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(German Exhibitions)A group of four broadsides Prachtvolles Naturalienkabinet ... Paradeplatz. Np: [ca. 1710]. Letterpress playbill (430 x 370 mm). Ruled in decorative woodcut border, underlining in contemporary black ink, edges untrimmed; spot to foot, short internal closed tear affecting text, old folds, "71" in blue to verso. — Steinl, Mechaniker aus Nürnberg. Grosses, mechanisches, noch nie gefehenes Kunsttheater. Np, [ca. 1835]. Letterpress playbill (400 x 450 mm). Two large woodcut vignettes depicting automata at head; dampstain to right margin, small hole to bottom right corner, old fold. — Grosses anatomisches Musuem. Np: nd. Letterpress playbill (430 x 266 mm). Six engraved illustrations at margins; a few chips and small holes to head and foot, old horizontal fold, browning along fold, stray spots. — Mechanikus J. Weiss aus Paris. Kunstfiguren, Karousell, Kunstreifer und Seilfanzer. Np: nd. Letterpress playbill (395 x 460 mm). Three woodcut vignettes depicting automata to head, partially ruled in decorative woodcut border; old vertical fold, one or two spots, a little browning to bottom and left edges. Handsome German broadsides from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, featuring automata, anatomy museums, and cabinets of curiosities. Sold as group lot, not subject to return.Condition reportCondition as described in catalogue entry.