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HERRMANN, Alexander (1844–96). HERRMANN THE EMINENT PRESTIDIGITATEUR HANDBILL. New York: Liebler & Maass, ca. 1890. Folded lithographed handbill or brochure picturing the Mephistophelean conjurer in a bust portrait on the front, a scene with a devil, skeleton, and damsel drinking wine on the rear, and images of the Cremation, New Black Art, and Strobeika illusions on the interior. 5½ × 35/8". Old central fold, chips in borders. RARE; the first example we have encountered.