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[FIRE RESISTERS]. Fireproof Men and Women – A Group of Ephemera. Five items, including: Medial Notes of J.X. Chabert, M.D. Known as the Fire King. New York, [1836]. Blueprinted wraps (chipped and loose). 32pp. pamphlet advising how to treat various diseases. – Eugene Rivalli The Great Fire Prince. Newcastle: Printed by J.M. Carr, ca. 1880. Letterpress handbill with an image of Rivalli entering a flaming cage. 11 x 4 3/8”, laid down on board. – Signora Josephine Giradelli … her powers of resistance against heat are incredible. Mottley & Co. Printers, ca. 1820. Letterpress broadside, 10 ¾ x 8 ¾”. Corners clipped and torn. – CRUIKSHANK, G. Ivan Ivanitz Chabert the Fire-Proof Phenomenon. London: S.W. Fores, 1818. Handsome colored engraving showing the fire king at the center of a smoldering blaze. 10 ½ x 7 ¼”. Laid down on stiff card. – HOLL, W. Xavier Chabert The Fire King. London, 1829. Handsome half-length engraved portrait after a drawing by Wivell. Matted; sight 7 x 4 3/8”. One corner clipped, laid down. A good group of material related to these famous nineteenth century heat-resisting performers.