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Wed, Oct 23, 2019 02:30AM EDT
Lot 464

The Lives of Master John H. Powers, the Wonderful Kentucky Giant Boy, and of His Sister Miss Mary Jane Powers, Known as Barnum?s Fat Lady.

Estimate: $150 - $250

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?L.J.K.? The Lives of Master John H. Powers, the Wonderful Kentucky Giant Boy, and of His Sister Miss Mary Jane Powers, Known as Barnum?s Fat Lady. Cincinnati: Courier Print, 1873. Pictorial wrappers (upper only), sewn. [16mo (5 ? x 4?)]. 32pp. Wrapper with small tears, internal soiling and dampstaining. An uncommon pitch book; this appears to be the earliest edition, with only one copy recorded in Worldcat.