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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 231

GOLDSTON, Will (1878 – 1948). Will Goldston's Magical Scrap...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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GOLDSTON, Will (1878 ? 1948). Will Goldston's Magical Scraps. [London: Will Goldston Ltd., 1916]. Green cloth lettered in black. Being a scrapbook with over 70 printed ?scraps" as issued by Goldston pasted into its pages, each explaining a magic trick or stage illusion. Small folio. Dawes bookplates. Sold with a second example of the book in blue cloth and identically lettered, but with different contents, including clippings and instruction sheets from other magic manufacturers of the UK. Both with typical age-related wear to bindings, but generally good condition, and are uncommonly encountered (especially the blue binding).