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New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, [1928]. Second Printing. 8vo. pp. [4], 331. 22 b/w plates. cloth (previous ownerís signature on front free endpaper, spine discoloured)

Dutton. Good+. 1928. Hardcover. 1928 second printing. Red hardback covers. Ex-library small label at the bottom of the spine and library pocket and discard stamp inside the front cover. The title on the front cover is slightly dulled. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. A scarce autobiography of this actor, who acted in Vaudeville and other early venues. ; 331 pages .

New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1928. 331 pages. Frontispiece Eddie Foy in "That Casey Girl" his last play. Illustrated. Usual library labels, stamps and markings. Eddie Foy (b. Edwin Fitzgerald) Actor, dancer, vaudevillian b. Mar. 9, 1854 (New York City) - d. Feb. 16, 1928 (Kansas City, MO). When his Irish immigrant father died, six year old Foy began performing in local saloons to support his family. He played the variety circuits for years in a series of song and dance acts, eventually rising to musical comedy stardom in such Broadway hits as The Strollers (1901), Mr. Bluebeard (1903), and Mr. Hamlet of Broadway (1908). Foy specialized in eccentric routines and costumes, often appearing in drag to hilarious effect. He spoke with a slurred lisp that audiences adored. Foy had several wives, the third of which gave him eleven children, seven survived. Foy earned tons of publicity with stories about his spirited brood, whose misbehavior he pretended to indulge far beyond the strict… Read More

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co. , 1928 First Printing. VGood/No Jacket. Some light wear to corners, spine ends, and along spine, consists mostly of small bug bites into red cloth. Title page has previous owner's name stamped on it twice. All 22 plates are clean and present. Hinges are a little shakey, but still solid. A very nice, solid copy of a scarce book. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.