Henry Altemus Company

 

Series 8 - Circus Boys Series


 
 
Series Name:
Publish Dates:
Topic:
Circus Boys Series
1910 - 1920
Circus
Series Number:
Volumes:
Formats:
8
5
3

 


Title: Author: Year: Illustrator:
1 Circus Boys on the Flying Rings Darlington, Edgar B.P. 1910  
2 Circus Boys Across the Continent Darlington, Edgar B.P. 1911  
3 Circus Boys in Dixie Land Darlington, Edgar B.P. 1911  
4 Circus Boys on the Mississippi Darlington, Edgar B.P. 1912  
5 Circus Boys on the Plains Darlington, Edgar B.P. 1920  
6 Circus Boys at the Top (not published) Darlington, Edgar B.P.    

 

Henry Altemus Company      Format: 1      Volumes: 1 - 4
Beige cover with line drawn picture of two boys on the trapeze. Brown uncoated jacket matches the book. 7.5 x 5.5

Henry Altemus Company      Format: 2      Volumes: 1 - 5
Cover as above. White dust jacket with line drawn picture of clown and ringmaster in red, green and brown. 7.5 x 5.5

Henry Altemus Company      Format: 3      Volumes: 1 - 5
Cover as in format one and two (early) or with an applique cover (later) which is a multicolored pictorial picture with clowns, an elephant and a poodle. The last cover to appear in this format has the same cover as format 1 but is colorless. 7.5 x 5.5

Series Notes:
1. Walter Hayn drew the appliqué cover of format number 3.
2. These books were written by Frank Gee Patchin using the pseudonym Edgar B. P. Darlington.
3. For information about the Saalfield reprints of this series click here.

 

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Format 1, 2 & early 3

Dust Jacket-First Edition

Dust Jacket Reverse-First Edition

Format 1 DJ (later)

 

Format 1 DJ Reverse (later)

Format 2 DJ (early)

Format 2 DJ (later)

Format 3 Applique

 

Format 3 (later)

Format 3 Dust Jacket

 

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