SPLENDID AMUSEMENT! / STARTLING FEATS / OF / LEGERDEMAIN! /MR. A WALKER, [four lines, a partly printed form with places left blank to write in a place and time for a performance, already dated with year, "1855"] / With a variety of novel, original and startling Feats of Natural / Magic! / All of the most unexceptional character, together with the extremely Laughable / Performance of / Punch & Judy / Consisting of / Ten Beautiful Mechanical Figures! / Introducing / Laughable Incidents & Comical Adventures / &c., of Mr. Punch! / To conclude with the celebrated / Nose Amputation! / Large Noses Preferred! / Admittance 15 cents. / [one line, leaving space for times of performance to be written in]. [Complete text.]

Published by Calhoun Steam Printing Co, Hartford, (CT), 1855

About this Item

Printed broadside, 18 x 8 inches, employing several sizes and styles of type, including display types to one inch. OCLC locates six copies (New York Public, Connecticut Historical Society, American Antiquarian Society, Library Company of Philadelphia, Brown, Virginia). Never folded (some wear along top edge). Very good.

Seller Inventory # 65795

Bibliographic Details

• Title: SPLENDID AMUSEMENT! / STARTLING FEATS / OF / LEGERDEMAIN! /MR. A WALKER, [four lines, a partly printed form with places left blank to write in a place and time for a performance, already dated with year, "1855"] / With a variety of novel, original and startling Feats of Natural / Magic! / All of the most unexceptional character, together with the extremely Laughable / Performance of / Punch & Judy / Consisting of / Ten Beautiful Mechanical Figures! / Introducing / Laughable Incidents & Comical ...
• Publisher: Calhoun Steam Printing Co, Hartford, (CT)
• Publication Date: 1855
• Seller catalogs:
  • Americana