Here collected together for the first time are 48 large, full-color, rare posters, 1890s-1940s, superbly reproduced from originals.

Printed in extra large format so that even small details can be clearly seen, the posters feature many of the greats of the American circus: acrobats, clowns, Gargantua, etc., from Ringling Bros., Barnum & Bailey, Sparks, etc.

Visual circus history; fine examples of poster art, American advertising. Material not available elsewhere. Captions.

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