Auction #8 - June 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/28/2021
The N79 Duke Tobacco History of Poor Boys is another set of (50) sixteen page booklets. The booklets are similar in format to the Histories of Generals (N78) set issued in a similar time frame by Duke. The subjects in the Poor Boys do not exclusively feature 'boys' but do have a very few women subjects. Famous--and very popular--subjects in the series include William F Cody or "Buffalo" Bill, P.T. Barnum and Thomas Edison, among others. Typically, the two most valuable booklets in the series are John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain--both famous boxers. Other luminaries include Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe and a host of other people who went from rags to riches.
This lot of (7) N79 Duke History of Poor Boys is largely in VGEX to EX condition with the PT Barnum subject being in Poor condition. The other subjects include Mary Anderson, Christine Nilsson, Adelina Patti, John Jacob Astor and Professor Huxley. Great lot for the set builder.
N79 Duke Tobacco History of Poor Boys Lot of (7) Different Booklets
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