Circuses/Amusement Parks/Magic/Magicians from Gargoyle Books

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Follett Publishing Company, 1963. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. A tour of the circus, both in the ring & behind the scenes, for young readers, in 39 pages, brightly illustrated throughout. Original Dutch text translated into English. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1963 (NOT the later reprint), this hardcover… Read more about this item

Los Angeles, California: Brooke House, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lavishly illustrated history of clowns from the ancient Greeks to modern circuses, in 184 pages, with photos in both black-and-white & color. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1976, this oversized hardcover (9" x 12") is in Fine: Looks nearly Brand New & never opened!… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2005. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Being a true account of wizards, their ways, and many wonderful powers as told by Master Merlin. Oversized hardcover quarto has brilliantly decorated paper-covered boards, unpaginated. Condition is Fine, just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & secure, pages bright… Read more about this item

Graywolf Press, 2018. First Softcover Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture & poetry editor for the New Yorker magazine analyzes the rise of the hoax/flim flam/other forms of fakery in American culture & links it to racism, sexism, & other elements, including the rise of consummate con artist,… Read more about this item

Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Children of all ages can experience all the thrills of the mid-20th-century American circus! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1951 (with appropriate publisher's code & date) this oversized hardcover book (like a Big Golden Book) has glossy decorative paper over boards with a semi-funny/semi-creepy clown… Read more about this item

London, England: Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd., 1980. First British Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Lustig, Loretta. Pop-up book for children offers scenes from the circus, including clowns, animal acts, the trapeze act, lion tamer, & more! Illustrated by Loretta Lustig, paper engineering by Ib Penick. Unpaginated. Orig. published in the US in 1979, this is the First British Edition,… Read more about this item

NorthSouth, 2003. First American Edition . Hardcover. As New. Enchanting children's story about Eve, a young magician with this magical book, which opens/reads both front to back & 'round again! Translated from the original German, orig. published in Switzerland in 2003 as "Das magische Buch,'' this is the First English-language edition, First Printing, from that same year. Tall,… Read more about this item

La Jolla, California, U.S.A.: Green Tiger Press, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fair. Cline, Paul. Another brilliantly illustrated book from the small Green Tiger Press in La Jolla, CA, with both black-and-white sketches & full-color illustrations by author Paul Cline. The small drawings adorn most of the book's 58 pages, while the full-color ones (each… Read more about this item

Moscow, USSR: Progress Publishers. First English Language Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Lebedev, V.. Illustrated children's story about the Russian circus, first published in the former Soviet Union (USSR),translated from the original Russian into English. Unpaginated, with full color illustrations on every page. No dates in book, but others from this publisher that are similar are c.… Read more about this item

New York, New York: Amjon Publishers, Inc., 1973. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Hardcover. VG-/Very Good. Explores the strange lives of "human oddities"--people who were formerly called "freaks" & consigned to the circus midway. In 413 pages, with a special 32-page section of photographs in center, & other photographs throughout chapters. A FIRST EDITION, Third Printing from 1973,… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Avon/Flare Books, 1974. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Lavishly illustrated tribute to the Big Top in the form of vintage poster art advertising circuses around the world & over the 19th-20th centuries. Large folio (11" x 16") softcover in 112 pages, nearly every one a full-page, full-color poster suitable for… Read more about this item

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1973. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Activity book lets children build their own three-ring circus with paper cut-outs, with accompanying record featuring circus sounds! Breathtakingly Near Fine condition! Obviously stored away since purchased Brand New in 1973 when it first came out! Oversized softcover book has front &… Read more about this item

Paris, France: Wally Findlay Galleries, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Simbari, Nicola;. Tribute to the circus by acclaimed Italian artist Nicola Simbari, whose sketches & full-color paintings are interspersed with black-and-white photographs. Introduction in French by Jean Richard, Paris, June 1978; no other text. Oversized square softcover has white paper wrappers with gilt lettering… Read more about this item

Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey, 1984. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. All New Ringling Bros. Circus Centennial Edition from 1984, with colorful photos & stories of the varied performers, acts, clowns, & animals. Compiled by the Feld family, who had just recently (1982) reacquired ownership of the circus. Oversized (folio) softcover, unpaginated, is in Near… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Cupples and Leon Company, 1949. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good-. Second book in the series designed for girls ages 7-10, orig. published in 1949. A FIRST EDITION, later printing (lists to "Windmill Farm" on front flap & back DJ cover), hardcover book with orange cloth-covered boards & black lettering to front… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1959. Reprint . Hardcover. VG-/Very Good. Chronicles the history of the Ringling Bros. Circus from its origins in 1884 through the 20th century, in 184 pages, profusely illustrated with rare photos & reproductions of circus memorabilia. Orig. published in 1959, this is a later (c. 1970s) reprint, with ISBN. Oversized hardcover… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam, 1952. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. The head veterinarian for Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus describes how he took care of the over 700 animals that acted with the circus. Orig. published in hardcover in 1951, this is the First Printing of the First… Read more about this item

Waukesha, Wisconsin: Country Beautiful, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Sumptuous tribute to "the lure and lore" of the circus as it has played in the US since the early 20th century. Lavishly illustrated in 290 pages with Index. A First Edition, first printing from 1969, this oversized square hardcover has yellow cloth-covered boards… Read more about this item

Hugo, Oklahoma: Acme Publishing Co., 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Autobiography of Herbert Walter Channell (aka Herb Walters) & his life & long career in the circus in the heart center of the US--Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, & "Circus Town, USA,'' Hugo, Oklahoma--as told to & transcribed by Velma E. Lowry of Sedan, KS. A… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: DK Inc, 1998. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Comprehensive history of the circus for children, lavishly illustrated throughout the 96 pages. Orig. published in Canada, this is the First American Edition, first printing, from 1998. Oblong hardcover with orange cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to front & spine is in… Read more about this item