Taschen Puts Greatest Show on Earth in Book Form

“The circus is the only spectacle I know that, while you watch it, gives the quality of a happy dream,” wrote Ernest Hemingway. You may recall our enduring fascination with circuses (and not just those of the mediabistro.com variety, where we hope to see you later this month), and so we’re particularly excited about Taschen’s mammoth, photo- and poster-laden book on the subject. Slated for June publication, The Circus, 1870-1950 is edited by Noel Daniel and written by circus historians Linda Granfield, Dominique Jando, and Fred Dahlinger, Jr.