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Lot 138

[VENTRILOQUISM]. Three advertising broadsides for Charles Y...

Estimate: $200 - $300

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[VENTRILOQUISM]. Three advertising broadsides for Charles Young. Including: ?Charles Young, Premier Ventriloquist!?. [N.p., ca. 1870s]. With engraved image of Young and his ?Talking Heads & Funny Little men?. 7 x 15?. Verso blank. Toned, edgeworn, chipping, a few short tears. [Together with:] ?Professor Young!? ? [N.p., ca. 1870s]. With 2 engraved images of magic tricks. 20 x 8?. Upper margin trimmed a bit unevenly, one horizontal crease at center, some wear, minor additional creasing. [Together with:] Double-bill broadside playbill for The Globe Theatre, 728-730 Broadway. New York: 1876. Broadside (mounted on linen) advertising for many stage acts, including ?Mr. Charles Young! The Master Ventriloquist of the World!? 28 x 20 ??. Toned, worn, chipped, soiled, rolled. Still, an interesting group.