BRUNSDALE, Maureen, and SCHMITT, Mark - The Bloomington-Normal Circus Legacy: The Golden Age of Aerialists

Charleston, SC, The History Press, 2013. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers. 156pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine. Tight and pristine first edition of this unusual cottage industry of Bloomington, Illinois -- and a choice presentation copy, boldly inscribed and signed by both authors on the title page: She pens in black fineline "To Adlai & Nancy -- / Let this book show / you what kinds of dreams / barns (& circuses) build!! / My best, as always, / Maureen Brunsdale." He pens in blue ballpoint "To Adlai, / Please / enjoy / our / amazing / History! / Mark / Schmitt." Adlai E. Stevenson III (1930-2021) served as U.S. Senator from Illinois (1969-81) and the Stevenson family (father Adlai II was governor and two-time presidential candidate, great-grandfather Adlai I was postmaster general and vice president under Cleveland) were long time Bloomington notables and newspaper publishers. .

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