This is to give Notice to all Gentlemen, Ladies and Others, That the Famous Matthew Buchinger … is come to this City, and is to be seen at the Angel in the Marketplace [graphic].

Norwich : Printed by W. Chase, [1733]

1 item ; 116 x 92 mm

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From dealer's description: "124. (Buchinger, Matthias) This is to give Notice to all Gentlemen, Ladies and Others, That the Famous Matthew Buchinger … is come to this City, and is to be seen at the Angel in the Marketplace. Norwich: Printed by W. Chase, [1733] Letterpress handbill (116 x 92 mm). Soiled, some restoration at top and left margins costing a few letters (some supplied in pen in first line), hinged to a mat board. A scarce ephemeral announcement for Buchinger’s 1733 appearance at the Angel in Norwich. "Before Norwich had a public theatre, numerous events and entertainments were presented at the Angel: 'monsters, freaks, and marvels' were exhibited, and a pair of elephants appeared in 1685" (MB, p. 51). The final paragraph encourages the curious "not to lose this Opportunity; for the like Little Man has not been seen since the Beginning of the World, and perhaps the like will never be again." REFERENCE: Exemplars, p. 75; LP&FW, p. 54; MB, fig. 23; Wordplay 69." Ordered from: Sotheby's Auctions New York, D9542, 2021-11-01, "The Ricky Jay Collection", October 27, 2021, Lot #124

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