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LE ROUX, Hugues (1860-1925). Les Jeux du Cirque et la Vie Foraine. Paris: Plon, [1889]. Contemporary one-third crimson morocco gilt, marbled sides and endpapers (original wrappers retained). Numerous hand-colored illustrations by Jules Garnier. Includes illustrations of various circus promoters such as P.T. Barnum, acrobats, and sideshow acts such as tattooed people. 4to. Considered to be the most successful collaboration between Le Roux and Garnier, the illustrations were procured from circus playbills and from photographs specially taken for the publication by Service Photographique de la Salpetriere. FIRST EDITION, one of 50 copies printed on Japon, this copy reserved for Joseph Bourdel. Toole Stott (Circus) 445.