Bonassus. [London], ca. 1821. Letterpress broadside (trimme...

GIRARDELLI, Josephine (b. ca. 1780). The Original Salamander. Wonders Will Never Cease! [London]: Wood, Printer, ca. 1820. Letterpress broadside for Giradelli’s appearance in the British capitol

[DRUMMING] Napoleon’s First Tambour Major. [London]: Lowndes, Printer, ca. 1830. Letterpress broadside advertising the nightly performances of this drum major whose recitals are to include selec

YOUNG, William Henry (1821 – 74). Professor Young! The Great American Magician. Boston: J.H. & F.F. Farwell, Printers, ca. 1850. Double-sided letterpress broadside advertising an appearance at t

DAVENPORT BROTHERS (Ira 1839 – 1911 and William 1841 – 77). The World-Renowned Davenport Brothers! Their Wonderful Seances. Allentown, PA, ca. 1869. Letterpress broadside/handbill bearing

FOX, Madame T. Astronomy! Madame T. Fox. Inexhaustible Bottle! Manchester: Kiernan, Printer, ca. 1865. Letterpress broadside on thin stock advertising the appearance of this female conjuror at the Kno

The Town Talk! To-Night. The Wonderful Indian Box Trick, Combining the Davenport Rope-Tying. Chicago: National Ptg. and Eng., ca. 1890. Letterpress broadside, not listing a performer or venue, with a

[Flea Circus] Sloane Street Gallery Handbill. Curious and Amusing Exhibition of Industrious Fleas. [London], ca. 1851. Letterpress handbill on thin yellow paper, enumerating a program including a merr

Powell, Frederick Eugene. Large Frederick Eugene Powell Broadside. Ponce, Puerto Rico, ca. 1909. Letterpress broadside advertising an appearance of Powell at the Teatro La Perla and billing him as the

[TATTOO] Miller Brothers & Stanley’s Big One Dime Show! Providence: Zimmer [?], ca. 1890. Pictorial letterpress broadside for “minstrel, variety, museum and aquarium” presentation fe

Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weiss). Houdini – Daring Dive Into the Edgbaston Reservoir. Birmingham: Parker & Groves, Printers, 33, Coleshill Street, ca. 1910s. English letterpress broadside for Houdini��

[KNIFE THROWING] [JUGGLING] The Great Chinese Feat! Impaling the Human Body. [London?], 1854. Large letterpress broadside with elaborate wood engraved image at its center depicting the “impaleme

BLITZ, Signor (Antonio Van Zandt, 1810 - 77). Great & Marvellous Attraction. Upwards of 150 Learned Canary Birds. [New York, ca. 1870]. Pictorial letterpress broadside for an appearance of Blitz at th

SWIFT, Mr. Museum of Wonders. Spirit Rappings, Brilliant Experiments. Queer, Curious & Amazing. Philadelphia: Scott’s Steam-Press Printing Establishment, ca. 1851. Large letterpress broadside pr

EAGLE, Georgiana (1835 – 1911). Miss Georgiana Eagle The Celebrated Illusionist, Mesmeriser, and Exlecto-Biologist. Sunderland: W. Hall, Printer, ca. 1861. Large letterpress broadside for Ms. Ea

Gyngell. Mr. Gyngell and Family. New Entertainments. Portsmouth: Hollingsworth Printer, ca. 1830. Pictorial letterpress broadside (10 ¼ x 30 ½") heralding the acrobatic feats and conjuring tricks of

De La Mano. Two Broadsides. New York, ca. 1880s. Two letterpress broadsides with woodcut illustrations of a learned pig, the magician, and other magical imagery. Larger examples 24 x 4 ¾". Smaller ex

[ENGLISH CIVIL WAR]. A True List of the Names of those Persons appointed by the Rump Parliament to sit as a Council of State. [London: ca. 1660]. 4to leaf broadside. Approximately 285 x 175 mm. Stab-h

Olympic Circus. London: T. Crank, 1823. Letterpress broadside advertising a benefit performance for Mr. Stebbing, featuring theatrical performances, comic dances, still vaulting, clowns and others. 15

HENRY, M. Novel Experiments. The Black Chamber & Appearance of Spectre Envelloped in Clouds. [London]: B. Johnson, Printer, ca. 1820. Letterpress bill with large wood-engraved image of a ghost being c

GYNGELL, Daniel (1773 – 1833). Mr. Gyngell. Deceptions. Lambeth [London]: T. Romney, Printer, 1815. Letterpress broadside describes the “wonderful pieces of mechanism” (automatons),

"The Soldier's Catechism." London: Catnatch Press, (ca. mid 1800s). Broadside on wove, 9.75" x 7.25". Some light staining, affixed to white sheet at upper and lower margins. Scarce.

[VENTRILOQUISM] CHING Lau Lauro (ca. 1806 – 40). Wonderful Powers in Ventriloquism. Stratford: Ward, Printer, Bookbinder &c., 1832. Early letterpress broadside advertising a performance at the R

[CIVIL WAR]. Death for Traitors! War Meeting! Broadside. [Yates County, NY]: ca 1861-2.  17 1/2 x 11 3/8 in. (sight), letterpress broadside, framed to 19 3/16 x 12 7/8 in. (some discoloration, es

A New Song, Called The Endymion's Triumph. [likely London], [ca. 1815.] 15.25" x 10.5". Laid down onto sheet. ********* Rare broadside; Worldcat locates only 3 copies. The HMS Endymion captured a numb