Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Circus, Sideshow & Oddities

Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 633

The Life of Barnum: The World-Renowned Salesman [Salesman?s Dummy Copy].

Estimate: $100 - $200

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. The Life of Barnum: The World-Renowned Salesman [Salesman?s Dummy Copy]. Philadelphia: Thayer, Merriam & Co., [ca. 1891]. Publisher?s decorative blue-green cloth stamped in black and gilt, gilt lettered maroon morocco spine panel tipped-in to front pastedown for presentation, a.e.m. Illustrated with wood engravings. 8vo. [99] pp + [16] blank lined pages for ?Subscriber?s Names, Residences, and Style of Binding.? Used for selling and promotional purposes. Included with The Story of My Life (New York: Renshaw, 1887). Contents toned.