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WATKINS, Harvey L. Four Years in Europe. The Barnum & Baile...

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WATKINS, Harvey L. Four Years in Europe. The Barnum & Baile...: WATKINS, Harvey L. Four Years in Europe. The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth in the Old World. Paris: Author, [1901]. Original grey cloth stamped in gilt (worn). Title page printed in colors. F

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FOUR YEARS IN EUROPE WITH BUFFALO BILL: WOODCOCK FAMILY COLLECTION. HARD COVER BOOK BY CHARLES ELDRIDGE GRIFFIN, 1908. AUTHOR-SIGNED COPY. COVER WEAR, SCATTERED FOXING ON THE INTERIOR PAGES.

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1954 RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY FINANCIAL: BOUND COPY OF THE SHOW'S COMPLETE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING ON MARCH 31, 1954. REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL COPY HAVING BALANCE SHEET, P&L, RECEIPTS, ALLOCATION OF INCOME, OPERATING

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$Tiffany & Co Barnum and Bailey Brass Belt Buckle: Tiffany Studios Barnum & Bailey Circus Belt Buckle, Season 1908, hallmarked on back, measures 3.75\\\'\\\'L x 2.75\\\'\\\'W, FYI: Barnum and Bailey Circus will end its 146 year run in May of 2017$

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WOOD, Lawson (1878-1957). Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baile...: WOOD, Lawson (1878-1957). Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey / [Monkeys & Elephant]. Circa 1944. One-sheet (41 x 27”), plus date-tail for Philadelphia show. Folded, with closed tear upper center

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baile. Terrell Jacobs.: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baile. Terrell Jacobs. Performing Black Leopards. Cincinnati: Strobridge, ca. 1924. Vibrant vintage circus poster shows Jacobs amidst leaping and snarling leopards in the c

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COPLAN, Maxwell Frederic. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baile...: COPLAN, Maxwell Frederic. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Circa 1940s. One-sheet, 42 x 28”. Unbacked. Former owner’s hand stamps across image. Short tears in margins.

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COLBY. Christmas Greetings from Ringling Bros. Barnum Baile...: COLBY. Christmas Greetings from Ringling Bros. Barnum Bailey Combined Shows. N.d., (ca. 1930s). Christmas greeting issued by R.B.B.B. with two designs by Colby (both were also issued in poster size).

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PT Barnum's Struggles & Triumphs or Forty Years Recollections of PT Barnum: Welcome to our highly-anticipated auction featuring an extraordinarily significant historical artifact - an exceptionally rare copy of "Struggles and Triumphs: Forty Years' Recollections of P.T. Barnu

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Four posters. Ci...: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Four posters. Circa 1940s-60s. Includes: Leopard; Rhinoceros, by Bill Bailey; Elephant/Monkey Clowns, by Lawson Wood; and Lou Jacobs, by Maxwell Frederic Cop

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus / Europe’s Greate...: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus / Europe’s Greatest Trained Animals. Cincinnati: The Strobridge Litho Co., ca. 1920s. Two trainers and a large group of trained animals including lions,

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Looping the Gap! Circus Scrapbook, Barnum & Bailey 1887: Great scrapbook filled with a variety of circus newspaper and magazine clippings for many years starting with 1887 Barnum and Bailey. Many other circuses include Tom Mix traveling with Sells-Floto, Jo

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RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS PROGRAMS: WOODCOCK FAMILY COLLECTION. A CONTINUOUS RUN OF OVER 75 YEARS OF RINGLING BROS. BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS PROGRAMS FROM 1933 TO 2000. 40 POUNDS.

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Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. Group of Four: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey. Group of Four Circus Posters. 1940s. Four one-sheet and one half-sheet posters, including Lou Jacobs, Old King Cole/Mother Goose (half sheet), clown, and Francis

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Rare Ringling Bros Jumbo Poster: Leaping Tiger, Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey Circus in four pieces by Illinois Litho Co. Chicago, 8'9" x 13', folded. CONDITION: Some tears, especially on folds, edge wear.

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P.T. Barnum Letters on Personalized Letterhead: (1) Addressed to R. V. Browning Natick, R.I. regarding a "negro" and a Harvey Buckley a concert manager, with coordinating P.T. Barnum cover. (1) P.T. Barnum signed letter on Barnum's American Museum

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WATKINS, Harvey L. Four Years in Europe. The Barnum & Baile...

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WATKINS, Harvey L. Four Years in Europe. The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth in the Old World. Paris: Author, [1901]. Original grey cloth stamped in gilt. With four folding route maps. Numerous illustrations, from photographs, of circus and sideshow performers, including Frank and Annie Howard (tattooed couple), Annie Jones (bearded lady), Charles Tripp, James Morris (elastic skin man), Jo-Jo; equestrians and aerialists, circus managers and agents, and others. Tall 8vo (10 ½ x 7 ¼”). Dampstaining and spotting to covers slightly affecting contents; SCARCE.

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Name: WATKINS, Harvey L. Four Years in Europe. The Barnum & Baile...
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Price: 475 USD
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