Mar 10, 2011 - Sale 2239

Sale 2239 - Lot 417

Price Realized: $ 1,560
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(MUSIC.) MILLIE-CHRISTINE. The Eight Wonders of the World. Biography, Medical Description and Songs of Millie-Christine, the Two-Headed Nightingale * carte-de-visite. 32 pages. 8vo. Original pictorial red, white and blue wrappers, in the form of an American flag with the conjoined twins in the field of stars; lightly rubbed; carte-de-visite by L. Bertin, Brighton. (England) New York, 1870's

Additional Details

A most unusual booklet with a biography and history of the twins' life and tours, accompanied by a carte-de-visite photograph of the girls, probably taken when they were in their late teens. OCLC does not locate any hard copies of the booklet, all on microfiche.