THE LIFE OF P. T. BARNUM. Written

by Himself by P. T Barnum, hinneas

$1,250 · Offered by Bartleby's Books

First edition · Signed

New York, NY : Redfield, 110 and 112 Nassau Street, 1855. First edition. 8vo. 404 pp., plus ads. Frontis. & other illustrations. Publishers blindstamped brown cloth, spine and edges of front board faded. Very tight. In a note, DAB reports: Barnum published his Life... 1855 , as part of his prolific advertising. Thereafter it was often revised, reprinted, and continued to date. It is generally accurate in matters of fact.... Inscribed in ink on the front

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