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réf. CA15AA-00182Patronato Del Libro Peruano. Collectible - Acceptable. Patronato Del Libro Peruano. 3 Volume set. 16mo Hardcover. Spanish. Fair set. Front endpage of Volume 2 torn. Pages toned. In polypropylene bag. peru spanish literature authors Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Patronato Del Libro Peruano hardcover
1943réf. 47202Dallas TX: Harben-Spotts Co. Inc. 1943. 8vo. 160 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous illustrations. Green cloth black lettering slight scuffing front cover w/ d.j. minor toning to spine slight dustsoiling VG/VG- copy. First edition of this informative biography of the famed Circus Queen who with her husband formed the Bailey Family Troupe served as a spy for Generals John Bell Hood and Jubal Early during the Civil War and later organized the Bailey Circus which played all over Texas. Scarce in dustjacket. Harben-Spotts Co., Inc., hardcover
1976réf. 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
réf. VI-BLMA-SNQ0Paperback. Very Good. Light wear rubbing to cover. Inside in vg condition. Beautiful color vintage full page ads throughout. paperback
1909réf. 99546Circa 1909. 1909. Fine. - An original 5-1/2 inch wide by 4-3/8 inch wide greeting card on heavy stock illustrated with a 4-1/4 inch high by 3-1/8 inch wide engraving by "HC" titled "Season's Greetings". The image boldly depicts the formally attired Wulff riding a white horse posing with raised front legs. Titled at the top of the image with Edward Wullf's name engraved at the bottom. Fine. Born in Utrech Netherlands Eduard Edward Wulff 1851-1915 was a popular circus promoter whose equestrian shows often featuring 60 horses performing in the arena at one time toured throughout Europe. His circus founded in Budapest was popular at first but went bankrupt in 1906. He subsequently worked for A. Schumans equestrian circus and appeared in the United States with the Ringling Brothers circus in 1909. The greeting card with his name spelled "Edward Wulff" probably dates from his time performing in the U.S. Circa [1909].
1948réf. 66883a collection of 3 programmes advertising Bertram Mills Circus each programme illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings advertisements throughout cover illustrations are in colour Published by Programme Publications paperback
réf. 4c1719Printed in Germany um 1955. 18 Aufstellfiguren nebst Kulisse 58 cm x 1750 cm Kulisse mit Abriß u. berieben. unknown
réf. 57340Chicago: Donnelley & Sons 1900. First edition. Brown pictorial cloth designed and lettered in red & white. 242pp. Many full-page illustrations included in the pagination including portraits of all five brothers. Some rubbing and wear to cloth wear to spine ends and edges generally a very good copy otherwise. Very uncommon. Chicago: Donnelley & Sons, 1900. First edition. hardcover
réf. DADAX0446611425New unknown
1931réf. 20512New York: Farrar & Rinehart 1931. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations from photographs. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Binding soiled some light soiling of a few pages else a very good copy. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations from photographs. 8vo. Inscribed on the free endpaper "Four Circus Guys are better any day than Four Hawaiians-So step Closah-h-h Friends! This book is inscribed by Courtney Ryley Cooper world's imfamous clown and worse writer to Eddie Nemo world's infamouser laugh eradicator thence to Leonard Traube late very late of the Great European Circursions and finally to the only good guy in andon the lot=Joe Cook. Rain and Shine Boys! Two count 'em Two performances daily so Hold yo' Hosses the Elephants are Coming-g-g! " Captain Dutch Ricardo Alfredo Codona the Wallenda family Lillian Leitzel among other circus names are quoted described and in some case biographical information supplied. Inscribed. Farrar & Rinehart hardcover
1931réf. 62105New York: Brewer Warren & Putnam Inc. 1931. 8vo. 183 1 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates. Dark blue publisher’s cloth lettering in black photo-illustrated endpapers minor scuffing edgewear w/ d.j. cover art photo of Betty Boyd Bell w/ circus elephant chipping & tear to head of spine corner still VG-/G- copy. First edition of this surprisingly scarce circus memoir ghost-written for 11-year-old Betty Boyd Bell 1920-1978 by Janet Mabie who at the time was a staff writer for Putnam’s and also preparing Amelia Earhart’s “Last Flight” from her in-flight notes. Bell’s father Floyd Bell was the publicity director for Ringling Bros. Circus and the young girl prepared scrapbooks took photos wrote down her short notes and even met President Calvin Coolidge during her Circus adventures. Betty herself would later dabble in radio spots after attending Choate and LaSalle Junior College working in public relations where she met and married Craig Barry in 1944 marketing analyst for General Electric. Scarce in original dustjacket. Brewer, Warren & Putnam, Inc., hardcover
1931réf. 49819Cleveland OH: The Harter Publishing Co. Educational Publishers 1931. 4to. 4 folding poster leaves 36 x 12 in. printed in black with brown colour printed the posters. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art by Sampson back cover art contains colour suggestions for the four posters minor edgewear creasing four posters neatly stapled to back cover still VG copy. First edition of this fantastic activity book intended to provide children with a box of crayons or watercolours large simple drawings many happy hours of colouring and enjoyment. These were intended to be hung as a twelve-foot frieze on the wall of the play room bedroom or classroom. Sampson was also known for her 1933 Aesop silhouette book as well as her charming Mother Goose Posters in 1925. No copies located in Worldcat. The Harter Publishing Co., Educational Publishers, paperback
