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1827D6FA25RBPUPBAustria 1827. Oblong folio ca. 40 x 46 cm. With a large woodcut illustration ca. 27 x 38 cm. The text is set in a Gothic type. 1 l. Very attractive early 19th-century broadside with a beautiful large woodcut of a spectacular medieval show enlivened with fireworks. The text below announces the show of a gymnastics circus company under the direction of Bartholomäus Ramini dates unknown. According to the playbill the show consisted of four parts: an acrobatic performance by a four-year old; a horse dressage by "lustige Kaspar"; an acrobatic act with among others balancing and a human pyramid; and a play of "Otto der Stählerne im Kampfe mit dem rothen Feuerriesen und die Befreiung der Prinzessin Clotilde" translation: Otto the man of steel fighting with the red fire giant and the liberation of Princess Clothilde which included fireworks. This last part of the performance has also been mentioned as part of another circus show which was held at Prague in June 1827 under the direction of a citizen of Prague named "Beranek" Journal für Kunst Literatur und geselliges Leben. The present broadside most likely announces the same theatre or circus company now performing in a different location.The work has been folded in the past. Otherwise in very good condition.l Cf. Journal für Kunst Literatur und geselliges Leben nr. 74 21 June 1827 p. 592. hardcover
1863BB055Original carte-de-visite photographs of Charles Sherwood Stratton better known by his stage name "General Tom Thumb" a dwarf who achieved great fame as a performer under circus pioneer P. T. Barnum here photographed with his wife Lavinia Warren AUTOGRAPHED in Stratton's handwriting on verso "Genl Tom Thumb & Mrs Tom Thumb - 1863 August". The couple were married in February 1863 for which it is said President Lincoln hosted them with a reception at the White House. The 2nd picture of the Strattons in their wedding costumes also a picture of their best man and bridesmaid Commodore Nutt and Minnie Warren Lavinia's sister and the wedding party together all in especially fine condition with dark brown hues each having facsimile autographs on the verso by their subjects. In addition an 1865 photograph of "Gen. Tom Thumb Wife and Child" verso blank. Altogether 5 carte-de-visite original mounted photographs the first with imprint verso backboard of Charles D Fredericks & Co 587 Broadway New York then three "from photographic Negative by Matthew Brady" imprinted by E & H T Anthony 501 Broadway the last by J Hall junction York and Fulton Sts Brooklyn.Born in Bridgeport 1838 to parents who were of medium height Charles was a relatively large baby weighing 9 pounds 8 ounces 4.3 kg at birth. He developed and grew normally for the first six months of his life at which point he was 25 inches 64 cm tall and weighed 15 pounds 6.8 kg. Then he suddenly stopped growing. By late 1842 4 years old Stratton had grown only one inch additional though his body was proportionate and functional. The showman Phineas T. Barnum heard about Stratton and after making arrangements with his parents taught the boy how to sing dance mime and impersonate famous people. He toured America and Europe in 1845 during which time his performances marked a turning point in the history of freak show entertainment. Prior to Stratton's debut the presentation of "human curiosities" for the purpose of entertainment was deemed dishonorable and seen as an unpleasing carnival attraction. However after viewers were introduced to Stratton and performances he was able to change the perception people held toward freak shows. Stratton's lively entertainments made these types of carnival shows one of the most favored forms of theatre in the United States.His marriage to Lavinia Warren also a little person became front-page news. The wedding took place at Grace Episcopal Church and the wedding reception was held at New York City's Metropolitan Hotel. The couple stood atop a grand piano at the reception to greet some 10000 guests. Rare to find a vintage picture of the couple dated and inscribed so early in their marriage and nice companion images inscriptions on three other pictures are in facsimile handwriting.TOGETHER WITH:BLEEKER Sylvester: Gen Tom Thumb's Three Yers' Tour Around the World accompanied by His Wife – Lavinia Warren Stratton Commodore Nutt Miss Minnie Warren and Party.New York: S. Booth 1872. Woodcut illustrations.8vo. 144 pp.; original printed pictorial orange wrappers overlayed with decorative cloth including spine.
