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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II

Sat, Oct 26, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 430

[BOOKS – MAGIC HISTORY] Large Lot of Books on Magic History...

Estimate: $500 - $700

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[BOOKS ? MAGIC HISTORY] Large Lot of Books on Magic History. Approximately 80 items. V.p. Includes: The Annals of Conjuring, by Sidney W. Clarke (Magico Magazine, 1983); ? An Act that?s All My Own, by Kenneth F. Klosterman (Paul Ketterer, 2019); ? Bosco Bosco Bosco, by Rowan Gibbs (Smiths Bookshop, 2021); ? Edison?s Eve, by Gaby Wood (Anchor Books, 2002); ? Magic Papers, by Philip David Treece (CentreCentre, 2020); ? Magical Heroes, by Jim Magus (Magus Enterprises, 1995); ? The Magical Life of Marshall Brodien, by John Moehring (McFarland & Company, 2007); ? The Man Who Was Erdnase, by Bart Whaley (Jeff Busby Magic, 1991); ? Net of Magic: Wonders and Deceptions in India, by Lee Siegel (Harper Collins, 1991); ? Of Legerdemaine and Diverse Juggling Knacks, by John Braun (Kenneth Klosterman, 1999); ? The Queen?s Conjurer, by Benjamin Woolley (Henry Holt and Company, 2001); ? Sherms, by David E. Haversat (Nelson Nicholson, 1997); ? Tampa: England?s Court Magician, by Gary R. Frank (Author, 2002); ? They Lived By Tricks, by Pietro Micheli (Author, 2012); and several others. Some LIMITED EDITIONS. A few INSCRIBED AND SIGNED. In publisher?s bindings, as issued. Many illustrated. Dawes bookplates. 8vos and 4tos. Condition generally very good or better.