Five Rare Books for Collectors: Fairground Posters
C. W. Parker: The Jumping Horse "Carry-Us-All"
Highlights from Bonhams' The Greatest Show: The Fairground World of Ross Hutchinson auction on September 10 include:
* C. W. Parker's The Jumping Horse "Carry-Us-All" Steam Riding Gallery advertising posters, two lithographic posters in colours, circa 1910, printed by the Riverside Print Company, Milwaukee
* 'Space Age Spectacular Rides' lithographic poster in colours, circa 1950s, printed by Globe Poster Corp., Chicago, Illinois
* 'Newport's Big 4th of July Celebration' lithographic poster in colours, circa 1930s, printed by Donaldson Litho Company, Newport, Kentucky
* Two Bill Lynch Shows Ltd one sheet lithographic posters in colours, circa 1945, printed by Globe Poster Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
* Wonderful World Shows: Carnival on the Beach lithographic poster in colours, circa 1960s, printed by Neal Walters Poster Corporation, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
![Origen of Alexandria (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175]. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.](/sites/default/files/styles/category_card/public/media-images/2026-06/origen.jpeg?itok=0V_4_Lt2)
