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1949ref. ABE-14965018467891949 EXTREMELY RARE Circus programme from 1949. Superb full colour cover illustration and a full colour Ovaltine ad on the back. Many black and white photos of the acts a map on how to get there and numerous other ads and details about the performances on offer. A wonderfully well preserved copy obviously stored for all these years with great care and it looks like the only available copy. Language: eng. Soft cover. Fine. paperback
1912ref. 53602New York: H.N. Tiemann Co. 4 East 30th St. March 1912. One silver gelatin photo. 7.5 x 8.5 in. w/ embossed photographer’s stamp at lower left corner pencil annotations on verso of photo 1 corner w/ very slight loss still VG image with bright strong contrast. This image depicts the famed Renaissance Revival structure based on the Moorish Giralda Tower in Spain at Fifth & Madison Ave. in March 1912. Designed by Stanford White for McKim Mead & White this historic venue included the largest amphitheater in America equipped with a tank for aquatic shows a rooftop theatre cabaret restaurant and concert hall. The Cleopatra spectacle featured 1500 performers including the African-American minstrel troop organized by James Wolfscale featuring his three sons and the rest of the musicians mounted on camels playing their instruments. The show which ran from March 23 - April 22 1912 is perhaps best remembered for the widely reported suffrage rally held by 75 women circus performers of the world’s first “Circus Suffrage Society” and notably snubbed by the socialite Suffrage Movement leaders including Harriet Stanton Blatch. Led by Josie De Mott a bareback trick rider acrobat Zella Florence and included women animal trainers wire walkers hand balancers dancers acrobats and the renowned female Hercules -- Katie Sandwina. This Madison Square Garden was demolished in 1924 after the New York Life Insurance Co. which held the mortgage built their landmark Cass Gilbert-designed New York Life Building and another Madison Square Garden venue was opened on 8th Ave. between 49th and 50th. See: Guide to the H.N. Tiemann & Co. Photograph Collection 1880-1916 New York Historical Society 2013; Abbot & Seroff Ragged but Right: Black Traveling Shows pp. 166-169; Circus Activism: Barnum’s Female Stars Demand Right To Vote Name Baby Giraffe ‘Miss Suffrage’ at Madison Square Garden Bowery Bows 2012. H.N. Tiemann Co., [4 East 30th St.], unknown
ref. 1845924568.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. #[36902]Paris Cinemato 1968. Large coloured poster by Guy Lécureux. Ca. 158 x 116 cm. The illustrious family Rancys produced a show called ''Féerie à Sumatra and 15 years later they took up this magical name by offering in 1968 a Féerie au Nepal. This production quite similar to the previous one included seventeen paintings one hundred and twenty costumes sets by Simonne L'Hermitte. Forty artists including Sabine Rancy "The Princess Shera" Catherine Allarion "The Goddess Ellora" Catherine Muller "The White Slave" Jeannine Fratellini "The Goddess Poona" Dany Renz "The Prince of Nepal" Fernand Donnet "The Maharajah of Assam" and Joe Bill "The Grand Vizier Zadji" were in this review with the other artists of program 68. - Small tear at top otherwise fine. unknown
1930ref. 127955N.p. 1930s. Very Good. Vintage black-and-white snapshot photographs of women in costume dressed as clowns and as gangsters and gun molls. Produced by roving photographers who traveled with the caravan of performers and animals and some by local scene photographers. These images show intimate moments between friends: 2 show young women one name Violet who poses in clown costumes with Ethel and with Mildred in what appears to be an alley; the remaining 4 have printed ornate borders and show stoic flapper-dressed young women 2 show massive advertising billboards in the background and 1 of those features another woman in drag as a male gangster. Both sets feature an identifiable or recognizable central figure Violet and the stoic flapper with the pigtail bang and together the two similar bring to the life the era in format and its contemporary counterculture in subject. All approx 2.5 x 3.5 inches single-weight black-and-white with small borders blank versos except for the 4 with boards 300 stamped on versos: this could indicate the photos are from a set the "300" set given to patrons as souvenirs at the shows. Very Good overall each with partial evidence of removal from a scrapbook or album light rubbing and toning creases 2 with ink notations in the borders all with brief pencil notations also on the versos. N.p. hardcover
