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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 343

[MAGIC - HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY]. Large Collection of 70 Boo...

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[MAGIC - HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY]. Large Collection of 70 Books on Magic History and Notable Biographies. [V.p., v.d.]. Titles include: LARSEN, Geraldine Conrad. The Diary of a Magician's Wife. Portsmouth: Midwest Magic Service, 1941. AUTHOR SIGNED; EDMONDS, I. G. The Magic Dog. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1982; ALFREDSON, James B. NEWMANN: The Pioneer Mentalist. Glenwood: David Meyer, 1990. SIGNED; HOUSTOUN, Will. Hellis in Wonderland. 2010. AUTHOR SIGNED, FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY; GORDON, Mel. Erik Jan Hanussen: Hitler's Jewish Clairvoyant. Los Angeles: Feral House, 2001; RAUSCHER, William V. Milbourne Christopher: The Man and His Magic. 1878 Press Company, 2012. AUTHOR SIGNED. DANIEL, Noel. MAGIC, 1400s ? 1950s. Taschen. (later edition); JAY, Ricky. Jay's Journal of Anomalies. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001; BLACKMORE, Kent. Levante: His Life, No Illusion. Pasadena: Mike Caveney's Magic Words, 1997. LIMITED, PRESENTATION COPY; MCGILL, Ormond. The Magic and Illusions of Lee Grabel. Enchantus Productions, 1986. Several with Dawes bookplates. (3 Boxes)