Life of Himself
New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1924. Sixty-three illustrations. First Edition, #215 of a limited edition of only 310 copies signed. Gold tooled elaborate brown pebbled leather binding. Inner covers with the most ornate design. Silk moiré endpapers. Top edge gilt. Decked fore-edge. 463 pp. including index. Front hinge starting to weaken, otherwise fine condition. Item #728
Autobiography of the actor Francis Wilson (1854-1835) who began his career in minstrel shows and branched out to comic opera and other stage productions. He formed his own theater company in 1899. In later life, a resident of Clearwater Florida, he was instrumental in organizing a permanent home for the Clearwater Players, eventually named the Francis Wilson Playhouse which still boasts "Great Live Theater for 92 Seasons." This story of his life includes reminiscences of Edwin Booth, Eugene Field, Joseph Jefferson and Walt Whitman.
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