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[PUNCH – CARTOONS] Collection of Magic, Circus, and Related Cartoons and Articles from the Humor Magazine. London, 1840s – 80s. Approximately 100 items, including illustrations from the famed British periodical with conjuring as a theme, including full-page images of “The Great Wizard of the North” performing the Inexhaustible Bottle, interstitial illustrations of magicians like Doebler, and satirical images using conjuring and magic’s allied arts as their subject. Subjects treated include the Automaton Chess Player, thimble rigging, Tom Thumb, spiritualism and spirit mediums, circuses and clowns, learned animals, de Kolta’s Vanishing Lady, peep shows, quick change, card castles, card manipulation, and marionettes. Includes lists by Topper Martyn and David Booth recording instances of magic and allied arts-related cartoons that appeared in Punch, as well as notes and related documents on the subject. Neatly organized in a single binder.