CDV of "The Fairy Wedding Group" de [Photograph; Tom Thumb] - 1865

(Buffalo NY): (Published by Harvey L. Watkins / Courier Company), 1897. Softcover. Very Good. First and only edition. A "shape book": string tied in elephant head-shaped wrappers. 123pp, 88pp ads, (2pp index). Small chip, and slight erosion on the front wrapper, tiny and insignificant stain on the very edge of a couple of pages, a very good or better copy of a very fragile book. Wonderful tour book of the circus' circuit in 1897 with portraits of some of the acts, executives, personnel, etc., and with extensive statistics. Rare. Not in *OCLC*.

Spring Place, Georgia / New Echota, Georgia, 1839. Unbound. Good. One-page secretarial letter, folded for self-mailing, to William Oliver of Elberton, Georgia from "Chang and Eng Siamese Twins," dated April 28, 1839. Dampstains, folds and small tears professionally strengthened, overall good. The twins inquire after the health of their dog: "Sir, We are anxious to hear of our poor old Dog & should feel very much obliged by your informing us of his fate - whether he is dead or alive & if alive whether you think he will recover. Yours very respectfully, C. Harris for Chang & Eng Siamese Twins." Born in 1811 in what is now Thailand, the twins came to America in 1829 and caused such a sensation that "Siamese" became the popular term for all conjoined twins. Although they left their home country essentially enslaved to a British promoter, the twins were astute businessmen and were able to get the better of P.T. Barnum and to manage their own careers so that, by 1839, the year of this letter, the twins… Leer más

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.

Bobbs Merrill Company. Indianapolis.,1926. Early edition. Inscribed by the author.--- For my boy friend Cote from his 76 year old "boy" friend Uncle Bob Sherwood Last of Barnum's Clowns, New York Columbus Day 1932---. Illustrated with mono photo plates and a few plates with music and lyrics to songs. Very good copy in very good dustwrapper with colour illustration to front panel. Chip to top of front panel, not affecting lettering or image but overall a very good example.

New York; G. W. Carleton, 1876. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans on request. ; 380 pages; 4 pages of publisher's ads to the rear. Description: 2 p. L. , [9]-380 p. Front. , plates. 19 cm. Subjects: Wild animal collecting--Fiction.

Buffalo: Courier Company, 1878. Hardcover. Minor fraying to spine tips and corners. Very Good. Original cloth; 324 pages. Illustrated with engravings. One of several editions of one of the most famous American autobiographies by one of the world's most sensational entrepreneurs. This edition has a new introduction and preface by Barnum. A compliments slip with Barnum's printed signature is tipped to the title page. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author "To my friend/Doctor W B Hurd/with kind regards/P. T. Barnum/Waldemere July 28th 1881/Bridgeport Conn."

Spring Place, Georgia / New Echota, Georgia, 1839. Unbound. Good. One-page secretarial letter, folded for self-mailing, to William Oliver of Elberton, Georgia from "Chang and Eng Siamese Twins," dated April 28, 1839. Dampstains, folds and small tears professionally strengthened, overall good. The twins inquire after the health of their dog: "Sir, We are anxious to hear of our poor old Dog & should feel very much obliged by your informing us of his fate - whether he is dead or alive & if alive whether you think he will recover. Yours very respectfully, C. Harris for Chang & Eng Siamese Twins." Born in 1811 in what is now Thailand, the twins came to America in 1829 and caused such a sensation that "Siamese" became the popular term for all conjoined twins. Although they left their home country essentially enslaved to a British promoter, the twins were astute businessmen and were able to get the better of P.T. Barnum and to manage their own careers so that, by 1839, the year of this letter, the twins… Leer más

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.

Boston: D. Lothrop & Co., 1885. Scarce collection of children's stories and poems including the story of Jumbo and how he was sent to America from England, illustrated throughout with engravings. Illustrated paper covered boards with a metallic sheen printed in shades of red, blue and green, unpaginated, eighty pages. Some cover wear, mainly heavy rubbing to the extremities and some surface chipping to the corners and along the spine edges, good hinges (front hinge just starting from the bottom, still very secure), good text block with no loosened pages, pages clean with a very few instances of finger soil to the margins, short gift inscription in pencil on the front free endpaper, dampstains along the upper portions of the hinges, not affecting the interior of the book, pages free from chips, tears or markings. Includes: Jumbo; More About Jumbo; Chirp and Hop; Foxy; Polly's School; Little Bird; The Mower and the Bird's Nest; When the Night Comes; A Song for Summer; Our Visitor;… Leer más

New York; G. W. Carleton, 1876. First Edition. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked, decorated cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and dust-toned as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Scans on request. ; 380 pages; 4 pages of publisher's ads to the rear. Description: 2 p. L. , [9]-380 p. Front. , plates. 19 cm. Subjects: Wild animal collecting--Fiction.