The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
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Lot 333
[MAGIC – BROADSIDE]. Ferdinand Becker, Konigl. Preuff conce...
Estimate: $400 - $600
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[MAGIC ? BROADSIDE]. Ferdinand Becker, Konigl. Preuff concessionirter Escamoteur aus Berlin, chemal. Compagnon bes Herrn Bosco,? 19. September 1837. N.p. (Schleswig, Germany). Letterpress broadside with a decorative woodcut floral border, and a large pointing hand at top, advertising the German conjuror Ferdinand Becker, describing his act and including allusions to the magicians Bosco and Philadelphia. 16 ? x 10 3/8?. Pale soiling and spotting; creases in the margi; diagonal central fold.
