The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 30
An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide Book to Barnum’s America...
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
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| $5,000 | $500 |
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AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND GUIDE BOOK TO BARNUM?S AMERICAN MUSEUM. New York: Printed and Published for the Proprietor (Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas, Steam Book and Job Printers), ca. 1850. Original pictorial buff wrappers with two views of the museum. Profusion of wood-engraved illustrations, including images of the animals, lecture hall, and ?living curiosities,? including Tom Thumb and the Aztec Children. [1-3], 4 ? 112. Wrappers soiled, mild foxing. Very good. Not in Toole Stott Circus.