2015112291Drago. New. 2015. Hardcover. 8888493964 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - Text in English and Italian. -- with a bonus offer-- . Drago hardcover
2014108246Drago. New. 2014. Hardcover. 8888493956 . FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request - IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy brand new pristine never opened - Text in English and Italian with small portions exclusively in English. -- with a bonus offer-- . Drago hardcover
65100c.1900. 1. SHEET SIZE : c. 85.5 x 71.5 cms. with a 3 cm. margin to the image. The inner margin has a few handling marks and edge repairs not affecting the image which is in excellent condition vestige of a central crease in the top section. The lower margin appears cropped but as the printer's label is placed in the lower corner one might reasonably assume that it is 'as issued'. 2. SHEET SIZE : c. 75 X 65 cms. the image with 4 cm. margins in near fine condition. 2 rare circus posters each apparently showing a German crowd though printed in the Netherlands. No similar image is shown in either of Robert Bogdan's books Picturing Disability or Freak Show. c.1900. unknown
1970000886PHILADELPHIA PENNSYLVANIA PA. Very Good. 1970. On offer is an original huge archive of handwritten and typescript communication and orders sent to a bookseller for books related to the circus clowns performing animals and carnivals. Circa 1970s - 1980s this archive includes many items on circus or clown letterhead business cards from circus operators and performers and postal covers with stamps from all over the USA Canada UK and Australia. While some of the letters are lists of book orders relating to the circus others are correspondence directly from the circus performers themselves many contain illustrated circus advertising as well as autographs from performers and operators. There is a sensational mix of material here.Most of the letters are addressed to Frank Barry whose book selling business was located in Philadelphia. There are 230 individual letters/postal covers with most containing several pages of enclosures with an estimated 500 pages of circus material for the collector to sort through. All of the material is in very good to fine condition with most of the envelopes/covers opened with a letter opener neatly on one end. VG. ; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel CIRCUS PERFORMANCE ARTISTS TRAVELING SHOW TROUPE CARNIVAL HIPPODROME CIRQUE BIG TOP Circensian ACROBATS CLOWNS THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH TRAPEZE TIGHTROPE JUGGLERS THREE RING CIRCUS . unknown
18867262St. Louis: Great Western Printing Co. Show Printers and Engravers 1886. St. Louis: Great Western Printing Co. Show Printers and Engravers 1886. Two-sided herald 10.5" x 28" printed in black on yellow newsprint. Text on bottom of each side reads "Black on Yellow Car No. 1 Great Western Printing Co. Show Printers and Engravers St. Louis. No. 4" with "Binghamton Mon. May 10" stamped in blue at bottom of verso in the "Will exhibit at" blank. Illustrations and performance roster in two columns. Headline on recto fabulously reads "The World Ransacked for All Its Wonders."<br /> <br /> Illustrations feature the Grand Street Demonstration the Egyptian Bovalapus actually a water buffalo two from the Equestrian Organization assumed James Robinson in his famous somersault and Emma Stokes wife of show proprietor John B. Doris "Old Betts" the War-Elephant a Troupe of Turkish Athletes another of Bicycle Riders Siberian Roller Skaters knife-thrower Riffia Bey and reptile-queen Katamorpa. Text roster adds everything from Human Blood-Sucking Vampires to a Menagerie of Infant Animals. The show carried a robust equestrian lineup including the aforementioned Robinson who was only the second person to execute a bareback somersault and at the height of his career was the highest paid equestrian in the United States. Another notable performance was the seven-person clown troupe led by Johnny Patterson the Irish humorist and songwriter best known for his song "The Garden Where the Praties Grow."