RARE FOLIO BOOK PHOTOS CIRCUS SIDESHOW - THE WORLD OF PHINEAS T BARNUM - BRADY

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RARE FOLIO BOOK PHOTOS CIRCUS SIDESHOW - THE WORLD OF PHINEAS T BARNUM - MATTHEW BRADY - 1977
Limited Edition # 1728 of 5000 - the lower the number, the more desirable the item! Complete set, and also includes original cardboard container.
The exterior of the folio is a dark maroon striped damask, and is padded on the front and back. Untie the
trip-color ribbons to open the folio, and you will see the inside cover protects a 5" x 7 1/2" print of P.T. Barnum and Ernestine de Faiber.
The folio also contains eight
2 3/4" x 4 1/4" prints, mounted and matted on 10 1/2" x 13 1/2" grey linen, protected with tissue guards, and an oversize booklet on nice heavy paper.
According to the enclosed oversize booklet, they are all printed from the Matthew Brady glass negatives from the Frederick Hill Meserve Collection (now located at Harvard University). The photos were all taken in the early 1860s in New York City at the Matthew Brady Gallery.
Here is the list of photos included:
P. T. Barnum and Ernestine de Faiber
General Tom Thumb and Lavinia, his wife
Chan and Eng, the Siamese Twins
Anna Swan (The Nova Scotia Giantess) and the Lilliputian King
Isaac Sprague, The Living Skeleton
Jan Murphy, The Irish Giant
Jane Campbell, The Fat Lady
Mrs. Meyers, Bearded Lady
Condition: VG++ Silk-covered folio presentation box, contains eight folders and oversize staple-bound book, all in pristine condition. The original cardboard container shows some rubbing and storage wear on the exterior.
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