Results for: Circus
Racine, Wis.: Whitman Publishing, 1954. Color illustrations. 4to. Pictorial wraps. Unpaginated . #2058:25. Wear at extremities, cover separating 4" at heel of spine. Good. Uncommon.
Price: $20.00
Peter Pony escapes his rocking horse existence to join the circus!
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(ANGLUND, Joan Walsh, color illus.). Shapiro, Irwin
New York: Simon & Schuster, (1957). Small sqare 8vo. Pictorial boards . Little Golden Book #290. 1st ed. ("A"). Lightly worn at extremities; else Near Fine.
Price: $40.00
Based on the popular Circus Boy television program
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(ANNO, Mitsumasa, color illus.). Anno, Mitsumasa
New York: Weatherhill, 1981 (c. 1970). Small 4to. Pictorial boards. 27p . 8th printing. Fine in near Fine d/j.
Price: $22.00
A magical circus with Pepe the Clown as your guide
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(HAUMAN, Doris & George, color illus.). Turpin, Edna
New York: Macmillan, 1935. 12mo. Blue cloth, stamped in yellow. 96 p . First Edition. Lightly worn at extremities, name & address front free endpaper; else Very Good in soiled, edgeworn d/j. Uncommon.
Price: $25.00
Three circus stories for children that have just learned to read. Charmingly illustrated by the Haumans
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(KELLOGG, Steven, Color illus). Mayer, Mercer
NY:Morrow. (l981). 4to. Morrow Eagle Library Edition pictorial cloth . First Edition. Fine in Fine d/j.
Price: $30.00
Liverwurst, the baby rhinosterwurst and star of the Zanzibus Circus has been lured away with mushrooms, his favorite food!
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(SUBA, Susanne, B/w illus. with hot pink accents). Moses, Horace S
Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 1941. lst Ed. Sm.4to. 47p. Glossary of Circus Terms . Mustard yellow illus. cloth. Fine in d/j lt.wear extremities.
Price: $45.00
Takes the audience behind the scenes. Author performed as a clown in the ring to gather material for this factual yet exciting book. Illustrations were done "on the spot"
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BAILEY, Olga
Dallas: Thomas Publishing Company, (1943). Foreword by Paine L. Bush. Illus. with photos. 12mo. Green cloth, stamped in black. 160 p . 1st ed. Diagonal crease at bottom of front cover; else very good.
Price: $27.50
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BARNUM, P.T.
New York.: Columbia University Press, 1983. Edited & introduced by A.H. Saxon. Illus. with b/w photos & drawings. 8vo. Red Cloth, stamped in green & gilt. xxxv, 351 p. Appendix. Index. Fine in fine, price-clipped d/j.
Price: $16.50
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BREWSTER, Benjamin and Felix Sutton
NY: Grosset&Dunlap. 1958. Color illus. Gail Phillips and James Schucker. 4to. Pictorial boards . Very light wear heel spine, else Fine.
Price: $20.00
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CLARK, Denis
NY: Viking. 1954.. B/w illus. by G. Gifford Ambler. lst Am. Edition. Name/date frt.endpp(under d/j flap), else Fine in lt.sunned/soiled d/j, wear tips spine.
Price: $25.00
Story of a raven-black leopard on the island of Ceylon who is captured and sold to a circus, freed and rerturned to his place of birth
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COURT, Alfred
NY: S&S. l955. lst prtg. B/w photo illus. Paper slt.browning, as usual. Slightly faded at spine, else near Fine.
Price: $18.50
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DUMAS, Alexandre
London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1975. B/w & color illus. by Peter Farmer, distinguished artist and stage designer. English translation by Douglas Munto, a Dumas scholar. Small 4to. Pictorial boards. 88 p . 1st printing. Lightly worn at bottom edge & head of spine, bookplate on front paste-down; else near FINE in near Fine, price clipped d/j.
Price: $25.00
Pierrot's extraordinary adventures in the strange fairy-tale court of Bohemia. Here he fell hopelessly in love with the beautiful Princess Fluet-d'Amandier, was the victim of the machinations of an evil courtier & was saved from peril by his own resourcefulness & the magic of a water-fairy
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FENNER, Phyllis R, ed
New York: Alfred Knopf. 1954. B/w illus. by Lee Ames. Small 4to. Mustard-colored cloth, stamped in black. 174 p . First Edition. Fine in d.w. which is lightly soiled & worn at extremities.
Price: $22.50
Stories about circus animals & circus people written by distinguished writers: Laura Benét, Hugh Lofting, Noel Streatfield, Frances Clarke Sayers, Edward Fenton, Carol Ryer Brink, et al
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FERRIS, Helen , collector
NY: Macmillan. 1931. B/w illus. Allan McNab. 8vo. 270p . 1st Ed. Orange illus. cloth. Inscrpt.frt.endpp. Near Fine.
