The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV
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Lot 355
A Collection of Vintage and Antiquarian Books on Magic and ...
Estimate: $500 - $700
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A Collection of Vintage and Antiquarian Books on Magic and Related Subjects. [V.p., v.d.] 40 books. Includes some early 20th c. titles. Mostly British publications with various bindings, editions. General wear, soiling, some with detached or loose boards, some with library markings. Some titles include: GOLDSTON, Will. Great Tricks Revealed. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1935; BREWSTER, Sir David. Letters on Natural Magic. London: William Tegg, 1861; HOPKINS, Nevil Monroe. Twentieth Century Magic. New York and London: George Routledge & Sons, 1898; LARWOOD, Jacob. The History of Signboards. London: John Camden Hotten, 1866; STOKER, Bram. Famous Imposters. London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1910; CREMER, W. H. Hanky Panky: A Book of Conjuring Tricks. London: Chatto & Windus, 1902; MAARION, F. The Wonders of Optics. London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1868; FRIKELL, Gustave. The Secret Out or, One Thousand Tricks in Drawing Room or White Magic. London: John Camden Hotten, 1871; MACKAY, Charles. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1869; CREMER, W. H. The Magician's Own Book. London: John Camden Hotten, 1871; BOYS, C. V. Soap-Bubbles and the Forces Which Mold Them. London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1890.
