Sold for:
$175
$175
[Martinka & Co. ] Illustrated and Descriptive Catalog of New and Superior Conjuring Wonders. New York: Martinka & Co., 1896. Pictorial mustard-colored wraps. Profusely illustrated. 8vo. Spine and front wrap show chipping and wear; good condition overall. Martinka was the most prominent manufacturer of magic tricks and illusions in American from 1880 – 1920. The firm’s catalogs used the illustration seen on the cover of this example for years; this variant is thicker and perhaps larger than other examples more commonly encountered, and includes a picture of the firm’s “factory” in Ossig, Germany on the first page.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06
