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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BISHOP, Washington Irving (1855?89).W. IRVING BISHOP, THE WORLD RENOWNED ANTI-SPIRITIST IN HIS ORIGINAL AND STARTLING LIGHT S?ANCE.?(Philadelphia, 1877). Pictorial advertising brochure for Bishop?s appearance at the Association Hall of Philadelphia where, in full light, he will read sealed letters, levitate, materialize ghosts, and perform feats of ?mental telegraphy.? Handsome engraved image of Bishop presenting a s?ance, and surrounded by vignettes to verso. Small folio. Separations repaired with Japan, one corner chipped away, fair condition. RARE. See?Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, page 173.