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The Ricky Jay Collection

Sat, Feb 25, 2023 12:00PM EST
Lot 52

[TRAINED ANIMAL] BRISTOL, D.M. (d. 1926) Professor D.M. Bri...

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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[TRAINED ANIMAL] BRISTOL, D.M. (d. 1926) Professor D.M. Bristol?s Equescurriculum. Buffalo: The Courier Co., ca. 1890. Color lithograph advertises the act of Bristol?s trained steed, Johnnie Sanbourn, ?in his marvelous swinging act,? holding steady on an oversize swing as it sways back-and-forth; in four corner vignettes, Bristol?s other equine actors are shown completing equations at a blackboard, laughing at a joke, and buffing Bristol?s boots. Framed to 30 ? x 22 ??. Not examined out of frame. See Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, color plates.