The Ricky Jay Collection
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Lot 199
INGLEBY, Thomas (d. 1832). Mr. Ingleby The Great & Mighty E...
Estimate: $800 - $1,600
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INGLEBY, Thomas (d. 1832). Mr. Ingleby The Great & Mighty Emperor of all Conjurors! Norwich: Printed by Stevenson, Matchett, and Stevenson, 1809. Letterpress broadside for Ingelby?s performance at Mr. Bailey?s Room, near Gurney?s Bank, advertising his ?dexterity of hand,? and including the feat of breaking two eggs, ?and a child shall come out of one, and a set of bed-linen out of the other,? among other miraculous feats. The performance concludes with a violin performance by a two-and-a-half-year-old boy, a slack wire act by Miss Young, and ventriloquism as well as a performance on musical glasses. Royal coat of arms and Masonic symbols at top. 18 ? x 6 ??. Backed with paper. Scarce.
