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The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

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Lot 436

[SIDESHOW]. Group of 3 Pamphlets About Sideshow/Circus Acts...

Estimate: $150 - $300

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[SIDESHOW]. Group of 3 Pamphlets About Sideshow/Circus Acts. Including: ?The Preservation and Restoration of .. Health .. In children and young and old people of both sex by Harry Waller the Boy Hercules.? [Hamilton: Nonpareil Print, ca. 1890s]. Small 8vo. Illustrated with 2 photographic portraits of Waller, including the front wrapper. Unpaginated. Original printed wrappers (some rubbing, mild wear). Very good. And: ?The True Art and Science of Single Hand Balancing and Hand-to-Hand Balancing? by Prof. P. H. Paulinetti. [N.p.: The Author, 1931]. 8vo. Illustrated with some photos and several diagrams of gymnastic poses and moves. 95 pp. Disbound, wrappers present (front and rear wrappers are loose and worn, some wear to the loose pages.) Fair. And: ?The Extraordinary Performances of the Great Siam Elephant, at the Adelphi Theatre?? London: Cowie and Strange, [n.d.] 8vo. Woodcut illustration of elephant on title-page. 8 pp. Wrappers missing (some rubbing, left margin with glue residue.) Good.