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Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, 1981. Paperback. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, 1981. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Adult Hc/Tr, 1981. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Classics, 1981-12-17. Paperback. Very Good.

Buffalo, N. Y.: The Courier Company, 1880. Book. Near Good. Hardcover. Author's Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Dark green boards with embossing on front and rear board, gilt titles and decoration on spine. Boards worn with some soiling, edges rubbed and corners frayed. Spine darkened, head and heel rubbed. Binding starting at front hinge, though sound with no missing or loose pages. Gift inscription on front paste down, dated 1882. Text block darkened. Contents otherwise unmarked, some foxing and toning to pages..

Penguin Publishing Group. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin Classics, 1981-12-17. paperback. Good. 5x1x7. 1981 used copy, some wear to covers, tanning to pages, no markings, fast shipping

Warren, Johnson & Co, 1871-12-31. F Second Edition-new Material. Hardcover. Acceptable. Withdrawn library book with usual stickers and markings. 1872 hardcover. No DJ. Some shelf wear to covers and edges. Pages are tanned, but unmarked.

Penguin Classics, 1981-12-17. Paperback. Like New.

Penguin Classics, 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Written With The Same Energy And Imagination Barnum Brought To All His Endeavors, This Autobiography Is A Manual On Getting Rich, An Occasional Sermon On The Merits Of Christianity, And A Survey Of Popular Entertainment. When The First Version Was Published In 1855, It Became An Immediate Bestseller. Read Today, It Is Not Only A Wonderful Portrait Of The Most Colorful Figure In Nineteenth-Century American Life But Also A Fascinating Document Of His Times. He Schemed To Entrance The American People-To Shock, Amuse, And Surprise Them. And He Succeeded. P.T. Barnum Introduced The American Public To Tom Thumb, The Siamese Twins Chang And Eng, And The Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind. He Made Americans Open Their Eyes In Amazement At Thousands Of "Oddities," Some Real, Some Manufactured. Struggles And… Read More

Buffalo: Courier Company, 1876. Author's Edition. Hardcover. Fair/no jacket, as issued. Revised, an 1800 printing. Much wear to tips, corners and edges of book, worn through in places, foxed throughout, frontispiece loose. Original owner's inscription of 1882. Later printing. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Macmillan, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Bound in green leather over green boards. Top edge gilt. Hardcover. Shelf wear. Leather rubbed/chipped. Stamped on front end page. <br> Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman who employed sensational forms of presentation and publicity to popularize such amusements as the public museum, the musical concert, and the three-ring circus. In partnership with James A. Bailey, he made the American circus a popular and gigantic spectacle, the so-called Greatest Show on Earth.

Penguin Classics, 1981-12-17. Paperback. New.

1871 hardcover with no dj and no printing listed in dark green cloth with tissue-protected frontispiece illustration of the author. "Biography complete to April 1871". A lot of fraying and chipping on spine and a little on the edges, separation starting on eps, pages rippled and lightly tanned with foxing, stains and dents/folds on some of them. For all that, still quite readable.

Macmillan, 1929-12-31. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. New York, 1929; green cloth covered boards; spine edges scuffed; corner wear; 12mo - over 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; front end papers toned; Interior is clean and unmarked; top edges gilt; 577 pages.

Macmillan, 1930. First Edition. Unknown Binding. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: The Macmillan Company Book. Good. Hardcover. 1930, small 8vo, xxxi, 577pp. G in well worn, lightly chipped and soiled, still G dj. The Modern Readers' Series. Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 ¿ 1891), born in Bethel, Connecticut, was an American showman and businessman remembered for his American Museum, where he promoted celebrated hoaxes and curiosities, and for the Barnum & Bailey Circus. But he was also an author, publisher, philanthropist, and for some time a politician. In 1850 he promoted the American tour of singer Jenny Lind, paying her an unprecedented $1,000 a night for 150 nights. B.

Buffalo: Warren, Johnson & Co, 1872. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Author's edition. 870pp plus ads. Much foxing, one section of pages loose but laid in. Hinges loose, spine chipped, fraying, glass ring on front cover, only good

Warren, Johnson, 1872-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Good-. 1872. Regular shelf wear. Binding has wear. Age tanning. Text is clear of markings. For any additional information or pictures, please inquire.