The Ricky Jay Collection Part II Comes to Sale With Potter & Potter Auctions

This second part of the Ricky Jay Collection will be presented by Potter & Potter Auctions in late October. Nearly 300 lots of vintage collectibles and posters are offered, including archives. Particularly featured is an important archive of Karl Germain/Paul Fleming Gemmill correspondence. It includes ALSs, TLSs, postcards, and other correspondence addressed by famed illusionist Karl Germain to his successor and friend, Paul Fleming. This archive covers over half a century, from 1908 to 1959. Mr. Jay’s holographic notations describing the contents of the first four years of correspondence are presented as well. 

Another leading lot is a set of three scrapbooks chronicling London’s Bartholomew Fair and its popular entertainments. Dating back to the 19th century, the books have been compiled by a noted collector of London-related ephemera, one Mr. Gardner. It comprises extracts from books, manuscript notes, printed broadsides, engraved portraits, news clippings, and memorabilia. Bartholomew Fair started during the reign of King Henry I. One of the London’s most popular summer events, the last fair was conducted on September 3, 1855. Puppet shows, wrestling, fire-eaters, performing monkeys, caged tigers, and tight-rope walkers featured in this four-day festival. View the complete catalog of the upcoming The Ricky Jay Collection Part II sale and place a bid by visiting Potter & Potter Auctions.