Freakatorium: The Collection of Johnny Fox
Thu, Oct 11, 2018 11:00PM EDT
Lot 226
Collection of Sideshow Chapbooks.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Collection of Sideshow Chapbooks. Including Leonard Trask, The Wonderful Invalid, 34pp, Portland: David Tucker, 1857; Museum of Foreign Animals or History of Beasts, 16pp, New Haven, S. Babcock, ca. 1840s; Biographical Sketches of Count and Countess Philippe Nicol, The King and Queen of all Midgets, Montreal, ca. 1920, 32pp; two copies of Waino and Plutano, Wild Men of Borneo, ca. 1870?s, 16pp, each with different color wraps; Little Blue Book 1279, Side-Show Tricks Explained, by Carrington, ca. 1920s, 32pp, Pigmies, Wichita, 1932, 12pp., a mentholatum advertising booklet equating pigmies with germs; Sideshow Tricks Exposed, J. H. Trudell, 1915, 8pp; Shaw?s Book of Acts for Carnival, Sideshow, Museum and Circus, ca. 1900, 16pp.; and others. Generally good or better condition.
