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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 391

[CIRCUS]. Cooke's Royal Circus and New Olympic Arena. Hull:...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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[CIRCUS]. Cooke's Royal Circus and New Olympic Arena. Hull: Robert Brown, November 2, ca. 1840. One-color pictorial broadside advertising ?Great Horsemanship Scenes and Circus Novelties" at Dock Green, Hull. Featuring an engraving of an acrobat performing an aerial act. Various acts include ?Modern Young Nimrod, the Mighty Hunter," ?Feats on the Slack Rope," ?Maid of the Tyrol," and the ?Farmer's Boy," among others. Minor creasing, tearing, and toning. Very good. Dawes label to verso. 22 ? x 8 ?".