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Berlin: Arnold Weylandt, ca. 1905. Magnificent three-sheet poster shows Thorn, seated in a chair with his head bowed, dreams of scenes from his illusion show, including a levitation, spirit cabinet, Stroubeika illusion, and many more stage-filling effects. A menacing devil looks down over his shoulder, leering, while other imps dot the poster. A Sphinx-like figure looks down from above. 37x 81". Expert restoration to repair chips and closed tears; B.


Potter & Potter

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2017-02-04

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Thorn, Cheavlier Ernest. Chevalier Ernest Thorn souvenir pocket mirror. [Pennsylvania, Reading Ribbon Badge Co., ca. 1909]. Celluloid-backed mirror bearing a portrait of Thorn in “dreamland.” Read more…


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A copy of A Magician Among the Spirits by Harry Houdini (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1924) contained in a protective Read more…


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Outstanding Collection of Over 180 Conjuring Postcards, Some Signed. Bulk American and English, ca. 1900s–1940s. A trove from the Grossman-Nicholson collection, most real-photo (RPPC), others Read more…


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Houdini, Harry. A Magician Among the Spirits. New York: Harper & Bros., 1924. First Edition. Blue cloth stamped in gilt. Frontispiece. Illustrated. 8vo. In a Read more…


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[Ephemera] Accumulation of over 250 pieces of magic-related ephemera. Including handbills, postcards, programs, photographs, flyers, brochures, book prospectuses, and business cards. Magicians represented include Horace Read more…


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Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, True Story of the Chevalier D'Eon, His Experiences , London, 1895, 8vo, gilt three-quarter blue morocco, illustrated with portrait plates. Read more…


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