1875ref. 36453n.p. 1875. Carte de Visite format 2-1/2" x 4" albumen print on card mount: Photographic portrait of John McGuire a dwarf dressed in the usual fancy suit and top hat popular with dwarf performers at the time. No printed caption or imprint appears. A pencil notation beneath the photo "Coll. Mcguire." Minor dust. Very Good. Col. John McGuire a dwarf perfomer has been the subject of a only handful of carte-de-visites from what our research showed. There is one example very similar to ours held in the Ronald G. Becker Collection of Charles Eisenmann Photographs at Syracuse University and dated about 1875. unknown
ref. 0406118000.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 43661989like new. unknown
ref. 103217689X.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
ref. 2980349348.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1988ref. 044579Big Apple Circus 1988. poster. Good. Big Apple Circus Poster 1988 35x 23". Good condition with pin holes in all four corners light soiling and creases along top edge. Shipped rolled. White reverse is blank with light soiling. Printed on white poster paper with semi-gloss ink. Not an original work of art but a poster printed in 1988. Also says: "The Children's Museum Presents Direct from Lincoln Center In The Trump Tent! The Children's Museum Boston The Not-For-Profit Arts Organization that Puts a Little Circus into a lot of Lives May 20-June 12 Pier 3 Northern Ave Tickets available. Big Apple Circus unknown
ref. 65100c.1900. 1. SHEET SIZE : c. 85.5 x 71.5 cms. with a 3 cm. margin to the image. The inner margin has a few handling marks and edge repairs not affecting the image which is in excellent condition vestige of a central crease in the top section. The lower margin appears cropped but as the printer's label is placed in the lower corner one might reasonably assume that it is 'as issued'. 2. SHEET SIZE : c. 75 X 65 cms. the image with 4 cm. margins in near fine condition. 2 rare circus posters each apparently showing a German crowd though printed in the Netherlands. No similar image is shown in either of Robert Bogdan's books Picturing Disability or Freak Show. c.1900. unknown
ref. 65101Willsons Printers. Leicester. No date c.1930s. Willson's the printers of this poster are still operating - 'A family business with a history stretching back more than 150 years Willsons is now a multi-faceted design print and distribution specialist. Established in 1864 and with humble beginnings as a billboard poster printing company our business has evolved into a multi-faceted gateway to the global print marketplace. But we're still a family firm something you'll find reflected in our friendly approachable attitude and personal service.' As for Butlin's see the WIKI entry - 'Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne Butlin MBE 29 September 1899 12 June 1980 was a South African-born British entrepreneur whose name is synonymous with the British holiday camp. Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in 1936 it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multimillion-pound industry and an important aspect of British culture. Born in Cape Town South Africa to William and Bertha Butlin Butlin had a turbulent childhood. His parents separated before he was seven and he returned to England with his mother. He spent the next five years following his grandmother's family fair around the country where his mother sold gingerbread exposing the young Butlin to the skills of commerce and entertainment. When he was twelve his mother emigrated to Canada leaving him in the care of his aunt for two years. Once settled in Toronto his mother invited him to join her there. In Canada Butlin struggled to fit in at school and soon left for a job in a Toronto department store Eaton's. In World War I he enlisted as a bugler in the Canadian Army. After the war Butlin returned to England bringing only £5 with him. Investing £4 of that money to hire a stall travelling with his uncle's fair Butlin discovered that giving his customers a better chance to win brought more custom in and he quickly became successful. One stall became several including prominent locations such as Olympia in London and Butlin soon was able to purchase other fairground equipment and started his own travelling fair. He proved successful in this endeavour as well and by 1927 he opened a static fairground in Skegness. Over the next 10 years Butlin expanded his fairground empire all the time harbouring an idea to increase the number of patrons in his Skegness site by providing accommodation.' Willsons Printers. Leicester. No date [c.1930s?]. unknown
ref. 67201Vogue 1973 Double album avec un livret de 16 pages en Bande Dessinee signature autographe du compositeur Claude-Michel Schonberg Nb-0296 unknown
ref. 25679Impr. Chabrillac In-4 8pp. In-4 illustr. couverture couleur de Ruddy traces de pliage Bwx-10 unknown
