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Sat, Dec 16, 2017 11:00AM EST - Sun, Dec 17, 2017 11:00AM EST
Lot 15

Who is the World’s Greatest Conjurer? Why, Chung Ling Soo!

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson). Who is the World’s Greatest Conjurer? Why, Chung Ling Soo! Birmingham: James Upton Ltd., ca. 1908. Soo’s portrait in chalk on a blackboard, a schoolboy beside it. Subtitled “Willie’s Opinion.” 30 x 20”. Linen backed. Minor restoration over-coloring to borders and a few spots in image, spotting in margins; B+. Scarce.

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