FAIRBURN, John (1789 ? 1840). Fairburn?s Conjuror. Monsieur Chabert the Fire King. London: J. Fairburn, ca. 1815. Hand-colored engraving of an extravagant conjuring entertainment. The audience views Chabert at the center, stepping from a door of a man-sized oven, flames leaping forth from inside. To his left and right, magicians perform with cards and birds, while one at the left presents a decapitation illusion. The foot of each column flanking the scene bears the name of Breslaw and Gyngell. 7 5/8 x 13 1/4?. Marginal chips and browning; image bright and bold. Scarce. See Toole Stott 289. This image was used to illustrate the verso of the jacket of the British edition of Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, and was published in the American edition at page 243.