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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 434

[BOOKS - MAGIC INSTRUCTION] Large Group of Magic Booklets. ...

Estimate: $400 - $700

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[BOOKS - MAGIC INSTRUCTION] Large Group of Magic Booklets. Over 100 publications issued as large format softcover booklets (the majority approximately 9 ? x 7 ??). V.p. Includes: Black Light: Ultra-Violet Rays in the Service of the Magician, by Jack Potter (Supreme Magic, n.d.). SIGNED by the author; ? Card Fan Productions, by Edward Marlo (L. L. Ireland, 1941); ? Ireland?s Year Book, twenty editions (1936 ? 70), incomplete; ? The Ghost Book of Dark Secrets! (Nelson Enterprises, 1948); ? The Horoscope Party, by R. A. Nelson (Nelson Enterprises, 1968); ? Ireland?s New Card and Coin Manipulation, by L. L. Ireland (Ireland Magic, 1935); ? The Life and Times of Augustus Rapp the Small Town Showman (Ireland Magic, 1959). LIMITED EDITION, number 19 of 500. SIGNED by Robert Parrish and Bob Lund; ? The Magic of Matt Schulien, by Philip Reed Wilmarth (Ireland Magic, 1959), FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author; ? The Make-Up of Magic, by Micky Hades (Micky Hades, 1962). SIGNED by the author; ? Reelistic Magic, by Chavel, compiler (Harry Stanley, n.d.); ? More Magic for You (Leeds Inner Magic Circle, 1936); ? Nite Club Illusions and Illusionettes (Abbott Magic, n.d.); ? Smart Magic, by R. W. Hull (Author, 1935); ? Stranger Mysteries, by Arthur Setterington (Micky Hades, 1967). INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author, with ALS on Setterington?s stationery laid in; ? Take a Note, by George Blake (Author, 1966). INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author; ? Tokyo Trickery, by Takeshi Nemoto (Magic Inc., 1967); ? Tops: Treasury of Illusions (Abbott Magic, 1965); ? Unik Trix That Klik, by Nelmar (The Nelmar System, 1934). Ottokar Fischer ownership stamp; ? Will Goldston?s Easy Road to Magic In Seven Lessons (Will Goldston, 1916); ? Window Stoppers, by U. F. Grant (Ireland Magic, n.d.); And others. In various publisher?s wraps, as issued. Most illustrated. Many with Dawes bookplates. Largest 11 x 8 ??. Condition varies, commensurate with age, generally good or better.