Text: ‘A Mere Phantom’, The magic lantern: how to buy and how to use it, also how to raise a ghost (London: Houlston & Sons, n.d.)
Printer: W. Rider & Son
author: A MERE PHANTOM [pseudonym of MARTIN, James (fl. 1860s-80s)]
First published in 1865, this textbook went through many reprintings over several decades: the 25th thousand was published in 1877, the 30th in 1880, and the 35th in 1886.
original artefact in British Library, item 8715.aa.22.
Original example known to exist in private collection
2 original examples known to exist in private collections
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 10 May 2020
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