Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia
Sat, Apr 18, 2026 11:00AM EDT
Lot 353
Les Autmates Truqués
Estimate: $250 - $500
Sold for
$540
Sold Price includes BP
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[AUTOMATA]. BLIND, Adolphe (1862 – 1925). Les Automates Truqués. Paris: Bossard, 1927. Printed wraps, laid down image of chess-playing automaton on upper cover. Profusion of illustrations. Small 4to (most gatherings uncut). Bookplates of Stanley Collins, Edgar Heyl, and Burton Sperber. Laid in publisher’s advt. for the two-volume work on automata by Chapuis and Gelis. Head and foot of spine stained and chipped, else very good.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 9.00 in
Width: 6.00 in
Depth: 1.00 in
Weight: 1.00 lbs
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