My Father Owned a Circus
Gollmar, Robert H.
From Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 23, 1999
From Bookworks [MWABA, IOBA], Beloit, WI, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since November 23, 1999
About this Item
Begun in 1891, by 1916 the Gollmar Brothers circus was the fourth largest travelling circus in America; the author was the son of one of the founding brothers and has based the book on his father's reminiscences, old records, and his own experiences as a child. SIGNED by the author on the free endsheet. Gollmar was best known as the judge in the Ed Gein murder case, about which he wrote another book. Hardcover, full grey cloth, brown titling. Light wear to book, minor damage from, apparently, a removed address label; jacket lightly rubbed with some edgewear, light chipping, short tear to rear panel, spine a bit faded. Text clean; 205 pages, b/w photos, reproduction of the 1911 Souvenir Route Book. Size: Octavo. Seller Inventory # s0778
Bibliographic Details
Title: My Father Owned a Circus
Publisher: Caxton Printers, Ltd., Caldwell, ID
Publication Date: 1965
Binding: Hard Cover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author
Edition: First Edition.
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