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Mansfield, O.: Mansfield Union Publishing Co, 1883. Revised. Leather_bound. Good. Thick octavo in publisher's dark brown three-quarter leather over brown cloth; spine lettered in gilt, front cover lettered and decorated in gilt. marbled endpapers. 608 pp. Illustrated with engravings and vignettes throughout and with seven of eight color plates (lacking the frontis) featuring provocatively (for the day) clad female performers. Proclaimed as a popular history of the theatre from Shakespeare's day but with its main focus on American theatre, particularly in the mid to late 19th century. Filled with anecdotes and sketches of people, activities, traditions, quirks, etc both in front of and behind the footlights, dressings rooms, backstage, etc. Lots of tales of actresses and dancers (our favorite: "Candidates For Short Clothes"). Also, sections on stage magic and illusions and a large concluding section on the circus with chapters on the arrival and setting up of the show, glimpses…
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Theatrical and Circus Life; or, Secrets of the Stage, Green-Room and Sawdust Arena
de Jennings, John J.
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Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
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Theatrical and Circus Life; or, Secrets Of the Stage, Green-Room and Sawdust Arena
de Jennings, John J.
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Mansfield Union Publishing Co, 1883. Hardcover. Fair with no dust jacket. 608 pages. Blue cloth covers with "silver" lettering and decoration. Text block is lightly foxed throughout. Front and rear hinges both cracked, exposing binding. Front hinge has tape remnants from a repair attempt by a previous owner. Covers rubbed at edges, with a little fraying at corners, exposign the boards. Some light scuffs and scratches to covers as well. A good reading copy. ; 5 3/4 x 8 1/4
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Theatrical and Circus Life; or, Secrets of the Stage, Green-Room and Sawdust Arena
de John J. Jennings
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- First edition
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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St. Louis: Sun Publishing Co, 1882. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. A scarce to find first edition of this fascinating history of the theatre and circus with anecdotes on theatrical and circus life, including many beautiful colour plates. The scarce first edition of this work.A fascinating study into the theatrical and circus life behind the stage, an anecdotal work showcasing secrets of the stage, green room, and sawdust arena.Including a detailed history of the theatre, from the days of Shakespeare to the 1880s, with anecdotes on many of the famous actors and actresses of the time and an exposition of the mysteries of the stage.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, seven colour plates, and in-text engravings.Collated, complete.By John Joseph Jennings.From the library of Paul Gallico, a noted novelist best known for 'The Snow Goose' and 'The Poseidon Adventure'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with some light bumping to the spine and extremities, with a…
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Theatrical and Circus Life; or, Secrets of the Stage, Green-Room and Sawdust Arena
de JENNINGS, John J.
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New York, New York, United States
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St. Louis: Sun, 1883. hardcover. very good. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings and fine chromo-lithographic plates. 608 pages, fly-leaf repaired, thick 8vo, pictorial blue cloth, rubbed (inner hinges strengthened). St. Louis: Sun Publishing, 1883. New and Revised Edition. Very Good. Presentation by the author on the fly leaf.<br/><br/>
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