Mr and Mrs General Tom Thumb

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[001977] [Mr and Mrs General Tom Thumb]. Carte-de-Visite of Charles Stratton and Livinia Stratton, Mr and Mrs General Tom Thumb. New York: E. And H.T. Anthony. First Edition. 32mo. Unbound. Carte-De-Visite. Good. Carte-de-Visite of Mr and Mrs General Tom Thumb, approximately 60mm x 100mm in size, dated ?1863, (possibly 1865).

Image slightly rubbed, some browning, otherwise clean, reverse is printed with the details of E. and H.T. Anthony, with the facsimile signatures of both Charles Stratton and Livinia Stratton.

For a full account of the Strattons’ life and career, see Bogdan, Freak Show, pages 148-161