Sold for:
$850
$850
Duke Tobacco Tricks with Cards Trade Card Set. New York: The Giles Company Lithographers, ca. 1887. Nearly complete set (23 of 24 [lacking N2]). The recto of each card attractively lithographed in color, with an explanation of the effect on the versos. N12 and N22 with chipped corners, others lightly or mildly rounded, several with creased or rippled surfaces, and light scuffs or discoloration. Rare. Sold with a special “extra” issue of Burton Sperber’s “A Real Miracle” (2009) devoted to the set, signed and numbered by Sperber.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
