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Best.-Nr. 9781872904092Good. Exact ISBN match. Immediate shipping. No funny business. unknown
1968Best.-Nr. 52683New York: Electric Circus 1968. First edition. Near fine. Original concert program for an evening organized by the legendary nightclub with performances by electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick and New York Pro Musica under the reassuring oversight of a Consulting Psychologist. The successor to Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable Brandt's Electric Circus opened in 1967 as "the latest total environment McLuhanist discotheque" with light shows jugglers and acrobats Newfield. The opening also featured a presentation of Subotnick's "Silver Apples of the Moon" an early work for synthesizer and the first electronic composition commissioned by a record company. Subotnick curated a series of Monday night concerts at the Electric Circus and at Carnegie Hall in December of 1967 an "Electric Christmas." Electric Easter the sequel likewise featured New York Pro Musica. Their inclusion was a suggestion by Dr. Edgar Coons NYU psychology professor and former student of Virgil Thomson who had had his mind previously blown by an Electric Circus light and rock show and "for reasons he leaves a bit vague" Ross thought an early music ensemble covering The Beatles's "Hello Goodbye" in faux-medieval French would be a good idea. Soul group The Chambers Brothers closed performing Perusio's "Le grant désir". Critics loved it. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original green and yellow bifold leaf. Minimal edgewear very faint creasing. Bright and sharp. (Electric Circus) unknown
2010Best.-Nr. 1-1604425547Amer Bar Assn 2010. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 1169 pages. 10.90x8.50x2.10 inches. Amer Bar Assn paperback
1892Best.-Nr. 2260084Erie PA: Erie Show Printing Company 1892. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Softcover measuring 8.5" in height and bound with a single piece of thread at the center which is likely very fragile because of its age. The exterior shows fading along the edges particularly the front. There's also small folds and tears present. The top of the front also shows original owner information. The first page on the interior has some creases and crimps which is also present on the additional pages. Paper is darkened due to age and the quality of paper used. This is a rare piece of ephemera of this Pennsylvania performer and may be the only surviving copy. Erie Show Printing Company paperback
2025Best.-Nr. x-3031791339Springer Nature 2025. Hardcover. New. 249 pages. 9.25x6.10x9.21 inches. Springer Nature hardcover
Best.-Nr. 4c1719Printed in Germany um 1955. 18 Aufstellfiguren nebst Kulisse 58 cm x 1750 cm Kulisse mit Abriß u. berieben. unknown
2003Best.-Nr. 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
Best.-Nr. 122379Paris A. Capendu. S.d. c.1880. 12 pages entoilées. 29x225 Cm. Couverture en couleurs signée à la fin Emrik & Bingen Haarlem. Coins et coiffes émoussés. Les grandes images en chromolithographie tirées sur papier entoilé pour résister aux petites mains racontent aux enfants qui savent à peine lire des anecdotes sur l'ami fidèle et utile à l'homme passant en revue : les chiens de compagnie les chiens secouristes de berger de chasse et de cirque. Album bien conservé. Paris, A. Capendu. S.d. (c.1880). unknown
1931Best.-Nr. 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
1709Best.-Nr. 6585London: Henry Hills 1709. Piracy of the First Edition printed in the same year. 16 pp. Catalogue of Hill's Poems on p. 16. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound. Fine. Piracy of the First Edition printed in the same year. 16 pp. Catalogue of Hill's Poems on p. 16. 1 vols. 8vo. Foxon B527.9 [Henry Hills] unknown
1932Best.-Nr. 21628New York: Macmillan Company 1932. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Original tan illustrated cloth original illustrated dust jacket. Some rubbing and fraying of extremities of cloth short tears along edges of jacket inner hinges separated library stamps and card else a very good copy. First edition. Illustrated. 1 vols. 8vo. Inscribed on the front free endpaper "For the members of the Boys Club of New York in the fond hope they may enjoy reading this partial record of my happy past. 'Uncle ' Bob Sherwood Last of Barnum's Clowns. New York City 1934". Macmillan Company unknown
