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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 29

[BARNUM] ZHAN Shichai (1840s – 1893). Wood’s Museum. Chang ...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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[BARNUM] ZHAN Shichai (1840s?1893).?WOOD?S MUSEUM. CHANG THE CHINESE GIANT.?New York: Metropolitan Printing and Engraving Estab-lishment, ca. 1870. Letterpress broadside for the famed giant and his wife Kin-Foo?s appearance at the ?authorized successor to Barnum?s American Museum,? advertised on a bill bordered by silhouettes of exotic animals, including a Dodo bird, and further heralding the appearance of related dramatic turns and sideshow acts, among its ?one million wonders!? Framed and matted to 31 ? 13"; tape stains, tears and losses visible, but not examined out of frame.