The Ricky Jay Collection Part III
Sat, Aug 17, 2024 12:00PM EDT
Lot 177
ENGSTROM, A.B. The Humorous Magician Unmasked. [Philadelphi...
Estimate: $3,000 - $6,000
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ENGSTROM, A.B. The Humorous Magician Unmasked. [Philadelphia]: Author, 1836. Original brown cloth, spine lightly sunned. Nine plates at rear. 12mo. p. [1 ? 3] 4 ? 90. Faint foxing, but overall clean, bright, and attractive; very good to near fine. Toole Stott 278. Uncommon.This is the earliest known work to explain how to produce a rabbit from a borrowed hat.