1895Best.-Nr. 37701Leipzig: Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber 1895. First Edition. With 135 illustrations many full page. x 2 150 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original white cloth upper board pictorially stamped in gilt and polychrome silk endpapers. One small spot to lower board small book label to front pastedown else a crisp fine copy of this scarce and desirable work on circus athletes freaks and itinerant performers. First Edition. With 135 illustrations many full page. x 2 150 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber unknown
1945Best.-Nr. 053332USA: Ringling Bros. Circus. ca. 1940s 1945. No Binding. Very Good. Original b/w printed photograph signed by Ella Mills. 13x9 cm. Signed and inscribed by Mills. Ringling Bros. Circus., [ca. 1940s] unknown
Best.-Nr. 67426Amsterdam Bildjetdrukkerij o. J. 1952. 128 x 90 cm Zustand B etwas randrissig. J. «Jean» Andreff war ein Schweizer Zirkusclown und hatte zwischen 1930 und 1951 diverse Engagements in ganz Europa u.a. mit Josephine Baker Fernandel beim Zirkus Knie Zirkus Belli u.v.a. 010 Amsterdam, Bildjetdrukkerij, o. J. (1952) unknown
1960Best.-Nr. 23867United Kingdom 1960. ALBUM. Very good condition. An impressive British album of circus performer photographs including 3 of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus and images of some famous traveling menageries including Bostock & Wombwell's and Mander's Menagerie as well as acts many with manuscript captions. The album with front cover label reading "Stourpaine Bushes '74 Site and Vehicle Caravan". Stourpaine Bushes was the site in Dorset England where the Great Dorset Steam Fair took place starting in 1969. Many performers identified with captions including: Temple Mead Bristoff "The Cumberlands"; Vaclav Zelenka & Specially Constructed Trampoline; The Brockways Masters of Agility Balance and Comedy on Bicycles; Sally & Kevin McGrath Kevin the runner up in World Professional Skating Championship; Bert Stevenson & Joe Marshall"; "The Three Edigehs ; Jousson Bros Gerard & Philippe; Joe Jackson Jnr"; Bostock and Wombwell's Menagerie famous menagerie founded in 1810 including images of the three menagerie wagons "Rajah" "Pedro" and "Nero" with images showing drivers staff and children; the late Billy Smart & Sons; Jimmy Kaye's Freak Show; Mander's Family on the front of their "Grand Star Menagerie" the family in front of the huge caravan; this Menagerie was founded by William Mathers in the 1860s; he was considered the greatest showman of his day; and Harry Cody's Circus Front. Other images include 24 photographs of the trope performing on the rink ice in an elaborate ice shows; Lou Jacobs clown Gunther Gebel Williams Mani Niedermeyer with Polar bear Le Chabre Dorellos Sisters the Breuer Troop Trio Findai Berosini & Chimps "Franz Krefts brown bear the most difficult & dangerous animals to train"; Werner & Denyse Muller; Lucien Meyer's Skating Chimpanzees; and Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey's Elephants rehearsal at Louisville". A mix of original b&w snap shots and stock photographs some in color. The album 12 x 10 ½" bound in yellow cloth with cord tie paper title laid down at front cover. 78 photographs laid down ranging in size from 10 x 8 to 3 ½ x 4 1/2 unknown
Best.-Nr. BN608013Wir sind unterwegs / Besuch auf dem Rummelplatz /Besuch im Circus /Auf dem Spielplatz /Besuch im Zoo. Mit Fensterstanzungen: Wir sind unterwegs: . dem Spielplatz. Gucklochbilderbuchserie Wir sind unterwegs / Besuch auf dem Rummelplatz /Besuch im Circus /Auf dem Spielplatz /Besuch im Zoo. Mit Fensterstanzungen: Wir sind unterwegs: . dem Spielplatz. Gucklochbilderbuchserie Wir sind unterwegs / Besuch auf dem Rummelplatz /Besuch im Circus /Auf dem Spielplatz /Besuch im Zoo. Mit Fensterstanzungen: Wir sind unterwegs: . dem Spielplatz. Gucklochbilderbuchserie unknown
Best.-Nr. 43661989-nnew. unknown
Best.-Nr. 698608736Bloomsbury Publishing . Other. New. pp. xii 258 Bloomsbury Publishing unknown
