Circus Clown's Romance c. 1880's Hood's Sarsaparilla Patent Medicine Booklet

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Americana, Illustrated Books, Advertisements, Hood's Sarsaparilla, Circus, Clown).

A Clown's Romance, or Won in the Big Tent.
Published c. 1880's, Lowell, Massachusetts by C.I. Hood & Co.
32 pages plus wrapper covers. Text in English. Illustrated throughout with small intext line drawings.

Nice circus themed promotional item connected to patent medicines and the Hood company which is still in business today.

Publisher's pictorial paper wrappers. Interesting 19th century promotional item which is probably scarcer than generally thought.

Item is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. Item is not new or in "new" condition.

Paper covers stained and gently age worn, front cover torn and loosened, slight rubbing, remains overall clean and attractive as an object.

Text block paper is gently toned, small staining and signs of handling, internally still well preserved, sound.

Still attractive on the shelf. The fragile pamphlet displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail and our best attempt to convey how this fragile little antique paper give away survives.

Covers measures c. 4 1/4" H x 3 3/4" W.

[B4280].