The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 147
GRIFFIN, Chas. E. (ed.) (1859 – 1914). Traveling with a Cir...
Estimate: $200 - $400
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| $2,000 | $200 |
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GRIFFIN, Chas. E. (ed.) (1859?1914).?TRAVELING WITH A CIRCUS. A HISTORY OF HUNTING?S NEW RAILROAD SHOWS. TO WHICH ISADDED THE SHOWMAN?S DIRECTORY AND GUIDE.?[New York]: The Chas. E. Griffin Publishing Co., 1891. Pictorial blue wrappers. Two books in one, with second title page and frontispiece portrait of Griffin to its verso. 64pp. plus wrappers. Pictorial ads. Wraps loose, staining to rear and several terminal leaves, else good. RARE. A combination circus diary, route book, guide book, and source book, among the services listed in Griffin?s portion at the rear of the publication are sources for stage illusions (Maurer, Chase, Martinka), juggling props, theatrical drapery, and even theatrical photographs (Oberm?ller & Kern, Eisenmann, Sword Bros.). Ads for theatrical hotels and individual acts (among them and illustrated full-page ad for Zat Zam the knife thrower) fill the final pages.
