The Ricky Jay Collection

The Ricky Jay Collection

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Mr. Baldwin | The unrivalled American magician

Auction Closed

October 28, 08:54 PM GMT

Estimate

800 - 1,200 USD

Lot Details

Description

Mr. Baldwin

The Unrivalled American Magician. Boston: D. Hooton, 1837


Broadside (457 x 180 mm). Woodcut vignette of magician at top; old folds, some staining.  


"Professor of Magical Hydraulics, metamorphoses, Scientific Ledgerdemain [sic]" (title).

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