Winter Magic Auction
Tue, Nov 19, 2019 10:30PM EST
Lot 7
Libro Magico. Caduto Dalla Luna 1500 Anni Avanti La Creazione Del Mondo e Ritrovato Nel 1869.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
[Blow Book] Libro Magico. Caduto Dalla Luna 1500 Anni Avanti La Creazione Del Mondo e Ritrovato Nel 1869. Torino: Carlo Manfredi, ca. 1869. Original colored wrappers, sewn. A magician?s blow book, in which the contents of the book seemingly change each time the magician blows on the volume and flips through its pages. Engraved illustrations, hand-colored. 8vo. Twelve changes in all, including wizard, imps, equilibrists, gentleman and gentlewoman, large-headed man and woman, soldiers, organ grinder, birds, harbor, church, and others. Wrappers and backstrip chipped, shaken and partly disbound, as expected. Rare; only one institutional copy located.
