Carole & Co.

Earlier this week, we noted several rare Carole Lombard photos from the estate of collector Lester Glassner were available on eBay (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/528122.html). More have been added to the collection (such as the above, p1202-25 from late 1930), for a total of 23 items.

While none of the 22 photos and one lobby card are originals -- they were produced in the 1970s and '80s -- most are rarities for the Lombard collector. So let's present a few. (Note that all of the following have a minimum bid price of $14.95, and bidding ends next Monday or Tuesday.)

We'll kick things off with four images from the rare 1931 teaming of Carole and Cooper (Gary, of course), "I Take This Woman." First, this stunning solo shot of Lombard; to my mind, it's eerily similar to how Loretta Young looked at the time:



Now, a pair with the two co-stars, as society girl Lombard adjusts to western life with cowboy Cooper:



Finally, Coop, Carole and Charles Trowbridge:



The seller wasn't certain which Lombard-William Powell film this was from, but a glance of my files leads me to believe this is from "Ladies' Man":



The Glassner entry from earlier this week showed two solo portraits of Carole from her first Paramount movie, "Safety In Numbers." Here's a lingerie-clad Lombard in a group still from the film:



Finally, a lobby card reproduction from "White Woman," showing Lombard and Charles Bickford in the heat of passion:



To see all 23 items, and bid if you so desire, visit http://www.ebay.com/sch/eastendcollectibles1/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=200&_trksid=p3686.