No stated creator AND Emilia Riccobono Weyhe

[Fratelli Riccobono photographs] AND The Riccobono Brothers and Their Famous Trained School Horses

Malden-on-Hudson, NY: Mark IV, 1968. No stated edition. Soft cover. 2 items. (1) Group of 25 photos showing acts, horses, and performers in the Fratelli Riccobono equestrian circus. Each ca. 5 x 4 inches. Some are original, some seem to be copy prints. (2) Small book about the brothers and their shows by the daughter of Otto and Theresa Riccobono. [20]p, several photos from the family collection. Photos are good (rubbed spots on some backs from removal from an album, some light stains); book is fine. Item #16997

The booklet gives a short history of the circus and vaudeville acts staged by the author's father Otto and her uncle Pepino in the early 20th century. They were sometimes featured in Ringling Bros. shows. The photos show the variety of their equestrian acts, as well as some posters. The photos show horses playing dead, kicking a ball, standing on a pedestal, in levade, in costume, etc. Many show the horses in training gear, and many show one or both brothers in exotic garb with hounds and weapons. One shows three horses being loaded in crates on or off a ship. They are all different, and none of them appears in the booklet. Sold as a group. Can be sent outside the US for less than the default shipping rate.

Price: $125.00