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Barnum, Phineas T. (1810-1891) Life of P.T. Barnum, Written by Himself, with Clipped Signature. New York: Hurst & Co., 1885. New edition, updated to 1885, octavo, publisher's cloth, illustrated, with clipped signature pasted inside front board, title page chipped with loss, binding worn, frayed at head and tail, endpaper at front torn at gutter, binding shaken, some signatures loose, 7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.
Estimate $200-300
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Fine Books & Manuscripts
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