Browsing Circus: 19 records found Click Here to choose another location to browse. Do you want to add this location to your Want List? Click here for more information... Sort By: Most Recently Added Author Title Price Printable Version $8.50 Bass, Eduard Umberto's Circus Farrar, Straus, and Young, Inc 1951 hard cover. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). slight chipping and tearing along top panel of DJ some adhesive repair, minor edge wear of DJ, open tear on spine, weak hinges. sticker on FFEP.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or436447. (keywords: Circus) (filed under: Circus ) * $8.50 Bogdan, Robert Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit University Of Chicago Press 1990 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1186188. ISBN #0226063127 / 9780226063126. (filed under: Circus ) * Bogdan, Robert Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit University Of Chicago Press 1990 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1186188. ISBN #0226063127 / 9780226063126. (filed under: Circus ) * stock image, actual book may vary From 1840 until 1940, freak shows by the hundreds crisscrossed the United States, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, exhibiting their casts of dwarfs, giants, Siamese twins, bearded ladies, savages, snake charmers, fire eaters, and other oddities. By today's standards such displays would be considered cruel and exploitative 8212;the pornography of disability. Yet for one hundred years the freak show was widely accepted as one of America's most popular forms of entertainment. Robert Bogdan's fascinating social history brings to life the world of the freak show and explores the culture that nurtured and, later, abandoned it. In uncovering this neglected chapter of show business, he describes in detail the flimflam artistry behind the shows, the promoters and the audiences, and the gradual evolution of public opinion from awe to embarrassment. Freaks were not born, Bogdan reveals; they were manufactured by the amusement world, usually with the active participation of the freaks themselves. Many of the "human curiosities" found fame and fortune, becoming the celebrities of their time, until the ascent of professional medicine transformed them from marvels into pathological specimans. $10.00 Cooper, Courtney Ryley Lions 'N' Tigers 'N' Everything hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1122211. (filed under: Circus ) * $8.95 Fenten, Barbara & D.X. The Team Behind The Great Parades The Westminster Press 1981 hardcover. . Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Some Chipping. Book #or1149413. ISBN #066432682X / 9780664326821. (filed under: Circus ) * $10.00 Fraley, Tobin Carousel Animals 1987 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127324. ISBN #0877014604 / 9780877014607. (filed under: Circus ) * Fraley, Tobin Carousel Animals 1987 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127324. ISBN #0877014604 / 9780877014607. (filed under: Circus ) * stock image, actual book may vary Chronicle Books, 1987. Large Hardcover. Sinick, Gary - photography. 1987 Large Hardcover. We have more books available by this author . 127 pp. "Here is the magic and charm of the carousel animal. These beautifully crafted creatures were very much alive for the delight of children over many decades. A few are still found on operating carousels, but most have become cherished art, now restored as a reminder of the golden age of the carousel. Here is the story of the world's famous carvers and a show of their finest work. This treat will bring back the joy of the carousel ride, on top of a charging steed, whirling toward the brass ring." Chronicle Books 0877014604 US $7.50 Hammarstrom, David Lewis Big Top Boss: John Ringling North and the Circus Univ of Illinois Pr 1994 Trade Paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or436421. ISBN #0252064054 / 9780252064050. (keywords: CIRCUS BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMING) (filed under: Circus ) * $7.50 Hammarstrom, David Lewis Big Top Boss: John Ringling North And The Circus 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095859. ISBN #0252064054 / 9780252064050. (filed under: Circus ) * Hammarstrom, David Lewis Big Top Boss: John Ringling North And The Circus 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095859. ISBN #0252064054 / 9780252064050. (filed under: Circus ) * stock image, actual book may vary A brilliant, eclectic showman, circus king John Ringling North achieved international fame as a talent scout, booking the likes of Gargantua the Great and Unus, the man who stood on his forefinger. He once engaged George Balanchine to choreograph a ballet for elephants, with Igor Stravinsky composing the music. Big Top Boss explores the remarkable career of North, who ran Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus for thirty years. Using as a backdrop North's flamboyant lifestyle and the lavish spectacles he brought to the big top, David Lewis Hammarstrom details in lively and dramatic fashion how North guided the circus through adversities ranging from depressions and wars to crippling labor strikes and rapidly changing trends in American entertainment. This first balanced picture of North's controversial life reveals how his popular image as an impresario was shattered in the wake of his bitterly opposed 1956 decision to strike the tents for good and move the circus indoors. It also shows that North's circus was not artistically run down and losing money when he sold it in 1967 but in fact had been reestablished as a profitable enterprise that earned first-rate critical notices and was attracting larger crowds each year. Hammarstrom has interviewed a host of key circus figures including North himself; his brother, Henry; his famous general manager, Arthur M. Concello; and many performers, directors, and department heads who were involved with the circus when North owned and operated it. Big Top Boss also sheds new light on North's personal life, giving proper significance to his long-term relationship with Countess Ida von Zedlitz-Trutzschler, the onetime ballerina with whom he livedfor nearly thirty years. $7.50 Harris, Leon Moscow Circus School Atheneum 1970 Hard Cover. Good read. Ex-library.