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Sarasota, Florida: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, 1946. Wear and tear from general use: edge wear, a few creases, and rubbing. Tear along head of spine to first staple (about half-an-inch). Still bound together solid. 61 pages, illustrated with photos. Contents include a poem by Henry Gillen titled "Old Doc Ringling;" an historical article by Bill Chipman titled "Through the Years With a Great American Tradition;" Officers of the Corporation; the 1946 Route; Statistics; Program of the 1946 Performance; Circus Officers, Directors and Personnel for 1946; Circus Kings of All Time; Ringling Routes 1884-1918; and Operations for 1946. Price listed as one dollar.. Limited Printing. Stapled Wraps. Good+. 5" X 8" Oblong. RINGLING BROTHERS BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOK HISTORY PHOTOS PROGRAM PERFORMERS 1946 ROUTE. more information

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Sarasota, Florida: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey, 1945. Wear and tear from general use: edge wear, a few creases, and rubbing. Tear along head of spine to first staple (about half-an-inch). Still bound together solid. 80 pages, illustrated with photos. front cover depicts the giraffes Edith and Shorty posing together, their long necks forming a Victory sign against the sky. Rear cover is a tribute to circus troupers serving in the Armed Forces of "The Greatest Country on Earth." Inside cover show photocopy of a U.S. Treasury citation awarded to Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey for distinguished services rendered in behalf of the War Finance Program., April 4, 1945. Contents include The Year of Triumph by Bev Kelley; Officers and Excutives; Diamond Jubilee, by Bill Chipman; the 1945 Route; Day-By-Day Diary by Dick Miller; Statistics; The Famous Five Graces Bandwagon (from B&B European tour 1897, returned to glory in 1945 for Alice in Circus Wonderland and for NY street parade to open the Seventh War Loan); Program of the 1945 Performance; Circus Officers, Directors and Personnel 1945; and Barnum route 1871-1918. Price listed as one dollar.. Limited Printing. Stapled Wraps. Good+. 5" X 8" Oblong. RINGLING BROTHERS BARNUM BAILEY CIRCUS ROUTE BOOK HISTORY PHOTOS PROGRAM PERFORMERS 1945 ROUTE. more information

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New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1950. Light shelf wear. jacket price-clipped and a bit rubbed and worn at the tips. Inscribed to the book's previous owners by Hamid and dated 1969. 253 pages with black & white photos. Circus biography of acrobat George Hamid from Lebanon. . Inscribed and Signed By Author. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Circus Biography Hamid Acrobat. more information

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New York: Random House, 1961. Mild age wear, some spotting to the fore-edge. No tears or chips to the jacket. 246 pages, endpaper photos. Special page before the title page that has a lion graphic and a line that reads: Compliments fromn the 1961 Arabia Temple Shrine Circus, followed by the signature of A. E. Newton, Jr., General Chairman.. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Lion Trainer Carnival Circus Performer. more information

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Chatham, New York: Sagarin Press, 1976. Jacket has a very small piece missing at the tail of the spine. Otherwise, a few traces of rubbing and light wear. Sharp corners and not price-clipped. SIGNED BY KARL WALLENDA on the front free endpaper. Interior clean and bright. Biography of Karl Wallenda, one of the greatest circus performers of all time. Patriarch of the famous Flying Wallendas, Karl fell to his death during a promotional high wire walk in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1978. He was 73 years old and signed this book just a few years before his death.. SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine+/Very Good+. CIRCUSIANA CIRCUS FLYING WALLENDAS KARL WALLENDA HIGH WIRE. more information

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New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1956. 354 pages, illustrated with numerous historical photographs. Very light wear to boards. The jacket has minimal edge wear and some light chipping at the spine ends. Protected in a new mylar cover. Binding tight and square. No marks or stains. A nice clean copy of this comprehensive history with an outstanding collection of rare autographs from famous circus stars of the past. Signatures were collected in this book at the 1959 Police Circus in St. Louis, Missouri. The circus was produced by Al Dobritch, who has also signed the book. Signatures are from the Flying Wallendas (Karl Wallenda, Mario K. Wallenda, Carla Jordan Wallenda); The Flying Malkos (June Malko, Mike Malko), and four members from The Seven Ashtons (Douglas Ashton, Stanley Ashton, Jackie Ashton, and Goldie Ashton), and the following individuals: Al Dobritch, Lola Dobritch, Rose Gold, Tony Steele, Bill Bentlage, Tony Dorchester, Pietro Bizarro Droj, Belig Ezsias. A couple of names are illegible. Rose Gold appears to have signed her name two or three times. . SIGNED. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good+. CIRCUS ROME RINGLING BROTHERS BARNUM & BAILEY HISTORY AUTOGRAPHS SIGNATURES, FLYING WALLENDAS MALKOS SEVEN ASHTONS TONY STEELE ROSE GOLD. more information

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