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Featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester, this premier sale will feature highlights from his library of rare, old, and unusual conjuring books from the seventeenth century to the present day. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 279

GAULTIER, Camille (1872 – 1943). La Prestidigitation Sans A...

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GAULTIER, Camille (1872 – 1943). La Prestidigitation Sans Appareils. Paris, [1914]. First edition. Pictorial wraps. Illustrated with photographs. 4to. Ownership signature of Paula Baird, rubber stamp of DeVere, with DeVere slip tipped to title page. Wear and chipping to wraps as usually encountered. Good. Title page SIGNED by Gaultier.

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