Oct 27, 2005 - Sale 2054

Sale 2054 - Lot 29

Price Realized: $ 1,035
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 350 - $ 500
BOAZ Herman. The Sieur Boaz . . . Card Deceptions . . . An Operation in Papiromance . . . The Teritoepiest Painter. Letterpress broadside for a performance at the Rose and Crown, Kew-Green, 93/4x63/4 inches (25x17 cm); chip along right edge and one small hole, not affecting text, margins trimmed but away from lettering. Kew, 30 July 1795.

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Boaz was a native of Germany and his career flourished from the 1770s until the 1820s. He made several tours of Great Britain demonstrating various tricks and mentalism. His book, "The Juggler's Oracle" appeared in 1826.