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Burlesque Books

Pretty Things The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens by Liz Goldwyn
Located in North Hollywood, CA
globe, popular books like Burlesque Fetish and The Burlesque Handbook, and even a School of Burlesque in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Books

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Paper

Reginald Marsh, Etchings, Engravings, Lithographs, First Edition
By Norman Sasowsky
Located in valatie, NY
his subjects were Coney Island, Vaudeville, Burlesque, women and jobless men on the Bowery. He painted
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20th Century American Books

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Paper

1869-86 The Novels of William Makepeace Thackeray
By William Makepeace Thackeray
Located in Bath, GB
-text illustrations. Collated, complete.. Volume XVI, 'Burlesques', published in 1869. Illustrated by
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Antique Late 19th Century British Books

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Paper

The Prints of Reginald Marsh by Norman Sasowsky, Catalog Raisonne, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
vaudeville and burlesque. Women and jobless men on the Bowery were subjects that reappeared throughout his
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Vintage 1970s American Books

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Paper

Water Sports - Coney Island Nude Swimmers and Nude Bathers
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Miami, FL
crowded Coney Island beach scenes, vaudeville and burlesque shows, women, and jobless men on the Bowery
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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, India Ink

Water Sports - Nude Swimmers and Bathers at Coney Island
By Reginald Marsh
Located in Miami, FL
, vaudeville and burlesque shows, women, and jobless men on the Bowery among his favorite subjects. Marsh was a
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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, India Ink

Red Grooms Canal St Chinatown Manhattan New York City Lithograph Cartoon Pop Art
By Red Grooms
Located in Surfside, FL
(1962) features celebrants played by Edwin Denby, Alex Katz and Grooms seen shredding library books to
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Lithograph

Hummingbird Augury: Cobalt Blue Pastel Drawing on Handmade Paper w/ Gold Stars
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
normal mores are burlesqued and spoofed. During such brief times of anarchy, societal pressures were
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Graphite, Handmade Paper, Crayon

Feather Augury (Crimson Pastel Drawings on Handmade Paper by Kahn & Selesnick)
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
priest, men and women might cross dress, and sacred ceremonies and normal mores are burlesqued and
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Graphite, Handmade Paper, Crayon

Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life
By Luis Vidal Molné
Located in Surfside, FL
not fail to think, There are similarities in the burlesque cinema of Luis Molné, filial links with the
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Scorpio Augury: Round Astrological Drawing on Handmade Paper by Kahn & Selesnick
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
priest, men and women might cross dress, and sacred ceremonies and normal mores are burlesqued and
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Graphite, Handmade Paper, Crayon

Rat King Augury: Snow White Owl Pastel on Handmade Paper by Kahn & Selesnick
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
women might cross dress, and sacred ceremonies and normal mores are burlesqued and spoofed. During such
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Pastel, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Foxglove Rabbit Augury: Round Pastel Drawing, Handmade Paper by Kahn & Selesnick
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
priest, men and women might cross dress, and sacred ceremonies and normal mores are burlesqued and
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2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Crayon, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Raggy (Circular Color Photograph of Red Mythical Figure in an Arctic Landscape)
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
burlesqued and spoofed. During such brief times of anarchy, societal pressures were relieved by revealing
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

Tulip Mania (Circular Color Photograph of Figures & Flowers)
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in Hudson, NY
burlesqued and spoofed. During such brief times of anarchy, societal pressures were relieved by revealing
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

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Archival Pigment

La Loie Fuller.
Located in New York, NY
Hérissey, 1904. One of the rarest and most beautiful books of the Fin de Siecle. Marx's La Loie Fuller
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau More Art

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Paper

"Tugboat at Dock, " Reginald Marsh, Modern WPA Industrial Ship
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
, capturing the boardwalks, beaches and sideshows in his sketch books. Marsh often remained in New York for
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1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Pencil

