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Downs, Thomas Nelson. Two Portraits of Magician T.

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Downs, Thomas Nelson. Two Portraits of Magician T.

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Downs, Thomas Nelson. Two Portraits of Magician T. Nelson Downs. The first a bust portrait of an older Downs, hand on his chin, the second a full-length portrait of Downs manipulating coins, with an annotation on the verso stating, "photo sent by widow Harriet Downs of Marshalltown." The largest 8 x 10". Together with two clipped Downs letterheads with fragments of his handwriting on their versos, and two pulp books of coin tricks featuring Downs on the covers.

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Downs, Thomas Nelson. Two Portraits of Magician T.

Name: Downs, Thomas Nelson. Two Portraits of Magician T.
SKU: 43294885
Price: 175 USD
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