Search Results: Circus/Carnival Life from Dara's Library

"The Ape I Knew" by George W. (Slim) Lewis1961 - First EditionVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/2" x 5 3/4"263 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with a few edge chips and some rubbing. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good to good minus condition free from rips, tears, and bends. There is very light page edge toning. The boards are in good minus condition with minimal wear. There are a couple of light bends on the back board. The binding is tight and square.

"The Big Cage" by Clyde Beatty & Edward Anthony1933 - First Edition, 2nd PrintingHand Signed, Inscribed & Dated by Clyde BeattyVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket9 1/2" x 6 1/2"408 PagesThe jacket is in fair minus condition, with rips, tears and tape. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition, free from rips, tears, bends & writing. The book has been hand signed, inscribed & dated by Clyde Beatty on the front free end page in blue ink. There are a few small stains on a couple of pages. The boards are in good minus condition with edge wear, fading and wear on the spine. The binding is tight and square.

"Circus Doctor" by J. Y. Henderson1951 - First Edition, First PrintingHand Signed & InscribedVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/4" x 5 3/4"238 Pages The jacket is in good to good minus condition with rubbing and light wear. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good to good minus condition free from rips, tears, and bends. The book has been hand signed & inscribed by the author on the front free end page in blue ink. The pages are mildly toned. The boards are in good condition with minimal to no wear. The binding is tight and square.

"The Dream Makers" by Lee Cavin1995 - First EditionHand Signed, Inscribed & Dated Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/2" x 5 3/4"517 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with a tear on the bottom front. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in very good condition free from rips, tears, bends, stains, & writing. The book has been hand signed, inscribed & dated by the author on the title page in blue ink. The boards are in very good condition with minimal to no wear. The binding is tight and square.

"Fabulous Years" by Lou Dufour1977 - First EditionVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/4" x 5 3/4"209 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with edge tears, and chips. The jacket has been price clipped. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends, & writing. There is mild toning on the end pages and the previous owner's bookplate is on the front end page. The boards are in good minus condition with light edge wear and corner bumps. The book is slightly askew. The binding is tight.

"Here Come The Elephants" by Gertrude Orr 1944 - First Edition, 2nd Printing Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" 208 Pages The jacket is in fair minus condition with rips, tears, tape and overall wear. The jacket is now protected with a removal Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends, & writing. Pages are mildly toned, there is a pink mark on the bottom page edge, and there is a newspaper clipping attached to the front end page. The boards are in fair to good minus condition with stains and edge wear. The binding is tight and square.

"How The Circus Works" by Joan Selby-Lowndes1962 - First EditionVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket7 1/2" x 5"162 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with rubbing and light wear. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good condition free from rips, tears, stains, and bends. The boards are in good condition with minimal to no wear. The binding is tight and square.

"Monster Midway" by William Lindsay Gresham1953 - First Edition, Early PrintingVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/4" x 5 3/4"306 PagesThe jacket is in good minus condition with edge wear and toning. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends & writing. All pages are toned and the previous owner's label is on the front free end page. The boards are in good condition with minimal wear. The binding is tight and square.

"The Nature of The Beast" by Hans Brick1962Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/2" x 5 3/4"210 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with a few edge chips, tears and some rubbing. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, and bends. The previous owner's name stamp is on the end pages and on page 45. A couple of pages have light stains. The boards are in good minus condition with some edge wear. The binding is tight and square.

"No Bars Between" by Alex Kerr1957 - First EditionVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/4" x 5 3/4"215 Pages The jacket is in good to good minus condition with rubbing and light wear. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good to good minus condition free from rips, tears, and bends. There is mild toning to the end pages. The boards are in good condition with minimal to no wear. The binding is tight and square.

"Sawdust and Spotlight" by Pamela MacGregor Morris1960 - First Edition, First PrintingVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8" x 5 1/2"160 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with minor edge wear and a few stains on the back. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good condition free from rips, tears, bends, stains, & writing. There are a couple of tiny dog eared pages and a bookshop label on the front end page. The boards are in good condition with minimal to no wear. There is a small spot on the back. The binding is tight and square.

"The Training of Wild Animals" by Frank C. Bostock1903 - First Edition, 16th PrintingAntique Hardcover Book with Rare Dust Jacket7 1/2" x 5 1/2"256 Pages The rare jacket is in good minus condition with a few edge tears and tanning. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends & writing. The pages are mildly toned and the previous owner's name sticker is on the front and back end page. There is cracking along the gutter on back end page and a bookplate on the first free end page. The boards are in fair to good minus condition with minor edge wear, spots on the spine and back and a tiny tear on the top spine edge. The binding is tight and square.

"Wagon Tracks & Peanut Sacks" by Lloyd Laster1984 - First EditionVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket 9 1/4" x 6 1/2"353 PagesThe jacket is in good minus condition with edge wear and rubbing. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good condition, free from rips, tears, writing, stains, and bends. The boards are in good condition with minimal wear. The binding is tight and square.

"We Fell In Love With The Circus" by Claire Hallard Fawcett1949 - First Edition, First Printing Vintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket10 1/4" x 7"198 PagesThe jacket is in fair minus condition with rubbing, chips, tears and overall wear. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition, free from rips, tears, writing and bends. There are a few stains on the end pages, the previous owner's label is pasted on the front free end page and there is light wrinkling to a few pages. The boards are in good minus condition with light edge wear. The binding is tight and square.

"Wild Animal Man" by Damoo Dhotre1961 - First Edition, 2nd PrintingVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket8 1/4" x 5 3/4"154 Pages The jacket is in good minus condition with some light toning. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good condition free from rips, tears, stains, and bends. The boards are in good condition with minimal to no wear. The binding is tight and square.

"Wild Circus Animals" by Alfred Court1954 - First EditionVintage Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket7 3/4" x 5 3/4"192 Pages The jacket is in fair to good minus condition with edge tears and chips. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends & writing. All pages are tanned and the previous owner's bookplate is on the front end page. The end pages have light foxing and there is a tiny edge tear on the back free end page. The boards are in good minus condition with light wear. The binding is tight and square.