No Bars Between by Alex Kerr, lion and wild-cat trainer with Bertram Mills Circus. First edition, published by Cassell & Company Ltd, London, 1957, with a foreword by Bernard Mills.

This is a particularly interesting signed presentation copy, personally inscribed by Alex Kerr:

“To Molly Webster for being herself and so kind to Olga

Alex Kerr

Cromer Zoo

June 1st 1962”

Alex Kerr and his wife Olga established Cromer Zoo in Norfolk. Olga Kerr was the daughter of Nicolai Poliakoff, better known as Coco the Clown, the famous Bertram Mills Circus performer.

The book covers Kerr’s career working with lions and tigers, his years with Bertram Mills Circus, animal training and circus life. Includes the photographic frontispiece of Khan the tiger together with 13 pages of half-tone photographic illustrations.

The original cloth boards are clean and in good condition. The internal pages are also clean but have yellowed with age, the binding remains secure. The page block sits slightly unevenly when viewed from the top/bottom, as shown in the photographs.

The original dust jacket is present but is in worn condition with numerous tears, creasing, edge losses and old tape repairs. Please study the photographs carefully ask any questions