Fairburn's Description of the Popular and Comic New Pantomime, Called Harlequin and Mother Goose, or the Golden Egg ...

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London. John Fairburn. [ca 1807?]
Description
31 [32] pages hand-col. plates 18.8 cm

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    Library of Congress genre(s)
    Rare books genre
    Getty AAT genre
    Notes
    • First edition? (2nd and 3rd editions include edition statement).
    • "Price Sixpence" --At foot of title.
    • Cast of characters on pages 3-4.
    • "This pantomime is invented by Mr. T. Dibdin" --Page 25.
    • Printer at foot of page 35.
    • Last page is blank.
    • The pantomime opened Dec. 26, 1806, and played for 92 nights.--Cf. Grimaldi, Joseph. Memoirs (London: 1846, p. 223).
    • Without the music by W.H. Ware.
    • Illustrations: Hand colored engraved frontispiece, captioned "Mother Goose," with statement below: "Mr. Simmons in the character of Mother Goose."
    Binding note
    Publisher's pink wrappers, upper printed with title, imprint, and price.
    Other title(s)
    • Harlequin and Mother Goose
    • Golden egg
    OCLC
    177699247
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