This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/26/2024
[PROGRAMS] Collection of Victorian Magicians’ Programs. British, 1870s – 90s. 20 pieces, including examples for Professor Baldrey, Signor & Madame Corelli, Professor Duprez (two different, one picturing his trained dogs), Ormond Penstone the White Mahatma, Dugwar (in the company of “a well-known magician”), Valentine, Dr. Seaton (“Late Dr. Lynn’s Medium”), Dr. Nix, Professor Festa “champion wizard of the world,” and others. Most folded 8vo sheets of four pages, some illustrated with woodcuts, and generally in good condition. Half laminated. A good group.Many of these programs were used as the basis for and illustrations in Dr. Dawes long-running column, “The Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities.”