"Amateur thought-reading"
ILN, Oct 19, 1889, $95

ANDERSON, JOHN HENRY
at Melodeon Boston,9/25/1852, GP. $95

ASIAN MAGICIAN performs "butterfly on fan"
$150

BALANCING GOAT
ILN, Oct. 1, 1864. $45

BISHOP, W. IRVING
ILN, 6/23/1883. $55

CAPTURE OF A SPIRIT
Feb 7, 1880, The Graphic. $75

CHRISTMAS CONJURER
ILN, 1880's.
SOLD

[COUNTRY CONJURER]
1890, Germany. $95

[CUPS AND BALLS], "A conjuror aboard the Rangoon"
ILN, Oct. 14, 1876. $45

[CUPS AND BALLS]
894 full color cover of LeRire.
$95.00

[CUPS AND BALLS]
19th century print of street performer.
$75.00

[CUPS AND BALLS]
A conjurer performing at the Place de la Bastile in Paris. This original vintage 19th century engraving is reproduced on page 54 of Panorama of Magic.
$165.00

[CUPS AND BALLS/POLITICAL]
19th century French generals are lampooned in this wonderful cartoon by Cham that appeared in Panorama of Magic.
$225.00

[CUPS AND BALLS/POLITICAL]
Another version. This one was also in Panorama of Magic.
$225.00

[CUPS AND BALLS THEME], From 1875, a large size political cartoon that appeared on the cover of L'Eclipse, a 19th century French periodical.
$145.00

CHINESE FORTUNE TELLER
ILN, April 26, 1879.
SOLD

[Davenport Brothers]
Cartoon from French newspaper. Material of or concnenring the Davenport Brothers is very hard to find.
$300.00

[Davenport Brothers]
"crushing the spirits". Extremely rare original cartoon from French newspaper at a time when the Davenport Brothers were the rage of Paris.
$300.00

DE LA MANO
all c.1880
(a) striking broadside. Yellow paper.$195
(b) narrow handbill, w/several cuts. Great piece. $125
(c)sm 1 page blue programme, nice illust. $25
(e) Broadside, wider than (b) $95

[Disembodied Voice] Explanation of this popular illusion. Early 19th century. $ 65

EGYPTIAN CONJUROR on Steamship
ILN 11/2/1889, $ 75.00

THE ESCAMOTEUR
19th c. French.
$375.00
 

FEMALE MAGICIAN WITH RIBBOMS - from a German magazine.
N.D., $350

[Fawkes the magician] 1841
page from English periodical with Fawkes engraving at upper right.
$ 175

HARRINGTON
1850 engraving of early New England magician and ventriloquist. $35

HERRMANN, Compars
Rare 1848 London broadside for theatrical magic show. Click on the picture to see that the lower right corner advertises Professor Herrmann's performances!
$325  

HERRMANN
Compars- A rare 1865 engraving of Compars Herrmann in New York, refers to him in the accompanying article as Charles Herrmann.
$195.00

HYPNOSIS by Daumier
For the Robert Macaire series. $ 95  

"THE INDIAN JUGGLER"
English political cartoon. $195

INDIAN JUGGLERS
"A Plant" ILN 9/5/1891 2 pg. engraving, $125
 

INDIAN JUGGLERS
1813 print from Ackermann's. c. 9-1/4 x 5-3/4 inches. $ 75.00

 

INDIAN MAGICIAN with his boy
Late 19th century. $50

JAPANESE JUGGLERS
ILN, 2/23/1867, $55

JAPANESE JUGGLERS
Harper's Weekly, 1867, $85

[JUGGLER]
1889, Germany. $65
 

Juggler of the Chateau D'Eeau
classic English print, hand tinted, early 1800's. SOLD
 

LASTANDISH
broadside, 19th century. $325

LEGERDEMAIN
Illustrations from Encyclopedia c.1800. $95 each

MACALLISTER, The Wizard
GP, 11/11/1851. $75

MACALUSO
A scarce mid 19th century original engraving, also reproduced in Panorama of Magic at page 114.
$155.00

[MAGICIAN AT COUNTRY INN]
1892, opens to two full pages. $ 125

MASKELYNE & COOKE'S
Automata.ILN 10/19/1878. $75

MASKELYNE AND COOK
anti-spiritualistic entertainment, 1878, The Graphic, London. $100

MASKELYNE AND COOK
Caricature from British paper. $65

MATERIALIZING MEDIUMS - recognition of a spirit
FL, 5/12/1888. SOLD

Mlle. Anguinet
From L'Illustration, a French newspaper, c. 1856. Stage filled with apparatus.
$125.00

DO MONDE ILUSTRATE
Patrizio, 1875. $65

Mountebank
Performing on outdoor stage. A gorgeous early 19th century engraving.
$125.00
 

PALACE MAGICIAN
Exquisite engraving of magician performing in French Salon. c.1885 $150

[PEPPER'S GHOST]
HW, 4/2/1864. $85

PHANTASMAGORIA
$ 65

PHILIPPE
fantastic full portrait of this 19th century perfomer. $375

PHILIPPE
This 1842 original engraving, depicting his amazing repertoire of tricks, is also reproduced in Panorama of Magic at page 64.
$225.00

PHILIPPE
Performing the cannon trick, ILN.
$95.00

[POLITICAL CARTOON]
19th century French. King listens to soothsayer. Note cups and balls on table! $ 375

[POLITICAL CARTOON]
from Punch, 1876, with spirit cabinet theme. $85

[POLITICAL CARTOON]
King on stage performs as Bosco. $ 325
SOLD

[POLITICAL CARTOON]
President Chester A. Arthur as a magician. Full cover double page from Puck, 1881.
SOLD

[POLITICAL CARTOON]
1891, "Wizard of Westminster. Full color! $550

[POLITICAL CARTOON]
Inexhaustible bottle theme. $25

[POLITICAL CARTOON]
Magic cauldron $25

RIBBONS FROM MOUTH
Finely detailed engraving of magician in courtyard, 1876. $150

ROBERT HOUDIN
ILN, 12/23/1848. $75

ROBERT HOUDIN
Spectacular engraving of his act, 1865. SOLD

ROBERT HOUDIN
Suspension illusion, clipped from 19th century French newspaper. SOLD

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RICE
19th century broadside with cut of cannonballs from hat. Vent. figures are also depicted. Previously in the Egyptian Hall collection. $875

SNAKE CHARMERS IN INDIA
ILN, Dec.4, 1875. $35

SPIRIT CABINET
FL 5/12/1888 $65

SPIRITUALISM
Politician as spiritualist Puck, 1887.
$ 65

SPIRITUALISTS
"Spiritualism &its delusions," FL, 4/2/1888. $ 55 

SPIRITUALISTS
"Experiments in mind reading" FL, 12/23//1882, $45

STREET CONJURER IN ALGIERS
Performs Cups and Balls. ILN, 3/16/1895, $65
 

THREE CARD MONTE ON A TRAIN
The Graphic, large format, $ 125

TOP HAT AND TAILS
1894 classic image of magician, form German periodical. SOLD

[TRANSPOSITION/APPEARANCE]
1896, Germany. $75

TREWEY
Portait and various shadowgraphic images from French newspaper, 19th century. $95

TREWEY
Spectacular shadowgraphic images of politicians of the time. $150

TRIAL OF SLADE
ILN version, Oct. 21, 1876. SOLD

TRIAL OF SLADE the medium
The Graphic, 1876. $125

TRUNK ESCAPE EXPOSURE
matted. $55

ZAMLOCH - 1905 broadside on linen.
The engraving on this broadside is a classic nineteenth century image. Nicely mounted on linen. $625