Set Reminder2023-02-25 12:00:002023-02-25 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-ricky-jay-collection-21935 This was Potter & Potter's first sale from the singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera.
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Barnum & Bailey Group of Five Programs. 1890s/1910s. Including the Wonder Book of Freaks & Animals (London, 1898) -- Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth Book of Wonders and Official Program (1905, with tipped-in daily program for a stand at Chico, CA, as issued) -- Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth Magazine of Wonders (1897) -- Official Programme and Book of Wonders Combined of the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth (New York, 1903) -- and The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth Magazine and Daily Review (1910, with laid-in program for a stand at Missoula, MT). Color lithographed covers by Strobridge, Courier, and others. Small 4tos, with chips, soiling, and age-expected wear. Many of Barnum?s most celebrated sideshow acts are represented (and pictured) in the pages of these souvenir programs, including Charles Tripp, Annie and Frank Howard, Jo-Jo the Dog Faced Boy, and Annie Jones, the bearded lady.