241: Jim Ryan's Cups and Balls and Rising Cards w/lette

Jim Ryan's Cups and Balls and Rising Cards. Attractive shadowbox containing Jim Ryan's personal set of Ireland cups for the Cups and Balls and his apparatus for the Val Evans Rising Cards trick. Shadowbox measures 24 x 27 x 6". Good condition. Accompanying the display is an ALS from Ryan to Mullica that outlines the working of the rising card trick (calling it "a Master Piece") and stating, in part, "These cups I am sending you are some I have used for at least 25 years." The letter is addressed to "Weirdo #1" and signed by "Weirdo #2". With: Jim Ryan's "last deck of cards," ca. June, 1983. A deck of blue Bicycle rider back cards owned by Ryan. According to Mullica, and as noted by him on the card case, this pack was the last one used by Ryan. It was sent to Mullica by Ryan's widow after Ryan's passing.