Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum.
by P. T. Barnum
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Good/No DJ
- Seller
-
Rochester, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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..
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Small World Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 069950
- Title
- Struggles and Triumphs; or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum.
- Author
- P. T. Barnum
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Good
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Edition
- Author's Edition
- Publisher
- The Courier Company
- Place of Publication
- Buffalo, N. Y.
- Date Published
- 1880
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- ANTIQUARIAN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiquarian;
Terms of Sale
Small World Books, LLC
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Small World Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2011
Rochester, New York
About Small World Books, LLC
Classic used and rare books store with an inventory of nearly 40,000 book in all fields specializing in classic fiction, modern 1st editions and modern literature, children and juvenile newer and collectible books,mystery,science fiction, fantasy, mythology, poetry, photography, art, history, regional and local history, religion, psychology, philosophy gardening, cooking, antiquarian rare books, etc.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...