| Title |
Item |
Description |
Price |
No. in stock |
|
700th Goose Fair |
Newspaper |
Nottingham
Evening Post Souvenir Guide |
£22.00 |
SOLD |
|
700 Years of Goose Fair |
Book |
Celebration
of Nottingham Goose Fair history |
£25.00 |
1 |
| A
Little and Often |
Book |
Anecdotes of a life in
steam |
£4.50 |
SOLD |
|
All the Fun of
the Fair |
Booklet |
The history
of the travelling fair. |
£5.00 |
SOLD |
|
Anderton and Rowland's 1854-2004 |
Booklet |
History of
the West Country fairground firm. |
£8.00 |
SOLD |
|
Anderton and Rowland's:
Illusion & Reality |
Book |
The history
of this famous amusement family. |
£50.00 |
SOLD |
|
Bioscope Shows
and Their Engines |
Book |
How bioscopes travelled
with their steam engines |
£28.00 |
SOLD
|
|
British
Fairgrounds: A Photographic History |
Book |
Britain's
fairground heritage from the late 1800s to the present day in over 200
photos. |
£55.00 |
SOLD
|
|
British Road Steam vehicles |
Book |
Pictorial
history of British traction engines. Includes showmen's engines. |
£10.00 |
1
|
|
Burrell
Showmans Road Locomotives |
Book |
The story
of showman's type road locomotives manufactured by Charles Burrell &
Sons Ltd. |
£65.00 |
1
|
|
Buses
on the Old Fairground |
Book |
150 showman's
buses photographed by Robert Jowitt. |
£20.00 |
SOLD
|
|
Carousel
Animals |
Book |
The history of carousels
and merry-go-round horses |
£15.00 |
SOLD |
|
The Carousel
Animal |
Book |
Rare, much-desired out of print book. |
£25.00 |
1 |
|
Carousel
Horses |
Book |
The
definitive history of carousels around the world. |
£50.00 |
2 |
|
Carter's Steam
Fair |
Book |
The
history of this fair from 1976 to 2002. |
£15.00 |
SOLD |
|
Cheapjack |
Book |
True story of
a fairground worker. |
£20.00 |
SOLD |
|
The Circular
Steam Switchback |
Book |
History of
these ornate rides. |
£50.00 |
SOLD |
|
Come to the Fair |
Book |
The story of
British fairgrounds and the showmen who attend them. |
£20.00 |
SOLD |
|
Das Oktoberfest |
Book |
Celebration
of this famous German fair. |
£25.00 |
SOLD |
|
A Decade of
Delights |
Book |
Celebrating
the National Fairground Archive. |
£8.00 |
SOLD |
|
Discovering
English Fairs |
Book |
A pocket
guide to charter fairs and their origins. |
£10.00 |
1 |
| Discovering Traction Engines |
Book |
Classic publication on traction engines. |
£9.50 |
1 |
|
Dodgem Greaser |
Book |
Memoirs of a
fairground boy. |
£20.00 |
SOLD |
|
Engines at Work |
Book |
Photographs
of traction engines, including showmens. |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
The English Circus
and Fair Ground |
Book |
History and tradition of
circus and fairs. |
£27.50 |
1 |
|
The English Fair |
Book |
Detailed history of
English fairs. |
£19.00 |
2 |
|
English Fairs |
Book |
A guide to the history
and rides of travelling fairs. |
£15.00 |
2 |
|
English Fairs
and Markets |
Book |
The part
fairs and markets have played in English life. |
£23.00 |
SOLD |
|
Everybody's
Favourite |
Book |
The story of
R Edwards and Sons Ltd. |
£21.00 |
SOLD |
|
Fair Enough |
Book |
Pinner Fair:
the last 200 years. |
£12.00 |
1 |
|
Fairfield Folk |
Book |
A history of the British
fairground and its people. |
£65.00 |
SOLD |
|
NEW
Fairfield Folk
ISIS Edition |
Book |
A history of the British
fairground and its people. |
£65.00 |
1 |
|
Fairground
and Circus Transport (first edition) |
Book |
Chronicles
vehicles, marques and types used in 'showland' over the years. |
£12.50 |
1 |
|
Fairground
and Circus Transport (reprint) |
Book |
Chronicles
vehicles, marques and types used in 'showland' over the years. |
£8.95 |
1 |
|
Fairground
Album |
Book |
Photos and information about various rides. |
£12.00 |
1 |
|
Fairground
Architecture |
Book |
All-time classic
fairground book looking at the rides, the joints and the transport. |
£25.00 |
SOLD |
|
NEW
Fairground
Art |
Book |
Definitive fairground book - first edition
collectable. |
£45.00 |
1 |
|
Fairground
Attraction |
Book |
Photographic
journey into the world of the travelling showman. |
£20.00 |
2 |
|
Fairground
Engines in Focus |
Book |
Over 260 photographs of showman's engines
taken during their working days. |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
Fairground
Family |
Book |
The Noyce family:
