Up for sale is this very rare antique late 1800’s chapbook John Foster’s Barnum and London Great Circus Songster. The book is softcover in it’s original wrappers and has 32 pages. The front cover has a great hand colored illustration. The covers have some wear as illustrated in the photos. There is a tiny tear about half an inch in length along the bottom portion of the fold line of the spine, however the covers are well attached and the binding of the book is good. The pages are lightly toned from with some occasional light foxing. There is a name lightly penciled on the inside and outside of the back cover. There is the occasional page with some kind of other small imperfection such as a tiny stain, light wrinkle, creased page corner, small chip or tear, etc. The book is undated but is circa the last quarter of the 1800’s. All in all a really nice and rare circus songster chapbook. The book measures approximately 6 3/4 inches by 4 1/8 inches. Please look at the photos to further note the condition and message me with any questions you might have. The item “Antique Chapbook JOHN FOSTER’S BARNUM AND LONDON GREAT CIRCUS SONGSTER Music” is in sale since Wednesday, September 19, 2018. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “nevermore_antiques_and_books” and is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Publisher: New York Popular Publishing Co.
- Region: North America
- Subject: Performing Arts
- Place of Publication: New York
- Topic: Music
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Year Printed: 1880
- Language: English
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Binding: Softcover, Wraps
