Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri, 1953. Original Swedish poster for the 1953 film. A rich, powerful Bergman film that charts the frustrations and humiliations of several performers in a traveling circus troupe. The story takes a domino approach to personal disintegration, with the humiliation of one character leading to another character making a retaliatory decision that leaves them just as destitute. A.... (read more) about Sawdust and Tinsel [Gycklarnas afton] (Original poster for the 1953 film)

Hollywood: DuMont Television Network, 1955. Draft script for Season One, episode 25 of the 1954-1955 television series, originally broadcast on March 8, 1955 on the DuMont Television Network. Script belonging to Lyn Thomas, who played Val in the episode, with her holograph name in ink on the front wrapper, and her lines circled in holograph ink throughout, shooting schedule laid... (read more) about Studio 57: Center Ring (Original screenplay for the 1955 television series)

Munich: Keystone, 1980. Vintage borderless black-and-white photograph of filmmaker Werner Fassbinder performing a levitation magic trick on Hanna Schygulla during the 1980 German charity fundraising television special "Stars in der Manege." With mimeograph snipe and Keystone photo agency sticker to the verso. During Fassbinder's short but extremely prolific career, he took on an extraordinary variety of subjects, with post-War West... (read more) about Photo of Werner Fassbinder and Hanna Schygulla performing a magic trick(Original photograph from...

New York: Rinehart, 1946. First Edition. Publisher's colophon on the copyright page as called for. Gresham's first book, a dispassionate descent into the world of the carnival sideshows, based largely on the author's own experiences and investigations. Basis for the notable 1947 film noir, directed by Edmund Goulding and starring Tyrone Power, Coleen Gray, and Joan Blondell. Jacket design by... (read more) about Nightmare Alley (First Edition)

Poland: N.p., Circa 1966. Original Polish A1 poster, circa 1966, for the 1963 Russian film. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. A story set (and shot) in Armenia, about a young circus artist who goes on to be a star. The circus troupe of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic took part in the shoot... (read more) about Road to the Stage [Cesta do mane e] (Original poster for the 1963 Armenian film)

Heidelberg, Germany: Constantin-Film, 1968. Original German A1 poster for the 1968 German film. Artwork by Leduc. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. An important work in the German avant garde cinema, made in a collage style, featuring newsreels and quotations from philosophers alongside the story of a failing circus whose owner, Leni (Hannelore Hoger)... (read more) about Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos [The Artist in the Circus Dome: Perplexed] (Original...

Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation, 1928. Original three-color herald for the 1928 silent film, with overprints in red ink on the verso added to promote the sound version, released shortly after the initial version, reading "The latest talking sensation!" and "Janet Gaynor / Talking for the first time on the screen."All of Murnau's American films are available except "4 Devils,"... (read more) about 4 Devils [Four Devils] (Original herald from the 1928 film)

London: John Lane, 1917. First Edition. A classic of horror fiction from Robbins, about a trio of circus freaks who escape captivity in the circus, open a curiosity shop, and use it as a base from which to launch a devastating crime wave. Basis for two films, the first a silent classic in 1925 directed by Tod Browning and starring... (read more) about The Unholy Three (First Edition)