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The Ricky Jay Collection

By Potter & Potter Auctions

Feb 25, 2023

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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. Prices Realized Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com

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  [CEILING WALKERS] Three Broadsides Advertising Ceiling Walking Acrobats. Including: Professor McCormick The Original Inventor of the Miraculous Antipodean Feat of Walking Against Gravity. London: G. Harvey, ca. 1850. Wood engraved image of McCormick at center. 14 7/8 x 5?. - - Reversed Pedestrianism! Mr. J.W. Myers, The Wonder of the Age. Boston: Times U.S. Mammoth Job Press, 1856. Letterpress bill with wood engraved image of the ceiling walkers and spectators on the ground below, and with Dan Rice also featured on the bill. 21 3/8 x 7 1/4?. Large loss in upper left not affecting text. - - and Sieur Sanches, The Wonderful Antipodean!!! [London]: Chamberlain, Printer, 1812. Woodcut shows Sanches waving two Union Jacks while walking upside down. 14 3/8 x 6?. Two losses at left side not affecting text or image. Together, three items all with old folds, wear, and chips as expected, but generally in good condition. See Jay?s Journal of Anomalies, p. 70 (McCormick).
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