CIRCUS AND ALLIED ARTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION 2024-01-13 Auction - 100 Price Results - Freedom Auction Company in FL
RINGING BROS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS POSTER: MOTHER and BABY HIPPO. 1945, McCandlish Litho,PAWNEE BILL’S TRUE HISTORY OF THE GREAT WEST: THIRTY YEARS AMONG THE PAWNEE INDIANSEMMETT KELLY, SR. - "WHITE FACE"
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CIRCUS AND ALLIED ARTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION

CIRCUS AND ALLIED ARTS MEMORABILIA AUCTION FEATURING FINE, RARE AND USUAL BOOKS AND EPHEMERA IN THE CATEGORIES OF CIRCUS, SIDESHOW, THEATER, CARNIVAL, MAGIC, WILD WEST, ICE SHOW, VAUDEVILL AND MORE. BIDDING HELD LIVE ONLINE ONLY.
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CIRCUS: MAGIE DER MANEGE: (Trans: Magic of the Ring) – by Rolf Lehmann. 1st Ed, 1979. Hoffman and Campe (Publ.), Hamburg. HC, DJ, in Slipcase. Large format, coffee-table-style volume, approx. 13.5 x 11.5 x 2”
0001: CIRCUS: MAGIE DER MANEGEEst. $100-$200
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LIFE STORY OF THE RINGLING BROTHERS: By Alfred Ringling. 1st Ed, 1909. R. R. Donnelley & Sons (Publ.), Chicago. HC, Embossed. 242 pages, illustrated with photographs and engravings.An unusually rare first impression of
0003: LIFE STORY OF THE RINGLING BROTHERSEst. $100-$200
JOIES DU CIRQUE: (Trans: Joys of the Circus) – by Francis Ramirez and Christian Rolot. 1st Ed, 1977. Hachette R?alit?s (Publ.), Paris. HC, DJ. Large format, coffee-table-style volume, approx. 11 x 10 x
0004: JOIES DU CIRQUEEst. $60-$80Lot Passed
PINK COAT, SPANGLES AND SAWDUST: By Frank Foster. 1st Ed, 1948. Stanley Paul and Co. Ltd. (Publ.), London. HC, DJ. 176 pages, with 55 photographic illustrations.This is a fine autobiography of England’s famous ringmaster
0005: PINK COAT, SPANGLES AND SAWDUSTEst. $40-$60Lot Passed
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LOUIS ROTH: FORTY YEARS WITH JUNGLE KILLERS: By Dave Robeson. 1st Ed, 1941. Caxton Printers, Ltd. (Publ.), Caldwell, ID. HC, DJ. 241 pages, illustrated with nearly three-dozen photographs.Of Hungarian descent, Louis Roth was one of the
0008: LOUIS ROTH: FORTY YEARS WITH JUNGLE KILLERSEst. $60-$80
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QUESTA SERA GRANDE SPETTACOLO: (Trans: Great Show This Evening) – by Alessandro Cervellati. 1st Ed, 1961. Edizioni Avanti (Publ.), Milano. HD, in Slipcase. 456 pages, generously illustrated with photographs, woodblock
0011: QUESTA SERA GRANDE SPETTACOLOEst. $40-$80
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FOUR YEARS IN EUROPE WITH BUFFALO BILL: By Charles Eldridge Griffin. 1st Ed, 1908. Stage Publ. Co, Albia, IA. HC. 96 pages, generously illustrated throughout with B&W photographs.A tremendous scarcity, this is a remarkable and
0012: FOUR YEARS IN EUROPE WITH BUFFALO BILLEst. $100-$200
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LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF BUFFALO BILL: By William F. Cody. 1st Ed, 1917. Stanton and VanVliet Co. (Publ.), Chicago. HC, Embossed. 352 Pages, heavily illustrated with engravings.As was the case with P. T. Barnum being his own author,
0014: LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF BUFFALO BILLEst. $40-$60
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ON THE ROAD WITH BERTRAM MILLS: By A. Stanley Williamson. 1st Ed, 1938. Chatto & Windus (Publ.), London. HC. 250 pages, illustrated with approx. 40 B&W photographs.The author was a press agent for Bertram Mills’ show,
0016: ON THE ROAD WITH BERTRAM MILLSEst. $40-$60
GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH: By M. Willson Disher. 1st Ed, 1937. G. Bell and Sons Ltd (Publ.). London. HC. 306 pages, illustrated with approx. three-dozen photographs.The author was a press agent for Bertram Mills’
0017: GREATEST SHOW ON EARTHEst. $40-$60Lot Passed
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CIRCUS – by Christian Staub.: 1st Ed, 1957. John Lane The Bodley Head (Publ.), London. HC, DJ. Large format, 108 pages, illustrated with approx. 95 B&W photographs and 9 sketches. What little text is included between the
0019: CIRCUS – by Christian Staub.Est. $40-$60
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IT’S A SMALL WORLD: ALL ABOUT MIDGETS: By Walter Bodin and Burnet Hershey. 1st Ed, 1934. Coward-McCann, Inc. (Publ.), NY. 312 pages, illustrated with nearly three-dozen photographs.A well-known but extremely scarce volume on
0021: IT’S A SMALL WORLD: ALL ABOUT MIDGETSEst. $50-$70
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MY VERY UNUSUAL FRIENDS: By Ward Hall. 1st Ed, 1991. Vanity Pressed (self published). SC. Large format, approx. 11 x 8.5”. 90 pages, illustrated with dozens of B&W photographs. Signed by Hall on inside front
0022: MY VERY UNUSUAL FRIENDSEst. $50-$70
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GRIND SHOW: WEIRDNESS AS ENTERTAINMENT: By Fred Olen Ray. 1st Ed, 1993. American Independent Press (Publ.), Hollywood, CA. SC. 52 pages, with approx. three-dozen photographs. Signed by author.The author grew up in Sarasota, Florida,
0024: GRIND SHOW: WEIRDNESS AS ENTERTAINMENTEst. $20-$40