Toll Robert (104 results)

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Hard Cover; Pictorial Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. AHbox 04 8¾"x11½"; 112 pages; Hard cover with pictorial cover; The binding and pages are clean, tight and square. There is no underlining, highlighting or margin notes. A used copy with normal reading wear. If you order multiple titles, I will combine them in order to reduce postage costs. If you have any questions, contact me before ordering for details. Contains the following: The Tax to End All Taxes (Henry George and the single tax movement) by David Hapgood; The Jeaning of America-and the World (the pants of Levi Strauss) by Carin C. Quinn; The Wounded Generation (an excerpt from Chance and Circumstance: The Draft, the War and the Vietnam Generation) by Lawrence M. Baskir and William A. Strauss; A Heritage Preserved: Out of the Shadow of Ruin (Mt. Auburn neighborhood Cincinnati, Ohio) by T. H. Watkins; Polonia: The Face of Poland in America by W. S. Kuniczak; The Way I See It: The Other Side of the Coin (monetary inflation) by Bruce Catton; The Jump Into Sicilian (excerpt from On to Berlin: Battles of an Airborne Commander, 1943-1945) by James M. Gavin; American Characters: Charles Goodyear by Richard F. Snow; What We Got For What We Gave (American foreign aid) by Gaddis Smith; Columbus La Navidad by Edward T. Stone; Books We Think You'll Like: Autobiography of Values by Charles A. Lindbergh, On Becoming American by Ted Morgan, The Children of Bladensfield by Evelyn D. Ward, The Making of the Wizard of Oz by Aljean Harmetz reviews by Barbara Klaw; Behind the Blackface: Minstrel Men and Minstrel Myths by Robert C. Toll; The Red Hot Republican (Elephant Joe Josephs); Readers Album: Maternal Emulsion (photo of Dr. Parmenas Dyer); Crossword Puzzle: The American Revolution by Eugene T. Maleska; Postscripts: Gunfight at the Xerox Corral (trademarks); Catalpa to the Rescue (The Catalpa rescue of six Irish Fenian prisoners); Okay-Once More from the Top (Star-Spangles Banner, Anacreontic Society); Jenny Afloat'(steamboat Jenny Lind); A Phantom Locomotive(locomotive Texas, Civil War); Nice Work If You Can Get It (John Trumbull, William Short, Thomas Jefferson).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0195030818.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 284 pages; This lavishly illustrated book explains the effects of the age of technology on American show business. Subjects: Amusements - United States - History. United States. Entertainments, 1900-1981. 1 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 361 pages; Description: 361 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Performing arts--United States--History. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. [327]-335. Impressively photo-illustrated throughout. 4 Kg.

First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 284 pages; This lavishly illustrated book explains the effects of the age of technology on American show business. Subjects: Amusements - United States - History. United States. Entertainments, 1900-1981. 1 Kg.

Frist edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 361 pages; Description: 361 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Performing arts --United States --History. 4 Kg.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket has light chipping to edges. Boards have only minor shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Dust jacket price clipped. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

paperback. Condition: Good. Cover is lightly rubbed and discolored along extremities. Clean pages throughout. Binding is secure.

Paper Over Hard Boards. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Full color illustrations. " Behind Blackface: Minstrel men and Minstrel Myths" by Robert C. Toll. 93-105pp. Full issue contains other articles and is 112pp.Illustration on front boards entitled "Minstrelsy's Mr. bones-alias Jim Crow." Small closed tear in foot of spine. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,750grams, ISBN:0195030818.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 361 pages; Description: 361 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Performing arts--United States--History. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. [327]-335. Impressively photo-illustrated throughout. 2 Kg.

Frist edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 361 pages; Description: 361 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Subjects: Performing arts --United States --History. 2 Kg.

Condition: New. In.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Collectible - Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF. Historical survey of of the influence of technological advances on American show business --- film, television, and for that matter, median. Covering nearly a century of change, the book begins with the silent film, and considers the broad effects and significance of new hardware. Fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. A very good copy of the presumed first hard cover edition (no explicit edition or printing statement), lacking a dust-jacket. Brief gift inscription in ink atop front endpaper, else the text is wholly unmarked, pristine, and the binding bright and fresh in appearance. A lovely copy.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback with dust cover. Clean copy, sound binding. Quick dispatch from UK seller.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Oxford University Press, USA, 1982. Paperback First edition 184 pages with b/w illustrations, very light marks to fep Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER ALMOST NEW. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. If not pictured in this listing, a scan of the actual book is available on request.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Photographs and drawings (illustrator). The wonderful, exhilarating era of live entertainment in America comes back in On with the Show. By focusing on what happened onstage, backstage, and in the audience, Robert Toll reveals much about ordinary Americans of that day. The book is filled with spell-binding anecdotes about the great names of show business, from Houdini to Al Jolson, from Buffalo Bill Cody to Fanny Brice. Not everyone knows that: . P. T. Barnum, who almost single-handedly created American show business, including the term itself, did little more for the circus than lend his by-then magical name to it. . Gypsy Rose Lee made burlesque famous but took off less than other less famous strippers. . Flo Ziegfeld never thought W. C. Fields was funny, even when he was convulsing Follies audiences. . The father of American tap-dancing was a black minstrel known professionally as Juba. . Some of the most beautiful women on the American stage early in this century were men, and these female impersonators were not only considered family entertainment, they were among the most highly paid stars in vaudeville. But On with the Show is more than the sum of anecdotes and pictures; it is a new kind of show business book. Toll shapes it into a history of the development of popular taste by explaining how average Americans molded stage entertainment to satisfy their needs, desires, and dreams. The people who crammed in to see the circuses, popular plays, minstrel shows, musical comedies, burlesque shows, and vaudeville were passionate participants in the shows. They hollered, hissed, sang along, even fought for their preferences. And they were fiercely patriotic. When in 1849 the celebrated American classical actor Edwin Forrest performed Hamlet on the same evening as Englishman William C. Macready, the result was the infamous Astor Place riot in which 150 people were injured and 31 were killed. Out of the rollicking give-and-take between rowdy patrons and ambitious performers show business took root and ultimately blossomed into a dazzling array of forms, features, and stars that equalled anything available to the world's richest potentates. By explaining why show business took the forms it did when it did. Toll helps us to understand ordinary Americans of the past. "Educational as well as entertaining" the barkers used to shout to entice patrons into their emporiums and their pitch is just as apt for On with the Show. Two minor tape repair to small dust jacket tears. Book corners bumped.A heavy book will require extra postage. All orders shipped protected in a box. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Oxford University Press, 1977. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with spotting to top and vertical page ends and previous owner pencil notations and underlining throughout. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf/edgewear. Great copy of this compelling historical account.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Beige Cloth. Fine Book/Fine Dustjacket. First Edition. Inscribed By Author. 361 pp. A bright, clean, unworn copy, inscribed by the author "with regards" to a Hollywood agent. Signed by Author(s).

Octavo. Hardcover. Brown cloth with gilt stamped titles in illustrated jacket. x, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Condition: New. In.