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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 118

[FLEA CIRCUS] HECKLER, W. Hubert’s Museum Flea Circus Memor...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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[FLEA CIRCUS] HECKLER, W.?HUBERT?S MUSEUM FLEA CIRCUS MEMORABILIA.?New York, 1910s ? 60s. Including: Heckler, W. Puli-Cology [New York], 1915. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated. Scarce 8vo ?pitch? book issued by Heckler explaining the habits and lives of his trained fleas; ? two illustrated folding brochures advertising Heckler?s well-known and genuine flea circus, a central attraction at the midtown Manhattan attraction; ? a similar brochure for, presumably, Heckler?s son presenting the fleas; ? and a strip of five unaccomplished tickets dispensed from a coin operated scale at Hubert?s. See?Jay?s Journal of Anomalies?V2 N1 for a lengthy discussion of ?Parasites for Sore Eyes,? including Heckler and Bertolotto.