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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 249

RUBINI (Philip Prentice Anderson, 1844 – 1920 [?]). The Wor...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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RUBINI (Philip Prentice Anderson, 1844?1920 [?]).?THE WORLD-RENOWNED RUBINI! BEHEADING A LADY!?Hartlepool: J. Procter, ca. 1869. Two-color letterpress broadside for a magician who some believe to be the illegitimate son of John Henry Anderson, Wizard of the North. The featured effect on his program is a version of the decapitation illusion later favored by Herrmann and Dante. Framed to 29 ? 15?". Chips, stains, and small losses visible; not examined out of frame. See?Exemplars, page 297.