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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GOUFFE, Mons. MONS.?GOUFFE THE MAN-MONKEY! JOCKO! OR THE BRAZILIAN MONKEY.?[London, 1834]. Letterpress broadside for a double-bill performance at the Theatre Sans Souci, Leicester Square. Striking central woodcut shows two man-size apes and a man in striped pants wielding a saber. 23? ? 7?". Foxed, with margins trimmed close, one tear reinforced with tissue. A contemporary holographic note in the right margin states, ?This man?s real name was Hornshaw: he was a native of Walworth, Surrey.?