children's book |
£19.29 |
1 |
|
Fairground Fun at Folly Farm |
Booklet |
The rides at
the Folly Farm attraction in South Wales. |
£20.00 |
1 |
|
Fairground
Heritage Volume One: An Age of Achievement |
Book |
The early
days of travelling fairgrounds and their rides |
£15.00 |
2 |
|
Fairground
Heritage Volume Two: The Steam Age |
Book |
The golden
age of fairground: steam rides |
£15.00 |
4 |
|
The Fairground Organ |
Book |
Its music,
mechanism and history. |
£20.00 |
1 |
|
Fairground
Snaps |
Book |
Classic book of
fairground photography (colour/bw) |
£20.00 |
SOLD |
|
Fairground
Steam |
Book |
History and specification
of steam rides. |
£15.00 |
3 |
|
Fairground
Strollers and Showfolk |
Book |
A history of the Freeman-Biddall family of
fairground travellers. |
£18.00 |
2 |
|
NEW
Fairground
Transport |
Book |
A book full
of photos of fairground transport. |
£30.00 |
1 |
|
Fair
Organs |
Book |
50 pictures
of fairground organs. |
£11.00 |
1 |
| Fairs
and Circuses |
Book |
History of fairs and
circuses for children. |
£5.00 |
1 |
|
Fairs
and Circuses in the Black Country |
Book |
The story of travelling
entertainment in the Black Country. |
£30.00 |
1 |
|
Fairs
and Revels |
Book |
A study of
fairs and other festivities |
£20.00 |
2 |
|
The Fairs of Dundee |
Book |
The story of Dundee Fairs over eight centuries. |
£15.00 |
1
|
|
The Famous Thurstons |
Book |
The story of
the famous fairground family. |
£40.00 |
1
|
|
Ferris Wheels |
Book |
The story of
this well-known and much-loved ride. |
£20.00 |
1
|
|
Freaks: Myths and Images
of the Secret Self (Hardback) |
Book |
In depth
examination of the freak from classical times to the present. |
£23.00 |
1 |
|
Freaks: Myths and Images
of the Secret Self (Paperback) |
Book |
In depth
examination of the freak from classical times to the present. |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
Frederick Savage Collection |
Folder |
Collection
includes facsimile drawings, handbills and photographs of Savage's. |
£130.00 |
1 |
|
A Gallery of
Old Timers |
Book |
Traction
engines, fairground rides, and more. |
£20.00 |
1 |
|
Gallopers |
Book |
The history
of all UK galloping horses rides. |
£50.00 |
SOLD |
|
Gallopers 1998
Update |
Book |
A survey of
all existing sets of British-built Galloping Horses. |
£55.00 |
1 |
|
Going
to the Fair |
Book |
The history of fairs for
children. |
£13.00 |
1 |
|
Goose Fair: A Legend of
Nottingham |
Book |
Historic
Goose Fair cover - over 100 years old. |
£25.00 |
1 |
|
The Great
Nottingham Goose Fair |
Book |
The full
story of this famous fair. |
£16.00 |
2 |
|
The Harry Lee Story |
Book |
One man's devotion to the preservation of steam
yachts. |
£20.00 |
SOLD |
|
Heart of
England Fairs |
Book |
Magnificent collection of photographs of
the fairs of the Midlands through the camera of Jack Leeson. |
£9.50
£8.00 |
1 |
|
Historic
Fairground Scenes |
Book |
The heyday of the British
fair 1860-1940 |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
The
History and Lore of Freaks |
Book |
An intriguing
overview of a twilight terrain. |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
Hull Fair |
Book |
History of
this famous fair. |
£16.00 |
1 |
|
An Illustrated History of Traction Engines |
Book |
Includes
showground locomotives and fair organs. |
£8.00 |
1 |
|
International
Fairs |
Book |
The history
of fairs from earliest times. |
£18.00 |
1 |
|
In the
feast of St. Edmund the King: Petworth Fair 1189-1993 |
Book |
Photographic
record of the ancient Petworth Fair |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
John Ling's Memories of a Travelling Life |
Book |
Based on
recordings of John Ling's life. |
£60.00 |
1 |
|
The Key Frame |
Book |
Fair Organ
Appreciation Society magazines |
from £2.99 |
21 |
|
Manders Shows &
Menageries |
Book |
Book on "the
greatest showman of his day". |
£5.00 |
SOLD |
|
Mannings Amusements |
Book |
Chronicles of
a Hertfordshire family. |
£90.00 |
SOLD |
| Memoirs of
Bartholomew Fair 1892 Edition |
Book |
1892 reprint of
1857 original. The first ever book about fairs. |
£26.00 |
1 |
| Memoirs of
Bartholomew Fair 1973 Edition |
Book |
Reprint of
1857 book with
foreword by David Braithwaite |
£19.00 |
1 |
|
Memories of St.