1945Best.-Nr. 71731N.P.: N.p. ca. 1945. Handmade photograph album bearing 10 original photographs. Eight are of circus wagons built by Jack Haines and two are photographs of Jack Haines; the first portraying him at the entrance to the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Show and the second shows him sitting near the large circus wagon used in the show of 1937. Jack Haines was a clown for the circus but apparently he was also involved in the construction of circus wagons. The remaining eight photographs taken by Haines to display his newest creations are all of circus wagons that Jack built in the early 1940s; Baggage Wagon Band Wagon and Stringer Wagon. All the photographs are 6 x 4 inches. Jack also constructed the actual album using two pieces of wood both with metal hinges and with deep linoleum letters and a linoleum sailboat affixed the front cover. The "N" in "SNAPS" is missing. Inscribed by Jack on the inner front cover - "Greetings from Jack Haines to Olivia Kline." N.p. unknown
1827Best.-Nr. D6FA25RBPUPBAustria 1827. Oblong folio ca. 40 x 46 cm. With a large woodcut illustration ca. 27 x 38 cm. The text is set in a Gothic type. 1 l. Very attractive early 19th-century broadside with a beautiful large woodcut of a spectacular medieval show enlivened with fireworks. The text below announces the show of a gymnastics circus company under the direction of Bartholomäus Ramini dates unknown. According to the playbill the show consisted of four parts: an acrobatic performance by a four-year old; a horse dressage by "lustige Kaspar"; an acrobatic act with among others balancing and a human pyramid; and a play of "Otto der Stählerne im Kampfe mit dem rothen Feuerriesen und die Befreiung der Prinzessin Clotilde" translation: Otto the man of steel fighting with the red fire giant and the liberation of Princess Clothilde which included fireworks. This last part of the performance has also been mentioned as part of another circus show which was held at Prague in June 1827 under the direction of a citizen of Prague named "Beranek" Journal für Kunst Literatur und geselliges Leben. The present broadside most likely announces the same theatre or circus company now performing in a different location.The work has been folded in the past. Otherwise in very good condition.l Cf. Journal für Kunst Literatur und geselliges Leben nr. 74 21 June 1827 p. 592. EUROPE HISTORY HORSES HUNTING SPORTS & GAMES Broadsides Ephemera & Pamphlets Ceremonial Festivities & Fireworks Games & Sports Germany Music Theatre & Dance hardcover
1949Best.-Nr. 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
1923Best.-Nr. 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
1931Best.-Nr. 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
1936Best.-Nr. 56663Bristol: Arrowsmith 1936. 8vo. 144 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates text illusts. Orange cloth black lettering w/ d.j. cover art photo of author lettering & decoration in black & orange minor darkening to spine slight shelfwear NF/NF copy. First edition of this famed memoir by the circus promoter and founder of the Zoo Park at Maidstone at one time one of the largest privately owned collections of exotic animals in Britain. He supplied animals to theatres pageants films circuses and more and was a major benefactor to Maidstone establishing the Tyrwhitt-Drake Mseum of Carriages. Arrowsmith, hardcover
1930Best.-Nr. 54026Petersburg VA: Carl J. Lauther Amusements ca. 1930. 8vo. 4 pp unpaginated. With three photo illustrations self-printed softcovers fold creases minor shelfwear slight dustsoiling still VG exemplar. First edition of this exceedingly scarce promotional pamphlet for the hermaphrodite sideshow featuring “Aileen” who was born in California in 1907 raised as a girl until puberty when only one side developed a female breast and other side developed as man and appears to have dressed primarily as a man although on occasion as a woman for his/her amusement. Later she would often appear with another “hermaphrodite” in the Lauther sideshows who appeared under the name Claude. After World War II the Lauther b. 1888 sideshows would become the staple acts for the Cetlin-Wilson Circus whose winter quarters were in Petersburg VA. Generally the “hermaphrodites” were female impersonators often with deformed genitalia such as prolonged clitoris or misshapen penis creating the illusion of a double-sex and these acts proved notably popular and profitable. No copies located in Worldcat; See: Hartzman American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History’s Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers 2006; Alison Oram Her Husband was a Woman! Women’s Gender-Crossing in Modern Popular Culture 2007. Carl J. Lauther, Amusements, paperback
