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The Ricky Jay Collection

Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 141

FARMER, John S. Twixt Two Worlds. A Narrative of the Life &...

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FARMER, John S. Twixt Two Worlds. A Narrative of the Life & Work of William Eglinton. London: The Psychological Press, 1886. Tan cloth stamped in gilt, black, and red. Drypoint etched frontispiece of the Eglinton. Color chromolithographed plates behind tissue. 4to. Spine darkened, corners bumped, general shelfwear, but overall very good. The name and designs from this book were used as a framework from which Ricky Jay developed his 2005 exhibition at the Christine Burgin gallery in New York, Twixt Two Worlds, a showcase of spirit photography, ghost show ephemera, and related memorabilia.