Massett, Stephen C.

"Drifting About," or What "Jeems Pipes of Pipesville" Saw-and-Did, An Autobiography

New York: Carleton, 1863.

First Edition. Hardcover. Good. 371 pp + publisher's catalogue, with frontispiece and occasional illustrations in the text. Bound in original green cloth. Corners rubbed through, soiling to foot of spine, scattered foxing throughout, binding sound. Label of Meguier's Circulating LIbrary ("Library at my Store, opposite the Parker House"), East Cornith, Vermont, on front pastedown. Sabin 46175. Massett was an English-born composer, singer, dramatic recitalist, impressionist, travel writer, and humorist. He is credited with being the first professional entertainer to perform in San Francisco.

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