Commemorative Fan for MR. ALBERT SMITH'S ASCENT OF MONT BLANC, AUGUST 12TH & 13TH 1851

by Albert Smith, Brioude Laguerie, Leroux

$1,400 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

Paris: Leroux, between 1852 and 1858 . Advertising fan for showman Albert Smith's long-running lecture on his ascent of Europe's tallest peak — a sensational example of capitalizing upon the early days of the alpinism craze. Very good. Item #47919 Less of a lecture and more of a one-man show, MR. ALBERT SMITH'S ASCENT OF MONT BLANC included elaborate sets, a panorama, and even songs. Inveterate showman Smith was

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