Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia
Thu, Sep 3, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 376
ROBINSON, Hercules. The Zulu Spy. 1881.
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for
$2,640
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $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 |
ROBINSON, Hercules. The Zulu Spy: being an authentic history of the genuine Zulus; their life and adventures in Zululand; ... New York: Popular Pub. Co., 1881. Original hand-colored pulp wrappers. Illustrated. 30pp. 10 x 6 3/4". Sub-titled on the cover as "the principal attraction in the Museum of the P.T. Barnum & London united shows."
Scarce; this is only the second copy we have seen.
Condition
Chipping to covers with edge losses; small tape repair over backstrip.
Available payment options
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