With 133 illustrations, this is the only complete history of the circus in America now in print. From Thomas Pool's circus in 1785 to The Greatest Show on Earth and The Big Apple Circus, this panoramic journey takes in all the sights, sounds, and colorful personalities of two centuries of circus performers.
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With 133 illustrations, this is the only complete history of the circus in America now in print. From Thomas Pool's circus in 1785 to The Greatest Show on Earth and The Big Apple Circus, this panoramic journey takes in all the sights, sounds, and colorful personalities of two centuries of circus performers.
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Add this copy of American Circus: an Illustrated History to cart. $5.66, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Henry Holt & Company.
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This item is fairly worn, but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn corners, bends, tears, small stains, and partial water damage. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing, if applicable. Pages may include excessive notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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Add this copy of The American Circus: an Illustrated History to cart. $24.00, like new condition, Sold by The Abstract rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Indianapolis, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Henry Holt.
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Fine in Very Good+ jacket. Book 504 pp, chronology, extensive notes, bibliography, index; b/w photos, most full-page; 8vo, purple boards, wine cloth, fine; dust jacket flap clipped. very good+
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Fine in fine jacket. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition stated, first printing with "1" beginning the number line. Oversized hardcover. xxii+ 504 pp. with chronology, bibliography, index. Illustrated throughout with photographs and reproductions. A panoramic journey from 1785, when Thomas Pool presented "Feats of Horsemanship. and a Clown to amuse Spectators" through the beginning of the final decade of the 20th century, this well-regarded history of the American circus gives the reader a delightful look at the sights and sounds of two centuries of acrobats, spangled ladies, the calliope, Jumbo, train wrecks, tent blowdowns, crazy clowns, fearless flyers and all the color and excitement of one of America's favorite forms of entertainment. Here we meet P.T. Barnum, Grizzly Adams, Tom Thumb, Annie Oakley, te Ringlings, Emmett Kelly and so many more. Abraham Lincoln, Emily Dickinson and Mark Twain were devoted circus fans and they, along with millions more, made the circus outlast the medicine show, the minstrel show, and vaudeville to remain the longest running show in America.
Add this copy of The American Circus: an Illustrated History to cart. $50.00, like new condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by Holt.
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Fine in fine jacket. Illustrated. xxii + 504pp., large 4to, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1990). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper.
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