<br /> <br /> In the show's route diary for this year compiler and Superintendent of the Confectionery Department E.C. White writes that the 1886 run was "one of the most successful seasons Financially and Professionally ever known.Notwithstanding the strong opposition experienced at the commencement and close of the season." On May 8th for the stop in Elmira NY just preceding this poster's show in Binghamton the diary notes "First day of the Forepaugh opposition." From there the rival Adam Forepaugh Circus & Wild West Show began to follow the Doris route a few days behind but sending their tack-spitters ahead to put up adverts for their own show before Doris's arrival in town. The Binghamton stand was 135 miles down the Lake Erie and Western Railroad and the opposition brigade had already gotten there. The diary entry for the date on this herald notes "Forepaugh bills us heavy here" but despite the opposition advertising and an amount of rain goes on to say "business good." Forepaugh would set up in Binghamton four days later on the 14th. The route diary as an aside descends into an almost Sisyphean resignation as this goes on simply writing "Forepaugh" or "Forepaugh again" entry after entry until on June 25th offers the existential almost-haiku "We ferry here. Forepaugh is billed here. Rain all day."<br /> <br /> In keeping with classic origin stories John B. Doris ran away at fourteen and joined the Dan Rice Circus. He soon bought privileges on the Rice show along with George Batcheller and soon the two split off to start Batcheller & Doris' Great Inter Ocean Circus. Doris bought out his partner in 1881 and continued as the sole proprietor until 1888 when heavyweight boxer John L. Sullivan became a partner. Sullivan one of the first true sports celebrities was meant to engage in a sparring exhibition each night but missed so many shows due to his excessive drinking that Doris closed the show mid-season and retired from traveling to work in theater production. Doris seems to have been well-liked by other circus folk earning the nickname Hunky Doris.<br /> <br /> Herald is in excellent condition overall with a shallow half-inch chip at bottom and a couple tiny chips and tears in margins along edges along with a few small pinholes to surface none involving or interfering with text. Flattened remnant of a horizontal crease at center. A couple smudged thumbprints to top margin on recto. Print is clean and color even. Great Western Printing Co., Show Printers and Engravers unknown
1950WAS449806 sheet lithographic poster measuring 80 x 84 inches small area of image loss at lower middle of image some chips and tears at edges. Blank section at top left edge was intended for the inclusion of the name and location of a particular event.<br /><br />This poster was acquired by a collector from the Majestic Poster Press of Los Angeles in the early 1970s. At the time the company held inventory of unused posters printed by other presses as well as their own. Large multi-sheet posters are quite scarce today. Alles Printing Co
215188Japan. Early Meiji. Black and white woodblock print 33 x 45.8cm few small stains a few small holes neatly repaired. A lively and attractive image. This fun-filled woodblock print is an advertisement for a visiting American circus to Japan in the early Meiji period most likely around the 1870s. The main attraction is the equestrian feats but other acrobatic entertainments including trapeze and clown acts are also featured. Seventeen American names with six others are listed in the left bottom corner. Western circuses such as Risley Circus and Chiarini Circus were very popular in Japan during the Meiji period. . unknown
189537701Leipzig: Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber 1895. First Edition. With 135 illustrations many full page. x 2 150 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Original white cloth upper board pictorially stamped in gilt and polychrome silk endpapers. One small spot to lower board small book label to front pastedown else a crisp fine copy of this scarce and desirable work on circus athletes freaks and itinerant performers. First Edition. With 135 illustrations many full page. x 2 150 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Verlagsbuchhandlung von J.J. Weber unknown
