Pictorial History of the American Circus
by DURANT, John and Alice
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: A.S. Barnes & Company, (1957). First Edition. First printing. Quarto. Full pictorial "mission leather"; viii,328pp. Mild scuffs to binding at spine ends and board corners; spine leather a touch faded, still a tight, clean, Very Good or better copy.
All copies of the first printing appear to have been bound in "Handcrafted Mission Leather" by Brown and Bigelow of St. Paul. A small brochure from the binder is laid-in, extolling the historical bona-fides of their product: "...From the old monasteries where monks - themselves, skilled leather craftsmen - had preserved these precious secrets, comes Mission Leather, the richest, most beautiful, and enduring of all fine leathers...luxurious, rugged, pliant and friendly Mission Leather, an exclusive Brown & Bigelow product." Despite the company's self-congratulatory accolades, this leather - essentially a padded and artificially-textured sheepskin - appears extremely prone to wear, this copy being in far nicer condition than usually seen.
All copies of the first printing appear to have been bound in "Handcrafted Mission Leather" by Brown and Bigelow of St. Paul. A small brochure from the binder is laid-in, extolling the historical bona-fides of their product: "...From the old monasteries where monks - themselves, skilled leather craftsmen - had preserved these precious secrets, comes Mission Leather, the richest, most beautiful, and enduring of all fine leathers...luxurious, rugged, pliant and friendly Mission Leather, an exclusive Brown & Bigelow product." Despite the company's self-congratulatory accolades, this leather - essentially a padded and artificially-textured sheepskin - appears extremely prone to wear, this copy being in far nicer condition than usually seen.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59711
- Title
- Pictorial History of the American Circus
- Author
- DURANT, John and Alice
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A.S. Barnes & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- (1957)
- Keywords
- sports passtimes popular entertainment
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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