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1832480341832 1 vol in-8 broché - N° 32 de décembre 1978 - Revue trimestrielle publiée par la Librairie Larousse et le Département de littérature française de l'université de Paris VIII (Vincennes) - 128 pages
18881153761888 A Paris, Librairie J.-B. Baillière et Fils, Bibliothèque Scientifique Contemporaine - 1888 - In-12, broché - 288 p. / 15 p.
1863DEMO009429INew York: Carleton 1863. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Mullen w. humourous drawings. 12mo; 371 8 pages original chocolate embossed cloth bumped fore-edge lacks ffep inked number on title-page. <br/><br/>This Englishman San Francisco's first entertainer visited California via Panama with the gold rush arriving in 1849. He became an editor at the Marysville Herald the second paper started in California. His travels took him to Hawaii Australia India Europe Turkey etc. He describes Charles Dickens' first public reading in London April 15 1858. His last visit to California was in 1859. Wheat GOLD RUSH 139; Soliday II 1049; not in Smith or Howell; Cowan p.419; Smith AMER TRAVELLERS ABROAD M55. Illustrated by Mullen with humourous drawings. Carleton hardcover
18071152631807 A Paris, chez Arthus Bertrand, Libraire - 1807 - In-12 (17,4 x 10 cm), plein veau marbré de l'époque; pièce de titre et de tomaison, ainsi que des caissons, fleurons et année en doré au dos, filets dorés sur les tranches de la reliure, tranches de l'ouvrage rouges, signet vert - 432 pp. - Table générale des matières en fin d'ouvrage - 6 planches dépliantes en taille-douce
18905740London: Charles Yates & Co. 1890. First edition. Flexible covers. Good. Quarto 34 pages ribbon-tied pictorial wrappers with some separation from the ties worn at extremities <br/><br/>Toole was arguably the leading comic actor in England in the second half of the 19th century as well as an actor-manager and theatrical producer. Presentation Copy inscribed by Toole to Liddell Geddie at the upper right of the top cover. The 5 full page illustrations depict Toole in various of his famous roles. The biographical excerpts are from the reminiscences by Toole as chronicled by Joseph Hatton. Geddie may have been about 10 years old when he received this. Geddie went on to become a leading literary light in Edinburgh as the editor of "Chamber's Journal" and "Chambers Encyclopedia of English Literature" among others. He was the President of the Scottish PEN 1938-1944. Charles Yates & Co. unknown
18141152671814 A Paris, chez Arthus Bertrand, Libraire - 1814 - In-12 (17,4 x 10 cm), plein veau marbré de l'époque; pièce de titre et de tomaison/année, ainsi que des filets dorés au dos, tranches de l'ouvrage rouges - 432 pp. - 6 planches dépliantes en taille-douce
1868G121025Roma, Tip. Tiberina 1868 [17] pp. + 3 folding engraved plates, 22cm., contemporary blind wrappers (some use), offprint from "Annali dell'Instituto di correspondenza archeologia" T.XL, small stamp on title page, [The Gioco del cottabo, or the game of cottabus, was a popular skill-based game played during ancient Greek and Etruscan banquets (symposia). Participants would attempt to flick the last dregs of wine from their drinking cup (kylix) at a specific target. The game often had a romantic or prophetic meaning : a player would dedicate their throw to a loved one, and hitting the target was seen as a favorable omen for their future in love], G121025
18081152641808 A Paris, chez Arthus Bertrand, Libraire - 1808 - In-12 (17,4 x 10 cm), plein veau marbré de l'époque; pièce de titre et de tomaison, ainsi que des caissons, fleurons et année en doré au dos, filets dorés sur les tranches de la reliure, tranches de l'ouvrage rouges, signet vert - 436 pp. - Table générale des matières en fin d'ouvrage - 6 planches dépliantes en taille-douce
18101152651810 A Paris, chez Arthus Bertrand, Libraire - 1810 - In-12 (17,4 x 10 cm), plein veau marbré de l'époque; pièce de titre et de tomaison, ainsi que des caissons, fleurons et année en doré au dos, filets dorés sur les tranches de la reliure, tranches de l'ouvrage rouges, signet vert - 432 pp. - 6 planches dépliantes en taille-douce
18111152661811 A Paris, chez Arthus Bertrand, Libraire - 1811 - In-12 (17,4 x 10 cm), plein veau marbré de l'époque; pièce de titre, ainsi que des caissons, fleurons, tomaison et année en doré au dos, filets dorés sur les tranches de la reliure, tranches de l'ouvrage rouges, signet vert - 432 pp. - 6 planches dépliantes en taille-douce
