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• Barnum's American Museum: Catalogue or guide book of Barnum's American Museum, New York : Containing descriptions and illustrations of the various wonders and curiosities of the immense establishment, which have been collected during the last half century from every quarter of the globe. (Printed and published for the proprietor, 1860) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Barnum's American Museum: The lady of the lake : a melodramatic romance, in two acts : from Sir Walter Scott : with costumes, casts of characters, and all the stage business (William V. Spencer, 1855), also by Thomas Dibdin, H. C. Janett, Walter Scott, N.Y.) Chatham Theatre (New York, and Surrey Theatre (page images at HathiTrust)
• Barnum's American Museum: Life of the living Aztec children (Wynkoop, Hallenbeck & Thomas, printers, 1860), also by Pedro Velasquez and John L. Stephens (page images at HathiTrust)
• Barnum's American Museum: Sights and wonders in New York : including a description of the mysteries, miracles, marvels, phenomena, curiosities, and nondescripts, contained in that great congress of wonders, Barnum's Museum : also, a memoir of Barnum himself ..., a likeness and history of General Tom Thumb ... (J.S. Redfield, 1849), also by Seymour B. Durst, P. T. Barnum, and Westerly Public Library (R.I.) (page images at HathiTrust)

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