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0 Boxing.- Mendoza (Daniel) Memoirs of the Life...and an Account of the Numerous Contests in which he has been engaged, 'new edition' [but second edition], Print

Boxing.- Mendoza (Daniel) Memoirs of the Life...and an Account of the Numerous Contests in which he has been engaged, 'new edition' [but second edition], Printed for D. Mendoza, 1816.

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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0 Dwarfism.- Anonymous (German) Jacob Ries der Sohn Marcus, gebohren in ...Prag, ietzo aber in ...Wien, engraved broadside, 1710

Dwarfism.- Anonymous (German) Jacob Ries der Sohn Marcus, gebohren in ...Prag, ietzo aber in ...Wien, engraved broadside, 1710

Estimate: £400 - 600

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0 Gigantism.- The Irish giant.- Maag (Johann Nepomuk), Attributed to. Ein Irländer Riss …, engraved portrait, [c.1755]

Gigantism.- The Irish giant.- Maag (Johann Nepomuk), Attributed to. Ein Irländer Riss …, engraved portrait, [c.1755]

Estimate: £400 - 600

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0 Circus drummer.- Anonymous [English tambour-major Joseph Liebhard performing with 15 drums], 1820

Circus drummer.- Anonymous [English tambour-major Joseph Liebhard performing with 15 drums], 1820

Estimate: £500 - 700

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0 Circus acrobatics.- Anonymous (circa 1800) [Advertisement for acrobatic performance], broadside, [c. 1800]

Circus acrobatics.- Anonymous (circa 1800) [Advertisement for acrobatic performance], broadside, [c. 1800]

Estimate: £300 - 500

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0 Mouth and Foot Painting Artist.- Eighth Wonder...the Wonderful Miss Beffin Intends doing herself the honor of being exhibited in Strood Fair..., printed handbi

Mouth and Foot Painting Artist.- Eighth Wonder...the Wonderful Miss Beffin Intends doing herself the honor of being exhibited in Strood Fair..., printed handbill, Rochester, Caddel, [c.1811] and another similar (2)

Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500

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0 Conjuring.- Hocus Pocus, or The Art of Conjuration..., rare, for W. Lane, 1795.

Conjuring.- Hocus Pocus, or The Art of Conjuration..., rare, for W. Lane, 1795.

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

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0 Female Impostor.- Pratt's Edition of A Narrative of the Exploits and Deceptions of Hannah Walton...the Manchester Female Impostor..., Manchester, J. Pratt, [18

Female Impostor.- Pratt's Edition of A Narrative of the Exploits and Deceptions of Hannah Walton...the Manchester Female Impostor..., Manchester, J. Pratt, [1826]. 

Estimate: £600 - 800

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0 Gigantism.- Human fountain.- Hirschmann (Thomas) Vera Effigies Filippo Giuliani..., 1680

Gigantism.- Human fountain.- Hirschmann (Thomas) Vera Effigies Filippo Giuliani..., 1680

Estimate: £300 - 500

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0 LGBTQ+ pioneer.- Non-binary spy.- Picot (Victor Marie) The Assault or Fencing-Match Which Took Place Between Mademoiselle La chevalière d’Eon de B

LGBTQ+ pioneer.- Non-binary spy.- Picot (Victor Marie) The Assault or Fencing-Match Which Took Place Between Mademoiselle La chevalière d’Eon de Beaumont and Monsieur de Saint George, 1787

Estimate: £300 - 400

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