The Ricky Jay Collection
Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 64
BRESLAW, Philip (1726 – 1803). Breslaw’s New Capital Decept...
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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BRESLAW, Philip (1726 ? 1803). Breslaw?s New Capital Deceptions. [London, ca. 1782]. Letterpress broadside advertises the famed magician ?At the Great Room, Panton Street, Haymarket.? The program features feats of Pinetti, Novelli, and Breslaw?s own, including ?new magical card deceptions.? Added features include a violin solo by Madame Warnique and bird call imitations by ?the new Venetian Rossignol.? Split vertically at center and laid down, with text not greatly affected. Regardless, a rare and early conjuring bill by one of the era?s best-known practitioners and the author of Breslaw?s Last Legacy, a classic textbook of the era.
