The Wizard of Oz / Le Magicien D' Oz

Original black and white single-weight glossy photographic production still from 1939. Few films have enjoyed such enduring popularity as the 1939 adaptation of L. Frank Baum's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of...

Original Japanese program cover for The Wizard of Oz 1939. The film had its first release in Japan in 1954. This piece is conservation paper backed and con...

Original French film poster for the 1940 masterpiece directed John Ford and starred Henry Fonda, John Carradine, Jane Darwell. The striking artwork is ...

Original French artwork used to create the French 31 x 24 inch film poster for the films 1960's re-release of the 1953 adventure thriller film Le Salaire de la Peur / The Wages of Fear...

Original Italian film poster for the 1953 adventure thriller film Le Salaire de la Peur / The Wages of Fear. This film was directed by Henri-Georges...

Original French Style B movie poster for Henri-Georges Clouzot incredible, 1953 Thriller starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel. The art work on this be...

Fantastic original mid-century poster by photographer Andre Delourmel for the legendary 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans race, held on June 12-13. A real gem!

The Life of a Forgotten Magicians We are proud to offer a unique collection of one of London’s most unquestionably entertaining magicians known as Bernard and Ms Radar. A fascinating collection of 1940s-1960s items relating to the telepathic magic act 'Bernard and Miss Radar', a mind reading husband and wife duo, who extensively toured British theatres performing their telepathy based act and who were apparently the recipients of the 'World Convention of Magicians Award', which they received at the Magic Circle Convention in London in 1955. The collection comprises the basis for their act; 2 large handmade jigsaw puzzles, a “Radar” hat, top hat and other associated items with which they performed. There is also a large quantity (over 1000) of publicity photographs, theatre contracts, Magic Circle programmes, scrapbooks and other ephemera relating to their career, plus approximately fifteen original 1940s and 1950s theatre and other posters and several hand bills and flyers, all including Bernard and Miss Radar on the billing, along with other variety acts of the period. Some of the theatre posters included are; The Hippodrome, Eastbourne, Arcadia Theatre, Skegness, Commodore, Ryde, The Knightstone, Weston-Super-Mare and The Palace Theatre, Reading, which now all been framed to preserve them for display. Dimensions in inches: (Poster sizes) H 32” x W 22” x D 2” Origin: England Condition: Aged through wear and tear is present across all the item, some fading across the posters however they are not torn or damp. Some of the hand painted items also show aged wear and light discolouration. Please take note that these items are over 70 years old and would have been used as part of this magician’s act, therefore its safe to say these items all show age, however, are very well preserved. Please review all the photos and propose questions were unsure of the condition to avoid any disappointment. Over 1000 artifacts - most not pictured due to volume of items. Postage cost is high due to the weight (30kg) and volume of items in this lot, 10 posts mounted, 1 full box of archived material, top hat box...

A rare Bert Lahr autographed photo depicting him as the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz Bert Lahr (1895-1967) was an American stage and screen perfo...

Great set of maps of the UK Lithographs. By John Bartholomew & Co. Published by The Edinburgh Geographical Institute Unframed. The measurement ...

Invasion of the Body Snatchers, black & white movie theatre poster, 1956 A rare poster, color versions are available, black and white p...

Presented is a vintage U.S. Army recruitment poster, dating to World War I. The poster depicts an Army officer conferring with a soldier. They stand next to an artillery battery, manned by two soldiers. Their fort looks over a cliff, with water and clouds completing the background. The text "Men Wanted for the Army" is printed in bold red letters at the top of the poster. The bottom margin of the poster includes a cartouche where the name of the recruiting station can be filled in. The color lithograph was illustrated by Michael P...