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The Circus Review: The All Circus Magazine 1957 Spring Issue Vol. 4 No. 2 by Swann, John W. & Ben Beno - 1957

by Swann, John W. & Ben Beno

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The Circus Review: The All Circus Magazine 1957 Spring Issue Vol. 4 No. 2 by Swann, John W. & Ben Beno - 1957

The Circus Review: The All Circus Magazine 1957 Spring Issue Vol. 4 No. 2

by Swann, John W. & Ben Beno

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Portland, TN: John W. Swann, 1957. News, gossip, obituaries, brief articles on collectors, accidents, wild animals, ads, clowns, performers, etcetera. This issue features Wisconsin the circus state, Great Van Amburg Circus, 1894 Ringling Bros. route, 1889 Campbell Bros., Rhyce on life in the Clyde Beatty circus, Ringling Bros. first show, press agent Ora Parks, Emmett Kelly, 1930 wreck of Al G. Barnes circus, resurrection of RBB&B circus, Velare brothers, Art Buchwald on a clown in Paris, Bickford on clowns, Fred H. Warner, W. W. Cole, life of Jumbo continued, Harry T. Hunt's plans, big cat lady Mabel Stark, etcetera. Stapled pamphlet, blue covers, black titling; printed on paper of several colors. General wear, cover lightly creased, center 4 pages loose. Text clean; 48 pages, a few b/w photos.. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 5¾" by 9".
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  • Publisher John W. Swann
  • Place of Publication Portland, TN
  • Date Published 1957
  • Keywords Circus, Sideshow, Tent Show, Entertainment, Clowns, Elephants
  • Size 5¾" by 9"

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The Circus Review: The All Circus Magazine 1956 Summer Issue Vol. 3 No. 3
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Portland, TN: John W. Swann, 1956. News, gossip, obituaries, brief articles on collectors, accidents, wild animals, ads, clowns, performers, etcetera. This issue features Ben Beno on Captain Bill Curtis, Alfredo Codona of the Flying Condonas (both spellings are used), Obit of Cookie the Clown, Waxahachie Texas elephant rampage, Lyman Sheldon's LA collection, history of the CFA, Arter Bros. Circus, John Hanus, circus life to tough for boxer John L. Sullivan, big cat man Clyde Beatty bankruptcy, fan Ethel Kline, Jake Hubbell, Phillip Astley - father of the circus, lost elephant behavior, 1905 Sells & Downes route, Arthur Bros., 1905 Forepaugh-Sells sale, Hunt Bros. lions, Col. H. G. Coffey's career, etcetera. Stapled pamphlet, orange covers, green titling; printed on paper of several colors. General wear, cover creased, center 8 pages loose. Text clean; 32 pages, a few b/w photos.. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 5¾" by 9".
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The Circus Review: The All Circus Magazine Fall Issue Sept. 10, 1954
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Portland, TN: John W. Swann, 1954. News, gossip, obituaries, brief articles on collectors, accidents, wild animals, ads, clowns, performers, etcetera. This issue features the Hagenbeck-Wallace disaster of 1913, hostler Jake Posey, W. C. Scholl poster collection, Count Zuorkoff Clown Club, CCC convention, clown Bluch Landolph, etcetera. Stapled pamphlet, off-white covers, red titling; printed on paper of several colors. General wear, minor staining, ink name. Text clean; 32 pages, a few b/w photos.. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 5¾" by 9".
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The Circus Review: The All Circus Magazine 1956 Fall Issue Vol. 3 No. 4
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Portland, TN: John W. Swann, 1956. News, gossip, obituaries, brief articles on collectors, accidents, wild animals, ads, clowns, performers, etcetera. This issue features Ben Beno on old-time circus folks in LA, many comments on the state of the circus after John Ringling North packed it in, circus fires, continuation of life of Col. Coffey, Col. Clint Finney, Forepaugh & Sells 1900 route, Andy 'Bo-Bo the Clown' Thumser, James Hurtt, death of elephant Old Babe, hostler Jake Posey, 1927 Spanish circus 'Circo Madrid', Syracuse Cowboy Band, 1893 Walter L. Main personnel, etcetera. Stapled pamphlet, blue covers, black titling; printed on paper of several colors. General wear, cover lightly creased, center 4 pages loose. Text clean; 32 pages, a few b/w photos.. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 5¾" by 9".
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The Circus Review: The All Circus Magazine 1957 Fall Issue Vol. 4 No. 4
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Portland, TN: John W. Swann, 1957. News, gossip, obituaries, brief articles on collectors, accidents, wild animals, ads, clowns, performers, etcetera. This issue features Che-Mah the dwarf, circus town Hugo OK, old-timer Pete Sun, continuation of Lillian Leitzel and Alfredo Cordona story, two-year-old girl cyclist, trick-legged clown Ray Melzora, lion tamer Joe Horwath, calliopes, trapeze artist Marilyn Rich, William Lake's Wagon Circus 1863, Sylvester L. Cronin, Bob Matthews Flea Circus, etcetera. Stapled pamphlet, white covers, black titling; printed on paper of several colors. General wear, cover creased, center 4 pages loose. Text clean; 24 pages, a few b/w photos.. First Edition. Staple Bound Pamphlet. Good. 5¾" by 9".
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