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1863réf. BB055Original carte-de-visite photographs of Charles Sherwood Stratton better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb" a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P. T. Barnum here photographed with his wife Lavinia Warren AUTOGRAPHED in Stratton's handwriting on verso "Genl Tom Thumb & Mrs Tom Thumb - 1863 August". The couple were married in February 1863 for which it is said President Lincoln hosted them with a reception at the White House. The 2nd picture of the Strattons in their wedding costumes also a picture of their best man and bridesmaid Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warren Lavinia's sister and the wedding party together all in especially fine condition with dark brown hues each having facsimile autographs on the verso by their subjects. In addition an 1865 photograph of "Gen. Tom Thumb Wife and Child" verso blank. Altogether 5 carte-de-visite original mounted photographs the first with imprint verso backboard of Charles D Fredericks & Co 587 Broadway New York then three "from photographic Negative by Matthew Brady" imprinted by E & H T Anthony 501 Broadway the last by J Hall junction York and Fulton Sts Brooklyn.Born in Bridgeport 1838 to parents who were of medium height Charles was a relatively large baby weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces 4.3 kg at birth. He developed and grew normally for the first six months of his life at which point he was 25 inches 64 cm tall and weighed 15 pounds 6.8 kg. Then he suddenly stopped growing. By late 1842 4 years old Stratton had grown only one inch additional though his body was proportionate and functional. The showman Phineas T. Barnum heard about Stratton and after making arrangements with his parents taught the boy how to sing dance mime and impersonate famous people. He toured America and Europe in 1845 during which time his performances marked a turning point in the history of freak show entertainment. Prior to Stratton's debut the presentation of "human curiosities" for the purpose of entertainment was deemed dishonorable and seen as an unpleasing carnival attraction. However after viewers were introduced to Stratton and performances he was able to change the perception people held toward freak shows. Stratton's lively entertainments made these types of carnival shows one of the most favored forms of theatre in the United States.His marriage to Lavinia Warren also a little person became front-page news. The wedding took place at Grace Episcopal Church and the wedding reception was held at New York City's Metropolitan Hotel. The couple stood atop a grand piano at the reception to greet some 10000 guests. Rare to find a vintage picture of the couple dated and inscribed so early in their marriage and nice companion images inscriptions on three other pictures are in facsimile handwriting.TOGETHER WITH:BLEEKER Sylvester: Gen Tom Thumb's Three Yers' Tour Around the World accompanied by His Wife – Lavinia Warren Stratton Commodore Nutt Miss Minnie Warren and Party.New York: S. Booth 1872. Woodcut illustrations.8vo. 144 pp.; original printed pictorial orange wrappers overlayed with decorative cloth including spine.
1980réf. 381995San Francisco: No Publisher 1980. Unbound. Near Fine. Photomechanically reproduced flyer on 8.5" x 11" yellow paper. Fine. An original flyer promoting a Stuff Upper Lips' gig at Fab Mab in San Francisco with Love Circus and High Voltage. Fab Mab also known as Mabuhay Gardens was a San Francisco venue referred to as the West Coast CBGBs and promoted by Dirk Dirkson. [No Publisher unknown
1889réf. 25869Cincinnati: Dillon 1889. Very good overall. An albumen photograph of a trapeze artist possibly H.Huston Ludlum a muscular young man wearing full length leg covering and shorts and short sleeve shirt holding a horizontal trapeze bar attached to a multitude of balloon cords in front of a painted backdrop. Dillon Cor 8th & Race Sts Cincinnati below photograph. Verso has a fully illustrated trade card for Dillon's Imperial Photo Gallery with an illustrated building advertising S.W. Dillon and a Garfield monument out front. "Elegant Portraits made from small pictures in india ink water colors crayon and pastels.' 4 1/4 x 6 1/4" Albuman photo on a printed cabinet card corners and edges rubbed one pinhole bottom center. Dillon unknown
réf. 15851A copiously illustrated advance courier for the Great Cole Brothers' Circus with many attractions including a miniature kangaroo which is described as "Mite the Infant Kangaroo Which is Smaller than a Mouse." Also listed are the bicycle daredevil M.lle D'Zizi a blood sweating behemoth a hippopotamus black tigers triple zoological gardens Fosse's educated pigs and turkeys and Kane's Arabian stallions. This colorful copy has the rubber stamp of Rutland in the lower margin "Thursday Aug '20". Folio 16pp profusely illustrated with double page chromolithographed central illustration of the big ring with elephants and horses in the foreground bicycles and acrobats in the middle ground and camels and trick dogs in the background. Chromolithographed decorations and illustrations to front and rear covers. Staple bound. Two gentle horizontal creases location stamp at foot of front cover o/w very good. unknown
