Circus Triumphant Vintage HC Book Childrens Story 1950s

Circus Triumphant

By Reginald Taylor, illustrated by Tony Weare. Criterion Books, New York, copyright 1958. Hardcover, pictorial tan cloth binding with black lettering on spine. Measures 8 1/2" x 5 3/4" with 251 pages.

Contains frontispiece, several b/w double-page wood-cut style illustrations and bibliography.

Symbolizes the whole spirit of the early circus. Although fictional, is based on solid fact. Time period is 1835 - 1838. Setting is England in the time of Queen Victoria.

An ex-library with the usual markings. Corners bumped. Handling use wear. After thumbing through several times, no writing/markings were noted. The cover and pages are intact and in good condition.