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Victorian Magic Scrapbook with Original Artwork. London, 1860s–80s. Magnificent, neatly-kept and well-organized scrapbook compiled by an unknown person (possibly one H. James) during the heyday Victorian magic. Among the conjurors represented in the book are Maskelyne & Cooke, Dr. Lynn, Robert-Houdin, Frikell, Buatier de Kolta, John Henry Anderson, Colonel Stodare, and more, including ventiloquists and spiritualists.


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Auctioneer:
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Date:
2015-02-07

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