1954réf. 28102Prentice-Hall Inc. New York 1954. FORMER OWNER STAMP BACK Blank Flyleaf Original price of $3.95 printed on dust jacket front flap. ALICIA FIENE illustrator.illustrated with B/W photos HBDJ NF/VG 1954 1st edition 1st printing . Orange Baords with Yellow cloth spine Titled in black Book Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Jacket has small corner/ heel chips closed tears now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has no other writing or marking. Size: 8vo DJ Protected Clear Mylar Tiny chips Tears creases DJ Extremities Base Spine DJ small chip but Title INTACT 271 PGS Lite Soil Top spine DJ Orange Baords with Yellow cloth spine Titled in black. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by ALICIA FIENE. Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York hardcover
1999réf. 0008698Vienna VA: Feld Entertainment 1999 . First edition. Hardcover. Fine/issued without. 4to unpaginated red and gold cloth; with a few inked identifications by the original owner. This American circus operated for only one season 1999-2000. and combined contemporary circus acts and tradiional European-style performances. "It was the first Ringlin show to be held under a tent since 1956 and also its first one-ring presentation in more than a century. with an intimate setting with seating for 1800 on cushioned seats and sofas and no one further than 50 feet from the circus ring. . The show consisted of 62 performers 54 crew members 6 horses and 27 geese - Wikipedia." This copy is autographed throughout by performers Sylvia Zertoni Olga Rogacheva Professor Nuts Ronald Regan Regina Bouglione and three others. Color photographs throughout. Feld Entertainment hardcover
1920réf. 38961Various places 1920. Two oblong albums or portions of albums with many detached images. In all approx. 300 photographs. Many trimmed and mounted mostly 2x3 inches or smaller. A fascinating archive of photographs relating to the famous family of Cooke's Royal Circus. The Cooke family was one of several notable families during their time of circus performers and owners that spanned several generations. In circus families family members were taught and trained in the necessary skills of various acts in the circus from a young age and then integrated into the family business. Cooke's Royal Circus was started by Thomas Cooke in Scotland around 1780 after which he and his extended family members traveled around Scotland and England doing performances. They were especially noted for their equestrian acts and continued to gain in popularity and grow to around forty participating family members by the 1830s. In 1836 Thomas Cooke's son brought the show to America where they performed in cities including New York Boston and Philadelphia before returning to Britain following a mixed reception. They continued to perform throughout the rest of the 19th century and the 20th century in both travelling shows and various "permanent" locations. Images include animal acts with elephants and horses as well as clowns stunts and other acts. Many images are captioned detailing locations including Great Britain including performances at Wembley Stadium France Italy and India. Although mostly from the 1920s the album includes a loose carte-de-visite of John Henry Cooke autographed by him on verso and dated 1874. unknown books
1936réf. 253481936. Large broadsheet 10" x 27" elaborate illustrations. Printed in black ink on cream colored paper stock decorative border. Photo illustration of Tarzan an actual chimpanzee dressed in a suit and bow tie rings on its fingers holding knife and fork over a dish. Several detailed illustrations including the three ring circus in full swing trapeze artists in motion view of circus grounds with crowds of people and procession of caged animals clowns and performing equestrians. Additional acts featured are the Joe Hodgini Troupe and the St. Leon Family "world's greatest equestrians;" Jerry Burr's Wild West with cowboys cowgirls and Indians; and the "Magnificent Historical Spectacle 'America.'" Trimmed closely at one margin with minimal loss of border and no text involvement. Minor age toning. Very Good to Near Fine. The Walter L. Main Circus was a popular circus during the late 1800s through mid-1900s. This broadsheet was most likely printed in 1936: the Olean Times Herald New York on June 4 1936 announced the imminent arrival of this Circus with Main heralding his "Fiftieth Golden Jubilee tour" and describing the program noted here. Main is quoted as saying "This is our fiftieth birthday and I'm proud of the show that has weathered all storms and believe you me this is the greatest most magnificent entertainment that has ever been presented under my name." Mickey McGuire one of the circus characters was a movie role that 6 year old Mickey Rooney had played in 1926 or 1927. Not located on OCLC as of February 2021. unknown books