194653518Kewanee IL: Bob Parkinson Box 42 ca. 1946. Tall 8vo. 7.25 x 11.25 in. 24 pp unpaginated. thick cardstock w/ die-cut window slots for photos framed in green paper w/ 47 photos inserted sized from 3.25 x 4.75 in up to 4 x 5 in. a few mounted some w/ stamps on versos a few w/ pencil annotations some tipped-in a few mounted on sheets and inserted typed price list and ordering instructions on front pastedown listing many of the photos. Green linen white lettering stamped on front cover slightly shaken some rubbing edgewear still VG exemplar. Very rare photo sample catalogue assembled probably in the 1940s by Bob Parkinson noted circus collector and former director of the Circus World Museum Library and Research Center. The typed price list details the sets of images for sale such as the four photos from glass plate negatives of the Forepaugh Sells Bros. 1898 parade including images of steam calliope and 4 horse team bandwagon and 20 horse team elephant line-up followed by 2 blocks of close order units and more. In addition there are many images of 1908 and 1910 Ringling Bros. circus parades including views of the “Swan†Bandwagon and entire 24 horse team “Persia†tableau and 24 pony team side view “Egypt†tableau with the 16 camel team the entire elephant line-up riders and more. In addition there are added photos of wagons from the Al G. Barnes Circus Cole Bros. Circus later absorbed by Bailey and then Ringling Bros. as well as 101 Ranch Wild West Shows later circus parades in the 1920s the unloading of circus wagons off the Wisconsin Central Railroad flatbed cars loading docks and more. Parkinson explains that his sets for sale from $ 1.35 to $ 6.00 for all of them are taken directly from original glass plate negatives and that he is not charging much more than the printing costs and only trying to recoup his original considerable expense in purchasing the original negatives. Parkinson 1923-1991 began collecting as early as 1936 when he purchased his first Ringling-Barnum Bros. program and followed every circus show within striking distance of Decatur IL. After starting work as an insurance adjustor in 1946 he continued to chase buy & occasionally sell Circus related material assembling a massive collection of field show newspaper ads and was hired as the director of the Circus World Museum Library and Research Center in Baraboo WI from 1965 until his death. It was renamed the Robert L. Parkinson Library & Research Center the same year. Bob Parkinson, Box 42, unknown
65101Willsons Printers. Leicester. No date c.1930s. Willson's the printers of this poster are still operating - 'A family business with a history stretching back more than 150 years Willsons is now a multi-faceted design print and distribution specialist. Established in 1864 and with humble beginnings as a billboard poster printing company our business has evolved into a multi-faceted gateway to the global print marketplace. But we're still a family firm something you'll find reflected in our friendly approachable attitude and personal service.' As for Butlin's see the WIKI entry - 'Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne Butlin MBE 29 September 1899 12 June 1980 was a South African-born British entrepreneur whose name is synonymous with the British holiday camp. Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in 1936 it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multimillion-pound industry and an important aspect of British culture. Born in Cape Town South Africa to William and Bertha Butlin Butlin had a turbulent childhood. His parents separated before he was seven and he returned to England with his mother. He spent the next five years following his grandmother's family fair around the country where his mother sold gingerbread exposing the young Butlin to the skills of commerce and entertainment. When he was twelve his mother emigrated to Canada leaving him in the care of his aunt for two years. Once settled in Toronto his mother invited him to join her there. In Canada Butlin struggled to fit in at school and soon left for a job in a Toronto department store Eaton's. In World War I he enlisted as a bugler in the Canadian Army. After the war Butlin returned to England bringing only £5 with him. Investing £4 of that money to hire a stall travelling with his uncle's fair Butlin discovered that giving his customers a better chance to win brought more custom in and he quickly became successful. One stall became several including prominent locations such as Olympia in London and Butlin soon was able to purchase other fairground equipment and started his own travelling fair. He proved successful in this endeavour as well and by 1927 he opened a static fairground in Skegness. Over the next 10 years Butlin expanded his fairground empire all the time harbouring an idea to increase the number of patrons in his Skegness site by providing accommodation.' Willsons Printers. Leicester. No date [c.1930s?]. unknown
