Late-Victorian Circus Posters. Professor Cottrell, the Great Man-Fish, assisted by his sister,


Late-Victorian Circus Posters. "Professor Cottrell, the Great Man-Fish, assisted by his sister, the Great Lady-Fish, in their Marvellous Performances while under water", listing their daring feats, which range from somersaults to drinking milk and smoking cigars beneath the surface, Plymouth: Theophilus Creber, n.d., [c. 1890-1900], 76cm by 25cm, fragile, some tears along fold-lines; "Julian's Grand International Circus", advertising performing animals and clowns, Glasgow: T. C. Barlow, n.d., [c. 1894], 89cm by 28cm, backed with paper, slight loss. Very scarce, possibly unrecorded (2)


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