$400
Providence: What Cheer Print, ca. 1880. Unused letterpress broadside bearing a detailed stock woodcut at its center picturing the magician on stage, the balance filled with descriptive text regarding Reynold's performance, including his escape from "100 feet of cord in the hands of the most expertitious in knot tying." 10x 29". A-. Typical of the era in which the poster was produced, and similar in style to the bills of Professor J.H. Anderson, this broadside includes bombastic claims and flowery language. To wit: "Sceptics of holy writ have denounced their skepticism as they behold demonstrated in this nineteenth century the original and more marvelous illusions than was ever performed by the ancient Egyptians or the Necromancer of India."
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-02-04