1920157882N.p.: N.p. 1920. Vintage borderless photograph of Trixie the Wonder Dog a performing canine billed as "The Dog with the Mind of a Child." Annotations in manuscript pencil regarding cropping on the verso. <br /> <br /> The photograph shows Trixie posed on a carved wooden seat surrounded by props ostensibly used in her performances including a hoop several balls and a mock menu. <br /> <br /> 7.75 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
51-5165Gueures France: 1936. 14 pages with 9 watercolors. 21 x 13.5 cm.The images are caricatures of a skiing trip with both humans and circus animals. Also included are manuscript and typescript poems from 1941. May or not have been by someone associated with the Cirque though it seems to satirize officials in the company by their titles. The same person signed the maquette and poems.Tapuscrit d'un numéro de la revue du cirque de Médrano daté 1936 avec aquarelles originales: frontispice et 9 aquarelles dans le texte l'une pleine page. 21 x 13 cm // Manuscrit intitulé Appellations contrôlées situé Lyon.Expertise by Alain NICOLAS; 41 quai des Grands Augustins - 75006 PARIS France .« En 1931 les rois du rire Antonet et Béby se surpassèrent. L’année suivante débuta par une pantomime intitulée Espana qui permit de mettre en valeur le toréador du fil-de-fer l’incomparable Con Colleano. Ensuite les clowns Andreu-Rivel et leur frère Charlie dans sa parodie de Charlot au trapèze firent rire aux éclats. Il y eut aussi La revue de Medrano qui permit d’apprécier de jeunes clowns Despard et Rhum puis on assista au retour de Grock assisté de Lolé et de l’accordéoniste Fier. » Une grande fantaisie clownesque intitulée Rhum à Rome avec l’Auguste vedette Enrico Sprocani dit Rhum entouré de son partenaire Charles Manetti de ses confrères Alex Bugny Porto Tony Recordier et Boulicot démarra l’année 1936.Le 17 février Jérôme Medrano organisa sous l’égide du journal l’Intransigeant et de Radio-Cité un gala au profit de la veuve du plus grand clown du XXe siècle Antonet. En moins de 48 heures toutes les places furent vendues. Ce spectacle exceptionnel réunit sur la Piste toutes les vedettes du spectacle de l’époque de Maurice Chevalier à Fernandel.Cette année là des étoiles de la Piste comme Alfred Court dans la Paix dans la Jungle les rois du rire les cyclistes Nicol et Martin les jongleurs sur fil Reverhos la troupe de lilliputiens de Ritter Lalo Codona et ses nouveaux partenaires tinrent le haut de l’affiche. On assista aussi avec joie au retour des Fratellini.Cette année là des étoiles de la Piste comme Alfred Court dans la Paix dans la Jungle les rois du rire les cyclistes Nicol et Martin les jongleurs sur fil Reverhos la troupe de lilliputiens de Ritter Lalo Codona et ses nouveaux partenaires tinrent le haut de l’affiche. On assista aussi avec joie au retour des Fratellini. Gueures, France: 1936 unknown
67426Amsterdam Bildjetdrukkerij o. J. 1952. 128 x 90 cm Zustand B etwas randrissig. J. «Jean» Andreff war ein Schweizer Zirkusclown und hatte zwischen 1930 und 1951 diverse Engagements in ganz Europa u.a. mit Josephine Baker Fernandel beim Zirkus Knie Zirkus Belli u.v.a. 010 Amsterdam, Bildjetdrukkerij, o. J. (1952) unknown
