[Broadside] Courtney-Morgan Co. in "A Fair Rebel." Monday Evening, Sept 5, 1898 PRICE $ 200 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Courtney-Morgan Co. Courtney-Morgan Co. in "A Fair Rebel." Monday Evening, Sept 5, 1898 . [MI?]: Courier Print, 1898. 10-3/4" x 5." Printed in black on the recto; verso blank. Minor soiling and age toning; trivial edgewear; some faint, salmon-colored discoloration on the verso that is faintly visible on the recto. A well-preserved broadside advertisement. "A Fair Rebel," a melodrama by Harry P. Mawson, was a remarkably popular play. It was loosely based on an actual 1864 escape from the Confederate Libby Prison in Richmond and follows a typical trope for the era, a romanticized depiction of love that crosses military and political lines. The play premiered on Broadway in 1891 and was performed around the country from the Midwest to the South throughout the 1890s. Its popularity extended into the 20th century with a 30-minute silent film version appearing in 1914. Here, the full Courtney-Morgan Co. cast of nearly 20 actors is printed along with synopses of each act. The Courtney-Morgan Co.—almost certainly managed by the two leads in the play, Courtenay Morgan and H. B. Morgan—is somewhat more elusive. While the broadside announcing the performance is dated, there is no location. This elusiveness is compounded by a sufficiently generic imprint: "The Courier Print." We have identified the Courtney-Morgan Co. as having been active in Cheboygan, MI in the spring of 1898 performing a half dozen plays including a promise to replay the bombardment of Havana Harbor and the blowing up of the Maine—a piece of news that was scarcely a few weeks old! And incidentally, a performance that did not come off without injury to one among the cast! The few additional mentions of the company in newspapers of this era (and as late as 1908) find them exclusively in Michigan: Cheboygan; Osceola County; Marquette; etc. suggesting that the Courtney-Morgan Co. was likely a Michigan acting company. On a related note, we find an advertisement for a performance of "A Fair Rebel" at the Ann Arbor Grand Opera House the week after the Cheboygan performances. While no acting company is noted in the advertisement for this Ann Arbor performance, it is possible the Courtney-Morgan Co. was the performing troupe. All of this suggests that this broadside is likely for a Michigan performance. A rare, unrecorded broadside of a little remembered acting troupe. Ridge, Patricia Lin. History of the Cheboygan Opera House, Cheboygan, Michigan from 1891-1920 . p. 29-30. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Michael Pyron, Bookseller [Broadside] Courtney-Morgan Co. in "A Fair Rebel." Monday Evening, Sept 5, 1898 See Item [Mexico] [Catholic Church] Benedict XIII, Pope. [Broadside] Devotas Oraciones, que Rezaba.... See Item [Design Binding] [Starr-Baum, Katy] Grabhorn Press, First Part of Henry the Fourth See Item [Artist's Book] Goodale, Rebecca and Carrie Scanga. Penumbra See Item Angelo, Valenti. Of the Most Holy Miracle of Saint Francis in Taming the Fierce Wolf of Gubbio See Item [Artist's Book] Suzanne Moore. Rescuing Q: Quandaries and Queries See Item [Artist's Books] Don Glaister, Complete Instructions See Item

The Remarkable Rooming-House of Mme. Le Monde PRICE $ 125.00 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile This short play may be viewed as grotesque and horrific. The four, unsympathetic characters wade through sadomasochistic relationships of psychological torture and manipulation, plus the sexual and other physical abuse of a physically disabled person. In the context of the many miserable and brutal characters of Tennessee Williams' previous plays, this may be the culminating expression of Williams' thinking. Tennessee Williams did not publish this in his lifetime, possibly because it was too hot for the trade press to touch, but through his agent he arranged to have Albondocani Press publish a limited, fine press edition. Williams died before this took place and the edition was published posthumously by his estate. This play remains outside of Williams' usual cannon and is performed on stage only sporadically and seldom. This is copy 120 of a limited edition of 150 numbered copies. This Small 8vo book is 8" x 6 1/2", unpaginated, and 36 pages. Set in Palatino types and printed on Antique Laid paper. Sewn into Swedish, marbled, French-flapped wraps over stiff black wraps. Printed and bound by Nancy King and William Ferguson, founder of both Metacom Press and Halty Ferguson Publishing. The press' single-leaf prospectus is laid in. Both book and prospectus are clean and in Fine condition. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from 20 Ants Fine Books O’Hara, Frank, [Jim Dine, illustrator], Arion Press See Item After Hours Conversations : Conversations with Lawrence Block See Item The Remarkable Rooming-House of Mme. Le Monde See Item A Pig Tale, by Henry David Thoreau [Fine press keepsake book from A. Colish & Bruce Rogers] See Item Picture/Poems, by Hoyem, Andrew. Signed/inscribed to fellow prose poet Lawence Fixel See Item Network at Fifty, by Norman Corwin. Two trial copies designed & printed by Ward Richie See Item Pili's Wall, by Philip Levine, former Poet Laureate of the United States See Item

