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[CIRCUS—BIBLIOGRAPHIES]. TOOLE STOTT, Raymond (1910 – 82). Circus and Allied Arts: A World Bibliography, 1500-1982. Derby: Harpur & Sons Ltd., 1958-92; First four vols. from editions of 1200. Vols. 1 and 2 INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by Toole Stott to Eddie Dawes. Jackets. Plates. 4tos. Dawes bookplates. Sold with: TOOLE STOTT. Circus And Allied Arts A World Bibliography Volume 5. Number three of six bespoke examples printed and bound one year after the author's death, but not offered for sale. With the name of Edwin A. Dawes lettered on the cover, and the introduction a typescript signed by its author, John Fisher. Condition very good overall. Together, six volumes.The final volume of this work was published in limited numbers by the Circus Friends Association after the author's death, but prior to the appearance of the book, an edition of six copies – including the example offered here – were specially bound. The pages are photocopies of the work Toole Stott prepared before his passing, and the binding, while professionally executed, is crude in its way, as is the title page, which is simply a hand-corrected version of earlier volumes in the series.