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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 425

[BOOKS – CIRCUS] Large Group of Circus-Themed Books. Approx...

Estimate: $150 - $250

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[BOOKS ? CIRCUS] Large Group of Circus-Themed Books. Approximately 50 items. V.p. Includes: American Sideshow, by Marc Hartzman (Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2005); ? Beasts and Circuses, by Sir Garrard Tyrwhitt-Drake (Arrowsmith, 1936); ? Big Top Boss: John Ringling North and the Circus, by David Lewis Hammarstrom (University of Illinois Press, 1992); ? Buffalo Bill?s British Wild West, by Alan Gallop (The History Press, 2009); ? The Circus Moves by Rail, by Tom Parkinson and Charles Philip Fox (Carstens, 1993); ? Coney Island, by Harvey Stein (W. W. Norton, 1998); ? Confessions of a Showman, by Gerry Cottle with Helen Batten (Vision, 2006); ? Fairground Strollers and Showfolk, by Frances Brown (Ronda Books, 2001); ? International Fairs, by Nigel Heard (Terence Dalton, 1973); ? Jumbo: Marvel, Myth, and Mascot, by Andrew McClellan (Tufts, 2014); ? Memoirs of a Sword-Swallower, by Dan Mannix (Hamish Hamilton, 1951); ? The Outdoor Amusement Industry, by William F. Mangels (Vantage Press, 1952); ? A Pictorial History of the American Carnival, by Joe McKennon (Carnival Publishers, 1977); and others. The bulk in publisher?s bindings, as issued. Many illustrated. Several with Dawes bookplates. 8vos and 4tos. Good or better condition.