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Thu, May 19, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 407

Six New Orleans Related Books, Lobby Card

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

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$50,000 $5,000
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The Mistick Krewe of Comus, 1857-1947, paperback; Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans by Jeanne DeLavigne, New York: Rinehart & Company, 1946; Music in New Orleans, The Formative Years 1791-1841 by Henry Kmen, Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1966; New Orleans Masquerade, Chronicles of Carnival by Arthur LaCour, New Orleans: Pelican Publishing, 1957; The Mistick Krewe, Chronicles of Comus and His Kin by Perry Young, New Orleans: Louisiana Heritage Press, 1969; The Incomparable Magazine Street by John Magill, New Orleans: River Road Press, 2017, signed copy; undated letter on Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club letterhead soliciting support; three invitations to 1992 "Shrove Tuesday" at New Orleans Auditorium; "New Orleans" lobby card featuring Louis Armstrong and his band, 11 x 14 in.

Provenance: Private Florida Collection

Condition

overall good, light foxing, staining, some loose bindings, wear at spine, interior inscription, dust jackets missing or with considerable wear, lobby card with tears at periphery