Showman Looks On by Charles B Cochran - 1945

J. M. Dent & Sons, 1946. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1946. Reprint. 323 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Light bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends. Book has noticeable forward lean, with light sunning to spine and edges. Unclipped jacket with heavy edge wear, large tears and chipping, causing loss around edges and spine. Moderate tanning and creasing, with rubbing and marking.

London, Dent, 1945;. 1str Edition; Hardback; Good++/ No dj; 323pp including boxing and wrestling reminiscences plus memories of the Circus and a chapter on famous clowns. Describing show business in England, France and the US at the turn of the century. Photographs include : Marlene Dietrich, Laurence Olivier, Henry Irving and many more. Blue covers with gilt title on spine. .

GB: British Publishers Guild (Dent), 1949. Typographic paperback. Covers bit spotted. . 1st Thus. Paperback. G++/No DW.

GB: British Publishers Guild (Dent), 1949. Typographic paperback in pictorial dustwrapper. Small chip at base of spine of dw. . 1st Thus. Paperback. G++/G++ DW.

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1945. 323pp. Col. frontis. and illus. throughout. Gift inscription to f.f.e.p.. 1st edition. Hard Cover. V.g./No Jacket. 8vo.

UK: Dutton, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Reprint. Very good hardcover with Good Dustwrapper. Reprint. The book spine ends and cover edges have rubbing. The book foredge have light soiling. The dustwrapper panel edges have minor chipping with a few short tears. The dustwrapper panels have some soiling. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

London: J. M Dent, 1946. Hardcover. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1/2 x 1" chip at bottom and top of spine of dj, creasing and small tears at edges of dj. "Charles B. Cochran, who claims for himself only the title of 'showman,' but for whom it may be acclaimed that he is a connoisseur and authority on all aspects of the stage,... ." 323 pages; 6 x 8 1/2

London: Dent. Hardcover. 1946. 2nd Printing. 8vo 323pp . Very Good in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations DJ chipped The author's second book of reminiscences .

London: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1945. Includes text of private dedication form author. Blue hardcover has lightly worn edges and corners and sun faded spine with chipped ends. Dust tanning to top of page block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with colour frontispiece plate and numerous b/w plates from photographs and drawings. No dust jacket. T. Signed by Author. First Edition. hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Used.

London: JM Dent & Sons Ltd. Good. 22 x 14cm. Hardcover. 1945. First edition. 323 pages. No dj. Boards worn and soiled. Spine has wear on edges . Wartime printing. .