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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

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Lot 55

[BARNUM, P.T. (1810 – 1891)]. Description of the Colosseum,...

Estimate: $200 - $300

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[BARNUM, P.T. (1810 ? 1891)]. Description of the Colosseum, Broadway, 35th and 36th Streets, New York. The Largest Iron Structure in the World. New York: Baker & Godwin, Printers, (1874). Tinted lithographed wrappers, one lithographed plate. A history of the cycloramas ?each covering an acre of canvass? depicting London of 1828 by Daylight; Paris by Moonlight; and London of 1873, by Night, as well as The Lectorium directed by Professor Tobin. Large 8vo. Scattered staining; creases and short tears.