[Cabinet card]: Texas Giants. The Shields Brothers
WILKES, [David]
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
About this Item
Albumen cabinet card. Image size 4.25" x 5.5" on 4.25" x 6.5" thick card stock. Captioned in print below the image. Slight soiling, a nice, near fine example. Image of the four Shields brothers, each one dressed in a military uniform, listing them by name and height, each one, according to the card, nearly 8' tall. The Texas Giants were indeed brothers, were indeed from Northeast Texas, and they were indeed tall (probably each approaching 7'), but not nearly so tall as claimed by P.T. Barnum for whom they were exhibited, and who provided them with specially made lifts for their shoes, large hats, a shortened ruler for measuring, and other clever ruses to reinforce their claims. The Giants supplanted their $100 a week incomes by selling cabinet cards such as this to Barnum's circus-goers for 10c apiece. A handsome and clean example of one of the earliest of the cabinet cards sold by the brothers. Seller Inventory # 537135
Bibliographic Details
Title: [Cabinet card]: Texas Giants. The Shields ...
Publisher: Wilkes, Photo, Balto. [Baltimore]
Publication Date: 1879
Binding: Unbound
Condition: Near Fine
Store Description
All books are first editions unless otherwise noted. New Jersey residents will be asked for sales tax. All items guaranteed, all items subject to prior sale. Members ABAA, ILAB.
112 Nicholson Road, Gloucester City, New Jersey 08030
books@betweenthecovers.com
Telephone 856-456-8008
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Our $10 rate is for UPS or Priority Mail. Our $5.50 rate is media mail which can take a week or two, or a month or two (rarely, but has happened). We email tracking information for all domestic shipments. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
Payment Methods
accepted by seller