STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS; OR, FORTY YEARS' RECOLLECTIONS OF P. T. BARNUM. Written by Himself
Buffalo, NY: Warren, Johnson & Co, 1874. Author's Edition. Hardcover. One of several editions of one of the most famous American autobiographies by one of the world's most sensational entrepreneurs. This copy bound in contemporary half leather with matching corners and marbled boards with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label; vii, [2], 14-772. 837-864 pages. Complete despite the pagination. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece and full-page engravings. This copy is INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "To P. L. Schenck M. D./with author's compliments/P. T. Barnum/Bridgeport Feb 16th 1877." Contents clean; minor rubbing and wear to binding. Very Good. Item #021755
Price: $1,500.00