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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 277

[STONE MAN] New York Museum of Anatomy. Colorado Stone Man....

Estimate: $400 - $800

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[STONE MAN]?NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. COLORADO STONE MAN.?[New York, 1877]. Double-sided letterpress broadside describing the ?20,000 objects of wonder? on exhibit at this Manhattan showplace operated by Steiger & Van Horn, located between Houston and Bleecker Streets, at 618 Broadway. Text-filled recto mentions embalmed bodies, a horned man, the death bed of Washington, and other curiosities; verso includes a large woodcut of the Colorado Stone Man on ?exhibit as a work of art.? 19 ? 5?". Minor chips in border, else very good.