Author: Tyrwhitt-Drake, Sir Garrard
Title: The English Circus and Fair Ground
Description: London, Methuen, (1947). 2nd edition, orig.cloth. 22x14cm, xiv,215,(14)pp. Frontispiece, 14pp photos. Faint binding stains/rubbing,Good+,in a rubbed/torn dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: The Circus in Ancient History; The First Circus in England; Circuses of the 19th Century, Circuses of the 20th Century; Resident Circuses; Circus Habits & Customs; Circus Proprietors & their Families; My Experiences as a Circus Proprietor; Great & Sensational Circus Acts; Clowns; Performing Animals & their Training; Elephants; Coloured Horses; Animals on the Stage; Travelling Menageries & their Owners; Wild Animal Dealers; Fairs; Side-shows.

Keywords: English Circus, Great Britain, Social history, Circusses, England, , , ,