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By Allan Ford and Nick Corble Once or twice a year local towns and villages are visited by travelling fairs bringing magic and excitement into peoples’ lives before, all too quickly, moving on. £14.99 + £3 p&p
By Rebecca Truman
'The founder of Britain's first female contemporary circus company takes us on an astonishing, often heartbreaking, journey from her childhood tumbling to being one of the world's most sought-after performers. £7.99 + £3.50 p&p
By Steve Perry 60 years of Fun Fairs. A pictorial history of the transport of the Gloucestershire Showmen. £14.99 + £3.50 p&p
By Frances Brown A history of the British Fairground and its People. £24.99 + £8.50 p&p
By Ned Williams This book presents the biographies of seven people whose lives criss-crossed the Black Country while pursuing their interest in entertainment. They come from a bygone world of fairground shows, variety theatre, travelling theatres, early presentation of film, and the circus. £13.50 + £3.50 p&p
By John Culine In relating his own family's history, John Culine brings the characters to life as he describes real people and real events in a narrative that could be straight from a Hollywood movie script. The story begins in 1822, and takes the reader on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs as the Culine family make the journey from Victorian theatre and circus to the world of the travelling fairground in the 1940's. £14.50 + £2 p&p
By Allan Ford and Nick Corble Tracking the development of the English Fair, this book captures the diversity, sounds, smells and sensations that have beguiled the Great British public for centuries. £14.99 + £3 p&p
By K. Scrivens, M. Smith and S. Smith A Survey of Surviving Sets of Galloping Horses. £20 + £5.50 p&p
By Andy Payne Andy Payne presents a pictorial history of the world famous Gerry Cottle's journey from a young boy running away from home to owning the largest circus in the UK. £30 + £3.50 p&p
By Andy Payne Andy Payne presents a pictorial history of the world famous Gerry Cottle's journey from a young boy running away from home to owning the largest circus in the UK. £30 + £3.50 p&p
By Dr Haze
The autobiography of Dr Haze, Creator & Undead ringmaster of The Circus of Horrors. £11.99 + £4.50 p&p
By Albert Proctor The Proctor family have been providing fun fairs for over 100 years. Albert Proctor wrote a book about his life on the fairgrounds through the two world wars and some of the hardships and tragedies that befell the family during this time. This book is his story, as he wrote it... £9.99 + £2.50 p&p
By Keith Nichols True tales of a travelling showman. £12 + £3 p&p
By Ann Wright Todd and Soutter Families 1929-1960s. Hardback. £19.99 + £3.50 p&p
By Jenny Hall Ray Harris served in all the major campaigns of World War II in Africa and Italy. He was also the producer and comedian with "The Jerboa Strollers" concert party. His story is told through photographs, theatre memorabilia and the letters he wrote to his fiancée. £9.99 + £3.50 p&p
By Dr Vanessa Toulmin An illustrated review of Boxing on British Fairgrounds. £5 + £1.99 p&p
By Kevin Scrivens & Stephen Smith
New Hardback version. £30 + £8.50 p&p
By Guy Belshaw Features photographs from the DeVey family and others, of Anderton & Rowland's rides and transport over the years. £20 + £4.60 p&p
By Paul Bemrose Telling the story of Newcastle-under-Lyme born Philip Astley, the war hero who created the circus, setting the standard of the 42ft ring. This long out of print, small print run book, originally written for the 1992 celebrations has been republished as part of The Philip Astley Project. £9.99 + £2.50 p&p
By Paul Chuckle Little kids, big kids, pre-school kids, teenage kids and middle-aged kids we all love the Chuckle Brothers and their special crazy fun that has filled the land with laughter. Life has not always been a bowl of Chuckles for the boys and in this book, mostly written by Paul with Barry holding the inkwell, we learn of their good times, their not so good times and their great times. ChuckleVision turned the Chuckle Brothers into a national institution, their book will turn them into a national treasure, after all it is from them To Me... To You. £11.50 + £1.99 p&p
Transcribed by Phyllis Ralton Transcribed by Phyllis Ralton. Transcript of letters to his daughter, Doris, while travelling with his animal show. £6.50 + £3 p&p
By Tommy Green The name Green became synonymous with Caterpillars. In this book I have detailed the fairs, and the rides attending, including details of the transport used. £12.95 + £3.50 p&p
By Tommy Green The second part of the story of Green's Caterpillar rides covers the period from 1950 until 1976 when the last Caterpillar was sold. £15 + £3.50 p&p
By Louisa M. Prestney The story of Louisa's fairground life, as a third generation showman, from the 1930s to the 1970s. £9.99 + £3 p&p
By Kurtis Murphy A young man from Morecambe with no experience of motorbike riding and little experience of foreign travel decides it would be a good idea if he and a friend embark on an epic motorcycle journey around the world. What could possibly go wrong? £14.50 + £2 p&p
By Kay Townsend Have you ever wondered how a Fair Ground came to be? Hardback reprint. £15 + £5 p&p
By Stuart McMillan A short history of two Irish entertainers who made Glasgow their home - one an itinerant performer who made his living by juggling and conjuring whom the Glasgow people took to their hearts; the other had an accomplished dexterity with wire who made and sold chains and puzzles as a living but through drink the Glasgow people lost any respect they had for him. £10 + £3.50 p&p
By Herbert Juttemann Translated and revised by Andrew Pilmer. £29.95 + £7.50 p&p |
A HISTORY OF FAIRGROUND TRANSPORT. FROM HORSES TO ARTICS
AERIALIST: THE COLOURFUL LIFE OF A TRAPEZE ARTIST
DANTER'S TRAVELS 1952 - 2012
FAIRFIELD FOLK
FOUR SWALLOWS AND TWO ELEPHANTS
FROM FANFARE TO FUNFAIR
FROST FAIRS TO FUNFAIRS. A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH FAIR
GALLOPERS
GERRY COTTLE'S 'A WORLD OF CIRCUS' Volume 1 1970-1990
GERRY COTTLE'S 'A WORLD OF CIRCUS' Volume 2 1991-2015
MUD, BLOOD & GLITTER
PROCTORS FAIRS THROUGH TWO WORLD WARS
THEY SEEK HIM HERE, THEY SEEK HIM THERE
THE WALL OF DEATH
A DESERT RAT ENTERTAINS
A FAIR FIGHT
ANDERTON AND ROWLAND'S ILLUSION & REALITY
THE ANDERTON AND ROWLAND PHOTO ALBUM
ASTLEY "CIRCUS GENIUS"
THE CHUCKLE BROTHERS: FIFTY YEARS OF TO ME... TO YOU
DAN BAKER'S TRAVELS 1931 AND 1932
GREENS FOR CATERPILLARS - Part One
GREENS FOR CATERPILLARS - Part Two
LOUISA'S FAIRGROUND LIFE AND BEYOND
RIDING THE WORLD ON A WING AND A PRAYER
TOWNSENDS - A SHOWMAN'S STORY
TWO GLASGOW STREET PERFORMERS
WALDKIRCH STREET AND FAIRGROUND ORGANS