Sales catalogue 20: Andrew Block

Date:
1937-1938
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/26/13
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 20: Andrew Block. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NEARER TAREE ONLOAD O91 RDP EON a OM SENET LL HOT tive ANREMN Fs RAE RRM CHANIA EW IN 155 CICERO (Marcus Tullius) Three Bookes of dueties, to Marcus his sonne, turned out of latine into english, by Nicolas Grimalde. Whereunto the latine is adjoined. Partly Black Letter. Lond., Richard Tottel, April 14, 1558. 12mo. Cf. A good uncleaned copy. Rare £10 Nicholas Grimald, the translator, contributed verses to Tottel’s Miscellany. 156 CINEMA.—Announcement Bill. ‘‘ THEatoGrapu. Life-size living pictures that do everything but talk.’’ Programme of WONDERLAND, Whitechapel Road, London, April 6, 1896. Apparatus of R. W. Paul, afterwards named ‘‘ THE ANIMATOGRAPHIE ”’ 30/- 157 GINEMA.—The Art of Projection and Complete Magic Lantern Manual. By an Expert. Jilus. 1st edn. Lond., 1893. 8vo. Orig. cl. 21/- “ Including a Synopsis of the Perfect Manipulation of a Triple Lantern and Effects, hitherto never published in Book Form, also valuable hints and instructions useful to Amateurs and Professionals, also the Art of Slide Making and Painting, and Enlarging.” 158 CINEMA.—BeEnnetr (Colin N.) and Collaborators. The Handbook of Kinemato- graphy. The History, Theory, and Practice of Motion Photography and Projection. Pyro- fusely illus. 1st edn. Lond., 1911. 8vo. Orig. cl. (back cover stained). Scarce 21/- 159 GINEMA.—[The Commencement of the Era of the ‘‘Star’’ Film.] Handbill of Prince’s Picturedrome [Westcliff-on-Sea] (note the introduction of the term ‘‘Picturedrome sid | “ Now showing GREAT STAR Picture entitled THE DancERous AGE, “‘ The most talked of picture on the Continent.” “ First time shown in England—Length over 3,000 feet (in two parts). All other Pictures changed every day.” Also shewing ‘‘The Coronation Picture.” [1910] : £1 160 CINEMA.—Descriptive Book of the Tour of Europe : “‘ The Largest Moving Panorama in the World now exhibiting at the Chinese Rooms, 559 Broadway,. New York. Painted on thirty thousand square feet of canvass (sic) from views taken on the spot.” Byte Smith, New York, 1855. 8vo. Orig. wrapps. (soiled) 21/- 161 CINEMA.—The Edison Kinetogram. [A Journal of Edison Films to be released]. The first 6 vols. (all pubd. ?). Profusely illus. From April 15, 1910, to April 1, 1913. Sm. 4to. Cl. Extremely rare £5/5/- 162 CINEMA.—[The First Feature Film.] Scenes in the Life of Marie Antoinette. Inset to Programme of the Palace Theatre [January 15, 1904]. The first known advertisement of a feature film, taken’ at the Petit Trianon, Versailles 25/- It is interesting to note that the name of the producing company BtioscopE is featured. 163 GINEMA.—A Hand-Bill, advertising the ‘‘ Kineoptikon, Piccadilly Circus [May, 1896]. Life-Like Motions! Latest Sensation ”’ 30/- “ See the Tower Bridgein Work. Golfing Extraordinary. Finsbury Park Station. Depart- uve of Scotch Express. Highgate Tunnel.” 164 CINEMA.—Handbill announcing “ Lumiére Cinématographe, under the Sole Manage- ment of Monsieur Trewey ” at the Empire Theatre, (London), April 5th, (1897) 25/- 165 CINEMA.—A Hand-Bill, announcing ‘‘ LuMIERE CINEMATOGRAPHE, with a grand new Programme—London Views. Sole Manager—Trewey.” At the Polytechnic, London. (May 26th, 1896). Very rare £3 /3/- “...Mons. Trewey who opened the first regular entertainment of the cinematographé at the Royal Polytechnic Institute, Regent Street, and some days later gave afternoon performances at the Empive Music Hall, Leicester Square. These men set the seal on the new invention . . .’— WILL Day. 166 CINEMA.—MippvLetTon (Charles) Magic Lantern Dissolving View Painting, with coloured illustrations by the Author. Showing a progressive course of Slide Painting from the plain outline to the finished picture. Ist edn. Lond., 1876. 8vo. Orig. cl. (back- stvip torn) 30/- 167 CINEMA.—Le Motographe Album D’Images Animées. Couverture de H. de Toulouse ~ Lautrec. Paris, 1899. 4to. Orig. pictorial bds. Excessively rare £5/5/- Consisting of a transparency (contained in a pocket) which, when placed and rotated over one of the pictures causes it to become a moving picture. In very good state. : 168 CINEMA.—[Presaging the Sound Film]. Handbill. Announcing Gibbon’s Phono- — Bio-Tableaux. ‘‘ The artistes movements and voices are faithfully reproduced as if actually ; real.’’ Canterbury Theatre, London, August 19, 1901 £1 A 400 feet newsreel was in the programme. } /
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