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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 356

Lot of Antiquarian Titles from the Dawes' Book Collection. ...

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Lot of Antiquarian Titles from the Dawes' Book Collection. [V.p., v.d.] Includes over 60 titles, including HARE, Van. Fifty Years of a Showman's Life or The Life and Travels of Van Hare.London: Sampson Low, Son, and Marston, 1893; BELLEW, Frank. The Art of Amusing. London: John Camden Hotten, 1870; NOTZING, Baron Von Schrenck. Phenomena of Materialisation. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1920; LEROY, Oliver. Levititation. London: Burns Oates & Washbourne, 1928; HOUDIN, Robert. Card Sharpers. London: Spencer Blackett, 1891; WILSON, Henry and CAULFIELD, James. The Book of Wonderful Characters. London: Reeves and Turner, 1869; BECKETT, Gilbert Abbott A. George Cruikshank's Table-Book. London: Bell and Daldy, 1869; YRIARTE, Charles. Paris Grotesque les Celebrites de la Rue. Paris: Librarie Parisienne, 1864; ROHMER, Sax. The Romance of Sorcery. London: Methuen & Co., 1914; SPICER, Henry. Sights and Sounds. London: Thomas Bosworth, 1853; WALFORD, Cornelius. Fairs, Past and Present. London: Elliot Stock, 1883; Dr. DORAN. The History of Court Fools. London: Richard Bentley, 1858; STREET, G. S. The Ghosts of Piccadilly. London: Archibald Constable and Co., 1907. Condition varies, fair to very good.