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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WECKER, Jean Jacques. Les Secrets et Merveillies de Nature. Rouen: Jean-Baptiste Besongne, 1600. Contemporary vellum. Engraved device to title page, woodcut illustrations in text. [16], 1 ? 1022, [42]. 8vo. Engraved bookplate. Very good or better. A handsome example of this perennial book of secrets published in Latin, French, and English, which includes the methods for simple conjuring tricks as well as descriptions of automata.