This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/28/2023
[SHADOWGRAPHY] HAND SHADOWS ON THE WALL. New York: W.H. Steele & Co., Publishers, ca. 1880. Boxed set of twelve cards printed on both sides and depicting 24 “finger gymnastics” used to create shadows on the wall, including the “Wild Indian,” a rabbit, “The Goose a Prisoner,” a growling bulldog, a goat, “Mrs. Grundy,” and others. Case 7½ × 6½ × ¼". Box with sides perished, soiled and dampstained, cards generally good. The first example we have encountered.