Price: $25.00
Stories of Amelia Earhart, Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, Josephine De Mott Robinson who grew up as a bareback rider in the circus circa 1870/80s, Louis de Koven Bowen of Chicago and Elisabeth Marbury
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FREELING, Anne
NY: Roy Pub. (1959).. B/w illus. by Pat Marriott. Small 8vo. Green boards stamped in gold with golden image of clown on front cover . First American Edition. Very light wear at extremities; else FINE in price-clipped lightly worn near Fine d/j.
Price: $17.50
Ranjit was billed as a prince and dressed like one - in the circus ring. But outside the ring, he was just an ordinary little Hindu boy with a passion for animals and love for Lotus, his performing chimp. Well researched and etailed picture of life in a small English circus
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FRIEDMAN, Rose
New York: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, (1952). Color illus. by Polly Jackson. Sqare 8vo. Cloth-backed boards . 1st ed. ( "A"). Lightly worn at extremities; else Fine in lightly worn d/j, with 1/2' tears at extremities & a 2" fade mark at head of spine.
Price: $25.00
Happy glimpse of circus life as seen through the eyes of a small boy
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GARBUTT, Bernard
New York: Hastings House, (1961). B/w illus. with red accents by the author. Oblong small 4to. Tan pictorial cloth. 48 p . First Edition. Near Fine.
Price: $15.00
Roger was big white horse who grew up in Missoula, Montana and joined the circus. He pulled the heavy circus wagons and then got promoted to "rosin back" with the Flying Bamindini Family,a troop of bareback riders
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GASCOIGNE, Bamber
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., (1981). Color illus. by Christina Gascoigne. Small 4to. Pictorial boards. Unpaginated . First U.S. Edition. Fine in near fine d/j, which is very lightly worn at extemities.
Price: $30.00
Rollicking tale set at a circus, complete with tattooed man, acrobatic ladies and roaring lion. The author is a well known British author and broadcaster
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HERRMANN, Frank
New York: McGraw Hill, (1966). B/w & color illus. by George Him. Small 4to. Orange cloth. Unpaginated . 1st American ed. Fine in near Fine d/j.
Price: $40.00
Alexander is the sixty-foot-high giant...he looks rather fierce but isn't really. In this new story he joins the circus, draws in the crowds and proves a huge success
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HOLLOWAY, Charles W
Racine, Wis.: Whitman Publishing Company, 1951. Color Illus. by Mary Gehr. 16mo. Pictorial boards. Unpaginated . Tell-a-Tale Books #814-15. Worn at extremities, light cover soil; else very good.
Price: $12.50
Little Tweet's adventures as a circus calliope
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HOOD, Flora
San Carlos, Calif.: Golden Gate Books, (1962). B/w illus with orange accents by Henry Luhrs. 8vo. Beige illus. cloth. 47 p . Fine in lightly soiled & worn d/j.
Price: $25.00
Tale, set in North Carolina of early 1900's, of Uncle Hiram who traveled with a circus because he had the longest beard in the world and what happened when he had to substitute for Santa Claus at the Christmas speaking at the village church
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HUBLER, Richard
London:Jarrolds, (1967). B/w photo illus. 8vo. Black cloth, stamped in silver. 220 p . First Edition. Fine in VG, lightly faded price-clipped d/j, which is worn at extremities.
Price: $20.00
Saga of one of the greatest families in circus history, known for horse and acrobatic acts
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HUBLER, Richard
London:Jarrolds, (1967). B/w photo illus. 8vo. Black cloth, stamped in silver. 220 p . First Edition. Fine in price-clipped d/j, which is lightly worn at extremities.
Price: $22.50
Saga of one of the greatest families in circus history, known for horse and acrobatic acts
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JENNINGS, Gary
Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1966). B/w photo illus. Small 4to. Green cloth, stamped in gilt. 150p. Bibliographical Note. Index . 1st ed. Fine in d/j which is lightly worn at extremities.
Price: $25.00
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JENNINGS, Gary
Philadelphia: Lippincott, (1966). Illus. with b/w photos. Small 4to. Green cloth, stamped in gilt. 150p. Bibliographical Note. Index . First Edition. Fine in lightly faded d/j, with light wear at extremities.
Price: $22.50
Colorful account of the history and lore of parades, past and present
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KELLOGG, Steven
New York: Morrow, (1992). Color illus. by the author. 4to. Glossy pictorial boards. Unpaginated . First Edition ("1"). SIGNED with an ink drawing of an alligator by Kellogg on the verso of the front free endpaper. Fine in Fine d/j.
