Bruce Trent in ‘Those Golden Years of Music Hall’ with all star company. Red, blue and black with curtains.

Bob and Alf Pearson in ‘Those Golden Years of Music Hall’ with all star company. Red, blue and black with curtains.

Light card print out of earlier poster, mounted on heavier card, new type and parts of illustration glued on seperately, paper covering on top. Bertram Mills Circus performance for the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh, 21 December. Colour illustration of a clown, a different head glued on to the original image, background black and white, type black.

Passion Play by Peter Nichols, Louise Jameson, Benjamin Whitrow, Billie Whitelaw and others. Contains illustrations and photographs of the acts, 24p.p.

The London Palladium. Dame Anna Neagle, Danny Kaye and many others. Contains colour photographs of the acts, 104p.p.

Home Park, Windsor. Black and white illustration of Wombwell's tent with elephant walking out and people around on top section and silver and white type on blue background on the front cover, inside Black and white photographs of the Queen, famous personalities and circus performers, articles and commercial advertising, 22p.p.

Russian circus programmes including the Moscow State Circus, the Traditional Russian Circus, Staats Zirkus, the Great Moscow Circus and the Republic of Sakha State Circus, contain black and white and colour photographs of acts and performers with information, programme and some illustrations and commercial advertising.

Peter Jay, The Imperial Russian State Circus, All New Superdome Circus at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. 6th Jul to 29th October. Colour illustration of a strongman riding an elephant, background purple and pink, type blue, yellow and white.

Black and white photograph of a woman, thought to be Ruth Manning-Sanders, shown holding a monkey whilst travelling with Fossett's Circus.

Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Photographic negative of Ruth Manning-Sanders and Joan Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders and Joan Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman, possibly Joan Manning-Sanders, shown asleep on the grass in front of a living caravan in the camp at Fossett's Circus. Includes inscription on the reverse that reads as follows: 'Tom Fossett's Circus Elephant Lizzie, Freddie Pickford, Keeper, Ruth and Joan c1935'.

Three fold programme containing black type on green background and an illustration of George E. Belmount and commercial advertisement on the outside, inside The Wicklow Cabin, commercial advertising and programme listing Frances Harrold's combination in A Just Retribution, Flo Gallimore, Sibb and Sibb, George Barron, R.W. Paul's Theatrograph, Tom Leamore and Home Sweet Home.

Three fold programme containing black type on green background and an illustration of George E. Belmount and commercial advertisement on the outside, inside The Wicklow Cabin, commercial advertising and programme listing Frances Harrold's combination in The Last Dread Penalty, Tom Leamoire, Sibb and Sibb, George Barron, R.W. Paul's Theatrograph, Ada Fawn and Home Sweet Home.

Colour illustration of a woman in a long blue dress wearing a large peacock feather attire and a cape and red type on grey background on the front cover, inside description of scenes and black and white photographs, 10p.p.

Great Yarmouth, 26 December to 12 January. Colour illustration of a cartoon lion, tiger, elephant and monkey sharing christmas dinner with a clown and a woman in a leotard decorating a christmas tree in the background, background blue and white, type red, yellow and blue. Illustration signed Sutcliffe. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford