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![NESBITT, Neil (1888 ? 1936). The Great Nesbitt Mysteries. [Smoke letters.]](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3781/37815827.jpeg?t=1WGKtv)
Lot 133
NESBITT, Neil (1888 ? 1936). The Great Nesbitt Mysteries. [Smoke letters.]
Estimate: $200 - $400
Sold for
$330
Sold Price includes BP
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NESBITT, Neil (1888 ? 1936). The Great Nesbitt Mysteries. [Smoke letters.] [London, ca. 1920]. Nesbitt, in Chinese costume, presents the Smoke Vase effect, white wisps curling into the air and forming the text of the design. 28 x 19". Linen backed. A direct piracy of a famous poster used by Chung Ling Soo. Nesbitt was one of several magicians to attempt to take up Soo's mantle after the latter's untimely death.
Condition
Bright and attractive; A.
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