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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FARMER, John S. Twixt Two Worlds. A Narrative of the Life & Work of William Eglinton. London: The Psychological Press, 1886. Tan cloth stamped in gilt, black, and red. Drypoint etched frontispiece of the Eglinton. Color chromolithographed plates behind tissue. 4to. Spine darkened, corners bumped, general shelfwear, but overall very good. The name and designs from this book were used as a framework from which Ricky Jay developed his 2005 exhibition at the Christine Burgin gallery in New York, Twixt Two Worlds, a showcase of spirit photography, ghost show ephemera, and related memorabilia.