We offer for sale vintage broadsides, prints, engravings and other ephemera of the past. Please note that many of the engravings, - taken from the Illustrated London News, Harpers Weekly and other periodicals of the nineteenth century - are over one hundred years old. These historical artifacts are a wonderful adjunct to any magic poster collection. Unless otherwise stated, all items are guaranteed as originals.
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"Amateur thought-reading"
ILN, Oct 19, 1889, $95
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ANDERSON, JOHN HENRY
at Melodeon Boston,9/25/1852, GP. $95
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ASIAN MAGICIAN
SOLD
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BALANCING GOAT
ILN, Oct. 1, 1864. $45 |
BISHOP, W. IRVING
ILN, 6/23/1883. $55
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CAPTURE OF A SPIRIT
Feb 7, 1880, The Graphic. $65
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CHRISTMAS CONJURER
ILN, 1880's. $ 55
SOLD
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[COUNTRY CONJURER]
1890, Germany. $95
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[CUPS AND BALLS], "A conjuror aboard the Rangoon"
ILN, Oct. 14, 1876. $45
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CHINESE FORTUNE TELLER
ILN, April 26, 1879.
SOLD
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DE LA MANO
all c.1880
(a) striking broadside. Yellow paper.$195
(b) narrow handbill, w/several cuts. Great piece. $125
(c)sm 1 page blue programme, nice illust. $25
(e) Broadside, wider than (b) $95
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EGYPTIAN CONJUROR on Steamship
ILN 11/2/1889, $ 75.00
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THE ESCAMOTEUR
Print in excellent condition.
SOLD
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FEMALE MAGICIAN WITH RIBBOMS - from a German magazine.
N.D., $375 |
[Fawkes the magician] 1841
page from English periodical with Fawkes engraving at upper right.
$ 175
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FRENCH
hand-tinted 19th century print. $425
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“THE INDIAN JUGGLER”
English political cartoon. $195
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INDIAN JUGGLERS
"A Plant" ILN 9/5/1891 2 pg. engraving, $125
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INDIAN MAGICIAN with his boy
Late 19th century. $50
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JAPANESE JUGGLERS
ILN, 2/23/1867, $55
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JAPANESE JUGGLERS
Harper's Weekly, 1867, $85
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[JUGGLER]
1889, Germany. $65 |
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LEGERDEMAIN
Illustrations from Encyclopedia c.1800. $95 each
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MACALLISTER, The Wizard
GP, 11/11/1851. $85
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[MAGICIAN AT COUNTRY INN]
1892, opens to two full pages. $ 125
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MASKELYNE & COOKE'S
Automata.ILN 10/19/1878. $75
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MATERIALIZING MEDIUMS - recognition of a spirit
FL, 5/12/1888. SOLD
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DO MONDE ILUSTRATE
Patrizio, 1875. $65
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PALACE MAGICIAN
Exquisite engraving of magician performing in French Salon. c.1885 $175
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[PEPPER'S GHOST]
HW, 4/2/1864. $85
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[POLITICAL CARTOON]
from Punch, 1876, with spirit cabinet theme. $85 |
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[POLITICAL CARTOON]
President Chester A. Arthur as a magician. Full cover double page from Puck, 1881.
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[POLITICAL CARTOON]
1891, “Wizard of Westminster. Full color! $325
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RIBBONS FROM MOUTH
Finely detailed engraving of magician in courtyard, 1876. $150
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ROBERT HOUDIN
ILN, 12/23/1848. $75
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RICE
19th century broadside with cut of cannonballs from hat. Vent. figures are also depicted. Previously in the Egyptian Hall collection. $875
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SNAKE CHARMERS IN INDIA
ILN, Dec.4, 1875. $35
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SPIRIT CABINET
FL 5/12/1888 $50
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SPIRITUALISM
Politician as spiritualist Puck, 1887.
$ 95
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SPIRITUALISTS
"Spiritualism &its delusions," FL, 4/2/1888. $ 55
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SPIRITUALISTS
"Experiments in mind reading" FL, 12/23//1882, $45
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STREET CONJURER IN ALGIERS
ILN, 3/16/1895, $65
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THREE CARD MONTE ON A TRAIN
The Graphic, large format, $ 95
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TOP HAT AND TAILS
1894 classic image of magician, form German periodical. $95
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[TRANSPOSITION/APPEARANCE]
1896, Germany. $75
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TRIAL OF SLADE
ILN version, Oct. 21, 1876. $75
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TRIAL OF SLADE the medium
The Graphic, 1876. $125
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ZAMLOCH - 1905 broadside on linen.
The engraving on this broadside is a classic nineteenth century image. Nicely mounted on linen. $625 |
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