1880réf. WRCAM46163San Francisco: Francis Valentine & Co. 1880. 32pp. Original printed pictorial wrappers stitched as issued. Light dampstaining to inner margin mostly on exterior leaves. Very good. Rare San Francisco imprint. This songster contains twenty-eight songs words only including "My Old Kentucky Home" "Awfully Clever" and "You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone." William Washington Cole 1847-1915 was a partial owner in Barnum & Bailey's Circus. Only one copy located in OCLC at the Buffalo & Erie Public Library. OCLC 39453291. Francis, Valentine & Co. unknown books
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
1709réf. 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 books
1932réf. 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 by the Last of Barnum's Clowns. 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 books
1895réf. 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 books
1863réf. BB055Original carte-de-visite photographs of Charles Sherwood Stratton better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb" a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P. T. Barnum here photographed with his wife Lavinia Warren AUTOGRAPHED in Stratton's handwriting on verso "Genl Tom Thumb & Mrs Tom Thumb - 1863 August". The couple were married in February 1863 for which it is said President Lincoln hosted them with a reception at the White House. The 2nd picture of the Strattons in their wedding costumes also a picture of their best man and bridesmaid Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warren Lavinia's sister and the wedding party together all in especially fine condition with dark brown hues each having facsimile autographs on the verso by their subjects. In addition an 1865 photograph of "Gen. Tom Thumb Wife and Child" verso blank. Altogether 5 carte-de-visite original mounted photographs the first with imprint verso backboard of Charles D Fredericks & Co 587 Broadway New York then three "from photographic Negative by Matthew Brady" imprinted by E & H T Anthony 501 Broadway the last by J Hall junction York and Fulton Sts Brooklyn. Born in Bridgeport 1838 to parents who were of medium height Charles was a relatively large baby weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces 4.3 kg at birth. He developed and grew normally for the first six months of his life at which point he was 25 inches 64 cm tall and weighed 15 pounds 6.8 kg. Then he suddenly stopped growing. By late 1842 4 years old Stratton had grown only one inch additional though his body was proportionate and functional. The showman Phineas T. Barnum heard about Stratton and after making arrangements with his parents taught the boy how to sing dance mime and impersonate famous people. He toured America and Europe in 1845 during which time his performances marked a turning point in the history of freak show entertainment. Prior to Stratton's debut the presentation of "human curiosities" for the purpose of entertainment was deemed dishonorable and seen as an unpleasing carnival attraction. However after viewers were introduced to Stratton and performances he was able to change the perception people held toward freak shows. Stratton's lively entertainments made these types of carnival shows one of the most favored forms of theatre in the United States. His marriage to Lavinia Warren also a little person became front-page news. The wedding took place at Grace Episcopal Church and the wedding reception was held at New York City's Metropolitan Hotel. The couple stood atop a grand piano at the reception to greet some 10000 guests. Rare to find a vintage picture of the couple dated and inscribed so early in their marriage and nice companion images inscriptions on three other pictures are in facsimile handwriting. books
1931réf. 24989Philadelphia David McKay Washington Square 1931. HBDJ 1931 1st Edition 1st Printing F-/GOOD AS-IS DJ Slightly Worn With Light Soiling & tiny Chips Tears Wear Edges Extremities Original Maroon Red Cloth Hardback Book is almost pristine condition light Wear with Bright Color PasteOn Label Matches DJ Illustration Interior nice tight Clean light FOX Wear Unpaginated NO ADS IN Back Back DJ light FOx Wear & Soil small Edge Tears Lists Thru This Title. Small chips DJ spine Ends Dust jacket is slightly worn. First Edition. Hard Cover. Philadelphia David McKay Washington Square hardcover
