Set Reminder2023-10-28 12:00:002023-10-28 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : The Ricky Jay Collection Part II https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-ricky-jay-collection-part-ii-21921 Unusual relics were the hallmark of Ricky Jay's storied collection. This second auction from his archives features an astonishing array of the fantastic, the funny, and the flabbergasting.
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BARTHOLOMEW FAIR: AN HEROI-COMICAL POEM. London: Printed and sold by S. Baker, 1717. Leather spine lettered in gilt over marbled boards. [i ? viii] 1 ? 33. Small 4to. Foxed, unevenly trimmed. Not a description of the fair, but rather a walking tour of London, with descriptions of various street performers and a satire on fools and vanities. Relevant references include a quack (p. 9 ? 13), false dice (p. 26), a rope-walker (p. 15), and a good description of a conjuror, who is most likely Isaac Fawkes (pp. 26 ? 27).