The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 117
[FLEA CIRCUS] Four Early Flea Circus Handbills. Comprised o...
Estimate: $600 - $800
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| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[FLEA CIRCUS]?FOUR EARLY FLEA CIRCUS HANDBILLS.?Comprised of: The Celebrated & Extraordinary Exhibition ? of the Industrious Fleas. [London, ca. 1830s]. Letterpress broadside bearing a woodcut illustration of a flea pulling a miniature sailing ship. ? Signor Bertolotto?s Extraordinary Exhibition of the Industrious Fleas. [London, ca. 1830s]. With a woodcut of a man riding atop a flea at the top. ? The Greatest Novelty in London. Mons. Auguste Reinham?s Curious and Amusing Exhibition of Industrious Fleas. Newington: Perry, Davis & Co., [1852]. Wood engraving of the royal coat of arms at top, with an enumerated program in nine parts below. ? Original Cirque Des Puces. Brussels: Imp. Du Progres, [1885]. Twenty-five part program for the review of 200 ?incredible and marvelous? fleas, with two wood-engravings above. Two tape stains at left. 10 ? 7?" and smaller. Marginal wear, chips, and old folds as expected, but generally good condition. See?Jay?s Journal of Anomalies, page 39 and elsewhere.
