The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV
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Lot 333
[CIRCUS]. Large Group of Circus-Themed Books. Approximately...
Estimate: $250 - $350
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[CIRCUS]. Large Group of Circus-Themed Books. Approximately 60 volumes. Includes: MILLS BERTRAM, Cyril. Bertram Mills Circus: Its Story. Bath: Ashgrove Press, 1983; MASNER, Rodney N. Circus. UK: Richford Clay, 1987. AUTHOR SIGNED; ADRIAN, Werner. FREAKS: Cinema of the Bizarre. London: Lorrimer Publishing, 1976; Pertwee's Promenades and Pierrots. Westbridge Books, 1979; STARSMORE, Ian. English Fairs. London: Thames and Hudson, 1975; GOLDSMITH, Lynn. Circus Dreams. New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1991; HAGENBECK, Carl. Beasts and Men. London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1909; DISHER, M. Willson. Fairs, Circuses & Music Halls. London: William Collins Sons & Co., Mid-20th c; BELSHAW, Guy. The Ghost Train. The Fairground Heritage Trust, 2017; NAPIER, Valantyne. Glossary of Terms Used in Variety, Vaudeville, Revue & Pantomime 1880-1960. Wiltshire: The Badger Press, 1996; Tony and the Circus Boy. London: Westminster Books, 1960; RENNERT, Jack. 100 Years of Circus Posters. New York: Darien House, 1974; THOMAS, Gordon. Bed of Nails: The Story of the Amazing Blondini. Dublin: The O'Brien Press, 1981. The bulk are in publisher's bindings, as issued. Many illustrated. Several with Dawes bookplates. 8vos and 4tos. Good or better condition. (2 boxes).
