A very fine collection of c. 1200 items on subjects such as travel literature and the history of art, this was the personal library of Henry Ringling North (1909-1993), former owner and manager of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
A very fine collection of c. 1200 items on subjects such as travel literature and the history of art, this was the personal library of Henry Ringling North (1909-1993), former owner and manager of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Items are largely in pristine condition.
Travel literature and the history of art are well-represented, and the collection includes m.s. poems penned by the collector
c. 1200 books
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The James Hardiman Library has legal ownership of this collection. James Hardiman Library does not hold copyright for the complete collection.
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Donated to the James Hardiman Library, NUI Galway 2013 by the Ringling North family.
