Publisher and Bookseller

Publisher and Bookseller
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 962
Release: 1868
Genre: Bibliography
ISBN:

Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.

Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe

Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe
Author: Frederik L. Schodt
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2012-12-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1611720095

Looks at Professor Risley's introduction of the Western-style circus to Japan in 1864 and his subsequent tours of the country with the Imperial Japanese Troupe of acrobats, an encounter that opened both cultures to one another.