CALL ME MADAM The PLAYBILL for The Imperial Theatre
by [BERLIN, Irving]
- Used
- fair
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
-
ELLSWORTH, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Publisher's stapled wrappers, octavo, pp. 40. Front panel illustration of star Ethel Merman by Peter Arno, New Yorker Magazine's influential cartoonist. Includes many period advertisements and bygone polite theatre requests such as "Ladies are requested to remove their hats." As collectors and scholars of the era are aware, the cheaper quality paper used for this item is a bit toned and brittle and should be handled carefully (we have provided a clear archival display sleeve with white card-stock backing board for storage). Indeed, the upper tips of the first two leaves have chipped away over the decades (no loss of text) and the front and rear wrappers are separating upwards from the foot of the spine. A pleasant divertissement notwithstanding.
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Details
- Seller
- T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 3388
- Title
- CALL ME MADAM The PLAYBILL for The Imperial Theatre
- Author
- [BERLIN, Irving]
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [New York: Playbill, Incorporated, 1951]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Music; New York; Ephemera;
Terms of Sale
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Biblio member since 2013
ELLSWORTH, Maine
About T. BRENNAN BOOKSELLER, ABAA
Thomas Brennan was established professionally as a Bookseller in 1998 and still exhibits annually at several antiquarian book fairs. He has 25 years full-time experience in the Book Trade and is a member in good standing of The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA); The Ephemera Society of America; and The Manuscript Society.
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