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Lot 389

BARNUM, P.T. Group of 7 volumes by Barnum. Including: The B...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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BARNUM, P.T. Group of 7 volumes by Barnum. Including: The Beasts, Birds, and Wild Reptiles of the World. Chicago: Werner, 1894; and Chicago and New York: R.S. Peale, 1889 (three copies total). ? How I Made Millions; or the Secret of Success. Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke & Co., 1884 (two copies, red and green cloth). ? Struggles & Triumphs. Hartford, 1869; and Buffalo, 1879. All in publisher's cloth. 4to and 8vo. Illustrated. Condition varies; generally fair or good with worn covers, shaken, internal wear. [Also with]: 10 twentieth century books about Barnum or Jenny Lind (including duplication); four reproduction signs and posters; a postcard of P.T. Barnum Fountain, Bethel, Conn.; and a P.T. Barnum Boy Scout patch (2005).