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Lot 528

WOOD, Will B. How to Do Punch & Judy and Ventriloquism. New...

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WOOD, Will B. How to Do Punch & Judy and Ventriloquism. New York: N.Y Popular Pub. Co., ca. 1889. Hand-colored engraved wrappers. [16]pp. Booklet with four song lyrics (the latest copyrighted 1889), how to perform a Punch & Judy stage and performance instructions; a description of a ventriloquist act; and descriptions of several magic tricks. [Laid inside]: a handbill for Prof. H.C. Wallace, The Comic Conjurer and His Troubadours? and Punch and Judy (11 5/8 x 4 ??) , ca. 1893 [tears at central fold]. Hand-stamp Val Evans Magic Collections. Bookplate of Raymond Goulet.