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MASKELYNE & COOKE. Maskelyne and Cooke. The Royal Illusionists and Anti-Spiritualists. London: E. Baynes, ca. 1875. Pictorial wrappers in pale blue and gold with an illustration of the false automaton, Psycho, to the upper, advertising for G.S. Lucraft to rear. 28pp. 8vo. Lower wrap detached, general shelfwear, else very good. SCARCE.
An early and elaborate program that gives a “few facts” regarding the “remarkable entertainment” at London’s Egyptian Hall, with a preface by the manager of the enterprise, W. Morton. Included are descriptions of the famous Maskelyne Box Trick, Psycho, Will, The Witch and the Watch, spiritualistic effects and seances, and Maskelyne’s plate dancing.