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Tue, Jul 24, 2018 03:10AM EDT
Lot 59

The Humbugs of the World.

Estimate: $100 - $200

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Barnum, Phineas Taylor. The Humbugs of the World. New York: Carleton, 1866. First American edition. Original green cloth, gilt lettered spine, blind-embossed, a bit frayed and soiled. Light blue endpapers (small piece torn from ffep). 8vo. x, [11] 12?424, 8pp. ads. Occasional marginal dampstains, overall good bright copy. Toole Stott I. (Circus), 1294.