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PHINEAS T. BARNUM

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The World of Phineas T. Barnum.: [Brady, Matthew] The World of Phineas T. Barnum. Time-Life Books, 1977. Limited to 5,000 numbered copies; this being 1168. A portfolio in a silk-covered clamshell box with eight photographs in folders

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BARNUM, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891). Autograph letter signed ("P.T. Barnum"). Liverpool England, 5: BARNUM, Phineas Taylor (1810-1891). Autograph letter signed ("P.T. Barnum"). Liverpool England, 5 November 1858. 1 page, 5 3/8 x 8 1/8 in., creasing to folds and corners, with small separation to righ

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BARNUM, PHINEAS TAYLOR - Autograph letter signed to a: Autograph letter signed ('P. T. Barnum') to a doctor, reading "I am afraid it will be difficult for you to hit the bull's eye at long range but I want you to try it. My stomach and bowels are out of o

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BARNUM, Phineas Taylor. P.T. Barnum Autograph and: BARNUM, Phineas Taylor. P.T. Barnum Autograph and Framed Display. A clipped signature of the famed impresario and circus owner, mounted in a metal frame with a handmade collage of later circus images.

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The Life of Phineas T. Barnum Book: Missing cover over the binding. Has bent corners on covers. Dated 1981. Overall good condition.

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Vanity Fair Print 1889 Phineas Taylor Barnum: Chromolithograph Published 1869-1914, London for "Vanity Fair" Paper Size: 15 x 10 inch (38 x 25cm) Good Condition

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Vanity Fair Print 1889 Phineas T Barnum, American Business: Chromolithograph Published 1869-1914, London for "Vanity Fair" Paper Size: 15 x 10 inch (38 x 25cm) Approx. Good Condition

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Signed P.T. Barnum Cabinet Card.: Barnum, Phineas Taylor. Signed P.T. Barnum Cabinet Card. New York: Chas. Eisenmann, 1885. Quarter-length studio portrait of the American showman as an old man. In ornate gilt vintage frame. Facsimile

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P.T. Barnum ALS with Possible Jenny Lind U.S.A. Tour: Description: Barnum Phineas P.T. Barnum ALS with Possible Jenny Lind U.S.A. Tour Association 1p ALS inscribed overall and signed by American showman Phineas T. Barnum (1810-1891) as "P.T. Barnum" at l

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Barnum,P.T. 1881 Autogragh Letter Signed: Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 â€“1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871â€“2017) wi

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1872 P.T. Barnum Circus Autobiography Authors Edition Struggles and Triumphs: 1872 P.T. Barnum Circus Autobiography Authors Edition Struggles and Triumphs Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer, p

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1891 1st Ed. Life of Barnum by Joel Benton: Featured in this lot is this scarce first edition of "Life of Barnum; The World Renowned Showman" written by P.T. Barnum and published circa 1891. Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, politi

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1855 1ed Life of PT Barnum & Bailey Circus: 1855 1ed Life of PT Barnum & Bailey Circus Autobiography Jenny Lind Tom Thumb Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer,

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1871 PT Barnum 1ed Autobiography CIRCUS Struggles & Triumphs Illustrated Lind: 1871 PT Barnum 1ed Autobiography CIRCUS Struggles & Triumphs Illustrated Lind Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer,

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1871 1ed PT Barnum Circus Autobiography: 1871 1ed PT Barnum Circus Autobiography Struggles & Triumphs Jenny Lind RARE Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer, p

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1871 PT Barnum Autobiography Struggles & Triumphs: 1871 PT Barnum Autobiography Struggles & Triumphs Circus Illustrated Jenny Lind Phineas Taylor Barnum is remembered primarily for the founding of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, but he was also a writer

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PHINEAS T. BARNUM
(1810 - 1891) American showman who opened his circus, "The Greatest Show On Earth", merged with James Bailey to form Barnum and Bailey Circus. A.D.S. "P. T. Barnum", 1p. 12mo., New York, Nov. 18, 1857, his certification that he has given John Greenwood, Jr., assisstant manager of Barnum's American Museum in New York, a power off attorney with: "...the full authority to transfer one hundred and fifty shares of the Capital Stock of the Naugatuck Rail Road Company to any third party...". Greenwood was a valued Barnum employee often send abroad to employ freaks and other "exhibits" for Barnum's shows. The letter is mounted to the front pastedown of Barnum's "Life of P. T. Barnum", [New York: Redfield], 1855, apparently a first edition. Presumably, this was Greenwood's own copy, and it contains various clippings tipped in documenting the showman's career up to his death, with a great illustrated clipping for his New York museum, complete with bearded lady. The book has faults,including some foxed pages at front and back, worn spine ends and cover corners, etc., still very good.