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or526259. (keywords: CIRCUS) (filed under: Circus ) * $12.50 Jacques, Charles J. Kennywood: The Roller Coaster Capital of the World Natrona Heights, Amusement Park Journal 1982 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Tears and damage to jacket. Book #or1119429. ISBN #0911572244 / 9780911572247. (filed under: Circus ) * Jacques, Charles J. Kennywood: The Roller Coaster Capital of the World Natrona Heights, Amusement Park Journal 1982 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Tears and damage to jacket. Book #or1119429. ISBN #0911572244 / 9780911572247. (filed under: Circus ) * stock image, actual book may vary $10.00 Jamieson, David; Davidson, Sandy The Colorful World of the Circus Octopus Books 1980 Hard Cover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or526345v1. ISBN #0706412281 / 9780706412284. (keywords: CIRCUS) (filed under: Circus ) * $8.50 MacHotka, Hana;Binder, Paul Magic Ring: A Year With the Big Apple Circus William Morrow & Co. 1992 Hard Cover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or526268. ISBN #0688074499 / 9780688074494. (keywords: CIRCUS) (filed under: Circus ) * $8.95 May, Eal Chapin The Circus From Rome to Ringling Duffield and Green 1932 hardcover. Sunning to the covers. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or1177413. (filed under: Circus ) * $10.00 Miller, Olive Beaupre Engines and Brass Bands Book House for Children 1933 Hard Cover. First Edition. Clean text. B&W drawings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Lacks Jacket. Book #or419414. (keywords: BARONXYZ CIRCUS ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC PERFORMING ARTS) (filed under: Circus ) * $5.95 O'Nan, Stewart Circus Fire: A True Story Of An American Tragedy Anchor Books 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or940453. ISBN #0385496850 / 9780385496858. (filed under: Circus ) * O'Nan, Stewart Circus Fire: A True Story Of An American Tragedy Anchor Books 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or940453. ISBN #0385496850 / 9780385496858. (filed under: Circus ) * stock image, actual book may vary The acclaimed author of A Prayer for the Dying brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism-the great Hartford circus fire of 1944. Halfway through a midsummer afternoon performance, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus's big top caught fire. The tent had been waterproofed with a mixture of paraffin and gasoline; in seconds it was burning out of control, and more than 8,000 people were trapped inside. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of survivors, O'Nan skillfully re-creates the horrific events and illuminates the psychological oddities of human behavior under stress: the mad scramble for the exits; the hero who tossed dozens of children to safety before being trampled to death. Brilliantly constructed and exceptionally moving, The Circus Fire is history at its most compelling. $4.50 Pipkin, Turk Be a Clown!: The Complete Guide to Instant Clowning Workman Publishing Company 1989 paperback. . Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or968316. ISBN #0894803476 / 9780894803475. (filed under: Circus ) * Pipkin, Turk Be a Clown!: The Complete Guide to Instant Clowning Workman Publishing Company 1989 paperback. . Underlining / Highlighing throughout. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or968316. ISBN #0894803476 / 9780894803475. (filed under: Circus ) * stock image, actual book may vary Written by the towering Turk Pipkin, a 6' 7" professional clown, BE A CLOWN The Complete Guide To Instant Clowning provides the know-how, techniques, encouragement--and official red plastic nose--needed to put kids of all ages in the center ring. This lively, humorous handbook covers all aspects of clownmanship, including makeup, funny faces, costume how to make big clown shoes at home , and props like the Bouncing Hankie. Fully illustrated throughout, it reveals step-by-step the secrets of Slapstick, Timing Takes, and Juggling. Develop your own oddball walk, swallow chair legs--you'll always have a stunt up your sleeve. 72,000 copies in print. $9.50 Plowden, Gene Those Amazing Ringlings and Their Circus Bonanza Books 1967 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or930562. ISBN #0517174138 / 9780517174135. (keywords: CIRCUS) (filed under: Circus ) * $9.50 Plowden, Gene Those Amazing Ringlings and Their Circus Bonanza Books 1988 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1161006. ISBN #0517174138 / 9780517174135. (keywords: CIRCUS) (filed under: Circus ) * $7.50 Throgmorton, Todd H. Roller Coasters of America Motorbooks International 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1148739. ISBN #087938929X / 9780879389291. (keywords: Roller Coasters) (filed under: Circus ) * $7.50 Vial, Veronique and Helene Dufresne Cirque du Soleil Productions du Cirque Du Soleil Inc. 1993 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1194131. ISBN #0847817938 / 9780847817931. (filed under: Circus ) *