1905List01132Chihuahua 1905. Albumen photographs most measuring 4 x 6 and smaller. Photographs faded and with wear some stray marks and scuffs to versos good condition overall. Good. We find scant information about Circo Perez a traveling circus in Chihuahua at the turn of the century. The circus was directed by Praxedis Perez and appeared to be largely a family affair. The present collection includes three overtly circus-related cabinet cards: an outdoor scene of the circus tent with a crowd of spectators looking at the camera the verso bearing the note “Circus Perez Chihuahua 1898â€; an advertisement for the troupe Compania Acrobatica de Variedades y Grandes Novedades with a portrait of the director Praxedis Perez; and a cabinet card portrait of a girl in costume. The other photographs appear to be a mix of gifts from grateful patrons and unidentified photographs likely family members. Two photographs relate to a Capitan Manuel Villordo both dated in Chihuahua in 1900 one showing the man on a horseback in military attire the other a gift from a Caciano Perez. Another photograph shows an older woman with two children beside her with the verso identifying her as Prudencia Perez. Overall an evocative if somewhat mysterious group worthy of further research for scholars of Mexican performance. unknown
195428102<p>Prentice-Hall Inc. New York 1954. FORMER OWNER STAMP BACK Blank Flyleaf Original price of $3.95 printed on dust jacket front flap. ALICIA FIENE illustrator.illustrated with B/W photos HBDJ NF/VG 1954 1st edition 1st printing . Orange Baords with Yellow cloth spine Titled in black Book Condition: NF. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Jacket has small corner/ heel chips closed tears now protected with paper backed polyester film. Book has no other writing or marking. Size: 8vo DJ Protected Clear Mylar Tiny chips Tears creases DJ Extremities Base Spine DJ small chip but Title INTACT 271 PGS Lite Soil Top spine DJ Orange Baords with Yellow cloth spine Titled in black. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by ALICIA FIENE.</p> Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York hardcover
215473東京. Tokyo. Collection of seven items of ephemera relating to the visit of Carl Hagenbeck Circus to Tokyo in 1933 all in good condition. This collection is made up of: <br>1. Program 27 x 38.7cm <br>2. Expo venue pictorial map 27 x 38.7cm <br>3. Invitation information 15.4 x 30.5cm <br>4. Envelope 15.9 x 10.7cm <br>5. Pictorial postcard <br>6. Song lyric 9.6 x 12.8cm <br>7. Ticket information 10.2 x 15.2cm The Carl Hagenbeck Circus arrived in Tokyo in 1933 coinciding with the International Women and Children's Exposition held at Ueno and Shiba parks. This collection of memorabilia from their visit includes information on the expo grounds and the circus programme itself featuring thrilling acrobatic performances on horseback alongside displays of exotic animals like elephants tigers and lions. The circus undoubtedly served as one of the biggest attractions during the exposition. Additionally the collection encompasses song lyrics inspired by the circus visit along with an invitation and its accompanying envelope. . unknown
188153115Munich: Konigliche Hof-Buch- und Kunsthandlung Adolf Ackerman 1881. Folio. 4 pp unpaginated. printed in red & black w/ decorated woodcut-engraved borders. With 36 pen & ink sketch plates tipped-in to 28 thick paper boards each w/ red woodcut-engraved borders & red lettering in lower fore-edge of plate. Original blue-gray pictorial publisher’s cloth folding portfolio elaborate gilt & black lettering & illustration of horse trainer raising horses up on their hind legs decorative endpapers binder’s tick of G. Fritsche Book binder Leipzig on lower front pastedown minor rubbing very minor shelfwear slight toning to text leaves a couple very small closed tears repaired w/ archival repair tape at fore-edges still a VG bright copy. First edition of this beautifully illustrated homage to the 19th-century circus horse trick riders jugglers clowns and trapeze artists. All of the sepia-tinted plates have been executed with great precision and energy displaying a tremendous vitality and talent. Lang 1838-1891 studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich studied horses in the veterinary schools and stud farms of the Princes of Thurn and Taxis. He traveled extensively and his circus illustrations have become quite desirable by enthusiasts. Konigliche Hof-Buch- und Kunsthandlung Adolf Ackerman, hardcover
