Boston: Little, Brown, And Company, 1915. First Edition. Near fine in its original dark blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and gilt designs on the spine and front board with a blind embossed border around the front board. An octavo of 8 1/4 by 5 1/2 inches with only hints of rubbing to the tips of the boards and corners of the spine and with a prior owner's book plate on the front paste down. 264 pages including an index and text. Illustrated from black and white photographs throughout. The story of . the Boston Museum which was able to circumvent Boston's Blue Laws against theatrical entertainment and hosted "platform entertainment" as early as 1843 which lead to the creation of vaudeville entertainment

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Bookseller: Town's End Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: TB32799
Title: Old Boston Museum Days
Author: Ryan, Kate
Book Condition: Used
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown, And Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1915

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
First Edition: In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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