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Sat, Jun 17, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 475

Four Rare Modern Magic Books. [V.p., v.d.]. FIRST EDITIONS ...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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Four Rare Modern Magic Books. [V.p., v.d.]. FIRST EDITIONS in the publisher?s spiral-bound or original wrappers. Minor rubbing, occasional soiling. Generally fine. Including The Anatomy of Magic by John McArdle (with an autograph note signed affixed to front blank, and ink ownership stamp of O?Dowd), The Five Points in Magic by Juan Tamariz (first English language edition published in Spain, with the bookplate of John Braun), Spook Shows on Parade by Mark Walker (a rare book on haunted houses and entertainments, with a lengthy inscription to Ken Klosterman in which Walker mentions that this book is the forerunner to Ghostmasters), and Stuff You?ll Use by Timothy Wenk.. From the collection of Ken Klosterman and his Salon de Magie, nearly all with his ownership stamp (Stuff You?ll Use is unstamped).