A few examples of appraisal values for
BARNUM

• 1 vol. Barnum, P.T.; Burke,
  1 vol. Barnum, P.T.; Burke, Sarah J. P.T. Barnum's Circus Museum and Menagerie. New York: White & Allen, 1888. 4to, orig. chromolithographic bds.; slightly scuffed, some edge wear, slightly warped. Full-page chromolithographic illus., other litho illus. A few leaves sprung, some internal dampwrinkling.
• PRINT OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF P. T.
  PRINT OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF P. T. BARNUM.Brady, Matthew. Print of a Photograph of P. T. Barnum. Circa 1920. A black and white postcard with the print of a photograph by Brady showing P. T. Barnum and the dancer Ernestine de Faiber with a description of the image below. Not examined out of frame. 5 x 3 _". Good.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. A GROTESQUE G...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. A Grotesque Group of 40 Mad-Cap Merry-Makers & Frisky Fools. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, 1903. Color lithograph mounted and varnished on board. 36 x 28". Borders trimmed, crude over-coloring and repairs across image. Poor.
• BARNUM AND LONDON NINE UNITED
  BARNUM AND LONDON NINE UNITED MONSTER SHOWS. ETHNOLOGIC...Barnum and London Nine United Monster Shows. Ethnological Congress of Savage Tribes! Sacred White Elephant. New York: James Reilly, ca. 1889. Two-sided letterpress broadside illustrated with engravings of warring tribes of "100 Hindoos, Todas, Nubians, Syrians, Kurds, Cannibals, Wild Beast Hunters," and others, for a show in Terre Haute, Indiana. 10 _ x 29". Tears at folds without paper loss, darkened at bottom. Encased in glass. Good.
• BARNUM, P. T. THE SWINDLERS OF
  BARNUM, P. T. THE SWINDLERS OF AMERICA, WHO THEY ARE AN...Barnum, P. T. The Swindlers of America, Who They Are and How They Work. New York: J. S. Ogilvie, 1903. Pictorial wraps. 8vo. Papers considerably browned, wraps chipped, title page loose, but contents sound; fair.
• [Photograph] ''Barnum's City
  [Photograph] ''Barnum's City Hotel'' vintage print probably 1880s; 17 1/2 X 14 in.; framed Estimate $ 100-200 Tear in image spotting and fading.
• BARNUM & BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON
  BARNUM & BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTION ...Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 10. Arabian Nights' Tales and Nursery Rhymes. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho., ca. 1900. Parade going through a central square with nine different wagons labeled with their acts. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen backed. Old central fold, some light marginal spotting and small chips. Good.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS AND
  BARNUM AND BAILEY CIRCUS AND SIDESHOW.Barnum and Bailey Circus and Sideshow. Circa 1915. Small sepia-toned panoramic photograph of the Barnum and Bailey Circus and the crowd of people waiting for entrance to the "big show" while the sideshow and its banners appear to the right. 12 x 3_" Creases on the left side, light chipping on margins, and some fading.
• BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
  BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS BAND.Glasier, F.W. Barnum & Bailey Circus Band. Boston, 1910. Sepia-toned photograph of the Barnum & Bailey Circus Band and their conductor, Frederick A. Jewell. Mounted to board with some staining and chips. 22 x 14" inclusive of mount. Some light scratches across image, light yellow paint splatters on the upper corners, and light soiling. Fair.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. N.p. ca. 1912. Broadside for the Barnum and Bailey Circus while it was under the management of the Ringling Brothers for the B. & O. R. R. Excursion shows. 10 _ x 28". Mounted on paper with the bottom half detached, tears in the middle affecting images and text, heavily chipped edges with losses, creases, soiling.
• P. T. BARNUM'S GREATEST SHOW ON
  P. T. BARNUM'S GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.P. T. Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth. Buffalo: The Courier Co., ca. 1900. Broadside used for London performances of Barnum's "Most Moral Exhibitions." 10 _ x 28 _". Significant chipping with losses to the bottom margin, creases with tears crudely repaired with tape.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY THE GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.Barnum and Bailey The Greatest Show on Earth. Buffalo: The Courier Co., ca. 1901. With many illustrations used in their posters from the time period. 7 x 42". Creased with short marginal tears, some tape-repaired.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH.Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Central Printing and Engraving Co., ca. 1910s. Broadside advertising "Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, the only Chinese pageant ever produced in America." 10 _ x 28". Marginal chipping and tears, creased, one tear with inexpertly repaired losses affecting images and text.