1851List2946New York City 1851. Sheet music measuring 10 x 13 inches 3 pp. Pencil markings of chords over third page. Some staining and a few small tears; overall excellent. Sheet music for “Fi-Hi-Hi†or “The Black Shakers Song & Polka†a track written by Even Horn and originally performed by the Fellows Minstrels. The Fellows who are also called on the cover “Fellows Ethiopean sic Troupe†were a New York City-based minstrel group who briefly ran Fellow’s Opera House on Broadway just above Canal Street. The singer of this tune whose girlfriend has “gone away to Leb’non stateâ€â€”perhaps Mount Lebanon New York or Lebanon Ohio—asks “Oh! pity me ye shakers all/ And tell me where I’ll find herâ€.<br /> <br /> The United Society of Believers or Shakers are an egalitarian and millenarian Christian sect who arrived in colonial America in the 1770s and appalled early Americans with their singing and dancing. Interestingly at least one researcher has suspected a connection between Shaker and minstrel song and dance; for one a popular 1840s Shaker song which goes “Hop up and jump up and whirl round whirl round†makes at least an interesting comparison with “Jump Jim Crow’s†“Wheel about turn about an’ do jus’ soâ€.1 Moreover Shaker communities were open to anyone who was willing to commit to a celibate communal life regardless of race or gender. For instance Mount Lebanon documented having Black members during its early days in the late 1700s2 and in 1819 the Shakers at South Union Kentucky freed those enslaved by their slaver converts.1<br /> <br /> We find eighteen other physical copies of “Fi-Hi-Hi†on OCLC. Of interest to historians of blackface minstrelsy and American theater.<br /> <br /> 1 Anne Grimes “Possible Relationship between ‘Jump Him Crow’ and Shaker Songs†Midwest Folklore 3 no. 1 Spring 1953 47–57.<br /> 2 “African American Shakers: In the Berkshires and Beyond†Hancock Shaker Village accessed March 6 2025 https://hancockshakervillage.org/online-exhibitions/african-american-shakers-berkshires/. unknown
18120009024Exeter Taunton Sherborne: W. Salter Taverton for Crosby & Co. 1812. New Enlarged edition. Hardcover. Very Fine. 12mo 288 pages modern brown morocco marbled boards gilt raised bands; signed on title-page by Mrs Gerard of Windle Hall; bookplate of Arthur W. Hall. Bound by the Booklovers Shop at Cleveland. <br/><br/>"The many incorrect and inelegant editions which have been obtruded on the public have induced the present Proprietors to undertake a more complete history of this celebrated man . . we hold him up as a character more remarkable for eccentricity than worthy of imitation - Preface by the Editors." With an engraved title-page and portrait frontispiece by Craig and Middlemist . Some of his adventures occurred in America and Canada. W. Salter Taverton for Crosby & Co. hardcover
1881205121881. Early Photography - Theatrical Entertainment Albumen Cabinet Card Photograph with 48 oval cameo photographs of performers in "Haverly's Original Mastodon Minstrels" theatrical troupe captioned with names and titles. 1881. Approx. 4.1" x 6.5". Inscribed on verso with large gold and red photography studio insignia "Houseworth's Souvenir Hotographs sic" and on recto "Houseworth the Leading Photographer 12 Montgomery Street San Francisco Cal." signatures in ink on verso "Edward Edward Niles" "Grace Niles G Grace".<br /> <br /> J.H. Haverly was an American theatre manager and promoter known for his production of "minstrel shows" a racist form of theatrical entertainment wherein white performers donned blackface makeup and portrayed skits and characters which relied on offensive stereotypes. Haverly's troupe was noted for its impressive size and scope involving forty to one hundred different performers and lavish production value. The Mastodon Minstrels drew comparison to P.T. Barnum and other successful circuses of the day for their use of music dance acrobatics and burlesque. One notable portrait at the center of the card shows the troupe's manager Charles Frohman who would go on to become a prolific producer of American theatre and is best remembered for producing J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Both top corners worn and rounded. Small 1/4" tear to mount at bottom edge not affecting image. An interesting artifact advertising a problematic theatrical tradition. unknown
185519521New York: Pruden & Roberts Printers 51 Beekman street 1855. First edition. Some light soiling; in very good condition. Single leaf printed recto and verso 13.75 x 7.88 inches. Benton b. 1808 here advertises his recent relocation of his medical offices from Brooklyn to Manhattan as well as a series of lectures and demonstrations on the powers of electricity--"And in keeping with the philosophy illustrated by Experiments those who have witnessed them with one accord agree that No Theatre or Band of Minstrels can equal the sport or amusement and all in keeping with good order not objectionable to the most fastidious. The Hearing Sight Taste Smell or any of the senses disturbed the Mental or Muscular Power controlled and all are Relieved at the pleasure of the operator." Benton also notes for visitors consulting at his offices "Examinations by Clairvoyants for disease which have astonished those who have witnessed them can be had if desired." The numerous press notices included here go as late as Oct. 30 1854 and the dates of performance indicate an 1855 performance. Benton noted in the 1855 New York census as a New York City resident eventually moved upstate appearing in directories in Lansingburgh N. Y. as an electric physician as late as 1882. Not noted in Atwater. Not found on OCLC. Pruden & Roberts, Printers, 51 Beekman street, unknown books
