Mark St Leon (60 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1993. Butterfly Books. 8vo. Softcover. Fine. Inscribed and signed by the co-author Mark S. Leon. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Colour & b/w illustrations photos. large softcover book, definitive and entertaining history Stiff card covers with flaps. SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In Circus: The Australian Story, author Mark St Leon presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia.His interest was sparked by his insatiable curiosity about his own family's celebrated past in Australian circus. A comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of the circus in Australia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: both front and back boards are undamaged with light wear at the edges and corners, spine is strong with minor bumping at ends. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Dust Jacket: intact with light scuffing on surface and bumping along edges, no tears or tape repairs. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing more than 1 kg, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be more than what is shown here. Please email me for an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1990 Soft Cover very good book in a very good dust wrapper, browning to edges inside cover. No inscription. 242 pages. Appendix. Circus Language. Illustrations.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardback. Mark St Leon, Melbourne Books. In Circus- The Australian Story, author Mark St Leon presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia. His interest was sparked by his insatiable curiosity about his own family's celebrated past in Australian circus. Hardback. …

4to; pp. 184; illustrated endpapers, numerous illustrations, sources, index, original red boards in dustwrapper, a very good copy. . First Edition. Signed and inscribed to Brian McDonald with his bookplate.

Condition: New.

Soft Cover with French Flaps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. Second Edition. Minimal wear to covers. Spine not creased. Internally clean. 273pp Size: 230mm x 280mm. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good condition. Ex library copy with external stickers and protective plastic covering. Stamps on inside. Partial date due slip now covered with blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Wear to book corners and edges. Body text and binding are still very good. From the 1830s, Australians were kept amused by an extraordinary industry of itinerant entertainers. The travelling show was a practical solution for providing a small, widely distributed population with popular entertainment. The show embraced a diversity of popular culture, including opera, vaudeville, minstrels, moving pictures, magicians, brass bands, marionettes, menageries, merry-go-rounds and the circus. The circus was universal in its appeal, for it combined many elements that other travelling entertainments had to offer, together with displays of fine horses and horsemanship. Mark St Leon presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 273pp, illustrations throughout, 28cm tall, quarto. Author's bold signature on title page, ghost of signature on next leaf. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: New. In English.

French flaps|Softcover. Condition: FINE. AUSTRALIANA Performing Arts - Mark St Leon presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia. His interest was sparked by his insatiable curiosity about his own family's celebrated past in Australian circus. You will read how a colonial circus industry developed out of its Old World roots; how the saga of circus is woven into the historical fabric of modern Australia; how circus in Australia absorbed influences from as far afield as America, Japan and Europe; how Australia has been visited by some of the world's major circus companies; and how Australia's circus people have coped with unrelenting social, cultural, technological and economic change. Full contents: Genesis The Astleys of the antipodes Gold, gravel and grit Dust and spangles Foreign exchange Wirth's Circus Road shows Oz circus. First Edition. x, 273 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), facsims., ports. ; 28 cm. #010625 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In Circus: The Australian Story, author Mark St Leon presents a comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of circus in Australia.His interest was sparked by his insatiable curiosity about his own family's celebrated past in Australian circus. A comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of the circus in Australia. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New.

Orig. d.w., red cloth, 185pp., very good, bookplate.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket As New large octavo 184pp., col. & b/w pls., sources, index.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. A comprehensive, entertaining and visually stunning history of the circus in Australia.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

4to. pp. 184 profusely illustrated in black & white and colour. Original red hardcover in spine sunned dust wrapper else Very Good Copy. This is the history of the Australian circus in its heyday from the earliest sideshows and menageries to the highly professional circus we know.