Goodrich & Thode's Company...Idyl of American Life on the Borders of Civilization entitled Grizzly Adams [caption title of illustrated theatrical advertisement]
by [James "Grizzly" Adams (1812-1860)]; [Merchant's Gargling Oil Company]
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[Philadelphia, 1882?]. Single sheet measuring 91/4 x 11 3/4 inches, folded once, to form [4]pp. Full-page wood engraved illustration signed "Ledger Print Phila." Performance date over printed in red. Perimeter chips, separating along fold line, browning.
A rare four-page circular for Grizzly Adams, a western frontier-themed play: "No Shooting or Yelling Indians, But a Truthfully Depicted Idyl of American Life on the Borders of Civilization."
A full page wood engraving depicts Grizzly Adams' appearance in the first act and gives a synopsis of the play. James "Grizzly" Adams (1812-1860) was a celebrated California mountain man and trainer of grizzly bears.
The circular doubles as a promotional piece for gargling oil liniment, a patent medicine, made by Merchant's Gargling Oil Company.
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- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
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- 3725454
- Title
- Goodrich & Thode's Company...Idyl of American Life on the Borders of Civilization entitled Grizzly Adams [caption title of illustrated theatrical advertisement]
- Author
- [James "Grizzly" Adams (1812-1860)]; [Merchant's Gargling Oil Company]
- Book Condition
- Used
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About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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