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BARNUM,P.T. - Struggles & Triumphs or Recollections of P.T. Barnum

London: Ward Lock & Co, 1882. Hardcover. 8vo. A Good Copy in Original Pictorial Boards,with some 26 steel engraved plates,one former owner\'s name to the half title page.Adverts to both the front and rear,original yellowback priced at 2 shillings,one small closed tear to the first advertisement leaf,some wear and rubbing to base of spine,with slight peeling to cloth along lower edge of spine.Complete with 37 Chapters,contents clean but with an odd page gathering slightly weakened with some stitching showing at hinge join.Undated but last entry of ward lock humourous books being no 76 Bret Harte\'s.Undated but Circa 1882 and the book charts the life detailing his career from humble beginnings to his status as a renowned 19th-century showman and entrepreneur. The book chronicles his journey, his various ventures, and the famous displays and performers he introduced to the public, such as Tom Thumb, the Siamese Twins, and Jenny Lind, serving as both a memoir and a manual on business and marketing.8vo 367pp Circa 1882. Good .
GBP 375.00 [Appr.: EURO 427.5 US$ 493.06 | JP¥ 76032] Book number 85168

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