Patricio Tricasso's "Epitoma chyromantico," 1535 treatise on palmistry, with 78 woodcuts PRICE $ 3,000 PURCHASE / MORE INFO View Member Profile Title: Trichassio Da Cerasari Mantouano [Mantovano] Epitoma chyromantico ... Nelquale [nelqvale] si contiene tutte le opere per esso Tricassio in questa scientia composte, con assai figure & declarationi adiunte Author: Tricasso, Patricio [Tricasso, Patrizio; Trichassio, da Cerasari] Publication: In Vinegia [Venice]: [Publisher not identified], [1535]. Description: Patricio Tricasso's "Epitoma chyromantico," a treatise on palmistry, complete with 78 woodcut illustrations of palms. Though the book bears no publication date, the dedication date of 1535 points to this being a rare copy of the first edition. The more common second edition bears a 1538 imprint and is usually seen with a misprint of 1635 in the dedication. There is a variant edition, also with a 1535 dedication, that has "Vineggia" rather than "Vinegia" on the title page, different woodcut initials, and other differences in type; priority between the two variants cannot be established. In Italian, printed in italic type. Woodcut portrait, initials, and 78 three-quarter page palm illustrations. Bound in full parchment over boards with title and date in manuscript on the spine and text edges sprinkled red. Octavo; 128, [8] leaves; A-R^8; 6 x 4 inches. Signature of former owner Giovanne Georgio de Metzburg on the title page. Bookplate of former owner Harrison Gray Otis, 3rd (1822-1884), originally of Boston, Massachusetts, at Chateau de Spiez in Berne, Switzerland on September 20, 1875. Otis is known for being the grandson of Harrison Gray Otis, a prominent leader of the Federalist Party, and for fighting a duel in 1844 with James Schott, Jr. The binding moderately soiled with chips and tears to the parchment on the spine, but structurally sound; dampstaining of the rear endpaper and repair to the title page, but the interior generally clean. Very Good. Patricio Tricasso (1491-circa 1550) was a Dominican astrologer and palmist, born in Cerasara, Mantua, Italy. He studied under the physiognomist and palmist Bartolommeo dell Rocca, also known as Cocles, with whom he later developed intense disagreements. "Epitoma chyomantico" is an important work on palmistry (also known as chiromancy or chirology), placed on the Catholic Church's Index of Prohibited Books (Index Librorum Prohibitorum), along with other works on divination. It discusses the principles of palmistry and how to identify letters and shapes in the lines of the palm. With 78 illustrations of palms, the "Epitoma chyromantico" is more extensive than Tricasso's earlier works on palmistry, including his 1522 "Chiromantia" with 48 illustrations and his 1525 "Super chyromantiam Coclytis" with four illustrations. Worldcat shows a total of seven institutional holdings with presumed publication date of 1535. Bibliographical reference sources refer only to the more common 1538 edition. Not in EDIT 16, USTC, Caillet, Sabbattini, or Sander. PURCHASE / MORE INFO More items from Head to Tail Books 1548 Aldine Press edition of Cicero's Epistolae Familiares See Item Letter from a father to his son, with a charming illustration of dog driving a car, dated 1959 See Item Tauchnitz 1926 "Copyright edition" of "The Forsyte Saga" in custom block-printed paper bindings See Item Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Swineherd," hand-colored miniature book See Item Massachusetts Woman's Christian Temperance Union cookbook, annotated with recipe for dandelion wine See Item Advertising card for Dandy, a high-diving King Charles Cavalier and Cocker Spaniel mix, circa 1900 See Item Collection of books from the personal library of author Erica Jong See Item Soviet-era miniature book about Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels See Item Maya Angelou's The Aristocrat, miniature book by Tamazunchale Press See Item 1904 autograph letter signed from bloodhound breeder C.A. Appley to prospective buyer See Item Master's Violin, by Myrtle Reed, in binding designed by Margaret Armstrong, 1910 See Item Patricio Tricasso's "Epitoma chyromantico," 1535 treatise on palmistry, with 78 woodcuts See Item

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Continue VISIT WEBSITE MFLIBRA Antique Books OWNER: Martin Frenette Member since: 2026 Specializing in Rare Illustrated and Antiquarian Books (only displayed to logged-in members) MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT: 10 % COUPON CODE (if applicable): A 20% reciprocal dealer discount is generally available on books listed through AbeBooks, Biblio, and eBay. For purchases made directly through MFLIBRA, a 10% dealer discount is generally available, as direct website pricing already reflects preferred pricing and reduced marketplace commissions. Please contact the bookseller before purchase to arrange the applicable dealer discount. rarebooks@mflibra.com 5149920844 Montreal, QC, Canada More about this bookseller MFLIBRA Antique Books is a Canadian bookseller specializing in rare illustrated and antiquarian books, with a particular interest in Golden Age illustration, decorative bindings, children's literature, and literary first editions. The catalogue is carefully curated with an emphasis on condition, originality, visual appeal, and bibliographical significance. Founded in Montreal, Canada, MFLIBRA Antique Books specializes in rare illustrated and antiquarian books curated for collectors, readers, and institutions. Our catalogue focuses particularly on Golden Age illustration, decorative and pictorial bindings, literary first editions, children's literature, fairy tales, and finely produced editions from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Particular areas of interest include Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Kay Nielsen, Charles van Sandwyk, Lewis Carroll, and other notable illustrators and bookmakers. Each book is individually photographed and described with careful attention to condition, completeness, edition points, and historical context. MFLIBRA sells internationally, with most books shipped to collectors across the United States, Canada, Europe, and beyond. 1/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 Featured Items Terms of Sale All books are guaranteed as described and may be returned for any reason within 14 days of receipt. Books should be returned in the same condition as originally shipped. Please contact us before returning any item. Shipping is carefully packed using archival-quality protective materials whenever appropriate.

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