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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NAUD?, Gabriel (1600 ? 53). Apologie Pour Tous Les Grands Personnages qui ont este faussement soupconnez de Magie. The Hague: Adrian Vlac, 1653. Second edition. Modern blind ruled calf, original front cover and spine label preserved, front hinge reinforced. [24], 615, [20]. Lacks final leaf (of index). 8vo. Binding darkened at edge of front boards, small chip. Good. A famous defense of great men of the past who have been accused of ?magic,? including Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, Merlin, and Roger Bacon. The work went through several editions and translations, and distinguishes four kinds of magic: divine, theurgic, goetia (witchcraft), and natural magic.