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Lot 447

[HISTORY OF MAGIC] Lot of 15 Books on the History of Magic....

Estimate: $250 - $350

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[HISTORY OF MAGIC] Lot of 15 Books on the History of Magic. Including: GOLD, Glen David. Carter Beats the Devil. London: Sceptre, 2001. Gray cloth with dustjacket. Illustrated. Signed on title page. -- HULL, Burling ?Volta?. The Edison of Magic. Orlando: Daniels Publishing Co., 1977. Pictorial paperback. Illustrated. -- WARLOCK, Peter. Walter Jeans: Illusioneer. Pasadena: Magical Publications, 1986. 446 of 500 limited edition copies. Blue publisher?s cloth with silver stamped on cover and spine. Two frontispieces. Illustrated. -- EDMONDS, I.G. The Magic Brothers. New York: Elevier/Nelson Books, 1979. Orange and yellow cloth. Dustjacket. Portraits of Alexander and Carl Herrmann brothers on endpapers. Provenance: The Library of Brett Whitney McCarson. -- ZOLOTOW, Maurice. It Takes All Kinds. London: W.H. Allen, 1953. Lime green publisher?s cloth with dustjacket. -- Also includes 10 other titles. Most books are hardcover with dustjackets. Two duplicates of Carter Beats the Devil, one advanced reading copy. Very good.