GIRARDELLI Benserade Mechanical and Chemical Experiments

Sale 2054 - Lot 108

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GIRARDELLI Benserade. Mechanical and Chemical Experiments. Letterpress broadside advertising a performance by Girardelli at the Cross Hays Ballroom, 121/4x81/4 inches (31x21 cm); chip along right edge, not affecting text. England, late 1820-early 1830s.

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Broadside gives a good idea of the various illusions to be performed: "Restore a Dead Bird to Life," "The Dancing and Speaking Money," "Silver Vases of Metamorphoses," etc. The broadside also connects Girardelli's career to that of his uncle and mentor, Le Sieur Châlons.