St Leon Mark 1952 (1 results)
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Elizabeth's Bookshops, Fremantle, WA, AustraliaElizabeth's Bookshops
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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 ind…ustry 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.
