From the back cover:
"William Manders was described by
Edwin Lawrence as "the greatest showman of his day". He was the
proprietor of the Grand National Star Menagerie, but soon after his
death in 1871 it was auctioned from the Agricultural Hall. Was the
Mandernethecca the greatest show ever travelled? It is said to have
cost over £3,000 and taken over fifteen months to build. Martini
Maccomo, its most famous lion tamer, has become a legend in his own
right. Over the years the history of Manders' Mammoth Menagerie has
become blurred and confused.
Manders' Menageries and Shows have
attracted a great deal of interest over the years, and more recently
several members of the family have corresponded via the internet,
tracing various strands of the Manders family tree. This book is the
result of that research and has been compiled by Kevin Scrivens and
Stephen Smith."
Condition: Fine. Click on photo
for close-up.
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