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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III

Sat, Feb 15, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 343

HERCAT (R.D. Chater, 1843 – 1913). Collection Works on Magi...

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HERCAT (R.D. Chater, 1843 ? 1913). Collection Works on Magic and the Allied Arts. Eleven volumes, including: Hercat's Latest Sleights and Illusions (1906); Simple Tricks (1912); Hercat's Ventriloquist with New Dialogues (1909); More Conjuring (1912); Hercat's Card Tricks (1908; INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the author to Will Goldston and with Goldston's SIGNED bookplate affixed); Hercat's Chapeaugraphy, Shadowgraphy, & Paperfolding (1909); and five more. Wraps and boards (some pictorial), illustrated with photographs and drawings. 8vos. Dawes bookplates. Generally good condition with repairs to spines, and general wear as typically encountered.