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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

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Lot 301

[LEARNED & TRAINED ANIMALS]. Group of 4 publications, and t...

Estimate: $300 - $500

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[LEARNED & TRAINED ANIMALS]. Group of 4 publications, and two broadsides, on trained animals. Including: Animal Sagacity, Exemplified by Facts (Dublin: Printed by W.H. Tyrrell, 1819/1823). ? SPINETTO, Antonio. The Canary Bird: Its Temper, and Method of Training. Birmingham: T. Watts, n.d. ? Columbian Almanac for the Year 1829. Philadelphia: Joseph M?Dowell. With a section on sagacity in parrots. ? How to Train Animals. The People?s Handbook Series. New York: F.M. Lupton, 1894. ? Illustrated broadside (1815), Theatre, Ipswich, for ?Dog of Montargis? featuring a murder brought to light by the ?sagacity of a dog.? 11 x 5 ??. ? Illustrated broadside, One of the Greatest Curiosities in Nature, and may be Seen Alive, in One Cage: A Number of Beautiful Birds, among which are Bulfinches, Linnets, Canaries Red-Caps &c. York: T. Deighton, ca. 1810s. 8 ? x 6 7/8?. Tipped to paper backing. Together, 6 pieces, condition generally very good.