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BLONDIN, Charles (Jean François Gravelet, 1824 – 97). Moveable Handbill for Blondin at the Crystal PalacE. London: E.C. Bennett, 1861. Hand-colored wood-engraved card with miniature moveable figure of Blondin, the “hero of Niagara” walking a tightrope while pushing a wheelbarrow before him, in which sits his young daughter and garlands of flowers. A tab extending from the right side of the card allows the miniature rope walker to traverse the length of the cord. 6 ½ x 7 ¾”. Mounting remnants to verso, else very good. Rare. See Exemplars, p. 333.