CHASIN' THE DEVIL ROUND A STUMP. The History Of Mardi Gras In Mobile From 1704

Rayford, Julian Lee

Published by American Printing Co, Mobile, 1962

About this Item

1st edition thus, 1962. A Very Good book in a Very Good dust jacket. 8vo., 167 pps. plus illustrations at rear. Bound in publishers purple cloth with illustrated dust jacket, $10.00. Jacket has wear at edges, tips and top/base of spine with some light overall rubbing. Text appears unmarked, binding is sound. Dust jacket now protected in mylar sleeve. A SCARCE title. A history of the Mardi Gras in Mobile. Author was later instrumental in honoring Joe Cain, the local store clerk who resurrected Mardi Gras after the Civil War. Julian Lee Rayford (1908-1980) was a sculptor, folklorist, and entertainer who also worked as a journalist for the Mobile Register in the 1930s, and was author of five books and many magazine articles.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CHASIN' THE DEVIL ROUND A STUMP. The History Of Mardi Gras In Mobile From 1704
• Publisher: American Printing Co, Mobile
• Publication Date: 1962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
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