Ballyhoo, Signed (12 results)

Condition: As New. Signed Copy . Inscribed by author on half title page.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. Inscribed by Alfred Uhry on title page. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author.* Alfred Uhry won the Pulitzer Prize for Driving Miss Daisy. Signed.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing stated. Inscribed bu Uhry on the half title page. A fine softcover copy. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #507. Inscribed by Author(s).

8vo Softcover. Condition: Good. Signed. 99p. First printing. Signed by Uhry on title page. Text is otherwise unmarked with a few lightly dog-eared corners. Covers are mildly edge worn with a half torn sticker on front panel and wrinkling on unbroken spine. Binding is tight. Previous owner's name penned on dedication page.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. x, 201 pages. Foreword by James Reaney. Contributors include Jeff Culbert, Jayson McDonald, J. G. De Souza, Hannah Feiner, Niall Cooke Rod Keith, Leith Peterson and Jason Rip. Signed by J. G. De Souza on the half title page. Signed by Author(s).

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed. SIGNED by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hardback book in near fine condition,dust jacket is good+,long inscription on first blank page by CHARLES POLING-dated aug 16/38. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Original cloth. Inscribed to the title page by Fahey. Also, gift inscription to the ffep by Henry L. Day, known for the Day Mines. Laid in is a TLS dated 13 December 1971, on Henry L. Day letterhead, signed by Day. Corners slightly bumped, firm binding. The DJ in mylar is sunned to spine, worn to points. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Viking Press. New York. 1936. 362 pages. First edition, first printing in original DJ with $3.50 price intact on flap. Signed twice by Dexter Fellows; first on the dedication page, signature only, dated 1936, in the year of publication. The second signature is a presentation inscription to a fellow circus lover, written over the corner of his portrait, and dated Dec. 21, 1936. Book is tight. Binding and hinges are strong and sound. Burlap cloth stamped in orange. Panels are bright and clean; titles unmarred. Pages and endpapers are bright and clean. Orange topstain has one inadvertent small ink dot. Uncommon original DJ is present and intact. $3.50 price present. DJ shows shallow chipping at crown, with small chipping elsewhere. Light creasing with a couple of small closed edge tears. The legendary ballyhoo man started with the Pawnee Bill Show at age 23, then joined the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, then moved on to the Ringling Brothers Circus, then P.T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth; and when Ringling and Barnum merged, he stayed on. This is his story; 40 years in the circus business, from the 1890's to 1936, the year he published his circus memoir. A cult classic; signed twice, and dated, in the year of publication; just one year before the greatest ballyhoo man on earth, would join the Big Top in the sky; in 1937. His papers and circus memorabilia collection is now at the University of Tulsa's McFarlin Library, Henneke Archives of Performing Arts. First edition, first printing, signed, inscribed and dated; twice. Near fine/VG. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed on the First Page (See Pic). Signed Copy (See Picture).

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. None (illustrator). First edition. A signed presentation copy of the first edition of Beth Brown's very scarce novel about circus life in 1920s America. The very scarce first edition, first printing.A signed presentation copy, with the inscription 'to David Kurscheula [sic] con moisseur, Beth Brown', to the half title.This very scarce novel details the sensational aspects of carnival life, vividly depicting the sleazy environment.In 1930, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer announced plans to bring the novel to the silver screen, aiming to capture the circus life as portrayed in Brown's work. The adaptation did not ultimately come to fruition, and no film version was produced. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Back strip age toned, otherwise externally smart. Front hinge a touch strained, but firmly held. Pages clean and bright. Final gathering unopened to head. Very Good. signed by author. book.

First Edition. Hardcover, good with inner hinge wear, shelf wear, front remnant panel of jacketl. Signed by author. Signed by Author.