[ADVERTISING – MAGICIANS]. Collection of Magicians' Promotional Materials. 1880s – 2000s. Approximately 150 brochures, handbills, folders, and other printed advertising for magicians from the Victorian era, “Golden Age" of the art, and spanning the modern era. Among the performers represented are Dana Walden, Paul Daniels, Ellis Stanyon, Edward Proudlock, Amethyst, Gentleman Jack, Karl Germain, Hercat, Herbert Milton, Leon Mandrake, C. Milton Chase, Wane Dobson, June Merlin, Daphne Lucille Barnett, Paula Baird, Rodolfo, Oswald William, Steve Cohen, Alan Shaxon, Milton Woodward, Ed Reno, Percy Press, Howard DeCourcy, Lewis Davenport & Co., Arthur Ivey, Simon Drake, Col Ling Soo, and dozens more. 11 x 8 ½" and smaller, neatly organized in four three-ring binders. Includes many very elaborately or finely printed items produced prior to 1940. Generally very good condition or better, with several items INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the performers. An impressive collection