Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 2
Royal Circus. A New Burletta, Called, The English Lion / The Stolen Nosegay / Horsemanship.
Estimate: $250 - $350
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $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 |
[Equestrian Circus] Royal Circus. A New Burletta, Called, The English Lion / The Stolen Nosegay / Horsemanship. [London]: Geoghegan, (No. 3), Ken-Street, 1786. Double-sided letterpress playbill featuring burlettas, dances, pantomime, and, at bottom, equestrianism, including ?Hughes?s incomparable Little Devils, and Sagacious Horses? who ?will leap from one and two horses through a hogshead suspended in the air by a rope, and alight on the saddles; also leap from one horse over a garter, and through a tub, in a manner really surprising.? 4to (10 x 7 ??). Old sharp folds; upper margin a bit ragged.
