The American Burlesque Show

by Zeidman, Irving

Description

New York: Hawthorne Books, Inc., 1967. 271 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs. An overview of the burlesque theater in America from the beginning covering the sometimes fascinating and often tragic world of the hootchie-kootcie and more. Cream cover with dancer outline in brown on front cover and brown lettering on spine. Light edge wear to cover and a little browning of edges, small stain on spine, tiny dent in top edge of front cover with a few small spots on front cover, interior pages lightly tanned. Mylar covered illustrated jacket with white lettering shows some edge wear, wrinkles at top edge of front cover and spine, place on jacket front cover where it looks as if someone tried to erase an ink notation, back cover a little scrubbed and tanned, chip in top edge of back cover, chips along back cover spine, $6.95 price not clipped.. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.