The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 177
HARTZ, Joseph Michael (1836 – 1903). Souvenir of Prof. Hart...
Estimate: $1,200 - $2,400
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HARTZ, Joseph Michael (1836 ? 1903). Souvenir of Prof. Hartz. [New York]: American Oleograph Co., ca. 1874. Purple printed wraps with a portrait of Hartz on the upper, and advertising on the lower (his show is billed as ?more instructive, intellectual, beautiful and wonderful than anything ever witnessed in the annals of the world?). Interior unfolds into twelve scenes illustrating a number of Hartz?s illusions, including the Orange Tree, Basket Trick, and Crystal Cash Box. Folding paper case. Rare. Toole Stott 337. The first example we have seen. While examples of a similar panoramic advertising booklet for Hartz?s brother, Gus, have come to auction infrequently, this is the first for J.M. Hartz we have encountered.