1967réf. 35454NY: Electric Circus of New York 1967. 9.5 by 6 inches white stock printed in green. Some toning overall else very good. In December 1967 the Electric Circus staged a sold out show at Carnegie Hall entitled "Electric Christmas" featuring Circus Maximus Morton Subotnick a light show by Anthony Martin and the early electronic group New York Pro Musica and following the success of this event an Electric Easter was staged in 1968 featuring the Chambers Brothers. Electric Circus of New York unknown
1930réf. 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
1923réf. 63201New York: George H. Doran 1923. 8vo. xiv 337 1 pp. Frontisp. numerous illustrations plates photos. Gray publisher’s cloth red lettering minor dustsoiling & slight foxing to fore-edges of textblock w/ d.j. cover art by James Montgomery Flagg minor dustsoiling rubbing faint stain soiling to spine still VG-/G- copy. First edition of this thrilling and inspirational story of the famed pioneering journalist publicist for P.T. Barnum Circus the Olympic Music Hall agent for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit and more. She represented Al Jolson Will Rogers Lillian Russell and many others. In 1919 she lost her life savings to a bad investment and was confined to a hospital for 5 years in cast and braces because of a paralyzing back injury. This inspirational story was written with one hand holding a pencil and moving over a pad of paper while flat on her back. Illustrations were contributed to this memoir by Rube Goldberg James Montgomery Flagg Tony Sarg Thornton Fisher Ed Hughes and others. Scarce in dustjacket. George H. Doran, hardcover
1960réf. 540440no place: Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus 1960. Unbound. Very Good. Advertising poster. Illustrated by Roland Butler. Measuring approximately 28" x 21". Unbacked. Old folds with a creased tear chips and tears at the edges loss at the top right corner not affecting text dampstain along the bottom edge two small tabs adhered at the topedge on verso very good. The circus is coming and it is bringing a rhinoceros. Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus unknown
1960réf. 532131no place: Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus 1960. Unbound. Very Good. Advertising poster. Measuring approximately 28" x 29¼". Unbacked. Circus details approximately 27½" x 9½" tipped-on at bottom edge. Old folds with a small creased tear down the center tiny nicks at the edges with a short tear modest rubbing with creases at the bottom three small tabs adhered at the topedge on verso very good. The circus is coming to Philadelphia and it is bringing a very happy clown. Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus unknown
1958réf. 532126no place: Cristiani Bros. Circus 1958. Unbound. Very Good. Advertising poster. Illustrated by F.D. Freeland. Measuring approximately 28" x 30½". Unbacked. Circus details approximately 27" x 9¾" tipped-on at bottom edge. Old folds tiny tears at the edges with a couple horizontal tears across the center inked description and three small tabs adhered at the topedge on verso very good. The circus is coming to Philadelphia and it is bringing a man who can leap over a herd of elephants. Cristiani Bros. Circus unknown
1958réf. 532122no place: Cristiani Bros. Circus 1958. Unbound. Very Good. Advertising poster. Measuring approximately 20½" x 36¾". Unbacked. Circus details approximately 20¼" x 9¼" tipped-on at bottom edge. Old folds with creases tears and small chips mostly along the bottom half verso toned and soiled with small paper residue on top corner very good. The circus is coming to Philadelphia and it is bringing a dog and pony show. Cristiani Bros. Circus unknown
1950réf. 532130no place: King Bros. Circus 1950. Unbound. Very Good. Advertising poster. Measuring approximately 28" x 21". Unbacked. Lacking circus details at bottom edge. Old folds moderate edgewear with three long tears paper residue from previously attached circus details tiny dampstains and two small tabs adhered at the topedge on verso about very good. The circus is coming and it is bringing a menagerie of exotic animals. King Bros. Circus unknown
1950réf. 457652no place: King Bros. 3-Ring Circus 1950. Unbound. Very Good. Advertising poster. Measuring approximately 28" x 29". Unbacked. Circus details approximately 28" x 9¼" tipped-on at bottom edge. Old folds three small tabs adhered at the topedge verso wear creasing and a some faint dampstaining on the verso that shows through a bit. Very good. The circus is coming to Phoenixville Pennsylvania bringing an angry lion and a hungry hippo. King Bros. 3-Ring Circus unknown
réf. 0406118000.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1929réf. 29112HBDJ 1929 1ST EDITION GO0D/VG Includes some old magazine photos of the author Green cloth illustrated endpapers color illustrated dustjacket. Light edgewear good hinges sound text block other than the loosening of a few pages toward the front of the book still attached lightly age-toned but clean pages no other names or markings. The mylar protected DJ is a little age-toned but is in very good condition with some very minor closed edge tears effectively no paper loss. Includes some old magazine photos of the author. He worked in the Golden Age of circus from the last 19th century through the early 20th century and was eventually billed as "The Last of Barnum's Clowns." SHERWOOD’S NY hardcover
2003réf. DADAX0810945150Brand: Harry N. Abrams 2003-09-01. First Edition. hardcover. New. 11.50x0.50x9.50. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Brand: Harry N. Abrams hardcover
1988réf. 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