Giles' Fair |
Book |
The story of
St. Giles' Fair, Oxford |
£32.00 |
2 |
|
Men at Work |
Book |
The
fairground artists and artisans of Orton & Spooner. |
£35.00 |
SOLD |
|
Merrymaking and
Frolic! A History of the Stratford Mop |
Book |
...and the
town's other fairs. |
£55.00 |
1 |
|
Midland
Fairground Families |
Book |
Meet the
families and the rides they travel. |
£125.00 |
1 |
|
Mister Organ Man |
Book |
The story of
Leonard Brooks's life as a showman, |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
Mitcham Fair |
Book |
Merton in
Pictures - Book 3. |
£20.00 |
2 |
|
Old
Nottingham Goose Fair: A Story in Pictures |
Book |
Superbly
illustrated book on the fair's early history. |
£25.00 |
SOLD |
|
On Display |
Book |
A celebration
of 40 years of fair organ preservation. |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
Organ Parade |
Book |
Photographs
of fairground organs. |
£25.00 |
1 |
|
Organs,
Rides and Engines on Parade Vol One |
Book |
Photographs
of fairground organs, rides and engines. |
£22.00 |
1 |
|
Organs,
Rides and Engines on Parade Vol Two |
Book |
Photographs
of fairground organs, rides and engines. |
£22.00 |
1 |
|
Painted Engines |
Book |
Full colour
pictures and lighthearted histories. |
£18.00 |
1 |
|
A Palace on
Wheels |
Book |
Signed copy: history of showmen's living
wagons. |
£50.00 |
1 |
|
Pat
Collins: King of Showmen |
Book |
The story of
Pat Collins. Very rare signed copy. |
£90.00 |
SOLD |
|
A Pictorial History
of the Carousel |
Book |
Large format
hardback book, great photographs. |
£35.00 |
2 |
|
Popular
Art in England |
Book |
Includes
fairground art. |
£8.00 |
1 |
|
Popular
Art: Past & Present |
Book |
Includes
a section on fairground art. |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
Popular English
Art |
Book |
Treatise on
Folk Art and its decline. |
£12.50 |
1 |
|
Renown: History and
Restoration of a Steam Showmans Engine |
Book |
English fairground carved animals from the 1870s
to the 1930s. |
£4.90 |
SOLD |
|
Road Locomotives and Tractors |
Book |
Over half of the book is devoted to showmens
engines. |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
Roundabout
Relics |
Book |
English fairground carved animals from the 1870s
to the 1930s. |
£26.00 |
SOLD |
|
Savage of King's Lynn |
Book |
Inventor of
machines & merry-go-rounds. |
£65.00 |
SOLD |
|
Savages
Limited: A Short History 1850-1964 |
Book |
The history of this
famous fairground engineering company. |
£55.00 |
SOLD |
|
Savage's of King's Lynn:
Catalogue for 1902 |
Booklet |
1973 reprint
of 1902 catalogue. |
£40.00 |
SOLD |
|
Seventy Years
a Showman |
Book |
The life story of 'Lord'
George Sanger. |
£25.00 |
SOLD |
|
Seventy Years
a Showman (Fitzroy Edition) |
Book |
The life story of 'Lord'
George Sanger. Revised edition. |
£25.00 |
SOLD |
|
Seventy Years
a Showman (1938 Edition) |
Book |
The life story of 'Lord'
George Sanger. Revised edition. |
£22.00 |
SOLD |
| Showman's
Engines |
Book |
Locomotion
papers number twenty-seven |
£15.00 |
2 |
|
Showmans
Road Locomotives |
Book |
Vintage steam
album 3 |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
Showmen and Suckers |
Book |
Circuses,
fairgrounds, music halls, pantomimes, etc. |
£20.00 |
1 |
|
Showmen of
Wiltshire |
Book |
Pictorial
record of Wiltshire showmen and their rides. |
£38.00 |
SOLD |
|
Slot Machines |
Book |
A Hall of
Fame for classic machines of yesteryear. |
£12.00 |
1 |
|
Some Wallis & Steevens
Traction Engines and Steam Wagons |
Book |
A
varied selection of traction engines. |
£18.00 |
SOLD |
|
