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ANDERSON, John Henry (1814 – 74). Arrival of the Great Wizard of the North. [London?], 1840. Pictorial letterpress playbill for Anderson’s performance at the New Strand Theatre, his stage filled with “gorgeous and costly apparatus of solid silver.” The show will conclude with his version of the Gun Trick (or Bullet Catch). At the foot of the bill in small type, Anderson also advertises magic lessons and the sale of magic apparatus to interested parties. Framed to 30 ¼ x 10 ½”. Browned, with a few chips and small losses visible, but not examined out of frame.