Ringling Bros. & Barnum Bailey Circus Book | "When the Circus Came to Town" | 1969 | Rare Vintage

A genuine piece of American entertainment history. This rare 1976 third printing of "When the Circus Came to Town: The Circus Story" by Dean M. Aungst was first published in 1969 by Applied Arts Publishers in Lebanon, Pennsylvania — and these two copies spent decades on a shelf in a Kinzua, PA souvenir shop before finding their way here.

With Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey closing its 146-year run in 2017, circus memorabilia like this is increasingly hard to find. A must for collectors, circus lovers, and anyone with fond childhood memories of "The Greatest Show on Earth."

• 40 pages packed with vintage photos and graphics from the turn of the century
• Softcover, 8.5" W x 11" T
• 1976 third printing of the 1969 original
• Described on cover as a "Pictorial Array" of circus imagery
• Found in a going-out-of-business Kinzua Dam souvenir store — on the shelf since the 1970s

Condition: Very good. Bright yellow covers intact with slight weathering to right corners (evidence of an old price tag, now removed). Minor waving to top edges from decades of dusting. No damage or writing on interior pages. Clean and odor-free. Covers and photos suitable for framing.