REX

An Illustrated History of the School of Design

By: Stephen W. Hales

The Story of Rex’s Fanciful Carnival Kingdom - its royalty and traditions, its Processions and Imperial Receptions, its crown jewels and rich art, its symbols and song - is a story best told in pictures as the book presents more than 160 pages and 250 images, most not previously published, to illuminate that visual history.

Signed by Author: Stephen W. Hales     $50.00

REX

The  Rex Doubloon Commemorating 50 Years, Mardi Gras 2009

Mardi Gras 2009 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Rex Doubloon.  To recognize this anniversary, a 50th Year Commemorative Doubloon has been created, both in a 10 Gauge Gold Aluminum and a Silver .999 Doubloon with Commemorative  box along with a booklet documenting The history of the doubloon and it’s creator H. Alvin Sharpe. The front of the Commemorative Doubloon reproduces the original Rex image, while its reverse carries the seal from a commemorative Rex medallion created in 1884.     3 Piece Set :      $115.00

Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide  2011

The 2011 Mardi Gras Guide contains 164 colorful pages of facts, photos, features, and fun, including more than 50 individual parade profiles and maps. The award-winning magazine includes a history of the event; answers to the 25 most frequently asked questions; an illustrated glossary of Mardi Gras terms; and articles on New Orleans personalities, traditions and happenings.

2011 Mardi Gras Guide By: Arthur Hardy      $4.99

Mardi Gras Treasures: Jewelry of The Golden Age

By: Henri Schindler

Exquisite in design and craftsmanship, Mardi Gras jewelry, offered as favors by krewe members, are cherished gifts, proudly worn year after year by the lucky recipients. As is everything related to Mardi Gras, these specially designed and crafted keepsakes are unique to the celebration and reveal the intricate detail observed in carrying out the annual tradition. Mardi Gras crowns, scepters, and mantels, designed exclusively for each krewe, dazzle with brilliant rhinestones and are truly fit for a king. Hardcover

By: Henri Schindler     $50.00

Mardi Gras Treasures: Invitations of The Golden Age

By: Henri Schindler

Though Mardi Gras had been celebrated in New Orleans for many years, the Golden Age of Carnival artistry began in the 1870s, and was marked by shimmering pageants and opulent private balls. These balls were attended by invitation only, and the invitations were as lushly executed as the balls and pageants themselves. Over two hundred invitations, dance cards, and admit cards are assembled here, with the vivid and mysterious artwork drawn from subjects in mythology, history, whimsy, and nature, by artists who often toiled in anonymity. Hardcover.

By: Henri Schindler      $50.00 

Mardi Gras Treasures: FLoat Designs of The Golden Age

By: Henri Schindler

The fantastic parade floats of Carnival's Golden Age (1870-1930) depicted themes drawn from mythology, epic literature, history, nature, and whimsy. The glimmering processions of the masked gods and bearded kings of New Orleans Carnival occupy a central position among the rites and glories of this great festival. The long succession of these glowing, torch-lit pageants--with their towering monsters and fantastic decors, their papier-mâché kingdoms and diamond-dust thrones--became the greatest and most beloved of New Orleans communal rituals. Hardcover.

Signed by the Author: Henri Schindler      $50.00

KREWE OF ATHENIANS

BY: Henri Schindler

The Krewe of Athenians Book lets you into a word of Royalty. From How the Krewe was formed, the decades of  their Trial and Transition, A Carnival Empire. 153 colorful pages of The Royalty of Athenians, Favors and Invitations.  The Krewe of Athenians Book covers the years from 1910-2004. Harcover

Krewe of Athenians     $60.00                                                           Out of Stock

IF EVER I CEASE TO LOVE - 100 Years of REX 1872- 1971

By: Charles L. Dufour & Leonard V. Huber

100 Years of REX. A fabulous source of history of Rex. Contents of the Book cover : The History of the School of Design, The Grand Duke, Invitations of the Golden Age, favors and Pins, The Passing of the Boeuf Gras, The Roaring twenties, the Great Depression, Kings, Queens, Courts and List of Parades from 1872-1970. Plus Much More.

If Ever I Cease to Love    $275.00

1st Ed. NEW ORLEANS MASQUERADE - Chronicles of Carnival

By: Arthur Burton La Cour

The Chronicles of Carnival is a Historical look at Carnival Krewes from Achaeans - Zulu from years 1857 - 1952. Interesting Facts and Fabulous pictures of Queens, Kings and their Courts. This edition is limited to 1200 signed copies of which this is number 1009. signed by both Arthur B. La Cour and Stuart Omer Landry.

1st Ed. New Orleans Masquerade                                                        Out of Stock

2nd Ed. NEW ORLEANS MASQUERADE - Chronicals of Carnival

By: Arthur Burton La Cour

The Chronicles of Carnival is a Historical look at Carnival Krewes from Achaeans - Zulu from years 1857 - 1956. Interesting Facts and Fabulous pictures of Queens, Kings and their Courts. This edition Commemorates the Centennial of the Mistick Krewe of Comus.

2nd Ed. New Orleans Masquerade                                                     Out of Stock