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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Great American Circus / c.1889 |
| Date | c.1889 |
| Record ID | 505096 |
| Collection Name | McLoughlin Collection |
| Reference | McLR572G7867c1889b |
| Theme | Leisure and Play Animals and Nature |
| Library of Congress Subject | Picture books for children Circus Aunts Horses Firearms Pigeons Acrobats Elephants Sheep Tricycles Cows |
| Genre | Non-Fiction |
| Author | Rigney, William J |
| Publisher | McLoughlin Bros |
| Places | New York |
| Illustrator | Kendrick, Charles (-1914) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1889 Chromolithographs Pictorial bindings (Binding) Publishers' paper bindings (Binding) Color printing (Printing) |
| Size | 20 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm |
| Page Numbers | 20 |
| Catalog Notes | Continued by The great American menagerie. Caption title: What some little folks saw at the circus. Title and imprint statement transcribed from upper cover. According to a Library of Congress entry in NUC pre-1956, this work was written by William J. Rigney, and illustrated by Charles Kendrick. Cover included in pagination. Cover and illustrations chromolithographed. Full-page illustrations have the following captions: Tandem manege act.--Hurdle jumping; Little Bo-Peep and her performing sheep; Equestrian act.--Daring leap through a circle of flame; Grand torchlight street parade of the circus (double page spread); Bareback equestrian juggling act; The elephant bicyclist; Entertaining performance by trained steers; Double-team Roman standing race. |
| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |