Four Years in Europe The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth in the old world
Paris: Harvey L. Watkins, 1901. First Edition. Hardcover. quarto, bound in original blue cloth covered boards with gilt decoration and moderately heavy wear, corners bumped, there is a dampstain at the upper right corner on both the front and rear covers, but not affect pages in any significant way. Contents very good with light age toning of paper. pp.105 plus many pages of illustrations of photographic origin- mostly staff people and show people and there are 4 folding maps showing routes for 1898, '99, 1900 and 1901. Title page printed in color. No bookplates or names written inside. No publication date is noted, but 1901 is likely. No printer noted, but on-line informations suggests P. Dupont. Overall, covers fair to good, contents very good. Note: due to size and weight, shipping outside the USA should cost less than an average book. Good +. Item #4699
Price: $850.00