway (First Bizarre Issue!)
$100.00 Add to cartJames Taylor
Baltimore: Dolphin-Moon Press / Atomic Books, 1995.
First issue of the leading ‘show business’ magazine which chronicles the history of circus, carnival, and novelty sideshows. Includes feature articles, interviews with performers, and works of fiction. -
Seeking Common Ground: Latinx and Latin American Theatre and Performance
$25.00 Add to cartTrevor Boffone; Teresa Marrero; Chantal Rodriguez
London: Methuen, 2022. -
Homosexual Acts: A Volume of Gay Plays
$40.00 Add to cartEd Berman
London: Inter-Action Imprint, 1975.
Ambiance/Almost Free Playscripts 1. -
We Can Always Call Them Bulgarians: The Emergence of Lesbians and Gay Men on the American Stage
$10.00 Add to cartKaier Curtin
Boston: Alyson Publications, 1987. -
Mixed Media: The Many Forms of the Story
$10.00 Add to cartThomas Amos; Andrea Crawford
Bloomington: Lilly Library, Indiana University, 1995.
Catalogue of an exhibition, 5 January – 30 March, 1995, exploring stories through original texts in books and manuscripts, along with radio, theatre, and movie scripts, press kits and programmes, music, photographs, and board games. -
La Boite: The Story of an Australian Theatre Company
$50.00 Add to cartChristine Comans
Brisbane: Playlab Press, 2009. -
Gay Paris: La Revue Libertine
$10.00 Add to cartHenri Varna
Paris: Casino de Paris, No date.
The famous Casino de Paris, opened in 1880, is not a Casino but a performance venue. It was closed during both World Wars. This programme for a performance in two acts produced by Henri Varna includes photographs of many of the cast. -
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Teatro Reale Dell’ Opera [Roma]: Il Nuovo Palcoscenico Meccanico
$10.00 Add to cartCasa Editrice D’arte Bestetti e Tumminelli
Milano and Roma: Casa Editrice D’arte Bestetti e Tumminelli, 1929.
Royal Opera Theatre: The New Mechanical Stage. Promotional booklet after the 1926 renovations of the theatre which reopened in 1928. -
Korean Cultural Heritage Volume III: Performing Arts
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First Edition.
30cm x 22.5cm. 256 pages, colour illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt lettering and decoration, pictorial jacket.
Minor shelf and handling wear. Very minor soiling. Previous owner’s stamp. Very Good Condition. -
Queer Theatre and the Legacy of Cal Yeomans
$10.00 Add to cartRobert A. Schanke
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. -
Narrating the Past Through Theatre: Four Crucial Texts
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Reprint.
22cm x 14.5cm. viii, 89 pages. Matte papered boards.
Ex-library, stamps and stickers. Very minor general wear. Good Condition (ex-library). -
My Dear, Sweet Self: A Hot Peach Life
$30.00 Add to cartJimmy Camicia
Silverton: Fast Books, 2013.
Biography of Jimmy Camicia, founder of New York drag performance group, Hot Peaches. -
God: A Comedy in One Act
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First Thus.
21cm x 13cm. 59 pages. Lettered saddle-stapled wrappers.
First stand alone edition. Originally published in the collection Without Feathers.
Insect damage, soiling, and tanning to wrappers, minor tanning and soiling elsewhere. Previous owner’s name and the lines for Doris circled and with some marginalia. Good Condition. -
An Exhibition of Kabuki Stage Costumes
$50.00 Add to cartShochiku; Tetsuya Okazaki
Tokyo: Shochiku, 1998. -
1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: Pompous Nights in Pink Port
$35.00 Add to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1961.
Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: Adults Only Of Course!
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Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1960.
Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: Pink Lady on the White Shore
$35.00 Add to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1964.
Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: A Snail’s Rhapsody
$25.00 Add to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1969.
Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
1960s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: The Legend of the White Serpent
$35.00 Add to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1960.
Program for a 1960s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
1970s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: Pink & Hot ’70
$30.00 Add to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1969.
Program for a 1970s topless revue (program printed late December 1969) at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
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1970s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: [Mona Lisa’s Laughter]
$30.00 Add to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1973.
Program for a 1970s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
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1970s Nichigeki Music Hall Program: [Your Skin is Mont Blanc Snow]
$35.00 Add to cartNichigeki Music Hall
Tokyo: Nichigeki Music Hall, 1972.
Program for a 1970s topless revue at the Nichigeki Music Hall, also known as the Nihon-Gekijo, an iconic Tokyo theatre from the 1930s up until 1981 when it was demolished for redevelopment. Post-war the theatre hosted burlesque shows and motion picture features for American servicemen and tourists. -
Sam Snyder’s Fabulous American Water Follies: Australian Tour 1956 Official Souvenir Program
$10.00 Add to cartSam Snyder
Melbourne: Freelance Press, 1956.
Programme for a 1956 Australian tour of Sam Snyder’s Water Follies, a swimming show featuring musical and theatrical performance, diving, synchronised swimming, and more. Shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth. -
Playback
$10.00 Add to cartRaymond Chandler
London: Harrap, 1985. -
After Dark: Magazine of Entertainment November 1977
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First Edition.
28cm x 21.5cm. 114 pages, illustrations, some colour. Pictorial saddle-stapled wrappers.
Single issue of American performing arts, entertainment, and under the radar gay magazine, After Dark. Running from 1968 to 1983 After Dark featured stories on theatre, film, dance, performance art, music, and the people who starred in such productions. While not overtly erotic or described as a gay magazine, the magazine was often playfully erotic (usually thanks to staff photographer Kenn Duncan), and the readership largely comprised gay men, especially evident by the advertisements a plenty for gay venues, books, movies, and fashion. In this issue: Sidney Lumet, Mark Farner, Rick Moses, Stephen Parr, Gretchen Wylar, Jane Vanessa, John Wyman, Richard Burton, Peter Firth, and more.
Minor to moderate shelf wear. Moderate rubbing to spine. Minor foxing and tanning. Good Condition.