My Father Owned a Circus

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1965. Begun in 1891, by 1916 the Gollmar Brothers circus was the fourth largest travelling circus in America; the author was the son of one of the founding brothers and has based the book on his father's reminiscences, old records, and his own experiences as a child. SIGNED by the author on the free endsheet.… Read more about this item

Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1965 Book. Illus. by Photos. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original grey cloth lettered in red on boards. Later to become a judge in Wisconsin, the author remembers the good old days of a travelling circus owned by his father and uncles early in… Read more about this item

Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, 1965. 1st. HB. Gray cloth, brown lettering on front cover and spine, 8vo., 205 pp. Story of the "Leading 25¢ Shows of the World", the Gollmar Brothers Circus. Fred Gollmar, one of the founders, was the authors father. SIGNED by the author on front end paper. Dust jacket shows slight chipping, not price-clipped.… Read more about this item

Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1965. 1st . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 205pp.; HB gray w/maroon; slight rub; bookplate; PONstamp; clean,tight pgs. DJ orange,gray,&brwn.; slight rub w/folds. "Here, set down in a nostalgic mood, is the story of how one circus grew from small beginnings to a position of… Read more about this item

Pages 205 pp.8vo. Cloth. 1st edition. Black & white photographs throughout. Fine in dust jacket.

The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1965. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.