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DONALDSON, Washington Harrison (1840–75). WIZARD OF THE EAST. GIFT EXHIBITION. Philadelphia: U.S. Book and Job Print, ca. 1864. Handsome letterpress broadside with three attractive woodcuts advertising a performance in Poughkeepsie New York at the Pines Hall. In addition to conjuring feats, the Wizard presents ventriloquism and “the great act of impaling the human body to a board with huge knives.” 22¼ × 8". Marginal stains, else very good. Donaldson, who was both a daredevil and magician, lost his life in a balloon ascension in 1875.