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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 323

YOUNG, William Henry (1821 - 74). Young the Far Famed and J...

Estimate: $600 - $1,200

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YOUNG, William Henry (1821 - 74).?YOUNG THE FAR FAMED AND JUSTLY CELEBRATED AMERICAN MAGICIAN.?Boston: ?Times? Job Office, 1853. Early pictorial advertising broadside for the magic show of Young at the City Hall, Roxbury. The wood-engraved full-length portrait of the performer shows him producing a multiplicity of objects from a giant cornucopia held in one hand as spectators look on. The second half of the show is occupied by the Conflagration of Moscow, a moving panoramic display. 21? ? 7?". Linen backed.