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Lot 172

HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 – 1919). Modern Mag...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839?1919).?MODERN MAGIC. A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON THE ART OF CONJURING.?London: George Routledge and Sons, [1876]. FIRST EDITION, with publisher?s seal to title page. Bright blue cloth elaborately stamped in gilt and black, with black hat and gold cone to front board. Engraved frontispiece of The Sphinx illusion, profusion of illustrations. Thick 8vo. Rubbing to joints, corners, and spine, lacks tissue guard, foxed. Bright and attractive; good to very good condition. Toole Stott 386.