Undated, The British Library date this book to 1891, written inscription on front endpaper dated 1892 This is the rare First Edition of this work by John Jolly Nash, The English Music Hall Comedian noted for his laughing songs. In this work he recounts his American Tours, visiting New York, and across country to San Francisco, Niagara Falls, across the Prairies, Gambling in the Cars, Life in San Francisco, Sacramento, Reno, Gold Hill, Virginia, Nevada to Carson City, The Variety Theatres of the Far West, The Bucket of Blood, Puebla, Sharplys Diamonds, Barnums Dwarf, The Diorama Swindle, entertaining the Quakers, and much more. A stapled paperback format, with an interesting inscription stating the purchaser bought the book atJolly Nash Entertainmentat the Literary Institution on the night of January 26th 1892. A 7 inch tall paperback, 192 pages, with illustrations by Harry Furniss The staples have rusted, the front cover is virtually detached and has had some repairs to edge tear