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, politician, businessman and showman, most explicitly shown in the most recent film ‘The Greatest Showman’. This autobiographical work is Barnum’s account of his experiences, but as was known about Barnum, he often exaggerated or expounded on stories he told to further their entertainment value, which we can assume happens here in his autobiographical work often called “Dishonest truthfulness” (Reading).

This 1871 edition of Barnum’s autobiography was published under the title ‘Struggles and Triumphs’ and features 33 charming, full-page wood engravings.

Item number: #9263

Price: $399

BARNUM, Phineas Taylor

Struggles and triumphs, or, Forty years' recollection of P.T. Barnum

New York: American News, 1871.

Details:

Collation: complete with all pages

Vii, 856, [2]

Illustrated with 33 wood engravings

References: Amy Reading, Taylor and Francis

Language: English

Binding: Cloth; tight and secure

Size: ~8in X 5.5in (20cm x 13cm)

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Condition Report: Excellent