Price: $45.00
Mike Fink, King of the frontier Keelboatmen - strong, rowdy men who floated cargo down the Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans
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KREMENTZ, Jill
New York: Knopf, 1979. B/w & color photo illus. by the author. 4to. Cloth-backed boards . 1st ed. Near Fine in near Fine d/j.
Price: $30.00
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MANNING, Paul
New York: Macmillan, (1988). Color illus. by Nicola Bayley. 24mo. White cloth-backed lavender boards. Unpaginated . Merry-Go-Rhymes Series. First American edition ("1"). FINE in FINE d/j.
Price: $16.50
Simple rhymes with glowing pictures of Peekaboo the clown
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MORRIS, Ron
Chatham, N.Y.: Sagarin Press, (1976). B/w photo illus.. 8vo. Orange cloth, stamped in gilt. 182 p . First Edition. Fine in near Fine d/j, which is lightly soiled & worn at top & base of spine.
Price: $26.50
The Great Wallendas, highwire act extrodinaire, their triumphs and tragedies, their leader, Karl Wallenda
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SCHREIBER, Georges
New York: Viking Press, (1959). Color illus. by the artist. Small 4to. Rust-colored cloth. 29 p . First Edition. Fine in d/j which is lightly worn at extremities & with a few 1/4'' chips.
Price: $35.00
Bambino the Clown is back again! This time, on the ship taking him back to Italy, he meets Jimmy, who is fearful about being in a strange land where he cannot speak the language
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SCHREIBER, Georges
New York: Viking Press, (1947). Color illus. by the Brussels-born artist. Small 4to. Pictorial boards. 30 p . First Edition. Worn at extremities; else Very Good in edgeworn d/j, with short tears at extremities & a 1" chip at heel of spine.
Price: $35.00
Bambino the Clown is based on the clowns of Brussels, who were "not limited to a ring, they could entertain a packed theatre for an entire evening ... What they represented as human beings - spirit, feeling, and heart - is what I have tried to put into my Bambino the Clown"
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SCRUTON, Clive
New York: Random House, (1985). Color illus. by the author. Oblong 24mo. Pictorial boards. Unpaginated. A Lift-the-Flap book (8 flaps move the story forward) . Flapperjack Books. First American Edition. FINE.
Price: $15.00
Exurberance marks the cow's barnyard performance!
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SMITH, Lady Eleanor
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, (c. 1930). 8vo. Red cloth, stamped on spine in black & yellow. 375 p. Glossary of Circus Slang/Romany/Rhyming Slang . Very lightly worn at extremities, 1/4" snag at bottom edge of front cover, 1/2" spot at top of pp. 31/32; else Very Good.
Price: $12.50
Circus novel set in the primitive days of 1860, the old days, before Al Ringling cleaned the circus of grafters and crooks...
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VAVRA, Robert
NY:Harcourt,Brace & Wld. (1966). lst Am.Ed. Color photos by the author. Color photos by the author. 4to. Boards . Name/address stamp frt.endpp. V.lt.wear extremities else Fine in near fine d/j.
Price: $35.00
Blond Anna was born in central Africa, where her father captured animals for zoos and circuses. Dula was a baby gorilla was given to Anna to care for after his mother was killed
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WELLS, Helen
New York: David McKay Co., (1957). B/w illus. by Leonard Vosburgh. Small 8vo. Green cloth, stamped in black. 239 p. Bibliography. Index . First Edition. Very small, light bump at heel of spine; else Fine in d.w. which il lightly faded at spine & worn at extremities.
Price: $15.00
A biography for young adults, based on Barnum's voluminous writings
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WILDSMITH, Brian
NY: Franklin Watts. 1970. Color illus. by the author. 4to. Pictorial cloth . Near Fine in near Fine slightly sunned d/j.
Price: $45.00
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WINDISCH, Ida Adelaide
New York: Vantage Press, (1954). 8vo. Boards. 67 p . 1st ed. SIGNED. Fine in lightly worn d.w., with a few short internally mended tears.
Price: $22.50
The "story of the Windisch Family, famed circus aerialists"
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WIRT, Mildred A
New York: Cupples and Leon, (1949). B/w illus. & color d/j by Marguerite Gayer. Small 8vo. Orange boards. 212p . #2 in the Brownie Scout Series. Very light wear extremities; else Fine in lightly worn & soiled d/j.
Price: $20.00
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WOOD, Charles
New York: Studio Publications, (1953). B/w illus. by the author. How to Draw Series. Fine in price clipped, lightly soiled d/j.
Price: $15.00
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