Books on the Circus, Fairgrounds and Conjuring

Hugues le Roux and Jules Garnier, "Acrobats and Mountebanks", 1890, English translation, London: Chapman and Hall Ltd., 336 pages, 233 illustrations, gilt-embossed cloth-backed covers, general wear, some pages loose; Nicole Wild and Tristan Rémy (ed.), 1969, Bibliothèque Nationale, "Le Cirque Iconographie"; Bibliothèque Forney, 15 June 1973; "L’Art Secret des Illusionnistes", exhibition catalog, some illustrations; Paul Curry, 1965, "Magician’s Magic"; David Braith­waite, Shire, "Travelling Fairs"; David Braithwaite, 1978, "Savage of King’s Lynn, Inventor of Machines and Merry-Go-Rounds"; Florian Dering et al., 1990, Münchener Stadtmuseum, "Heute Hinrichtung, Jahrmarkts- und Varietéattraktionen der Schausteller-Dynastie Schichtl", fairgrounds and puppetry, lot in mixed condition. - Note: Regarded as the first of the modern circus classics, "Acrobats and Mountebanks" featured sketches by Jules Garnier of circus performers at the Hippodrome in Paris in the Summer of 1888 as well as illustrations taken from photographic studies. The clowns, acrobats and animal-trainers illustrated on these pages may have served as inspiration for the 19th century Parisian automaton makers.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)