The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
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Lot 442
SMITH, George. Memoirs and Anecdotes of Mr. Love, the Celeb...
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SMITH, George.?Memoirs and Anecdotes of Mr. Love, the Celebrated Ventriloquist.?London: Printed for John Lowndes, 1831. Plain modern blue wraps. Fine engraved frontispiece shows Mr. Love ?in his popular comic lecture? standing behind a table with two other men. Frontis. (an insert), [i ? iii], iv ? vi, [7], 8 ? 48. 12mo. Near fine. Folding paper case. RARE. Sold together with a very similar work by Smith, Memoirs and Anecdotes of Mr. Love, the Polyphonist, one gathering of 12pp., in a larger format, ca. 1835.A rare chapbook for one of the first ventriloquists (often billed as a ?polyphonist?) to appear on London?s stages. The last leaves of the book includes comments from the press regarding Love?s performance, indicating that these pamphlets were most likely sold after his shows as a form of extra income for Love, and also as an advertisement.
