Circuses/Amusement Parks/Magic/Magicians from Gargoyle Books

Red Wheel/Weiser, 2003. First Thus 3rd Printing. Soft cover. Fine. First published in 1860 in Paris, this new edition from 2001 (a 2003 printing) brings the work of French magician Eliphas Levi to new readers. In 384 pages, including Index, well-illustrated with original drawings throughout, Foreword by the new publisher, Preface to the English Translator by occultist Arthur… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York: Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. A humanistic case study" of John Merrick, who, though he began life "wholly wretched" with a severe bone & skin disorder & was cruelly exploited as a freak in various circuses, nonetheless triumphed & emerged as a "loving, gentle, dignified human being"… Ler mais sobre este item

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Follett Publishing Company, 1963. First Edition, 2nd Printing 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. A tour of the circus, both in the ring & behind the scenes, for young readers, in 39 pages, brightly illustrated throughout. Original Dutch text translated into English. A FIRST EDITION, Second Printing, from 1963 (NOT the later reprint), this hardcover… Ler mais sobre este item

Los Angeles, California: Brooke House, 1976. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lavishly illustrated history of clowns from the ancient Greeks to modern circuses, in 184 pages, with photos in both black-and-white & color. A FIRST EDITION, first printing from 1976, this oversized hardcover (9" x 12") is in Fine: Looks nearly Brand New & never opened!… Ler mais sobre este item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2005. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Being a true account of wizards, their ways, and many wonderful powers as told by Master Merlin. Oversized hardcover quarto has brilliantly decorated paper-covered boards, unpaginated. Condition is Fine, just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding straight & secure, pages bright… Ler mais sobre este item

Graywolf Press, 2018. First Softcover Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture & poetry editor for the New Yorker magazine analyzes the rise of the hoax/flim flam/other forms of fakery in American culture & links it to racism, sexism, & other elements, including the rise of consummate con artist,… Ler mais sobre este item

Grosset & Dunlap, 1951. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good. Children of all ages can experience all the thrills of the mid-20th-century American circus! A FIRST EDITION, First Printing from 1951 (with appropriate publisher's code & date) this oversized hardcover book (like a Big Golden Book) has glossy decorative paper over boards with a semi-funny/semi-creepy clown… Ler mais sobre este item

London, England: Hutchinson Junior Books Ltd., 1980. First British Edition . Hardcover. Fine. Lustig, Loretta. Pop-up book for children offers scenes from the circus, including clowns, animal acts, the trapeze act, lion tamer, & more! Illustrated by Loretta Lustig, paper engineering by Ib Penick. Unpaginated. Orig. published in the US in 1979, this is the First British Edition,… Ler mais sobre este item

NorthSouth, 2003. First American Edition . Hardcover. As New. Enchanting children's story about Eve, a young magician with this magical book, which opens/reads both front to back & 'round again! Translated from the original German, orig. published in Switzerland in 2003 as "Das magische Buch,'' this is the First English-language edition, First Printing, from that same year. Tall,… Ler mais sobre este item

La Jolla, California, U.S.A.: Green Tiger Press, 1983. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Fair. Cline, Paul. Another brilliantly illustrated book from the small Green Tiger Press in La Jolla, CA, with both black-and-white sketches & full-color illustrations by author Paul Cline. The small drawings adorn most of the book's 58 pages, while the full-color ones (each… Ler mais sobre este item

Moscow, USSR: Progress Publishers. First English Language Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. Lebedev, V.. Illustrated children's story about the Russian circus, first published in the former Soviet Union (USSR),translated from the original Russian into English. Unpaginated, with full color illustrations on every page. No dates in book, but others from this publisher that are similar are c.… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Avon/Flare Books, 1974. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Lavishly illustrated tribute to the Big Top in the form of vintage poster art advertising circuses around the world & over the 19th-20th centuries. Large folio (11" x 16") softcover in 112 pages, nearly every one a full-page, full-color poster suitable for… Ler mais sobre este item

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman/Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1973. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine. Activity book lets children build their own three-ring circus with paper cut-outs, with accompanying record featuring circus sounds! Breathtakingly Near Fine condition! Obviously stored away since purchased Brand New in 1973 when it first came out! Oversized softcover book has front &… Ler mais sobre este item

Paris, France: Wally Findlay Galleries, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Soft cover. Good. Simbari, Nicola;. Tribute to the circus by acclaimed Italian artist Nicola Simbari, whose sketches & full-color paintings are interspersed with black-and-white photographs. Introduction in French by Jean Richard, Paris, June 1978; no other text. Oversized square softcover has white paper wrappers with gilt lettering… Ler mais sobre este item

Ringling Bros. & Barnum & Bailey, 1984. First Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. All New Ringling Bros. Circus Centennial Edition from 1984, with colorful photos & stories of the varied performers, acts, clowns, & animals. Compiled by the Feld family, who had just recently (1982) reacquired ownership of the circus. Oversized (folio) softcover, unpaginated, is in Near… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Cupples and Leon Company, 1949. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good-. Second book in the series designed for girls ages 7-10, orig. published in 1949. A FIRST EDITION, later printing (lists to "Windmill Farm" on front flap & back DJ cover), hardcover book with orange cloth-covered boards & black lettering to front… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bramhall House, 1959. Reprint . Hardcover. VG-/Very Good. Chronicles the history of the Ringling Bros. Circus from its origins in 1884 through the 20th century, in 184 pages, profusely illustrated with rare photos & reproductions of circus memorabilia. Orig. published in 1959, this is a later (c. 1970s) reprint, with ISBN. Oversized hardcover… Ler mais sobre este item

Waukesha, Wisconsin: Country Beautiful, 1969. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Sumptuous tribute to "the lure and lore" of the circus as it has played in the US since the early 20th century. Lavishly illustrated in 290 pages with Index. A First Edition, first printing from 1969, this oversized square hardcover has yellow cloth-covered boards… Ler mais sobre este item

Hugo, Oklahoma: Acme Publishing Co., 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Autobiography of Herbert Walter Channell (aka Herb Walters) & his life & long career in the circus in the heart center of the US--Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, & "Circus Town, USA,'' Hugo, Oklahoma--as told to & transcribed by Velma E. Lowry of Sedan, KS. A… Ler mais sobre este item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: DK Inc, 1998. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Comprehensive history of the circus for children, lavishly illustrated throughout the 96 pages. Orig. published in Canada, this is the First American Edition, first printing, from 1998. Oblong hardcover with orange cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to front & spine is in… Ler mais sobre este item