Big Circus, Signed (10 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Signed By Author.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket condition As New. Signed by the author in bold black marker on 1st leaf. Story of the author's year as a clown traveling & performing with the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus, the largest tented circus in the world. A colorful account of the magical and troubling world of circus performers. SIGNED by author.

hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First. 288 pages. 8vo., red cloth backed blue boards, dust wrapper. First edition. New York: Scribner, (1995). A near fine copy in a near fine wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 2992. University of North Carolina Press. 8vo. Hardcover. Fine, but no DJ. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half title page. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Signed by Author on fep. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. First Edition. COPY # 40 OF 500, WITH SILVER PAPER SLIPCASE. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Eliza Kingsbury (illustrator). First edition. A celebration of Paul Binder's life in and around the circus. Drawing on thirty-five years with the show he created, the Big Apple Circus' founder and founding Artistic Director invites us inside the fence every kid peers through for an intimate look at the uncommon life of circus artists, their animal partners, and the roustabouts who spend their days in a world that is both close-knit and international, high-minded and low comedy, death-defying and ludicrous. The book is inscribed to leading physical comedian Kenny Raskin. A great association in excellent condition, first printing. Inscribed by author. book.

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: Very Good. SIGNED BY FREEMAN; #53/500 FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD. Signed by Author(s).

Framing: Unframed This is an original photo which measures approximately 5 3/4 x 3 3/8 inches. Thanks for looking. On Jun-12-11 at 15:57:30 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers: Delight buyers. Get your own map of past buyers. Region of Origin: US Size Type: Small (Up to 7'') Color: Black & White Photo Type: Snapshot.