10291Circa 1910. With stamp of 'Mrs. Gill Translating Office Ludgate Hill London EC.'. The story on nine numbered 4to pages with a covering page carrying the title: 'THE BATTLE OF THE WAVES FOR FREEDOM. By Maxim Gorki.' On the rectos of ten 4to leaves attached by a brass pin. Text clear and complete at 26 lines to the page. On worn discoloured paper watermarked 'CONQUEROR LONDON' with loss to extremities. Mrs Gill's purple oblong stamp in bottom left-hand corner of reverse of last leaf: 'Mrs. GILL <.> ATING OFFICE <.> GATE HILL <.> ON EC.' A political parable with the narrator in a 'little sailing boat' told by 'an old weather-beaten tar' how 'the sea does not allow itself to be tied and bound'. First paragraph begins: 'A brilliant sun and a warm air. The sea was sinking into a calm though every now and then it rose again in slow majestic waves.' Certainly dating from before 1915 by which time Mrs Gill's Typing Office had moved from Ludgate Hill to Paternoster Row and probably dating from the period of Gorky's first foreign exile 1906 to 1913. Mrs L. A. Shiffner was active as a translator from Russian in 1904; Mrs Alice Gill did work for Gissing see his Collected Letters. I have yet to trace a published version of this story. [Circa 1910.] With stamp of 'Mrs. Gill, Translating Office, Ludgate Hill, London EC.' unknown
187017145Colchester England: Oldham & Angle Photographers 1870. Photography. Very good overall. Carte de visite showing the Australian General Tom Thumb aka John David Armstrong who made his debut in Melbourne in 1870 and performed world wide. An uncommon image with Tom Thumb standing next to an ornately carved chair and dresser dressed in coat and tails and holding a sheaf of papers. The visit of the American Charles Stratton "Tom Thumb" and his wife Lavinia to Australia in the late 1860s as part of the PT Barnum round the world tour resulted in a huge fascination with little people worldwide. With the title below the photograph. Text on the verso: "this photograph is from the studio of G. A. Graham 8 Mersea Road. With photographers imprint: Oldham & Angle Photographers 11 Queen St. & 8 Mersea Rd. Colchester". Below the stamp: "The higher class photographs only taken by Sydney B. Angle 11 Queen St.". 2 1/2 x 4". Slt faded. Oldham & Angle Photographers unknown
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1937106410<p>Oblong 4to booklet format illustrated 111 pp. Cover and spine wear spine essentially gone normal aging; about very good for this type item. The Cole Brothers circus was founded in 1884 and lasted until 2016 when animal rights groups essentially drove them out of business. In 2017 Ringling Bros. faced the same fate. In the 1930s the circus included legendary animal trainer Clyde Beatty who is featured in this booklet and Bobo the Clown. This somewhat scarce piece of circus ephemera includes pictures of performers promotional articles official program and route schedule for 1937.</p> Cole Bros Circus,
196852683New York: Electric Circus 1968. First edition. Near fine. Original concert program for an evening organized by the legendary nightclub with performances by electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick and New York Pro Musica under the reassuring oversight of a Consulting Psychologist. The successor to Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable Brandt's Electric Circus opened in 1967 as "the latest total environment McLuhanist discotheque" with light shows jugglers and acrobats Newfield. The opening also featured a presentation of Subotnick's "Silver Apples of the Moon" an early work for synthesizer and the first electronic composition commissioned by a record company. Subotnick curated a series of Monday night concerts at the Electric Circus and at Carnegie Hall in December of 1967 an "Electric Christmas." <br /> <br /> Electric Easter the sequel likewise featured New York Pro Musica. Their inclusion was a suggestion by Dr. Edgar Coons NYU psychology professor and former student of Virgil Thomson who had had his mind previously blown by an Electric Circus light and rock show and "for reasons he leaves a bit vague" Ross thought an early music ensemble covering The Beatles's "Hello Goodbye" in faux-medieval French would be a good idea. Soul group The Chambers Brothers closed performing Perusio's "Le grant désir". Critics loved it. 8.5'' x 5.5''. Original green and yellow bifold leaf. Minimal edgewear very faint creasing. Bright and sharp. (Electric Circus) unknown
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