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Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum. Written by Himself. Author's Edition. Biography Complete to April 1872.
by Barnum, Phineas T. (P.T.)
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Stockbridge, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
Buffalo, NY : Warren, Johnson & Co., 1872., 1872. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 880 pp. ; blind-stamped tooling ; water-stain to front gutter affects first signature gutters ; covers soiled ; spine tattered ; several full-page illustrations ; and a frontispiece ; foxed ; name on front ep ; FAIR.
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- Bookseller
- Joseph Valles - Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1763
- Title
- Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum. Written by Himself. Author's Edition. Biography Complete to April 1872.
- Author
- Barnum, Phineas T. (P.T.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- Buffalo, NY : Warren, Johnson & Co., 1872.
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- p t barnum circus circuses museum tom thumb general amusements animals mesmerism theater minstrels showmen france automatons brussels lyon quakers temperance jenny lind cuba mammoth cave american indians germany holland england travel railroads supe
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- Catalog 60 - General;
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Joseph Valles - Books
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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