Set Reminder2018-03-31 03:30:002018-03-31 03:30:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Spring Magic Auction https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/spring-magic-auction-22014 Our spring sale of magic memorabilia features two recently-rediscovered Houdini scrapbooks, never before made available for public sale. In addition, the auction will include Houdiniana in a range of categories - glass slides, autographs, books, and photographs.
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Group of Magic-Related Illustrations from Punch. Mid-nineteenth century?1930s. Over 100 pages extracted from Punch, all with cartoons and caricatures depicting magicians or on magic themes, including many full page and double page illustrations. Many of the illustrations involve traditional magic tricks and known magicians including ?The Wizard of the North,? using the tricks as barbs on politicians and policies, together with many depicting learned animals, jugglers, and others. Together with manuscripts of scholarly studies and lecture notes by David Booth and Michael Claxton regarding magic-related Punch illustrations. Many pages not counted in total. Condition generally good.