[PLAYERS CLUB]. Catalogue of Relics in Safes Belonging to The Players. Tall 8vo. Brown paper wrappers bound in red string. An inventory of the theatrical artifacts of the famous club headquartered in the home of Edwin Booth, and listing the many rarities held by the organization, including personal relics owned by the actor (and brother to Lincoln's assassin). Dated April 23, 1897 on the front wrap. 8 x 3 1/2".
Among the personal relics of Booth's listed in the inventory are life masks, costume pieces, wigs, canes, and personal memorabilia, many used in his famous productions. Other holdings include Shakespeare's Second, Third, and Fourth folios, property of David Garrick and Edwin Forrest, a pipe found in Shakespeare's home, and a daguerrotype of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Browning to wraps, minor splitting, old penciled marginalia and spotting; very good.
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Ownership signature of S.D. Gookins of Chicago to front wrap, and penciled notation reading "Players or Lambs Club NY City / David Ben Henderson." Collection of actor Chester Morris.