A. Patterson — Shadow Entertainments and How to Work Them, Being Something About Shadows, and the Way to Make Them Profitable and Funny.

London, L. Upcott Gill, [1895] . First edition. Paperback. The very scarce first edition of this charming illustrated guide to shadow play, revealing how to create comic and crowd-pleasing entertainments with simple means. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. First edition. Undated. Dated here using Jisc, from a copy held at the British Library.Profusely illustrated with figures and diagrams throughout. A practical handbook on shadow entertainments, explaining the principles of shadow play and offering instructions for staging humorous and popular shadow performances. The book covers simple machinery, lighting, sundries, figures, and performance. Publisher's advertisements to rear. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, smart. Slight discolouration to wraps. The odd spot of damp staining to rear wrap. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities resulting in one or two very small closed tears and chips to extremities. One or two handling marks to wraps. Front hinge slightly cracked at upper extremities, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two light spots and handling marks. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good Indeed .