In Affectionate Remembrance of Mr. William Manders, Late Sole Proprietor of the Grand National Star Menagerie, Who Died at Catrine, Ayrshire, November, 18, 1871, aged 50 years, And was interred at Wallasey Church, Cheshire. Beloved, Esteemed, Lamented.

Name: In Affectionate Remembrance of Mr. William Manders, Late Sole Proprietor of the Grand National Star Menagerie, Who Died at Catrine, Ayrshire, November, 18, 1871, aged 50 years, And was interred at Wallasey Church, Cheshire. Beloved, Esteemed, Lamented.
Author: [Menageries.] [William Manders.]

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An in memoriam card for Manders, approx. 4 1/2 x 3” (116 x 80mm.), printed on one side as a gilt monument on black background with a small oval portrait of Manders, makers label to verso, minor chipping to recto and a little spotting to verso, else in very good condition.

Dealer Notes

William James Manders (1821-1871) managed one of the most successful menageries in the 1850s and 1860s. An employee with Hylton’s Menagerie, Manders purchased it and renamed it Manders’ Grand National Star Menagerie around 1852, establishing himself as a rival to Wombwell’s menagerie. Among the attractions was the famous lion tamer, Martini Maccomo. When Manders died in 1871 his menagerie was auctioned off at the Agricultural Hall. The present elaborately produced memorial card incorporates a portrait of Manders within an embossed gilt monumental figure.

Author [Menageries.] [William Manders.]

Date N.d. c. 1871

Binding No binding

Publisher [Philpotts Chemist, Newnham]

Condition See description

Price: £175.00

Offered by Meridian Rare Books

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In Affectionate Remembrance of Mr. William Manders, Late Sole Proprietor of the Grand National Star Menagerie, Who Died at Catrine, Ayrshire, November, 18, 1871, aged 50 years, And was interred at Wallasey Church, Cheshire. Beloved, Esteemed, Lamented.

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In Affectionate Remembrance of Mr. William Manders, Late Sole Proprietor of the Grand National Star Menagerie, Who Died at Catrine, Ayrshire, November, 18, 1871, aged 50 years, And was interred at Wallasey Church, Cheshire. Beloved, Esteemed, Lamented.

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