Fairground Art: The Art Forms of Travelling Fairs, Carousels and Carnival Midways
by Weedon, Geoff; Richard Ward
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg
- ISBN 10
- 0896595293
- ISBN 13
- 9780896595293
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Abbeville Press, ND. Fourth Printing. Hardcover. vg. Sm. oblong folio. 312pp. Gold-stamped red leatherette in original color photographic dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers and title-page. "Fairground Art is the first book ever to thoroughly reveal the fascinating history of this unique art form. Featuring over 1,100 illustrations - more than 700 in extravagant color - it has been described by the Los Angeles Herald Examiner as "a magical delight" and by the Financial Times as "a dazzling tour-de-force of riotous color...which must now be considered the definite work...An indispensable guide for dealers and collectors." Small black stain on front cover. Tight copy with dust jacket and binding in near fine, interior in fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29241
- Title
- Fairground Art: The Art Forms of Travelling Fairs, Carousels and Carnival Midways
- Author
- Weedon, Geoff; Richard Ward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fourth Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0896595293
- ISBN 13
- 9780896595293
- Publisher
- Abbeville Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- ND
- Keywords
- amusement parks, merry-go-rounds, carousel chariots, american carousel, philadelphia toboggan company, waxworks, fairground history, fairground revolution, german karussell, european salon carousel, circular switchback, fairground baroque, travelling scen
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- Folio
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- Fine
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- Tight
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- ND
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- VG
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