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3 Rings: A Circus Book. by Paul Brown - 1938.

by Paul Brown

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3 Rings: A Circus Book.

by Paul Brown

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New York, NY Charles Scribners' Sons, 1938. Hardcover First Edition [1938], so indicated by an 'A' at the copyright page. First Edition [1938], so indicated by an 'A' at the copyright page. Good+ to Very Good condition: shows considerable wear to the bottom edges and to the corner tips; the top edge shows lesser wear; sparse, faint staining to front and rear panel; some mottling to the backstrip, affecting the titles somewhat (though they still remain legible); neat, unobtrusive gift inscription at decorated front free endpaper; one page repaired with tape, otherwise contents quite clean. Cover and contents bright; the binding shows the slightest lean, but remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor, unobtrusive flaws. Clean, sturdy, presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.25 x 8.65 x 0.65 inches). Profusely illustrated by the author, mostly in black & white, but some in color.; Yellow boards with red cloth spine. Decorated Endpapers. Red cloth backstrip with black titles. Hardback: Pictorial Paper on Boards.
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  • Edition First Edition [1938], so indicated by an 'A' at the copy
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Charles Scribners' Sons,
  • Place of Publication New York, NY
  • Date Published 1938.

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3 RINGS : A CIRCUS BOOK
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3 RINGS : A CIRCUS BOOK

by Brown, PAul

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Quarto, 10.6 in.,. x 8.5 in. Unpaginated. First edition, with "A" to copyright page. Paper pictorial boards over red cloth spine. Black title to spine. Rubbing to extremities. Significant chipping to rear board. Moisture stain to top of spine. Front board picture clear and bright. Decorated endpapers. Previous owner's name tidily written to top of front free endpaper.
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3-Rings: A Circus Book
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3-Rings: A Circus Book

by Brown, Paul

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First Edition with "A" on the copyright page. Covers have discoloration and edge wear. 1 inch burn mark on front edge of spine. Corners worn. Previous owners name on top edge of ffep. Interior clean. Binding sound.
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3 Rings: A Circus Book

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Charles Scribner's, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Interior is very clean, crisp with no marks or inscriptions. First Eidtion - copyright page has "A", and date on title page and copyright page agree. Yellow boards with red cloth spine. Spine has pen lines in the valleys and some staining on the edge of the edge and front board.
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3 RINGS - A CIRCUS BOOK

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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Pictorial hardcover binding with red cloth spine has minor soiling, rubbed corners, square and tight. Hinges good, small white square glued inside back cover, some foxing, but overall clean and tight.. Illus. by Brown, Paul. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1st Edition. Hardcover. good/No Jacket.
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3 Rings: A Circus Book

by Paul Brown

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New York: Charles Scribner's, 1938. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. 1938 1st edition of this charming Paul Brown title. VG in its decorative cloth with light soiling and scuffing to the panels. Quarto, wonderfully illustrated in line etchings and the occasional lavish color plate.
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3 Rings; A Circus Book [with original drawing]
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3 Rings; A Circus Book [with original drawing]

by Brown, Paul

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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New York: Scribner's, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Good/fair. Brown, Paul. [76]p, many ills. by Brown, including several in color. Pictorial color boards (edges rubbed, corners bumped), cloth spine. Marginal handling smudges on several pages. Unclipped jacket (soiled, spine tips torn, penciling on back cover). Title page printed in red, blue, and black. The other color illustrations are in bright primary colors and grey. The jacket repeats the cover illustration. The Perkins family and their menagerie join the circus. All your favorites are here in Brown's lively brush drawings--Oscar the mule, Patchwork and Crazy Quilt the ponies, and Mick and Mac the Wolfhound and Scottie. This seems to be Brown's first book printed in color. Unsigned pencil drawing on copyright page: head of an Irish Wolfhound, captioned "Good Old Mick." It faces the dedication page, which has a printed picture of a Scottie. The book is dedicated to "the model for Mac Tweedie Sime.
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3 RINGS; A CIRCUS BOOK

3 RINGS; A CIRCUS BOOK

by Brown, Paul

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First edition, first printing . Hardcover. Paul Brown. Scribner's "A" on the copyright page. Near fine in about very good dust jacket with several short tears, tiny chips, and a bit of soiling to the lower edge of the front panel.
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3 RINGS
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3 RINGS: A Circus Book.

by Brown, Paul

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Akron, Ohio, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. No pagination, 10 1/2" x 8 1/2", 1/4 cloth with color illustrated boards, dust jacket slightly soiled with light dampstain near the foredge, some discoloration of endpapers near the inner hinge, very good. 1st edition. Pencil inscription by the author with sketch of an Irish Wolfhound. Many wonderful illustrations by Paul Brown, black and white drawings and occasional brightly colored pages.The Perkins family and circus life with dogs, horses, donkeys, etc.
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