Huge Red Grooms Monotype Oil Painting LA Hollywood Circus Film Cartoon Pop Art
By Red Grooms
Located in Surfside, FL
(1962) features celebrants played by Edwin Denby, Alex Katz and Grooms seen shredding library books to
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Early 2000s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Monoprint, Monotype

Red Grooms Moonstruck Porcelain Sculpture Plate 3D Manhattan NYC Cartoon
By Red Grooms
Located in Surfside, FL
library books to make confetti. Other Grooms films include:The Big Sneeze (1962), a hand-drawn comic
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1990s Pop Art Mixed Media

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Porcelain, Screen

Outlaw Frank James Original 1883 Handwritten Letter on Paper
Located in Jersey, GB
been raised as a preacher's son surrounded by books, and during his youth developed a love for the
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Antique Late 18th Century American Historical Memorabilia

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Paper

Outlaw Frank James Original 1883 Handwritten Letter on Paper
Outlaw Frank James Original 1883 Handwritten Letter on Paper
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By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy

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Maison Bagues Attributed Hollywood Regency Beaded Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Atlanta, GA
Attributed to: Maison Bagues (French, founded circa 1860), early 20th century. A unique and well crafted hot air balloon chandelier likely by the renowned company Maison Bagues. The...
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Early 20th Century French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal, Brass

Set of Four 1950's Burlesque Erotica Bar Ware Cups
By Shafford China
Located in Stamford, CT
Amusing and rare full set of post war Japanese vintage erotic 'Party Girl' porcelain mugs by Shafford. Based on striptease burlesque, these will be great to help wake you up with you...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Barware

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Ceramic

1960s Italian Hot Air Balloon Metal Tole Chandelier W/ French Styling - 6 Arm
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is such a nice fixture! It is a mid-century Italian tole hot air balloon chandelier with French styling. It has 6 arms and 38” of chain. The brass cap is 5.25” in diameter. Note...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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The Japanese landscape After Utagawa Hiroshige - Mid 20th Century
By Utagawa Hiroshige
Located in Roma, IT
The Japanese landscape is a modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed colored lithograph after a woodcut realized by the great Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige in the ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Restored Sculptural Split Reed Rattan Lounge Chair by Betty Cobonpue
By Betty Cobonpue
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A gorgeous sculptural organic Post modern split reed rattan lounge chair with matching ottoman By Betty Cobonpue circa 1980 . This rare set includes the rounded "Scultura" looped fo...
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Vintage 1980s American Lounge Chairs

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Rattan

Woodblock Prints by Hiroshige and Hasegawa Sadanobu III C1950
By Hiroshige
Located in Big Flats, NY
Woodblock Prints by Hiroshige and Hasegawa Sadanobu III C1950 Measures- 13.25''H x 10.5''W x 1''D
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Mid-20th Century Asian Prints

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Paper

Antique Japanese Minimalist Woodblock Print with Bird and Trees in Custom Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Japanese woodblock print depicting a bird and trees, in a custom frame. Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of this antique Japanese woodblock print, a piece that master...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Prints

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Brass

1940's French Hollywood Regency Micro Crystal Beaded Hot Air Balloon Chandelier
By Maison Baguès
Located in Opa Locka, FL
1940's French Hollywood Regency Micro Crystal Beaded Hot Air Balloon Chandelier/ Pendant. I am told this piece was at one time was purchased from the Jackie Gleason Estate on Miami B...
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Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

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Crystal

Hot Air Balloon Gondola Pub Bar Dining Table Rattan Basket Hand Painted Map
Located in Dayton, OH
"Vintage Hot Air balloon pub dining table deisgned by Dennis Deis, painted by Richard Mantia, and inspired by the book Around the World in 80 days, a novel by Jules Verne. This colla...
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Vintage 1980s Dining Room Tables

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Rattan, Rope, Hardwood, Paint

