$2,000
Heller, Robert (William Henry Palmer). Robert Heller handbill. Boston, ca. 1868. Letterpress handbill heralding a performance by this famous English conjurer, humorist, and musician. 5 x 9”. Minor wear at edges. Heller’s three-part performance included Second Sight, Stodare’s Sphinx illusion (a human head chiseled from stone will “deliver its Oracular Wisdom of by gone ages,” then crumble to dust), and pianoforte solos.

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-05-31