FS: US/UK Circus Books

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[1364] (Barnum, P. T.) Fred Cook: ENTERTAINING THE WORLD / P. T.
BARNUM. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1962. Cloth, 12mo, 192 pp.
(Siculan, Dan illus.) Good in Good dust jacket: remainder mark, light
wear to jacket. A young reader's biography of that hero and villain of
United States history, Phineas Taylor Barnum. $12.50

[1370] (Barnum, Phineas Taylor) Philip B. Kundhardt: P. T. BARNUM /
AMERICA'S GREATEST SHOWMAN. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. 1st ed.
Cloth, 4to, 358 pp. (Photographic illus.) Fine in Fine dust jacket.
Definitive illustrated biography of the originator of the modern
entertainment spectacle, P. T. Barnum. $40.00

[112] Burgheim, Fanny Louise: THE FIRST CIRCUS. New York: Platt & Munk
Co. Inc., 1930. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, (Burgheim, Fanny Louise illus.)
Very Good: gift inscription. There was a little boy who decided to go
out into the wide, wide world to seek his fortune. Includes wrap
reprint. OP. $25.00

[1575] Chipperfield, Jimmy: MY WILD LIFE. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons,
1976. 1st U. S. ed. Cloth, 12mo, 219 pp. (Photographic illus.) Very
Good in Good dust jacket: remainder mark, dj rubbed. The autobiography
of an animal trainer who comes from a 250-year tradition of circus
life. Did 'Dr. Doolittle' film. $15.00

[1360] CIRCUS / A STORY BOOK WITH ACTION PUPPET. Kenosha: Samuel Lowe
Company, 1954. Boards, 16mo, (Sari illus.) Near Fine: owner signature.
Cover features a movable dancing clown. Interior is a bright and
colorful story of the circus. A Bonnie Book. $30.00

[1058] Coontz, Otto: A REAL CLASS CLOWN. Boston: Little, Brown and
Company, 1979. 1st ed. Cloth, 4to, 40 pp. (Coontz, Otto illus.) Very
Good in Good dust jacket: owner signature, h2o to jacket. When Rudy the
clown attends school for the first time, he is not appreciated by his
teachers.Illustrated by the author/artist. $17.50

[856] Cooper, Courtney Ryley: LIONS 'N' TIGERS 'N' EVERYTHING. Boston:
Little, Brown and Company, 1924. 3rd ed. Cloth, 12mo, 260 pp.
(Photographic illus.) Good: rear hinge starting. The recollections of a
circus animal trainer, by the author of 'Under the Big Top'. $10.00

[1618] Craine, Edith J.: KI-KI A CIRCUS TROUPER. Chicago: Albert
Whitman & Co, 1937. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 63 pp. (Wiese, Kurt illus.)
Fine in Very Good dust jacket: light wear to jacket. Ki-ki was a
cunning dog adopted by a circus family who later became a star
performer. Illustrated by Kurt Wiese. $35.00

[857] Demoriane, Hermine: THE TIGHTROPE WALKER. London: Secker &
Warburg, 1989. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 160 pp. (Photographic illus.) Very
Good in Very Good dust jacket. Hermine Demoriane recounts in diary
style the history of tightrope walking and five years of performance
art. Fascinating. $25.00

[1531] Edison, Marian: MY FAVORITE ACTION POP-UP CIRCUS BOOK. New York:
Modern Promotions, n. d.. Cloth, 12mo, (Nodel, Norman illus.) Fine. A
colorful pop-up and movable of the circus for young readers. Includes a
very expressive sword swallower. Out of print. $32.50

[1119] Fenton, Edward: HIDDEN TRAPEZES. Garden City: Doubleday &
Company, Inc., 1950. Cloth, 12mo, 239 pp. (Lonette, Reisie illus.) Very
Good in Good dust jacket: jacket dampened, worn, underlined. The story
of Robin, growing up in a circus family. Out of print. $12.50

[1621] Fox, Charles Philip: A PICTORAL HISTORY OF PERFORMING HORSES.
New York: Bramhall House, 1960. Cloth, 4to, 168 pp. (Photographic
illus.) Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Pages and chapters for every
kind of horse lover and circus buff. Photographic illustrations
throughout. $17.50

