The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 209
JOHNSON, Herman. The Giant Schoolboy. Taller than Any Man i...
Estimate: $600 - $1,200
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
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JOHNSON, Herman. The Giant Schoolboy. Taller than Any Man in Britain. Glasgow: J. Lithgow & Sons, 1901. Pictorial letterpress broadside bearing an exaggerated depiction of Johnson in his school uniform towering over his schoolmaster and classmates, overprinted in red for his appearance at Seagrave?s Meadow, Arundel, in concert with Bostock & Wombwell?s Menagerie. Framed to 21 x 15 ??. The image at the center of the poster shows Johnson ?as he appeared when only 15 years of age, at school, in Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.A.?
