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ARMSTRONG, Dale. Life of Barney Nelson, The Armless Phenomenon. New York: Popular Pub Co., ca. 1883. 8vo. Engraved wrappers. [16]pp. pitch-book describing the African American “armless phenomenon” Barney Nelson, born in Stratford, Conn., in 1878. The booklet was written by a “lecturer” at Bunnell’s Brighton Beach Musuem at Coney Island. Scarce.