The Ricky Jay Collection Part III

[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 ¾”. – 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 ¾ x 6 7/8”. Tipped to paper backing. Together, 6 pieces, condition generally very good.