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BARNUM, Phineas Taylor The Life of P.T. Barnum. New

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P.T. Barnum's Advance Courier 1871.: Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor). P.T. Barnum's Advance Courier 1871. New York: Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, 1871. Newsprint courier, illustrated with engravings, including double-page pictorial center spread.

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P.T. Barnum's Circus Museum and Menagerie.: Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor) and Sarah Burke. P.T. Barnum's Circus Museum and Menagerie. New York: White & Allen, 1888. First edition. Cloth-backed color lithographed covers. Stunning color lithograp

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BARNUM, Phineas Taylor. P.T. Barnum Autograph and: BARNUM, Phineas Taylor. P.T. Barnum Autograph and Framed Display. A clipped signature of the famed impresario and circus owner, mounted in a metal frame with a handmade collage of later circus

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Seven CDVs of P.T. Barnum.: Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor). Seven CDVs of P.T. Barnum. V.p., 1860s—90s. Including half- and full-length portraits of Barnum; "Barnum's Dream" (depicting Joice Heth, Fee-Jee Mermaid, Tom Thumb, an

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Cabinet Photo of P.T. Barnum.: Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor). Cabinet Photo of P.T. Barnum. Union Square, N.Y.: Rockwood, ca. 1880s. Sepia bust portrait on original studio mount, gilt imprinted signature of Barnum. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4".

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P.T. Barnum "Lion Jack", 1st Edition: Phineas Taylor Barnum (American, 1810-1891), "Lion Jack." Published by G. W. Carleton & Co., 1877, 1st edition, 1st printing. Sextodecimo, orange board cover with gilt lettering to spine. Approx: 7.25

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Barnum,P.T. 1881 Autogragh Letter Signed: Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 â€“1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871â€“2017) wi

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Barnum's American Museum, New York.: S.C., Avery. Barnum's American Museum, New York. New York, 1853. Wood engraving portraying P.T. Barnum's American Museum on Broadway in New York City. 10 x 8". Pasted on board, browning along edges of

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The Life of Phineas T. Barnum Book: Missing cover over the binding. Has bent corners on covers. Dated 1981. Overall good condition.

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The World of Phineas T. Barnum.: [Brady, Matthew] The World of Phineas T. Barnum. Time-Life Books, 1977. Limited to 5,000 numbered copies; this being 1168. A portfolio in a silk-covered clamshell box with eight photographs in folders

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BARNUM, P.T. The Swindlers of America. Who They Are and How...: BARNUM, P.T. The Swindlers of America. Who They Are and How They Work. Containing Also: The Secret of Making Money; or How to Get Rich. New York: J.S. Ogilvie, (1903). Publisher’s lithographed p

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P.T. BARNUM & CO. GREAT SHOWS TICKET: ONE TICKET FOR P.T. BARNUM & CO'S GREAT SHOWS AND ADAM FOREPAUGH'S COLOSSAL AGGREGATION, COMBINED FOR THE NEW YORK SEASON ONLY, MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, 1887.

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THE LIFE OF BARNUM THE WORLD-RENOWNED SHOWMAN BOOK BY: THE LIFE OF BARNUM THE WORLD-RENOWNED SHOWMAN BOOK BY PT BARNUM *** Thank you for attending HATMAN AUCTIONS! Yes, we ship all items that are not oversized. Please see photos for measurements and descr

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Circus Book Lot, P.T. Barnum 1888: Circus Book Lot, 1.Circus A Girl's Own Story Of Life Under the "Big Top" by Betty Boyd Bell2. Amateur Circus Life, Ernest Balch3. The Story Of Mr. Circus, CHarles Y. Hunt, Sr. as told to John C. Clout

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P.T. Barnum Letters on Personalized Letterhead: (1) Addressed to R. V. Browning Natick, R.I. regarding a "negro" and a Harvey Buckley a concert manager, with coordinating P.T. Barnum cover. (1) P.T. Barnum signed letter on Barnum's American Museum

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PT Barnum's Struggles & Triumphs or Forty Years Recollections of PT Barnum: Welcome to our highly-anticipated auction featuring an extraordinarily significant historical artifact - an exceptionally rare copy of "Struggles and Triumphs: Forty Years' Recollections of P.T. Barnu

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BARNUM, Phineas Taylor The Life of P.T. Barnum. New

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BARNUM, Phineas Taylor The Life of P.T. Barnum. New York: Redfield, 1855. Publisher’s cloth, title in gilt on spine. Steel-engraved frontispiece. Text illustrations. 12mo. viii, 404, [4] ads. Fraying and spotting covers, some splitting to lower joint; frontispiece foxed, else very good internally. Bookplate of John Henry Grossman.