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COOKE, William (b. 1808). THE ARAB OF THE DESERT AND HIS FAITHFUL WAR STEED! [Bath], 1846. Large pictorial broadside for Cooke’s Circus with two evocative wood-engraved images, one of Cooke dressed in costume for his production, fighting off three men with a broadsword while posing on horseback, and the second below it picturing a host of acrobats and balancers in black and white costumes filling the stage. Other acts on the bill include the “India Rubber Man,” two tight rope artists, comedians and a “delineation of Grecian statues.” The bottom of the bill announces the Duke of Beaufort will attend the performance. 29½ × 10". A few old folds with tiny losses at center in lower half.