The fool and his sceptre: A study in clowns and jesters and their audience Tapa dura - 1969

The Fool and His SceptreWILLEFORD, WilliamA study in clowns and jesters and their audience ISBN: 9780713154659Edward Arnold Publishers Ltd., London, 1969, 1st Edition, hardback with dust wrapper, VG/gd+, boards mottled green/gilt, red endpapers, illustrated title page in addition to 35 b/w plates, 265 pp.Boards clean and firm, bump to front top corner, inscription in pen on front free endpaper and half-title page in addition to pencil annotations on several pages within the text block, sound square binding, pages clean and bright, bump to top edge of half-title page. Moderate shelf-wear to wrapper with rubs to all edges and corners, scuff marks to the rear, foxing to inside upper edge, original price clipped, now protected by acid-free archive film. A study in clowns and jesters and their audienceSOCIAL HISTORY, THE ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, FOOLS, CLOWNS, FOLLY, THEATRE, MUSIC, FILM, CIRCUS, LITERATURE, THE AUDIENCE45847 SOCIAL HIST/ARTS hb 72 £40.50