FS: Circus & Carnival Books 1926-1993
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Company, 1926. Cloth, 12mo, 239 pp. (Williams, Florence White illust.)
Very Good. $22.50
[#2557] Blyton, Enid: THE ROCKINGDOWN MYSTERY. London: Collins, 1960.
Cloth, 12mo, 256 pp. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. The first
"Barney the Circus Boy" adventure mystery by Enid Blyton. Early
edition. $25.00
[#2018] Crowther, Robert: ROBERT CROWTHER'S ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR.
London: Walker Books, 1991. 1st ed. Cloth, Obl. Sq. 8vo, (Crowther,
Robert illust.) Fine. A pop-up & movable of a traveling carnival, with
rides and games galore. A good book to read together. OP. $20.00
[#1531] Edison, Marian: MY FAVORITE ACTION POP-UP CIRCUS BOOK. New York:
Modern Promotions, n. d.. Cloth, 12mo, (Nodel, Norman illust.) Fine. A
colorful pop-up and movable of the circus for young readers. Includes a
very expressive sword swallower. Out of print. $20.00
[#1621] Fox, Charles Philip: A PICTORAL HISTORY OF PERFORMING HORSES.
New York: Bramhall House, 1960. Cloth, 4to, 168 pp. (Photographic
illust.) Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Pages and chapters for every
kind of horse lover and circus buff. Photographic illustrations
throughout. $20.00
[#1481] Hicks, Eleanor B.: CIRCUS DAY IN JAPAN. Rutland: Charles E.
Tuttle Company, 1958. 3rd ed. Cloth, 8vo, 47 pp. (Hicks, Eleanor B.
illust.) 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. $32.50
[#2565] Kennedy, Wm. J.: BOBBYS' AND TIMMYS' VISIT TO ROSIE THE
ELEPHANT AT THE PORTLAND ZOO. Portland: Locale Books, 1954. Boards,
Square 12mo, (Clark, Robert illust.) Very Good: owner pencil signature,
v. lt wear, else Near Fine. Colorful picture book of a family trip to
the Portland Zoo. Many references to local architecture, streets, etc.
Cute!. $42.50
[#1371] Senelick, Laurence: A CAVALCADE OF CLOWNS. San Francisco:
Bellerophon Books, 1977. Wraps, 4to, (Venne, Bill illust.) Very Good:
gift signature ('from one clown to another'). Portraits and biographies
of famous clowns from 1525 to the present. Out of print. $20.00
[#1452] THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH / 60 YEARS OF CIRCUS POSTERS FROM
THE COLLECTION OF LARRY TURNBULL. 1979. Wraps, Square 16mo, (Color
illust.) 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. $25.00
[#1890] THE SOVIET CIRCUS / A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES. Moscow: Progress
Publishers, 1967. Cloth, 12mo, 233 pp. (Photographic illust.) Very Good
in Very Good dust jacket. Articles on the circus by & about Russian
literary figures, including a chapter on Kio the Magician. $35.00
[#1450] Wykes, Alan: CIRCUS! AN INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT MAKES THE
SAWDUST FLY. London: Jupiter Books, 1977. 1st ed. Cloth, 8vo, 139 pp.
(Monochrome illust.) Fine in Fine dust jacket. The history and the
cultural relevance of the circus, particularly in Britain. $37.50
[#2245] Ziefert, Harriet: WHERE'S BOBO?. New York: Tambourine Books,
1993. 1st ed. Cloth, Square 12mo, (James, Lillie illust.) Near Fine.
The whole clown family looks for the doll Bobo in this lift-the-flap
book. Out of print. $20.00
[#2837] [Kubasta, Vojtech]: TONY AND THE CIRCUS BOY. London: Bancroft &
Co. Ltd., [1960]. Wraps, 4to, ([Kubasta, Vojtech] illust.) Very Good:
archival repair, small tears. From the Panascopic Model Books series of
pop-ups by V. Kubasta. Out of print. Canvas tape binding separating,
owner signature, archival repairs (dried glue reglued), small tears, no
missing pieces. V. Kubasta is described as 'remarkably innovative' by
Montanaro and was the featured artist / author of the January 1997
issue of Biblio magazine. A large and beautiful pop-up, scarce in any
condition, conservatively presented as Very Good. $200.00
[#2984] Keyser, Sarah: THE POP-UP ACTION CIRCUS BOOK. Bronx: Questor
Education Products, [1975?]. Cloth, Oblong 8vo, (Hildebrandt, Tim and
Greg illust.) Fine. A circus-themed pop-up book with parts that move
when pages are turned. Art by the not-famous-yet Tim and Greg
Hildebrandt! OP. $40.00
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