ACKERMAN, Karen. Bingleman’s Midway. Illustrated by Barry Moser. [Honesdale, PA]: Boyds Mills Press [1995]. Oblong 8vo, 32pp. White quarter-cloth stamped in red with burnt orange boards. Brown endpapers; color illustrations throughout. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by the artist, Barry Moser.

First edition. As one boy discovers on a beautiful summer day, once you hear Bingleman shouting and the calliope streaming, and you’re caught in the crowded midway, a carnival can cast a powerful spell on you!