• CURIOSITIES, FREAKS, AND THEIR
  CURIOSITIES, FREAKS, AND THEIR MANAGERS. BARNUM AND BAI...Curiosities, Freaks, and their Managers. Barnum and Bailey Sideshow. London: Hunt, 1898. Cast photograph of the Barnum and Bailey Sideshow, including Lionel the Lion-Faced Man, Laloo the Hindu, plus a tattooed lady, a bearded woman, a fat woman, man without legs, giant man and woman, a pin head, and others. Against an exotic set backdrop reminiscent of an Egyptian or Mediterranean scene. 12 x 10". On photographer's mount. Two stains affecting image, two tape tear-marks affecting surface of board, most of the gold edging intact. Good.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 12. Delightful Illustrations of Childrens Fairy Tales. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. One sheet (38 _ x 30"). Linen mounted. Light chipping at margins not affecting image, old folds.
• A Collection of Seven Barnum and
  A Collection of Seven Barnum and Bailey Posters depicting various circus scenes. Height of largest 23 1/2 x width 36 1/4 inches.
• CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF P. T.
  CABINET CARD PHOTOGRAPH OF P. T. BARNUM.Barnum, P.T. Cabinet Card Photograph of P. T. Barnum. Circa 1880s. Cabinet card photograph of P.T. Barnum. 6 _ x 4". Chips at corners, very good otherwise.
• CIRCUS HANDBILL. ''Evetta the
  CIRCUS HANDBILL. ''Evetta the only Lady Clown with the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth''. By the Strobridge Lithograph Co New York and Cincinnati. 14'' h. 11'' w. Framed 25'' h. 21'' w.
• CIRCUS POSTERCIRCUS POSTER: "Barnum
  CIRCUS POSTERCIRCUS POSTER: "Barnum and Bailey, Greatest Show on Earth, Exclusive Rare Zoological Features," giraffes. Used for display at the Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Oregon. Image measures 31" x 22.25". In a wood frame; 39.25" x 30.5" overall.
• TWO BARNUM AND BAILEY
  TWO BARNUM AND BAILEY BROADSIDES.Two Barnum and Bailey Broadsides. Including a broadside used in Marysville for the 1910 season with illustrations for acrobats and large cats, as well as a broadside from 1893 advertising Kiralfy's "Columbus and the Discovery of America." 10 _ x 28". Both with chipped margins and tape-repaired tears, one with plastic covering one side.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 6. The New Million Dollar Free Street Parade. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen mounted.Central fold, repaired marginal chipping and tears.
• Barnum James H. ''The Traveller's
  Barnum James H. ''The Traveller's Guide'' or ''The Life of James H. Barnum'' written by himself Gt. Barrington MA 1847 original printed wrappers.
• BARNUM P. T. Life of P.T. Barnum
  BARNUM P. T. Life of P.T. Barnum Written by Himself. Buffalo: Courier 1886. 8vo publisher's cloth spine lettered in gilt. Inscribed and dated ''July 29th 1887'' by Barnum on the f.f.e.p. Soiling and wear to boards; ends frayed; ex-libris stamp to endpapers; intermittent foxing. [Together with:] The Humbugs of the World. London: John Camden Hotten 1866. 8vo publisher's blind-stamped orange cloth spine lettered in gilt. Wear to boards; ends bumped; hinges starting; scattered brownspotting.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. CHARIOTEERS R...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Charioteers Race. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1896. French poster depicting a chariot race. One sheet (41 x 32 _"). Linen backed. Repaired tear at bottom margin, repaired marginal chipping, some pencil marks.
• CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE
  CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE BARNUM-LONDON SHOW!Circus and Menagerie Barnum-London Show! New York, ca. 1881. A two-sided advertisement for Barnum's Greatest Show on Earth and the Great London Circus, the International Allied Shows. Mentions the showing of twenty elephants, the Chinese Giant "Chang," and Tom Thumb. 12 x 5". Large chip with losses at the top of the piece, affecting text. Small chips and two tears, mostly marginal, one tear affecting image. Good.
• LARGE GROUP CABINET PHOTO OF BARNUM
  LARGE GROUP CABINET PHOTO OF BARNUM AND BAILEY.Large Group Cabinet Photo of Barnum and Bailey. E. Hunt, Photographer, ca. 1890. Entitled "We Handle The People," depicting treasurer Charles Hutchinson, business manager George Arlington, with ticket sellers and takers for the Barnum and Bailey Circus Greatest Show on Earth, a ticket wagon visible in background. Damage to mount at corners. All men identified by first and last names on verso. 11 _ x 9 _". Good overall.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 8. Racing and Zoological Division of the New Million Dollar Free Street Parade. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen mounted. Center crease with marginal chipping.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 5. A Few of the Many Richly Carved Huge Golden Chariots, and Fairy Land Tableux. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1900. Featuring a float with Presidents Lincoln, Washington, and Theodore Roosevelt, among others. One sheet (40 x 30"). Linen mounted. Small marginal chips and light soiling.
• BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW
  BARNUM AND BAILEY GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH. PARADE SECTIO...Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. Parade Section 3. The New Million Dollar Grand Street Pageant. Cincinnati: Strobridge Litho, ca. 1903. One sheet (39 x 30"). Linen mounted.Chipping on bottom margin, central crease, and light soiling.
• COLLECTION OF BARNUM AND BAILEY
  COLLECTION OF BARNUM AND BAILEY PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMER...Collection of Barnum and Bailey Photographs and Ephemera. Various dates and publishers, ca. 1890s Ð 1930s. Photographs and prints including postcards, a few cabinet cards, photographs of Barnum and Bailey advertising, a signed photograph of a performer, and a photograph of a camel. Various sizes, largest being 8 _ x 11." Fair to good condition.
• P. T. BARNUM'S CIRCUS CHILDREN'S
  P. T. BARNUM'S CIRCUS CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOK.P. T. Barnum's Circus Children's Picture Book. New York: White and Allen, 1888. First Edition. with thanks to the Strobridge Litho Co., Cincinnati, lithographed by G. H. Buek & Company. Oversized hardback book made for children. Seven full-page illustrated plate images and 12 black and white illustrated images that all detail a narrative by Barnum, highlighting the various performances and scenes at his circus and museum. Chipped, paper loss at edges of covers, disbound, with intact cloth spine and contents in good condition. 12 _ x 10 _". Scarce. Fair.
• AL G. BARNES CIRCUS.Al G. Barnes
  AL G. BARNES CIRCUS.Al G. Barnes Circus. N.p., ca. 1936. Boasting a show twice its former size, this broadside advertises famous circus acts like Bert Nelson and his big cats and the Cristiani troupe of trick riders. 10 _ x 28 _". Marginal chipping, light staining.
• BARNUM'S GREAT RAILROAD CIRCUS
  BARNUM'S GREAT RAILROAD CIRCUS TRAIN Paper litho and wood features locomotive with two coaches each has removable roof and used for storage of die-cut figures. 9 1/2'' l. Loss to paper tears and repairs. (Good Cond)
• RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM &
  RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS. THE GREAT...Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The Greatest Show on Earth. Circa 1949. Color lithograph portraying a seated clown holding an umbrella. Date strip applied at bottom for Sheboygan Polar Ware Show Grounds. 42 x 36" overall. Minor wear at edges. Good.
• Oil on canvas painting of five
  Oil on canvas painting of five young boys on a sidewalk late 19th c. with a P.T. Barnum circus poster on a wall in the background and mounted in a gilt lined walnut frame. 16"x23.75"
• CIRCUS HANDBILL. ''Jumbo The
  CIRCUS HANDBILL. ''Jumbo The Children's Pet''. For Barnum Bailey & Hutchinson $100 000 challenge. 15 3/4'' h. 9 3/4'' w. Framed. 25'' h. 21'' w.