Category: Circus

King Bros. Circus. Burlington Fair Grounds. Sponsor: Kiwanis Club. Afternoon and Night. Thur. July 20

Price: $50.00

Seller ID: 001189

Condition: Fine

Poster. N.d., no place given for actual printing. Circa 1950s. "This is the big show". Broadside or poster measuring 56 by 36 cm, or 22 by 14 inches. Sturdily made of card paper. Wonderful condition. Fit for framing.
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Circus Panorama

By: Bailey, Bill, illustrator

Price: $175.00

Publisher: New York, J. L. Schilling Co. : 1946

Seller ID: 002984

Binding: Leporello, heavy card, paper pastedown

Condition: Very Good Plus

4to. Closed, oblong, 22 by 25 cm, extending to over 300 cm, with five folds and cover, with bright imagery of circus procession on both sides of concertina. While the inner panels have swooped shaped topsides, if one looks at the sides of the panels, they have bands of color that line up artfully. The color used is sunny and bold, and it captures the spirit of the mid-20th century circus well, while also in keeping with the prevailing style of children's book illustration of the day. The panels are of a sturdy card, as is the cover. Minor chipping along the joints, and the lightest of soil...
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Circus Life and Circus Celebrities

By: Frost, Thomas

Price: $200.00

Publisher: London, Tinsley Trothers : 1876

Seller ID: 000704

Binding: Half Calf

Condition: Very Good Plus

8vo. xvi + 328 pp. Modern brown half calf and marbled boards, spine ruled in gilt, red morocco label, top edge gilt, original front cover cloth bound in at rear. First Edition. Scarce account of circus life in the 19th century. Some occasional light foxing and smudging to pages; fine modern binding. Overall very good plus to near fine.
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La Merveilleuse Histoire du Cirque (3 volumes/tomes)

By: Thetard, Henry

Price: $400.00

Publisher: France (unspecified where), Prisma : 1947

Seller ID: 001011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Rare 3 volume version, of which this is numbered 212 of 500 so issued. 271, 335, 42 pp. (3rd volume not fully paginated). Profusely illustrated, with five color plates as well, and comprehensive history of all aspects of the circus, from its inception to the mid-twentieth century, taking in all the various acts and covering everywhere in Europe and the Americas. Third volume is about the Fratellini family, which was a famous family of acrobats and clowns. A thoroughly enjoyable and nostalgic treatment of the subject. Volumes are tight and generally clean, wit...
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Chinky Joins the Circus

By: Tousey, Sanford

Price: $125.00

Publisher: New York, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc. : 1938

Seller ID: 000494

Binding: Decorated Cloth

Condition: Good

Oblong 9 By 7 Inches.Unpaginated, about 54 pp., with lovely cover featuring trick horse, monkey on top, trainer in ballerina tutu and clown off to side. Mix of color and black and white illustrations. Extremely rare title. Some shelfwear, pages toned. Child's handwriting on upper edge of one front flypaper, otherwise only some occasional soilage. A very nice copy.
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