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An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide Book to Barnum’s America...

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P T Barnum BARNUMS OWN STORY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF: P T Barnum BARNUMS OWN STORY FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS OF AMERICA 1891 Decorative Gild Binding Illustrated Natural History Science Narrative Adventure Snakes Lions Martens Aye-Aye Gorilla Parrot Nile Bir

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Antique Book: P T Barnum's Museum - Illustrated: Antique Book: P T Barnum's Museum - Illustrated. size: 12.5 x 10.5

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[CIRCUS]. Collection of approximately 30 volumes. Lot of as...: [CIRCUS]. Collection of approximately 30 volumes. Lot of assorted titles on circus history and biography mainly in America. Also includes several circus children’s books and illustrated circus p

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[Disneyland] Sleeping Beauty Castle Booklet.: [Disneyland] Sleeping Beauty Castle Booklet. Disneyland, 1957. Original guidebook for the oldest of all Disney castles. 11 x 8”. Staples and envelope missing.

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Collection of Circus Route Books and Ephemera.: Collection of Circus Route Books and Ephemera. Five Route books and six illustrated programs for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus (one route book for the Gainesville Community Circus),

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P.T. Barnum's Advance Courier 1871.: Barnum, P.T. (Phineas Taylor). P.T. Barnum's Advance Courier 1871. New York: Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, 1871. Newsprint courier, illustrated with engravings, including double-page pictorial center spread.

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Book: Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec "At The Circus" Fully Illustrated: Book: Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec "At The Circus" Fully Illustrated. size: 17.25 x 14.5

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Ad pamphlet for P.T. Barnum's Fair 1873: Heading: (Circuses) Author: Crum, William C. Title: Illustrated History of Wild Animals and Other Curiosities Contained in P.T. Barnum's Great Traveling World's Fair, Museum, Menagerie, Polytechnic In

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SIDESHOW, FREAK AND ODDITY BOOKS: SHOCKED AND AMAZED BY JAMES TAYLOR, FREAKS-GEEKS & STRANGE GIRLS - SIDESHOW BANNER ILLUSTRATED, STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS OF A MODERN DAY SHOWMAN BY WARD HALL, AND A HALL & CHRIST WONDERCADE BROCHURE.

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Three Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Route Books.: Three Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Route Books. Seasons 1936, 1937 and 1939. Two in gilt stamped cloth, one in paper wrappers. Illustrated. 16mos. Generally very good condition.

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Lot of Circus Related Books: Lot of Circus Related Books including The Circus Moves by Rail, The Circus, Circus Trains, and The Circus in America. Also includes 3 Programs from Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus including 1

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80417 P.T. BARNUM AMERICA'S GREATEST SHOWMAN PHILIP B: 80417 P.T. BARNUM AMERICA'S GREATEST SHOWMAN PHILIP B KUNHARDT JR, PHILIP B KUNHARDT III, PETER W KUNHARDT BOOK

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PT Barnum's Struggles & Triumphs or Forty Years Recollections of PT Barnum: Welcome to our highly-anticipated auction featuring an extraordinarily significant historical artifact - an exceptionally rare copy of "Struggles and Triumphs: Forty Years' Recollections of P.T. Barnu

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WALTER L. MAIN CIRCUS POSTER - AMERICA SPECTACLE: AUTHENTIC, ORIGINAL, ONE SHEET, ERIE LITHO, 1930. PRESENTING THE GORGEOUS SPECTACLE "AMERICA". ESPECIALLY SCARCE, THIS POSTER CONTAINS THE NATIONAL SHOW CO., INC. OPERATING WALTER L. MAIN CIRCUS HEADE

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Disneyland “D” Guide Pin. Disneyland, 1958.: Disneyland “D” Guide Pin. Disneyland, 1958. Sterling silver. Height 2”. Tour guide pins were manufactured of sterling silver only for the first year of the Disneyland Guided Tour pro

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Mickey Mouse Club Circus Souvenir Book and Ticket Stub.: (Disneyland, c.1955) A souvenir program and general admission ticket from the short-lived Mickey Mouse Club Circus. This attraction featured traditional circus performers as well as Mouseketeers, whos

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An Illustrated Catalogue and Guide Book to Barnum’s America...

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AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE AND GUIDE BOOK TO BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM. New York: Printed and Published for the Proprietor (Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas, Steam Book and Job Printers), ca. 1850. Original pictorial buff wrappers with two views of the museum. Profusion of wood-engraved illustrations, including images of the animals, lecture hall, and “living curiosities,” including Tom Thumb and the Aztec Children. [1-3], 4 – 112. Wrappers soiled, mild foxing. Very good. Not in Toole Stott Circus.