The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
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Lot 140
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 113 from an edition of 255 copies ?imprinted for private circulation only? to members of the Sette of Odd Volumes. Pictorial boards. Frontispiece. Illustrated with line drawings and plates. 18mo. Original tissue wraps chipped and toned (as usual), title page toned from tissue guard as usual, contents sound. SCARCE. This work includes an illustrated discussion of the famous automaton chess player known as ?The Turk.?
