Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
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Lot 365
BARNUM, P.T. Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Year’s Recollections.
Estimate: $150 - $250
Sold for
$96
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
BARNUM, P.T. Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Year’s Recollections. Buffalo: Courier, 1879. Publisher’s pebbled cloth, pictorial gilt spine. Front advertising page SIGNED by Barnum ("P.T. Barnum"). Frontispiece. Illustrated with plates. 8vo.
Condition
Dedication page stained with a repaired tear, front flyleaf lacking, gutter paper splitting; some rubbing and fraying to edges.
Available payment options
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Ownership signature of Mrs. Ella M. Hamilton on advertising leaf; ownership signature of Richard Robinson, New York, 1987 on front pastedown.
