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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The Rogues and Rogueries of New York. New York: J.C. Haney & Co, 1865. First edition. Publisher?s pictorial orange wraps printed in black. Illustrated. 118 pp. 12mo. Chipping and small losses to extremities and corners, pages dog-eared, spine worn, but sturdy; very good overall. A wide-ranging treatise on all manner of scams and cons, including bogus jewelry, fortune telling, marriage scams, pickpockets, safe cracking, thimble-rigging, highway robbery, quacks and medical humbug, fortune-telling, lotteries, and with a chapter devoted to ?Gamblers and Their Victims.? Other curious cons outlined include ?how to become invisible,? ?moustache forcers,? and a ?Spanish Consul in Want of Pants.?