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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INGLEBY, Thomas (d. 1832). Mr. Ingleby The Great & Mighty Emperor of all Conjurors! Norwich: Printed by Stevenson, Matchett, and Stevenson, 1809. Letterpress broadside for Ingelby?s performance at Mr. Bailey?s Room, near Gurney?s Bank, advertising his ?dexterity of hand,? and including the feat of breaking two eggs, ?and a child shall come out of one, and a set of bed-linen out of the other,? among other miraculous feats. The performance concludes with a violin performance by a two-and-a-half-year-old boy, a slack wire act by Miss Young, and ventriloquism as well as a performance on musical glasses. Royal coat of arms and Masonic symbols at top. 18 ? x 6 ??. Backed with paper. Scarce.