Lester, Harry (Maryan Czajkowski). The Great Lester. Wales, 1922. Pictorial letterpress broadside featuring a bust portrait of the “grandfather of modern ventriloquism” as a headline act on a mixed variety bill. 10 1/2 x 30 1/2". Minor chips; A-. Together with: A letterpress handbill for Lester’s appearance at the Glasgow Empire. 5 x 10" and in very good condition.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-06-25
Lester Harry (Maryan Czajkowski). Photographic brochure of ventriloquist The Great Lester. London, ca. 1910. Three postcard-size images of the “grandfather of modern ventriloquism” who counted Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-04-09
The Great Lester (Harry Lester). Inscribed and signed lobby photo of The Great Lester. New York, Apollo Studio, ca. 1920. Handsome full-length image of the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-07-27
The Great Lester (Harry Lester). Inscribed and Signed Studio Portrait. Chicago, ca. 1928. Glossy silver print portrait of the famous ventriloquist in profile, holding a Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
[Magic Books] Group of over 140 books and manuals about magic tricks. Including Abbott's Magic for Magicians by Percy Abbott (1934), Advanced Magic by Ovette Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-10-23
[Autographs] Group of 42 playing cards autographed by prominent magicians. Including the signatures of Cardini, U.F. Grant, Karrell Fox, Harry Blackstone, Sr. (with hand-drawn caricature), Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-05-16
