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Side Show: My Life with Geeks, Freaks and Vagabonds in the Carny Trade (First Edition)
by Howard Bone with Daniel Waldron; Teller (foreword)
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- Royal Books, Inc.
- Published
- 2001
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780941543286
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$25.00
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Northville, MI: Sun Dog Press, 2001. First Edition. First Edition. Bone's autobiographical account of his experience in the circus and in carnivals. A must for the sideshow diehard.
Spine text slightly faded, else Fine and unread in printed wrappers.
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Heroes Without Glory: Some Goodmen of the Old West (First Edition)
by Jack Schaefer
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- Royal Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1965
- Edition
- First Edition
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$40.00
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965. First Edition. First Edition. The author of "Shane" (1949) brings to light the life of ten lesser figures of the American West, including James Capen "Grizzly" Adams.
Moderate sunning to the jacket spine and folds, and a hint of shelfwear to the jacket, else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust… Read more
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The Grass Arena (First UK Edition, signed by the author in Dublin)
by John Healy
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- Royal Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1988
- Edition
- First Edition
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$500.00
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London: Faber and Faber, 1988. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page: "John Healy / 19-2-2011 / Dublin." On this date Healy attended a screening of the 2011 Irish documentary about his life and work, "Barbaric Genius," at the Dublin International Film Festival. The documentary tells the story of Healy's rise from wino and… Read more
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$500.00

Side-Show and Animal Tricks: Tricks of the Side-Show Performer, Animal Tricks, Gambler's Tricks, Juggling Secrets, Stage Effects, Ventriloquism, Etc., Etc. (First Edition)
by Hereward Carrington
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- Royal Books, Inc.
- Published
- 1913
- Edition
- First Edition
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$75.00
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Kansas City, MO: A.M. Wilson / The Sphinx, 1913. First Edition. First Edition. A small pamphlet detailing tricks of the trade for magicians and performers, written during the height of the vaudeville era.
Very Good in stapled wrappers. Stamp from the Magic House of Charles on the title page. Bruise on the front wrapper, with some light… Read more
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