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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III

Sat, Feb 15, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 5

ANDERSON, John Henry (1814 – 74). Magic & Mystery, by Profe...

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500

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ANDERSON, John Henry (1814 ? 74). Magic & Mystery, by Professor Anderson The Great Wizard of the North. [London], 1855. Pictorial letterpress double bill for Anderson's appearance at the Royal Lyceum Theatre for the week of October 29, 1855. Anderson presents twelve acts, including an expose of spirit rapping; the right side of the bill features a lengthy letter from D.D. Hume [Home] regarding his mediumship below a wood-engraved image showing table-tipping, a divining pendulum, and other inexplicable phenomena. Also advertised is the 104th edition of Anderson's Shilling's Worth of Magic. 20 x 19 ?". A few tears and pinholes, reinforced at verso, minor browning and old folds. A-.