Christain Staub: Circus. Hardcover - 1957

London, UK John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1957. Hardcover First Edition (1957), so stated. First Edition (1957), so stated. Very Good+: in Very Good- DJ. The Book shows just a touch of wear to extremities; the front hinge is just starting; the binding is square; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing mild wear and an unobtrusive flaw. Bright and clean. The DJ shows moderate wear to the extremities; mild rubbing to the panels; the price has been clipped; mylar-protected. Not unattractive, but shows some wear. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (10.8 xx 9.35 x 0.65 inches). xiii, ii, 105 pages. Illustrated with 95 full-page duotone photographic plates by Christain Staub and numerous sketches by Hanny Fries. Introduction by Grock. Bright yellow cloth over boards with red titles at the front panel and backstrip. Language: English. Weight: 27 ounces. Hardback with DJ. A Swiss photographer, a Swiss artist, a Swiss clown have combined to produce this mesmerising book about European circuses. Staub's photographs have his hallmark stillness in moments of great confusion and busyness. Fries's sketches (10 of them) meanwhile, with their thin, sharp strokes convey the energy and crackle of circus-life.