1970réf. 000886PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA PA. Very Good. 1970. On offer is an original huge archive of handwritten and typescript communication and orders sent to a bookseller for books related to the circus clowns performing animals and carnivals. Circa 1970s - 1980s this archive includes many items on circus or clown letterhead business cards from circus operators and performers and postal covers with stamps from all over the USA Canada UK and Australia. While some of the letters are lists of book orders relating to the circus others are correspondence directly from the circus performers themselves many contain illustrated circus advertising as well as autographs from performers and operators. There is a sensational mix of material here.Most of the letters are addressed to Frank Barry whose book selling business was located in Philadelphia. There are 230 individual letters/postal covers with most containing several pages of enclosures with an estimated 500 pages of circus material for the collector to sort through. All of the material is in very good to fine condition with most of the envelopes/covers opened with a letter opener neatly on one end. VG. ; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel CIRCUS PERFORMANCE ARTISTS TRAVELING SHOW TROUPE CARNIVAL HIPPODROME CIRQUE BIG TOP Circensian ACROBATS CLOWNS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH TRAPEZE TIGHTROPE JUGGLERS THREE RING CIRCUS . unknown
1878réf. 19724N. p. n. p. ca. 1878-1880. Some short shallow chips from one long edge; a trifle toned and soiled; in very good condition. Single leaf printed recto and verso approx. 20.25 x 7.13 inches illustrated with numerous woodcuts of human oddities. An attractive ephemeral showbill from the veteran circus promoter Giles Pullman who offers a "Grand Comic Concert Monster Museum and Feast of the Ferocious Wild Animals." The latter promises to be a "Crimson Carnival of Blood." One side of the showbill is devoted to woodcut portraits of the "Living Curiosities" to be seen without extra charge eight acts that include some of the better-known names of the period--the Madagascar Family Rudolph Lucasie and his wife and two children European albinos touted as Africans and performing in American since ca. 1860; the portrait is adapted from the well-known Currier & Ives portrait; Madame Lyons "the Wonderful Bearded Lady;" General Mite celebrated little man Francis Flynn 1864-1898; as well as "The Persian Beauty or Fan Woman" a variant on a Circassian woman; a living skeleton the fairy queen the Wild Man from the Island of Ceylon and "Nena the Egyptian Wild Girl." This seems certainly a late appearance of the Madagascar albinos; General Mite seems to have started performing around 1878 and married in 1884 and some accounts have Madame Lyons dying ca. 1880 n. p., unknown books
1932réf. 006707Peru Indiana: Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus 1932. Very Good wrappers light rubbing and soiling front wrapper torn at spine yet still held by staples. . First Edition. Stapled Wrappers. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. Tall 8vo. Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Paperback books
1935réf. WAS44970Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 28 x 20 ¾ inches chips and tears at top edge affecting small portion of image at top edge several chips at bottom edge. "Erie Litho & Ptg. Co. Erie PA. 13965" printed at lower right edge of poster. This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. Erie Litho & Ptg. Co. books
1941réf. WAS44969Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 28 ½ x 21 3/8 inches "The Famous" pasted over printed text small chips and soiling at edges else very clean. This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. U-S Poster books
1945réf. WAS44971Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 20 5/8 x 28 inches some creases and soiling at edges 2 inch closed tear at lower right edge. Printed signature of artist Bill Bailey at lower left edge. This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows Inc books
1945réf. WAS44972Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 28 ¼ x 21 ¼ inches some creases and chips at edges."Majestic Poster Press Los Angeles" printed at bottom edge. This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. Majestic Poster Press books
1935réf. WAS44973Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 28 x 21 ¾ inches some chips and tears at edge. This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. books
1958réf. WAS44974Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 22 x 14 inches with text sheet measuring 10 x 14 inches pasted to the bottom edge. Some chips at edges 2-inch closed tear at right edge. This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. books
1940réf. WAS44975Single sheet lithographic poster measuring 28 x 42 inches with text sheet measuring 9 x 42 inches pasted to the bottom edge chips and closed tear at edges 20-inch closed tear at middle right of poster several paper tape repairs where text sheet merges with poster. This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. books
