[N.p., likely Newark: 1942]. [8]pp. Original printed self wrappers. Minor wrinkling, light toning. A very rare program for a performance by Marian Anderson in Newark on December 9, 1942. The program prints twelve classical pieces performed by Anderson that night, authored by the likes of Haydn, Handel, Schubert, Bellini, and..... More

[N.p., likely New York or Oakland: 1947]. Broadsheet, printed in red and blue, 9 x 6 inches. One corner creased. A rare leaflet advertising a performance by the legendary ballet dancer, choreographer, and instructor Katherine Dunham and her company to be presented at the Oakland Auditorium Theatre in California. Dunham..... More

Nashville: Work & Work, Fisk University, [ca. 1910]. [4]pp. on a single folded quarto sheet of cardstock. Spine reinforced with white linen tape, moderate edge wear and toning, a few small chips and closed edge tears, previous owner's ink signature on front cover. A rare piece of sheet music composed..... More

[N.p., but likely Little Rock, Ar. ca. 1920s]. Albumen photograph, 7.75 x 9.25 inches, matted and framed. Minor surface wear to photograph. Short tear to mat at bottom right. Frame backed in renewed paper, but preserving most of the original framer's label from "W.H. Bray Co., 702 Main Street, Little..... More

Netherfield, Nottingham: Stafford Co., [ca. 1890]. Broadside, 11.25 x 9 inches. Old fold lines, light staining to left side. Broadside advertising a performance of the Livermore Brothers Court Minstrels, an English minstrel band who performed in blackface during the Victorian era. The program includes “American Song & Dance,” “The Darkies..... More

San Francisco: Theatrical Publishing Co., 1889. Broadside, 17 x 6 inches. Previously folded. Small closed tear at top edge. Even tanning. An attractive broadside advertisement for entertainments at a downtown San Francisco theater in 1889. The Wigwam Theater was built in 1884 on the corner of Stockton and Geary Streets..... More

Dayton, Oh. [1851]. 143,[2]pp. 12mo. Original drab printed wrappers. Light chipping and wear. Text lightly foxed. Fourth edition of this German-American work of songs, the title of which translates loosely as, "A Short Pastime, Consisting of a Few Songs, Useful in Ethics." The title page has a woodcut of two..... More

Boston: 1868. Broadside, 13 x 9.75 inches. Printed on purple paper. Light fading and minor soiling at edges. Broadside advertising the rail line from North Bridgewater, East Stoughton, and East Randolph departing for Boston for passengers to take in the afternoon and evening theatre shows in the city. Times are..... More

New York: William Mather Song Book Depository, [ca. 1840]. 34pp., including five partially-hand-colored illustrations. Original brown pictorial self wrappers, illustration on front cover partially hand-colored, rear cover printed with Contents list. Wrappers toned and somewhat soiled, minor edge wear, light chipping along spine and top front corner, short split to..... More

Mexico City: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, 1906. Broadsheet, approximately 15 x 11 inches. Matted. Closed tear at center of image, sympathetically repaired on verso. An unusual, double-sided Posada calavera, with numerous lively illustrations imagining the "Great Skeleton Ball" on Dia de los Muertos. "Several Posada plates have been combined to produce..... More

Continental, Oh. Curtiss Showprint, [ca. 1930s]. Illustrated broadside, 24 x 9 inches. Old folds, minor toning, moderate edge wear, some chipping to edges, a handful of closed edge tears, a few repaired on verso. A rare broadside advertising a "tent show" performance by Texas Ella and her traveling Wild West..... More

Dallas: Carter & Gibson, 1883. Small silk broadside, 8.5 x 3.5 inches. Frayed at edges, cut from a fabric printing multiple advertisements. Minor soiling and foxing. Scarce silk handbill that advertises a performance of the play “Banker’s Daughter” on, April 6, 1883 at Craddock's Opera House in Dallas. Craddock opened..... More