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Carter, Charles Joseph
Carter the Great. Carter Beats the Devil. Cleveland: The Otis Litho. Co., ca. 1926 (no, 42628-M)

Color lithograph window card (21 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.; 536 x 346 mm). A couple of short creases. Framed and glazed with Plexiglas.

In one of the most recognizable magic images of the Roaring Twenties, the Devil points expectantly to his poker hand, unaware that Carter has bested him. This image was reproduced as the dust-jacket design for Glen David Gold's 2001 historical novel, Carter Beats the Devil.

REFERENCE:
Illusions 77

Condition Report:
Condition as described in catalogue entry.

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