- GROUPING OF CIRCUS POSTERS. American,
GROUPING OF CIRCUS POSTERS. American, first half 20th century. Includes seventeen mostly, color lithograph posters from Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey, Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. and Franzen Bros. circuses. Varying wear, loss and damage.
- AURORA ZOUAVES EUROPEAN TOUR WITH BARNUM.Aurora
AURORA ZOUAVES EUROPEAN TOUR WITH BARNUM.Aurora Zouaves European Tour with Barnum. 1901. Aurora Zouaves archive including documentation of their negotiation and agreement with Barnum and Bailey Circus to tour with it in Europe, with signature of James McCaddon, circus director. With manuscript notes, correspondence, telegrams, cabinet card photos, and other publicity material. Very good.
- AURORA ZOUAVES EUROPEAN TOUR DIARY AND
AURORA ZOUAVES EUROPEAN TOUR DIARY AND EPHEMERA.Aurora Zouaves European Tour Diary and Ephemera. 1901. Binder with ephemera of the Aurora Zouaves, the precision marching team that was famous through the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. The Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, Barnum and Bailey, and Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Circus were among the many prominent venues that included them in their programs. This lot includes a manuscript diary describing, in detail, the various places the troupe toured while in Europe, in very literate and readable style, accompanied by cabinet cards and cartes-de-visite of Zouaves in costume, programs, parade photographs, and various other items. Very good.
- TIM MCCOY'S WILD WEST AND ROUGH RIDERS
TIM MCCOY'S WILD WEST AND ROUGH RIDERS OF THE WORLD. TH...Tim McCoy's Wild West and Rough Riders of the World. The Indian Village. New York: Tooker Moore Litho Co., ca. 1936. Half sheet (27 x 20 _"). Tim McCoy, a noted film actor and onetime performer with Barnum and Bailey, launched his unsuccessful Wild West Show in 1936, lasting only two years, whereupon McCoy once again became available for roles in the moving picture industry. Previously lightly folded. Excellent.
- COL. TIM MCCOY'S REAL WILD WEST. THE
COL. TIM MCCOY'S REAL WILD WEST. THE WINNING OF THE WES...Col. Tim McCoy's Real Wild West. The Winning of the West. New York: Tooker Ð Moore Litho, ca. 1930s. Large color lithograph portrait of Tim McCoy, actor and onetime performer with Barnum and Bailey, shown atop an Indian brave in full war gear galloping on his horse. Folds. Excellent.
- PHOTOGRAPH OF A SIDESHOW DWARF.Photograph
PHOTOGRAPH OF A SIDESHOW DWARF.Photograph of a Sideshow Dwarf. Circa 1927. Sepia-toned photograph of an unnamed man severely affected by dwarfism, a member of the Barnum and Bailey Circus Sideshow in the 1927 season. 6 x 8". Mounted to album page. Good.
- CURIOSITIES, FREAKS, AND THEIR MANAGERS.
CURIOSITIES, FREAKS, AND THEIR MANAGERS. BARNUM AND BAI...Curiosities, Freaks, and their Managers. Barnum and Bailey Sideshow. London: Hunt, 1898. Cast photograph of the Barnum and Bailey Sideshow, including Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Laloo the Hindu, plus a tattooed lady, a bearded woman, a fat woman, man without legs, giant man and woman, a pin head, and others. Against an exotic set backdrop reminiscent of an Egyptian or Mediterranean scene. 12 x 10". On photographer's mount. Two stains affecting image, two tape tear-marks affecting surface of board, most of the gold edging intact. Good.
- BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS AND SIDESHOW.Barnum
BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS AND SIDESHOW.Barnum and Bailey Circus and Sideshow. Circa 1915. Small sepia-toned panoramic photograph of the Barnum and Bailey Circus and the crowd of people waiting for entrance to the "big show" while the sideshow and its banners appear to the right. 12 x 3_" Creases on the left side, light chipping on margins, and some fading.
- LETTER SIGNED BY JOHN RINGLING.Letter
LETTER SIGNED BY JOHN RINGLING.Letter Signed by John Ringling. 1917. Letter and envelope on Barnum and Bailey letterhead. Signed "John Ringling," inviting a seal trainer from the New York Aquarium to participate in a show. 6 _ x 3 _" and 8 _ x 11". Letter has creases, envelope has stains and part of a palm print, as well as general soiling on edges. Good.
- COLLECTION OF BARNUM AND BAILEY EPHEMERA.Collection
COLLECTION OF BARNUM AND BAILEY EPHEMERA.Collection of Barnum and Bailey Ephemera. Various dates and publishers. Including letters, letterheads, clippings, articles, a 1900s German contract, and some hand-written notes. Various sizes, largest being 8 _ x 13 x _". Poor to fair condition, many items attached to a paper backing.
- MAP OF THE CITY OF YORK.Map of the City
MAP OF THE CITY OF YORK.Map of the City of York. Ben Johnson and Co. Lithographers and Printers, ca. 1899. Folded map of the City of York for a Barnum and Bailey circus parade, each ward colored and the distances to other cities detailed on back. 4 _ x 7 _" folded. Cover has general soiling and discoloration related to age, tears along creases affecting map image with some losses. Good.
- BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS EUROPEAN TOUR
BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS EUROPEAN TOUR ARCHIVE.Barnum and Bailey Circus European Tour Archive. Circa 1900-1903. Binder with various documents and postcards associated with the tour of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, in association with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, including the British 1903 Barnum and Bailey Ltd. Directors' Report, detailing all of the annual profits and losses of the tour for the year; German language 1901 unused service contract between Barnum and Bailey and provider; unused French postcard depicting loading of special train ca. 1901; German language postcard depicting horses and caretakers in tent, ca. 1900; Belgian postcard of circus tents and billboards; and French postcard with panoramic view of circus tents and billboards surrounding them. Condition: good to very good.