Composers from Royal Books, Inc.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1946. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1945 film. A fictionalized account of the life of composer George Gershwin, featuring several of Gershwin's real-life acquaintances, including Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson, and Oscar Levant. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and faint age toning.

London: National Film Archive, 1950. Vintage photograph of noted Hungarian-American composer Miklós Rósza conducting an orchestra, circa 1950s. Stamp of National Film Archive on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Although he was also a renowned orchestral composer, Rósza is perhaps best remembered for his prolific work in film scores. He… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1963. Vintage photograph of composer Henry Mancini leaning out of a car window, holding a compilation of his greatest hits on 8-track tape. Printed mimeo snipe in French affixed to the verso. Prolific composer, conductor, and pianist Mancini wrote the themes and soundtracks for hundreds of films throughout the late twentieth century, most notably including themes… Read more about this item

Paris: Marie-France, 1960. Vintage borderless photograph of Hungarian-French composer Joseph Kosma at the piano, circa 1960s. With the stamps of Marie-France archives and photographer Edward Quinn on the verso. Kosma was primarily known as a composer for film, despite his education at the Budapest Conservatory in Hungary. He was introduced to director Jean Renoir by writing partner… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1958. Vintage borderless photograph of composer Michel Legrand and chanteuse Juliette Greco, circa 1958. Stamp of photographer Guy Le Page on the verso. Greco and Legrand collaborated on several releases in the 1950s and 1960s, most notably Greco's self-titled album produced by Columbia in 1960. 7.25 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1969. Vintage photograph of composer Henry Mancini at home in 1969, flanked by his personal library and Grammy Awards. Prolific composer, conductor, and pianist Mancini wrote the themes and soundtracks for hundreds of films throughout the late twentieth century, most notably including themes for The Pink Panther film series, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961), and "Victor/Victoria"… Read more about this item

London: Anthony D'Offay Gallery, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Produced in conjunction with an exhibition of the work of John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Jasper Johns which ran from October 31 to December 2, 1989 at the Anthony d'Offay Gallery, and from January 23 to March 25, 1990 at the Tate Gallery. Near Fine in wrappers.… Read more about this item

Stockholm: Svenska Dagbladet, 1980. Vintage borderless photograph of jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Dizzy Gillespie sitting in a doorway in Sweden, with a sign in Swedish above him that translates to "No Parking Around the Clock." Mimeo snipe and printed label affixed to the verso, crediting photographer Dan Hansson, with a date stamp reading 11 JUNI 1980. … Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1970. Original photographic mock-up from the 1970 film, showing actor Richard Chamberlain in character, with the background retouched in gray paint, matted and mounted on illustration board. With annotations to the mat and board in manuscript ink and pencil. Based on the 1937 collection of personal correspondence between Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his… Read more about this item

New York: The Kitchen, 1975. Vintage invitation for four concerts by Steve Reich and Musicians at The Kitchen in New York, featuring performances of three seminal pieces by Reich, "Violin Phase" (1967), "Music for Pieces of Wood" (1973), and the aptly named "Work in Progress for 21 musicians and singers," an early iteration of his landmark "Music for 18… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1961. Vintage publicity photograph of composer Henry Mancini from the 1961 film. With cropping annotations in ink and pencil on the verso, along with Mancini's stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A bestselling paperback author who has recently moved into a small development in the California suburbs becomes the de… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Vintage double weight photograph of Cole Porter, circa 1940s, struck from the original negative circa 1950s. "TV Times" stamp on verso. 8 x 10 inches. Light creasing in far corners, else Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1940. Vintage borderless photograph of French-Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, filling his pipe with tobacco in front of his extensive, mounted pipe collection, circa 1940s. With the stamp of Omnium-Presse on the verso, along with a stamp noting the letter P, and cropping annotations in pencil. Honegger was best known as a member of Les Six,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1956. Vintage photograph of composer Elmer Bernstein conducting an orchestra in rehearsal for the soundtrack to Otto Preminger's "The Man with the Golden Arm," circa 1956. With two stamps for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Bernstein worked as a composer… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Vintage borderless reference photograph of musician Burt Bacharach playing the piano and singing in a recording studio, circa 1970s. With a Columbia-Warner copyright stamp on the verso. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine.

New York: Children's Songs, 1949. Original manuscript and typescript for "The Howdy Doody Show" theme song "It's a Howdy Doody World," created by and belonging to the song's composer Edward Kean, INSCRIBED by Kean in the margin: "From Edward Kean / to / the very special Scott Petersen man!," and further annotated by Kean in manuscript ink. The… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1960. Vintage borderless press photograph of composer Michel Legrand, circa early 1960s. The photograph, which shows Legrand exiting a gate with a suitcase in hand, is somewhat prescient, as the first half of the 1960s would see him leap to international renown, both as a popular musician and a composer of the film scores for… Read more about this item

New York: Arts at St. Anna's, 1991. Original program for a performance by the Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by David Alan Miller, held at The Town Hall in New York City on June 8 and 9, 1981. The performance featured four pieces: "Freeform" and "Shivering Air," composed by Glenn Branca, "Sanctus," composed by John Cale, and "The Forest,"… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Vintage borderless photograph of composer and electronic music pioneer Karlheinz Stockhauser, circa the 1950s. With manuscript pencil annotations on the verso. 12 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine.

Rochester, NY: Eastman School of Music, 1983. Original program for a performance by Steve Reich at the Eastman School of Music on November 6, 1983 as part of the Meet the Composer series, featuring performances of "Clapping Music," "Vermont Counterpoint," and "Drumming Part I" by a quintet lead by Reich, and "Tehillim," performed by members of the Rochester Philharmonic… Read more about this item