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INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI

by Neville, Giles. Paintings by Patricia Neville

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Book description: Jonathan Cape, London, (1980), Ist edition.. 64 pp, large 8vo, hard cover in dust jacket. Lovely, full color paintings by Patricia Neville. "Joseph Grimaldi was revered in his time for bringing to the London stage a unique comic genius that filled to capacity the vast old Covent Garden Theat. re night after night for months on end...Grimaldi's extraordinary hold on audiences lasted for thirty years - from the time of the French Revolution until after the death of George III...Giles Neville recounts with grace and wit the stories tha. t b e s t illustrate the great clown's lovable character. Indeed, the whole book provides not only a feast for the eye but also a hilarious and perceptive commentary on English style and manners in the early nineteenth century." Minor edgewear to. b o ar ds a nd tiny mark on free front endpaper. Dust jacket has minor edgewear and light rubbing. VG/VG.

  • Bookseller: Capricorn Books CA (CA)
  • Bookseller Inventory #: 8604
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London, (1980), Ist edition.
  • Keywords: Joseph Grimaldi, Clowns, London, Stage, Theater, Comics, Regency, Ninetheenth century, Entertainers.
  • Subjects: PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General;

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