ref. a79305Paris 1960-1966 Club du Cirque. 26 consecutive separate issues of this circus magazine. In French. 4to. about 32pp. per issue monochrome photo illustrations original wraps. VG plus. Excellent condition. no owner marks. . paperback
ref. 35896901like new. unknown
ref. 69-3680Paris France: Theatre de la Menagerie du Cirque D'Hiver. 60 x 40 cm. Offset Color Lithograph. Very Good. Paris, France: Theatre de la Menagerie du Cirque D'Hiver unknown
ref. 51-5165Gueures France: 1936. 14 pages with 9 watercolors. 21 x 13.5 cm.The images are caricatures of a skiing trip with both humans and circus animals. Also included are manuscript and typescript poems from 1941. May or not have been by someone associated with the Cirque though it seems to satirize officials in the company by their titles. The same person signed the maquette and poems.Tapuscrit d'un numéro de la revue du cirque de Médrano daté 1936 avec aquarelles originales: frontispice et 9 aquarelles dans le texte l'une pleine page. 21 x 13 cm // Manuscrit intitulé Appellations contrôlées situé Lyon.Expertise by Alain NICOLAS; 41 quai des Grands Augustins - 75006 PARIS France .« En 1931 les rois du rire Antonet et Béby se surpassèrent. L’année suivante débuta par une pantomime intitulée Espana qui permit de mettre en valeur le toréador du fil-de-fer l’incomparable Con Colleano. Ensuite les clowns Andreu-Rivel et leur frère Charlie dans sa parodie de Charlot au trapèze firent rire aux éclats. Il y eut aussi La revue de Medrano qui permit d’apprécier de jeunes clowns Despard et Rhum puis on assista au retour de Grock assisté de Lolé et de l’accordéoniste Fier. » Une grande fantaisie clownesque intitulée Rhum à Rome avec l’Auguste vedette Enrico Sprocani dit Rhum entouré de son partenaire Charles Manetti de ses confrères Alex Bugny Porto Tony Recordier et Boulicot démarra l’année 1936.Le 17 février Jérôme Medrano organisa sous l’égide du journal l’Intransigeant et de Radio-Cité un gala au profit de la veuve du plus grand clown du XXe siècle Antonet. En moins de 48 heures toutes les places furent vendues. Ce spectacle exceptionnel réunit sur la Piste toutes les vedettes du spectacle de l’époque de Maurice Chevalier à Fernandel.Cette année là des étoiles de la Piste comme Alfred Court dans la Paix dans la Jungle les rois du rire les cyclistes Nicol et Martin les jongleurs sur fil Reverhos la troupe de lilliputiens de Ritter Lalo Codona et ses nouveaux partenaires tinrent le haut de l’affiche. On assista aussi avec joie au retour des Fratellini.Cette année là des étoiles de la Piste comme Alfred Court dans la Paix dans la Jungle les rois du rire les cyclistes Nicol et Martin les jongleurs sur fil Reverhos la troupe de lilliputiens de Ritter Lalo Codona et ses nouveaux partenaires tinrent le haut de l’affiche. On assista aussi avec joie au retour des Fratellini. Gueures, France: 1936 unknown
ref. 63-7265New York: Le Cirque 1986. 8vo. Illustrated Plastic Laminated Folded Cover with Folded Paper Menu within 8 pp. Very Good. Illustrated. En Francais & English.Provenance: Michelin Archives. Collection Guy Legay. Clermont-Ferrand France. New York: Le Cirque, 1986. unknown
ref. 63-1892Paris: Festival D'Automne 1974. 3 Black & White Photographs 9.5" x 7" also one duplicate with small tear oblong. Very Good. Notes on verso in French. From the Alma Law Collection. Paris: Festival D'Automne, 1974. unknown
1976ref. 16586JNew York: Sagarin Press 1976. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Karl Wallenda on the front free endpaper: "To Gene Anonycuk and Irene from Karl Wallenda". Enclosed is a letter from the recipient's son attesting to the authenticity of Wallenda's signature. Very good in a worn and used internally repaired dust jacket. Hardcover. A biography of the great Karl Wallenda one of the most famous circus performers of all time who was killed in a high-wire accident a few years after the publication of this book. Sagarin Press hardcover
2001ref. 16588JNew York: Thomas Dunne Books 2001. First American Edition. Near fine in a near dust jacket. Hardcover.". a dark and whimsical tale about a group of circus performers who disillusioned with their lives as traveling entertainers are seduced by the idea of settling down and living like ordinary people. Thomas Dunne Books hardcover
2014ref. 108246Drago. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - Text in English and Italian with small portions exclusively in English. -- with a bonus offer--; DCG Trilogy . 2014. 8888493956 . Drago hardcover
2015ref. 112291Drago. New. Hardcover. FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - Text in English and Italian. -- with a bonus offer-- . 2015. 8888493964 . Drago hardcover
