Description
First edition of The Life of P.T. Barnum, written by himself.
Octavo, viii, [9]-404pp, [4pp ads]. Publisher’s brown cloth, title in gilt on spine. Some fading to spine, wear at tips, lean to text block. Previous ownership signature on front free endpaper. Frontispiece portrait with tissue cover, light foxing. Generally clean text block, occasional toning, sound binding. (Sabin 3564) A very good example.
