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CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 – 1918). Dream of Wealth Advertising Banknote. London, 1914. Handbill printed in the form of an imitation five-pound sterling banknote, used to advertise Soo’s performance of his Dream of Wealth illusion. Bearing a bust portrait of the magician in the upper left, with text advertising the effect filling the balance. 5 ½ x 8 ½” with wear at edges and old folds.Soo produced imitation notes of a similar design in the illusion which advertised Dunville’s Old Irish Whiskey. This is the first example we have offered with his image and the text advertising the illusion.