Never Quote the Weather To A Sea Lion.
Indiana: Author House, 2013. Black & white illustrations, 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. (Indiana: Authorhouse, (2013). Fine. Warmly inscribed to Hilary Knight by the author, founder of the Big Apple Circus. More
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Le Cirque et Le Jouet
Paris: Flammarion, 1984. 165 images of toys. 95 pages. Thin 8vo, flexible pictorial boards; lightly rubbed. Paris: Flammarion, (1984). A very good copy with ownership signature of artist Gene Moore. More
Jumbo: This being the True Story of the Greatest Elephant in the World
Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press, 2008. Illustrated. 224 pages. 8vo., green boards, dust wrapper. First US edition. Hanover, NH: Steerforth Press, (2008). A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
A History of the Circus in America
Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1959. Color frontis, lightly illustrated with b/w photos. 279 pages. 8vo, red cloth. Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1959. A good copy with dampstaining to spine and front cover; internally clean. More
La Vie Du Cirque.
Grenoble: Arthaud, 1948. Illustrated with 82 heliogravures. Tall slim 8vo, 177 pages, rebound in burgundy cloth, original pictorial wrappers bound in. Grenoble: Arthaud, (1948). First Edition. Very Good (+). More
The American Circus: An Illustrated History
New York: Holt, 1990. Illustrated. xxii + 504 pages. Short thick 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1990). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Memoirs of J. Decastro, Comedian
London: Sherwood, Jones, 1824. Including Anecdotes of Various Eminently Distinguished Characters...Accompanied by an Analysis of the Life of the Late Philip Astley,... with many of his Managerial Peculiarities; also A History of the Royal Circus...Likewise Scarce Theatrical Advertisements, from Garrick's First Attempt in Goodman's Fields...to which will be added The Origin of Poetry, &c. Frontispiece portrait and fold-out publicity plate (mended on the verso. 8vo, old calf backed marbled boards. London: Sherwood, Jones, 1824. First Edition. Jacob Decastro, b. 1758..... More
Under the Big Top: A Season with the Circus
New York: Scribner, 1995. 288 pages. 8vo., red cloth backed blue boards, dust wrapper. First edition. New York: Scribner, (1995). A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper. More
Circus Life and Circus Celebrities
London: Chatto & Windus, 1881. xvi + 328pp. plus ads. 12mo, decorative cloth; lightly worn, spine ends chipped, but mended. London: Chatto and Windus, 1881. A very good copy. More
Lord of the Rings: Gunther Gebel- Williams
New York: Ringling Brothers, 1988. Introduction by Kenneth Feld.Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Square 4to, white cloth with colored pictorial label, d.w. New York: Barnum & Bailey, (1988). First Edition. Celebrating the life and career of the famous animal tamer on the occasion of his farewell tour with Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. Presentation copy, signed by Williams on the title page. More
Makin' Circles With A Rope: The Lore of the Lasso Wizards.
Francestown: Marshall Jones, 1985. Many black and white illustrations. 84 pages, slim 12mo, orange cloth, d.w. Francestown: Marshall Jones, (1985). First Edition. Fine. Boldly signed by the author on the flyleaf. More
The Circus Its Origin And Growth Prior To 1835
New York: Dunlp, 1898. 12 black & white illustrations, one folding. 117 pages, slim 8vo. Handsomely rebound in 3/4 crimson morocco, marbled boards. New York: The Dunlap Society, 1898. Limited to 260 copies, with signature of Theodore L. De Vinne. More
Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie the Pinhead
New York: Abrams ComicArts, 2019. Illustrated in black and white. 248 pages. 8vo, pictorial boards with die cut window. New York: Abrams ComicArts, (2019). Inscribed by the author on the title page. Near fine. More
Hum Bug: The Art of P.T. Barnum
Boston: Little Brown, 1973. Printed endpapers. Illustrated in black and white. 337 pages, 8vo, red cloth, dust wrapper. Boston: Little Brown, (1973). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Humbug: The Art of P.T. Barnum.
Boston: Little Brown, 1973. Black-and-white illustrations. xiv + 337pp. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; dust wrapper chipped, edge worn. corners bumped, d.w. edge-worn & chipped. Boston: Little Brown, (1973). First Edition. Very good with a good d.w. More
Theatrical and Circus Life; or, Secrets of the Stage, Green-Room and Sawdust Arena.
St. Louis: Sun, 1883. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings and fine chromo-lithographic plates. 608 pages, fly-leaf repaired, thick 8vo, pictorial blue cloth, rubbed (inner hinges strengthened). St. Louis: Sun Publishing, 1883. New and Revised Edition. Very Good. Presentation by the author on the fly leaf. More
Denver Brown and The Traveling Town: A Story of the Circus.
New York: Exposition Press, 1966. 169pp. 8vo, green cloth, dust wrapper; lightly edge-worn. New York: Exposition Press, (1966). First Edition. Near fine copy with a very good d.w. More
P.T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. Frontispiece and with many illustrations throughout. 358 pages. Small 4to, burgundy boards with decorative gilt stamping, dust wrapper. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Les Jeux di Cirque et La Vie Foraine.
Paris: Plon, 1889. Profusely illustrated with color vignettes throughout the text by Jules Garnier. Scattered foxing mostly on the first and last few pages. 4to, gray pictorial cloth (lightly rubbed). Paris: Librairie Plon, (1889). Very Good (+). One of only 50 copies on Imperial Japan paper. More
Hans Falk: Circus zum Thema.
Zurich: ABC, 1981. Zeichnungen, Gouachen und Collagen. Many color illustrations. 197pp. Square 4to, natural cloth with color pictorial mylar wrapper. Zurich: ABC Verlag, 1981. Text in German. Fine. More
Horse Dung Trail: Saga of the American Circus
Sarasota, FL: Carnival Publishers, 1975. Frontis and some black & white illustrations. 528 pages. 8vo, teal cloth, dust wrapper. Sarasota: Carnival, (1975). Fine. More
Step Right up.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. Illustrated throughout, mostly in b/w. 233pp. Tall 8vo, cloth-backed boards, chipped and torn d.w. Garden City: Doubleday, 1976. First edition. Slightly worn at head and foot of spine, still a very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair
London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. Extra illustrated with 45 copper engraved portraits and scenes, 3 in color, 2 folding and numerous woodcut illustrations throughout the text. 506 pages + 1 page of advertisements. Thick 8vo, full polished calf, hinges reinforced, red and green spine labels, ornately gilt spine (slightly dry), a.e.g. London: Chapman & Hall, 1859. First Edition. Very Good. More
Circus: From Rome to Ringling
New York: Appleton, 1956. Illustrated with b/w images throughout. 354 pages. 4to, cream cloth (cloth lightly sunned and dusty). New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., (1956). A very good copy, internally clean, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Harlequin or The Rise and Fall of a Bergamask Rogue
New York: Braziller, 1956. Frontispiece and b/w illustrations. Small 4to, two-toned red & white cloth. New York: George Braziller, 1956. Gift inscription, else a very good clean copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More