Group of Nineteenth Century Magic Related Illustrations. Seventy engravings and prints extracted from various folio size magazines, including Gleason’s Pictorial, Harper’s Weekly, The Illustrated London News, and others. Some full page engravings are present and the subjects include “Robert-Houdin,” “Mons. Philippe at the Strand Theatre,” “The Mysterious Lady,” “Soirees Mysterieuses,” “Prof. Frikell,” “Japanese Jugglers at St. Martin’s Hall,” “The Magic Mirror,” “The Christmas Conjuror,” “Maskelyne and Cooke’s Automata,” “The Grand Old Magician’s Irish Policy,” “Jonathan Harrington, the Ventriloquist,” “Old Tricks Again Out West,” and others, with some duplication of images. Some entire magazines are included. Condition generally good.
Group of Nineteenth Century Magic Related Illustrations. Seventy engravings and prints extracted from various folio size magazines, including Gleason’s Pictorial, Harper’s Weekly, The Illustrated London News, and others. Some full page engravings are present and the subjects include “Robert-Houdin,” “Mons. Philippe at the Strand Theatre,” “The Mysterious Lady,” “Soirees Mysterieuses,” “Prof. Frikell,” “Japanese Jugglers at St. Martin’s Hall,” “The Magic Mirror,” “The Christmas Conjuror,” “Maskelyne and Cooke’s Automata,” “The Grand Old Magician’s Irish Policy,” “Jonathan Harrington, the Ventriloquist,” “Old Tricks Again Out West,” and others, with some duplication of images. Some entire magazines are included. Condition generally good.
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