The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, Pt. II
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Lot 302
DIRCKS, Henry (1806 – 73). The Life, Times, and Scientific ...
Estimate: $100 - $200
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DIRCKS, Henry (1806 ? 73). The Life, Times, and Scientific Labours of the Second Marquis of Worcester. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1865. Dircks also authored The Ghost! As Produced in the Spectre Drama, and his work on the Pepper?s Ghost illusion predates that of John Henry Pepper, for whom the technique is named. Publisher?s dark red cloth, beveled boards pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt and blind. Portrait frontispiece under tissue. Folding map and illustrations. Errata slip tipped in to rear. Dawes bookplate. 8vo. Shelf wear, chipping to boards, light foxing and toning to interior. Very good.
