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Auction archive: Lot number 18

Billy Bethel's autograph book, containing over fifty autographs of jazz musicians and other entertainers

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$192
Auction archive: Lot number 18

Billy Bethel's autograph book, containing over fifty autographs of jazz musicians and other entertainers

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$192
Beschreibung:

Title: Billy Bethel's autograph book, containing over fifty autographs of jazz musicians and other entertainers Author: ** Place: No place Publisher: Date: No date Description: 11.5x15 cm. (4½x6"), cloth. Autographs in ink on leaves within. Many with ink captions below, which describe who the person is. Billy Bethel was an American musician in the 1930s-1950s, with many friends in the industry. Autographs include: Bob Allen, Judy Star, Saxie Dowell (saxophone), Hal Kemp (orchestra leader), Colleen Moore (star of silent films), Paul Whiteman (King of Jazz), Cab Calloway (Negro orchestra leader), Ozzie Nelson (orchestra leader & later TV star), Alon Holmes (saxophone, Blue Barron), Ross Carlyle (vocalist, Blue Barron), Blue Barron (famous orchestra leader), a card with 8 autographs of members of the Blue Barron orchestra, laid down on leaf, Pee Wee Monte (Benny Goodman's Manager), Casey Cole (drums with Cab Calloway), Buddy Rich, Ziggy Elman, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Schutz, inscription & signed from Pat Carroll (actress), and more. Although there is a leaf signed Frank Sinatra, it does not appear similar enough to other examples of his autograph. Lot Amendments Condition: Edge wear to album; some yellowing internally; very good. Item number: 221053

Auction archive: Lot number 18
Auction:
Datum:
28 Jul 2011
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Billy Bethel's autograph book, containing over fifty autographs of jazz musicians and other entertainers Author: ** Place: No place Publisher: Date: No date Description: 11.5x15 cm. (4½x6"), cloth. Autographs in ink on leaves within. Many with ink captions below, which describe who the person is. Billy Bethel was an American musician in the 1930s-1950s, with many friends in the industry. Autographs include: Bob Allen, Judy Star, Saxie Dowell (saxophone), Hal Kemp (orchestra leader), Colleen Moore (star of silent films), Paul Whiteman (King of Jazz), Cab Calloway (Negro orchestra leader), Ozzie Nelson (orchestra leader & later TV star), Alon Holmes (saxophone, Blue Barron), Ross Carlyle (vocalist, Blue Barron), Blue Barron (famous orchestra leader), a card with 8 autographs of members of the Blue Barron orchestra, laid down on leaf, Pee Wee Monte (Benny Goodman's Manager), Casey Cole (drums with Cab Calloway), Buddy Rich, Ziggy Elman, Tommy Dorsey, Buddy Schutz, inscription & signed from Pat Carroll (actress), and more. Although there is a leaf signed Frank Sinatra, it does not appear similar enough to other examples of his autograph. Lot Amendments Condition: Edge wear to album; some yellowing internally; very good. Item number: 221053

Auction archive: Lot number 18
Auction:
Datum:
28 Jul 2011
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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