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A Theatrical Trip For A Wager!: Through Canada and the United States
Rhys, Horton (pseudonym: Morton Price); Davies, Robertson (Introduction); Hudson, Wil (Designer); Schwabe, Nick (Printer); Strohhacker, Hans (Binder)
Language: English
Published by The Alcuin Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1966
- Hardcover
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: As New. Limited Edition. No. 19 of 500 copies. Signed in black on back colophon by the designer, printer, illustrator, and binder (four signatures). Original publisher's beige paper-covered boards backed with red leather. Gilt lettering on book spine. Deckled edges. Original red cloth-covered slipcase inclu…ded. One side of the slipcase has a gilt decoration of a ship. No lettering on slipcase. 6 1/2" x 10 3/4." Book: 6 3/4" x 10 1/2." 277 pages, complete. Illustrations in varying solid colors show line drawings by Sam Black, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for slight fading along spine. Binding is tight. Slipcase is very clean and intact except for light rubbing and scuffing, slight wear to extremities, and a few small marks. An As New book in an As New slipcase. This is a reprint of A Theatrical Trip For A Wager! which is the autobiographical narrative of Captain Horton Rhys, also known by his stage name, Morton Price. Rhys's narrative was first published in 1861. Rhys writes a colorful, expressive account of his travels from England to Canada and the United States where he performed on stage with the help of an actress, Lucille, in order to win a bet in which he wagered 500 pounds. Rhys was an English military officer, playwright, and actor. One night, while dining at a group table in a hotel in Covent Garden in London, he got into a disagreement with two men by the names of A. Smith and B. Brown. Smith and Brown deride Rhys and are adamantly skeptical of his acting ability. They bet he cannot earn 500 pounds over his expenses while acting on tour in another country outside of Britain and Ireland. Rhys emphatically believes otherwise and wagers that he can. Printed in his account are the terms of the signed wager, and the rest of the narrative chronicles Rhys's eventful travels from London to North America and his experiences there. Full title reads, "A Theatrical Trip For A Wager!: Through Canada and the United States, By Captain Horton Rhys, Otherwise Known As 'Morton Price'; Comprising A Narrative of the Unique Adventures of an English Officer and Amateur Thespian in uncivilized lands; including his Travels, Tribulations, and several Encounters, as originally published in 1861. This Edition is Illustrated by the line drawings of Sam Black, and is Introduced By Robertson Davies." Back colophon: "This Edition of A Theatrical Trip For A Wager! has been made for members of The Alcuin Society; The book is printed in Kennerley type, with Lombardic Capitals used for chapter initials; the titles are set in Verona, and various types of the nineteenth century have been used as well. The paper is called Victorian Text. Designed and printed by Wil Hudson and Nick Schwabe, with original pen drawings by Sam Black, and bound by Hans Strohhacker, who here sign their names, Wil Hudson [signature]; Nick Schwabe [signature]; Sam Black [signature]; Hans Strohhacker [signature]; The Edition consists of 500 copies of which this is number 19.". Black, Sam (illustrator).