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Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1927. Very Good. A Star Book." No edition statement--probably an early reprint; 280 p., clean and unmarked on strong though slightly age-toned paper; binding firm; despite absence of d.j. the dark red boards with clear ochre lettering and stamped image of circus tent have little edge wear--light bumping of corners.

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., Inc, 1927. Reprint. Octavo (20.75cm); dark red cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in yellow on spine and front cover; pictorial endpapers; yellow topstain; dustjacket; [viii],280pp; illus. Slight forward lean, spine ends gently nudged, with a handful of small stains to right edge of textblock; Very Good+. Dustjacket is edgeworn, spine-sunned, with a few small chips at spine ends, several short tears and attendant creases; Very Good. "Despite its cheery-sounding title, Circus Parade is light years away from Toby Tylerland, presenting a dark, violent and thoroughly unromanticized portrait of life on the road with a traveling show -- described by Tully as "generally a canvas nest of petty thieves and criminals among the lower gentry." The book's depictions of casual brutality -- including a shocking account of the troupe's exploitation of a young black girl's sexual favors -- got it banned in Boston and caused an uproar with circus fans (and,… Read More