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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MACCABE, Frederic (1831 ? 1904). Maccabe?s Nursery. Gallery of VARIETIES. Nottingham: T. Forman & Sons, ca. 1880. Lithograph in colors for the show of ventriloquism, ?mirth, music and mimicry & fun? with a busy central image showing the famous voice-thrower seated near the center and surrounded by the characters from his show. The plinth beside him labels Maccabe as an ?author, composer, delineator of character, pianist & ventriloquist.? Overprinted in the margins with information regarding his matinee and evening performances at Steinway Hall. 16 x 22 1/8?. A few marginal chips repaired; A-. Linen backed.