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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TRICKS AND DIVERSIONS WITH CARDS.?New York: Hurst & Co., ca. 1880. Publisher?s brown cloth stamped in blind and gilt (lower stained). Illustrated. 8vo. 90pp. [6] ads. Very good. The first example we have encountered with this binding. Primarily a manual of card tricks, this work was frequently reprinted as a pitch book with different magicians? names on the cover. It also explains techniques of ?blacklegs and gamblers,? including the Bottom Deal, Strippers, and a basic method for ?giving the office.?