Steam at
Thursford |
Book |
The story of the
Thursford fairground collection. |
£22.50 |
2 |
|
Steam
Engines at Bressingham |
Book |
The story of
the famous steam museum. |
£7.50 |
1 |
|
Steam
Entertainment |
Book |
Fairground
rides, miniature railways, etc. |
£8.00 |
1 |
|
Steam
in the West |
Book |
Featuring
showmens engines, rides and organs. |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
Steam
Traction Engines, Wagons and Rollers in Colour |
Book |
The history
of traction engines and traction engines in preservation. |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
Step Inside Now,
Step Inside |
Book |
Ken Fox's
life on the Wall of Death |
£3.50 |
SOLD |
| St
Giles Fair 1830 - 1914 |
Book |
The history of this Oxford
street fair. |
£29.00 |
SOLD |
|
The Story of
Harris's Fun Fairs |
Book |
A detailed history of this showland family. |
£11.50 |
SOLD |
|
Townsends: A
Showman's Story |
Book |
The story of
the Townsend show family. |
£60.00 |
2 |
|
Traction Engine
Album |
Book |
Colour
photographs of traction engines, including fairground engines. |
£20.00 |
1 |
|
The Traction Engine
Companion |
Book |
Includes a
chapter on: "The Case of the Showman's Engine". |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
Traction Engines:
Two Centuries of Steam Power |
Book |
Includes
entire chapter on fairground engines and steam rides. |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
Traction Engines |
Book |
Shire book on
these giants of the steam age. |
£11.50 |
1 |
|
Traction Engines |
Book |
Rare Salmon Cameracolour guide. |
£6.50 |
1 |
|
Traction Engines
in Focus |
Book |
An album of
over 200 photographs, including fairground. |
£12.00 |
1 |
|
Traction Engines
in Review |
Book |
Featuring
showmen's engines and rides. |
£10.00 |
1 |
|
The Traditional Fairground |
Book |
'Roundabout
People' and 'Jump On, Jump On' box set. |
£20.00 |
SOLD |
|
Travelling
Fairs |
Book |
The history of travelling
fairs. |
£15.00 |
2 |
|
The Travelling People |
Book |
A unique
picture of a unique way of life. |
£25.00 |
1 |
|
Trucks
in Britain: Fairground Eight Wheelers |
Book |
A pictorial
look at fairground transport. |
£30.00 |
1 |
|
Trucks
in Britain Vol 2: Fairground Transport |
Book |
The varied types of commercial vehicle in
showland use. |
£18.00 |
3 |
|
The Tussauds
Collection of Fairground Art |
Book |
Auction
catalogue for Wookey Hole sale in 1997. |
£12.00 |
SOLD |
|
UK Gallopers 1996 |
Book |
Limited
edition of Brian Steptoe's reports. |
£20.00 |
1 |
|
Ups & Downs
& Roundabouts |
Book |
Biography of
the Corrigan family. |
£84.00 |
SOLD |
|
Vintage Fairground Transport |
Book |
The best examples
of showmen's transport. |
£25.00 |
1 |
|
Wells Charter Fairs and Markets |
Book |
A
retrospective of Wells Charter Fairs and Markets. |
£12.00 |
1 |
|
Whilst I Live
I'll Crow |
Book |
An
illustrated history of the Tuby family. |
£20.00 |
2 |
|
Whilst I Live
I'll Crow (First Edition) |
Book |
An
illustrated history of the Tuby family. |
£25.00 |
1 |
|
Wookey Hole 1975
Guide |
Booklet |
Includes a guide to Lady
Bangor's Fairground Collection. |
£13.50 |
1 |
| Wookey Hole 1977
Guide |
Booklet |
Includes a guide to Lady
Bangor's Fairground Collection. |
£13.50 |
1 |
|
Wookey Hole 1980
Guide |
Booklet |
Includes a guide to Lady
Bangor's Fairground Collection. |
£13.50 |
1 |
|
Your Book of Traction Engines |
Book |
An account of
their rise and fall. |
£15.00 |
1 |
|
A Zoo on Wheels |
Book |
Bostock and
Wombwell's Menagerie |
£60.00 |
SOLD |
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