Barnum Presents: General Tom Thumb
by Desmond, Alice Curtis
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, jacket chipped, worn, and faded.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: MacMillan. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, jacket chipped, worn, and . faded.. 1954. First Printing. Hardcover. Typed note inscribed by author tipped in on the front free endpaper. Blue cloth. vii, 236pp. Black and white photos and illustrations, afterword. The author's careful research, her personal enthusiasm and sympathy for Tom Thumb, and the remarkable photographs she collected to illustrate this book, make this not only a fascinating story but an important historical record of life in America. (front jacket flap). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56446
- Title
- Barnum Presents: General Tom Thumb
- Author
- Desmond, Alice Curtis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket; Edges rubbed, jacket chipped, worn, and faded.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1954
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- MIDGETS, Tom Thumb, P. T. Barnum, CIRCUS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Theatre and Film;
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