Rare 1st Ed. 1937 Original Paul Jacoulet Woodblock Print "Le Reveil" Saipan
By Paul Jacoulet
Located in Portland, OR
This is an original 1937 Paul Jacoulet print titled "Le Reveil" Saipan, Marianes. It is the "First Stage" or 1st edition with only 60 impression ever created making this image a trul...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Prints

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Paper

Upside-Down Blues
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York, 80x80cm, print on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Hot Air Balloon Invasion of New York , 80x80cm, print on canvas
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2010s Abstract Expressionist More Art

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Canvas, Color

Vintage Geisha Print, Japanese, Framed, Female Figure, Art Deco, Decorative Art
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage geisha print. A Japanese, gilt framed female figure from the late Art Deco period, circa 1950. Evocative woodblock-type geisha figure with wonderful colour Disp...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Decorative Art

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Wood

Naoko Matsubara Chinese Dancer Signed Original Woodblock Print #23/250
Located in San Francisco, CA
“Chinese Dancer” by Naoko Matsubara (1937-). This deeply-colored red woodblock print is signed in pencil, titled, and numbered 23/250. Framed under glass, the image measures approxim...
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Prints

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Paper

Woodblock Print of Sailboats
By Werner Drewes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Mid-20th century woodcut of mored sail boats is by Werner Drewes and is titled "Calm Morning". The piece is number 168 of 200 and is pencil signed by the artist. Note: Plate (p...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

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Weegee "American Girl" Photograph, 1953
By Weegee
Located in Toronto, Ontario
become famous after the publication of books that complied his photographs such as Naked City (1945) and
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1950s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

"Two Women Walking, Granville, New York, " Reginald Marsh, American Modernism
By Reginald Marsh
Located in New York, NY
and sideshows in his sketch books. Marsh often remained in New York for the summer to spend time at
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Spanish Catalan Surrealist Lithograph Portrait Girl with Fruit Still Life
By Luis Vidal Molné
Located in Surfside, FL
not fail to think, There are similarities in the burlesque cinema of Luis Molné, filial links with the
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20th Century Surrealist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Nu - French Fauvist Oil, Nude Figure in Interior by Andre Derain
By André Derain
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
known as the School of Chatou. After military service Derain, who had illustrated two books by Vlaminck
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1920s Fauvist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Oil Painting WPA Woman Artist Kyra Markham Haitian Island Scene African American
By Kyra Markham
Located in Surfside, FL
for Children’s books during this time. Markham moved to Port-au-Prince in Haiti as a widow in 1960
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1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Red Grooms Moonstruck Porcelain Sculpture Plate 3D Manhattan NYC Cartoon
By Red Grooms
Located in Surfside, FL
library books to make confetti. Other Grooms films include:The Big Sneeze (1962), a hand-drawn comic
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1990s Pop Art Mixed Media

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Porcelain, Screen

Red Grooms Grand Central Train Subway Manhattan NYC Cartoon Aquatint Etching
By Red Grooms
Located in Surfside, FL
celebrants played by Edwin Denby, Alex Katz and Grooms seen shredding library books to make confetti. Other
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1990s Pop Art Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Carney's Burlesque
By Walter Popp
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Unquestionably, Carney's Burlesque was one of the weirder cover offerings from the lurid sleaze
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1950s Pop Art Figurative Paintings

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Oil

A Persian Orientalist Showgirl
By Cardwell Higgins
Located in Minneapolis, MN
attendants in tow - in a nod to the burlesque vaudeville-era Ziegfeld Follies inspired theatrical productions
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1920s Art Deco Nude Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Illustration Board

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Burlesque Books For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of burlesque books for sale on 1stDibs. There are many contemporary, Pop Art and Surrealist versions of these works for sale. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add burlesque books that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, blue, brown, white and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick, Reginald Marsh, Red Grooms and Luis Vidal Molné are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paper, pencil and crayon, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Burlesque Books?

The average selling price for burlesque books we offer is $2,000, while they’re typically $125 on the low end and $68,000 for the highest priced.