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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III

Sat, Feb 15, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 379

COOKE, Conrad William. Automata old and New. London: The Ch...

Estimate: $300 - $600

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COOKE, Conrad William. Automata old and New. London: The Chiswick Press, 1893. FIRST EDITION. Number 10 from an edition of 255 copies ?imprinted for private circulation only" to members of the Sette of Odd Volumes, this copy owned by the organist of the club, Burnham W. Horner. Pictorial boards. Frontispiece, line drawings and plates. 18mo. Original tissue wraps chipped and toned, title page toned from tissue guard, contents sound. SCARCE. This work includes an illustrated discussion of the famous automaton chess player known as ?The Turk."An extensive discussion on the Sette of Odd Volumes and its magic-related monographs can be found in the Rich Cabinet Collection Volume III, pp. 1016 ? 1019.