The Ten Year Tour of John Rannie

The Ten Year Tour of John Rannie, a Magician-Ventriloquist in Early America. Green hard cover with gilt stamping on front cover and spine. Illustrated, 39 pages.

This monograph chronicles what is known of the life and travels of the early 19th-century magician and ventriloquist John Rannie who performed in the Eastern United States over a ten-year period.

His repertory and theatre venues are discussed and illustrated with full-page reproductions of rare broadsides from museum collections.

*** Note: we have purchased the remaining inventory of this title from the publisher, and once the few copies in our inventory have been sold, the book will be out of print.