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MACALLISTER, Andrew (1800 – 56). Soirees Magiques. The Great Wizard of the World! Macallister! Boston: Times Steam Cylinder Job Press, 1851. Pictorial broadside with five wood-engraved images signed by Purcell of the magician presenting a range of feats, including the production of tiny paper flags, a chosen card rising from a child’s back, the “Grand Cookery of Parafaragaramus,” a vanishing lady, and “The Ever Popular Spanish Harlequin” automaton. Folds at extremities, tiny chips and one small loss. Andrew Macallister was born in Scotland, and after working in several trades, became an assistant to Philippe and apprentice to John Henry Anderson. He moved to America in 1840, where he toured with some success. This bill advertises the same performance heralded by Macallister’s appearance on the cover of Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing Room Companion on Nov. 1, 1851.