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Lot 162

HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis) (1839-1919). Drawing Roo...

Estimate: $200 - $300

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HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis) (1839-1919). Drawing Room Conjuring. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. 8vo. Illustrated. Publisher?s brown pictorial cloth (stamps, partially disbound). Angelo Lewis adopted the Professor Hoffmann pen name early in his career as he feared that his familiarity with the art of deception would negatively impact his career as a lawyer should it become widely known. Provenance: Cecil Ducarel (stamp).