Bonham Earl E (3 results)

Staple Bound Pamphlet. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Memoir of running a small circus in Wisconsin and the midwest in the 1920s - operating theaters in Madison and Prairie du Sac just after his service in the Great War, he bought a literal dog & pony show, which found scant success, despite joining the Barkoot Carnival in Dayton as a midway act; he then briefly tried vaudeville in Indianapolis before returning to his father's theater in Prairie du Sac, from where, reading ads in Billboard, he assembled acts for a small circus, relying in part on advice from an old Evansville circus man, "Popcorn George" Hall. He goes on to detail events, as best he can recall, of the 1922-1926 seasons, acquiring & losing acts, buying animals & gear, various troubles of the road; with chapters on his trained animals, personnel, a brief stint putting on acts indoors. Undated pamphlet, about 1969 (he dedicates the booklet to his wife of 45 years; they married in 1924). Light rubbing, minor creases. Text clean; 44 pages, b/w photos. Size: 6" by 9".…

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No date of publication given: 1970? No wear to the stapled paper covers. Pages tight and clean with no marks. No name of previous owner. No odor. no water damage. no soiling. No sun fading. 44pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Statement of Printing. Date is approximate. Price sticker on rear cover. Some creases on front cover, otherwise very good. No markings. Pamphelt relating the story of a small circus managed by the author in the 1920s. Illustrated with some b&w photos.