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Published by Clyde Beatty, 1964
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Binding staples a bit pushed in.
Published by Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus, [no place], 1960
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Advertising poster. Measuring approximately 28" x 29¼". Unbacked. Circus details (approximately 27½" x 9½") tipped-on at bottom edge. Old folds with a small creased tear down the center, tiny nicks at the edges with a short tear, modest rubbing with creases at the bottom, three small tabs adhered at the topedge on verso, very good. The circus is coming to Philadelphia, and it is bringing a very happy clown.
Published by Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus, [no place], 1960
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Advertising poster. Illustrated by Roland Butler. Measuring approximately 28" x 21". Unbacked. Old folds with a creased tear, chips and tears at the edges, loss at the top right corner (not affecting text), dampstain along the bottom edge, two small tabs adhered at the topedge on verso, very good. The circus is coming, and it is bringing a rhinoceros.
Published by Clyde Beatty Cole Bros. Circus, [no place], 1960
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Unbound. Condition: Very Good. Advertising poster. Illustrated by Roland Butler. Measuring approximately 21" x 36". Unbacked. Circus details (approximately 20½" x 9¼") tipped-on at bottom edge. Old folds with faint creases, tiny nicks at the edges, modest rubbing with a tiny stain, small ink notation and three small tabs adhered at the topedge verso, very good. The circus is coming to Philadelphia, and it is bringing a very questionable lion tamer.
Seller: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
A copiously illustrated advance courier for the Great Cole Brothers' Circus, with many attractions, including a miniature kangaroo, which is described as "Mite, the Infant Kangaroo, Which is Smaller than a Mouse." Also listed are the bicycle daredevil M.lle D'Zizi, a blood sweating behemoth (a hippopotamus), black tigers, triple zoological gardens, Fosse's educated pigs and turkeys, and Kane's Arabian stallions. This colorful copy has the rubber stamp of Rutland in the lower margin, "Thursday Aug '20". Folio, 16pp, profusely illustrated, with double page chromolithographed central illustration of the big ring, with elephants and horses in the foreground, bicycles and acrobats in the middle ground, and camels and trick dogs in the background. Chromolithographed decorations and illustrations to front and rear covers. Staple bound. Two gentle horizontal creases, location stamp at foot of front cover, o/w very good.
Published by Cole Bros Circus,, Rochester, IN., 1937
Seller: Nicholas D. Riccio Rare Books, ABAA, Florham Park, NJ, U.S.A.
Oblong 4to, booklet format, illustrated, 111 pp. Cover and spine wear, spine essentially gone, normal aging; about very good for this type item. The Cole Brothers circus was founded in 1884, and lasted until 2016 when animal rights groups essentially drove them out of business. In 2017 Ringling Bros. faced the same fate. In the 1930s the circus included legendary animal trainer Clyde Beatty, who is featured in this booklet, and Bobo the Clown. This somewhat scarce piece of circus ephemera includes pictures of performers, promotional articles, official program and route schedule for 1937.