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The Circus Scrap Book. F.P. Pitzer. V1 N1 (Jan. 1929) – N16 (Oct. 1932). Complete file of loose issues. Subscription slip and facsimile broadside laid in as issued. 8vos. A few dampstains and general wear, but good condition overall. No copies traced at auction; UNCOMMON.From the first issue: “Stated tersely, its purpose is to keep alive the thrills of the circus. The Circus Scrap Book will bring out of the past, those things having to do with this great pastime and its people; it will allow circus items to live again to give us the same pleasure experience by our forefathers who read them.” The first two issues bear tipped-in portraits of circus proprietors. This is the first periodical to focus on the history of the American circus.