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Fifty Years under Canvas: A Tribute to All Showmen under God's Big Top
by Channell, Herbert Walter; Lowry, Velma E.; Morrill, Miron A. (Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good+
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Hugo, Oklahoma: Acme Publishing Co., 1962. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Good+. Autobiography of Herbert Walter Channell (aka Herb Walters) & his life & long career in the circus in the heart center of the US--Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, & "Circus Town, USA,'' Hugo, Oklahoma--as told to & transcribed by Velma E. Lowry of Sedan, KS. A First Edition, first printing from 1962, this hardcover book has bright green cloth-covered boards with gilt design & lettering to front & spine, in 165 pages with pictorial endpapers, black-and-white photos throughout. Condition is Near Fine: virtually flawless save for bumped corners, minor rubbing to extremities. Completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white with extremely slight tanning to edges. The price-clipped DJ is Good+, downgraded due to minor-moderate edgewear, rubbing, small chips, spine fading; nicely protected in new mylar cover Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 017352
- Title
- Fifty Years under Canvas: A Tribute to All Showmen under God's Big Top
- Author
- Channell, Herbert Walter; Lowry, Velma E.; Morrill, Miron A. (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Acme Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Hugo, Oklahoma
- Date Published
- 1962
- Keywords
- CIRCUS CLOWNS PERFORMERS MIDWEST KANSAS OKLAHOMA MISSOURI BIG TOP
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Circuses/Amusement Parks/Magic/Magicians;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Edges
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Good+
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- New
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- Spine
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