The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
Sat, Aug 17, 2024 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 336
[MAGIC]. Group of 3 Handbills for Nineteenth-Century Magici...
Estimate: $250 - $450
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| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[MAGIC]. Group of 3 Handbills for Magicians. Including: ?Marvelo.? ?Free Thrill of Thrills? Buried Alive?? [Virginia, ca. 20th century]. Letterpress handbill. 9 x 6?. Some toning, minor edgewear to bottom margin. Fine. And: PURVIS, Billy. ?Now Publishing, in Fifteen Fortnightly Numbers, The Life and Adventures of the Far-Famed Billy Purvis?? [London: Columbian Printing Office, ca. 1850s]. Letterpress handbill with engraved image of pointing hand for parts of the biography of Purvis by J. P. Robson. 10 x 7 ??. Center chipped, some creasing, soiling, several pencil notations. Good. And: MADAME GILLILAND CARD. ?To-Night. Madame Gilliland Card the Eminent Miraculous Mesmerist, Oriental Illusionist and Modern Enchantress?.? Letterpress handbill with central engraving of an elephant carrying advertisements for Gilliland. On purple paper. 10 x 5?. Some rubbing, creasing, one small area on the ?D? of ?Card? has some color correction. Near fine.