[638] (Gould, Jay) Della Gould Emmons: JAY GOULD'S MILLION DOLLAR GEMS.
Minneapolis: T. S. Denison & Company, 1974. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, 219
pp. (Photographic illus.) Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Biography
of a circus founder, by noted author Della Emmons ('Far Horizon' was
based on her novel). Signed and inscribed. $20.00

[1739] Henderson, J. Y.: CIRCUS DOCTOR. Boston: Little, Brown and
Company, 1951. 16th ed. Cloth, 12mo, 238 pp. (Photographic illus.)
Ex-Libris: library stamp head edge, else V. Good in V. Good dj. Stories
of the chief veterinarian of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey
Circus. $12.50

[1481] Hicks, Eleanor B.: CIRCUS DAY IN JAPAN. Rutland: Charles E.
Tuttle Company, 1958. 3rd ed. Cloth, 8vo, 47 pp. (Hicks, Eleanor B.
illus.) Very Good: small tear head spine else Near Fine. Joji-chan and
Koko-chan spend the day at the circus. Darling illustrations and
everything about the circus we all love. $30.00

[910] Hughes, Dean: JELLY'S CIRCUS. New York: Atheneum, 1986. 1st ed.
Cloth, 12mo, 153 pp. Very Good in VG dust jacket: owner inscription,
remainder mark. Jelly gets the idea of starting a circus but his
friends can't learn their parts. One of several Jelly stories by Utah
author. $10.00

[1253] Kelley, F. Beverly: KATHLEEN VISITS THE FAIR. Boston: Little,
Brown and Company, 1952. 1st ed. Cloth, 12mo, (Kuster, Gordon illus.)
Good in Fair dust jacket: small stains, jacket worn & stained.
Photo-essay of Kathleen at the Fair, signed, inscribed and dated year
of issue by the author. Out of print. $15.00

[690] Lathrop, West: RIVER CIRCUS. New York: Random House, 1953. 2nd
ed. Cloth, 12mo, 252 pp. (Dodge, Dick illus.) Very Good in dust jacket.
A dramatic story of life on a circus boat on the Mississippi. $15.00

[1094] Otis, James: TOBY TYLER OR TEN WEEKS WITH A CIRCUS. New York:
Harper Brother Publishers, 1930. Cloth, 12mo, 251 pp. (Rodgers, Richard
H. illus.) Very Good in Good dust jacket: jacket chipped. Full color
and marginal illustrations throughout - an especially attractive
edition of this circus story. $32.50

[1371] Senelick, Laurence: A CAVALCADE OF CLOWNS. San Francisco:
Bellerophon Books, 1977. Wraps, 4to, (Venne, Bill illus.) Very Good:
gift signature ('from one clown to another'). Portraits and biographies
of famous clowns from 1525 to the present. Out of print. $17.50

[718] Smith, Eleanor: BRITISH CIRCUS LIFE. London: George G. Harrap &
Company, 1948. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 207 pp. (Photographic illus.) Very
Good in dust jacket: book plate. Summer testing season in England wiht
Reco's Circus. Color and black and white photographs. $27.50

[757] Sterling, Helen: LITTLE MOO AND THE CIRCUS. New York: Franklin
Watts, Inc., 1945. 1st? ed. Cloth, Oblong 8vo, (Lees, Harry illus.)
Very Good: light shelf-wear & bend to covers, light foxing. Little Moo
wanted to go to the County Fair -- instead, this spunky cow joined the
circus! Very colorful. $35.00

[1452] THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH / 60 YEARS OF CIRCUS POSTERS FROM THE
COLLECTION OF LARRY TURNBULL. 1979. Wraps, Square 16mo, (Color illus.)
Near Fine: light creasing to wraps. The circus poster art of Bertram
Mills, primary circus poster printer of Great Britain. Exhibition text
in English and Welsh. $20.00

[1450] Wykes, Alan: CIRCUS! AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT MAKES THE
SAWDUST FLY. London: Jupiter Books, 1977. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 139 pp.
(Monochrome illus.) Fine in Fine dust jacket. The history and the
cultural relevance of the circus, particularly in Britain. $35.00

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