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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III

Sat, Feb 15, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 437

[MAGIC - INSTRUCTIONAL]. Group of Nearly 25 Modern Hardcove...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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[MAGIC - INSTRUCTIONAL]. Group of Nearly 25 Modern Hardcovers on Magic for Magicians. [V.p., ca. 20th century]. 8vos and 4tos. Publisher's bindings, nearly all in dust jackets (where called for). A few in wrappers. VARIOUS EDITIONS, SOME SIGNED BY THE AUTHORS. Some titles include: The Magic of Edward Victor's Hands, The Book of Card Tricks by Professor Kunard (no jacket), Latest Magic (Magico), New Era Card Tricks (Magico), Simply Wizard by Goodliffe (inscribed in jacket), The Royal Road to Card Magic (no jacket), Card Fantasies (sticker on title-page sticking to frontispiece), Masterpieces of Magic (no jacket), Magi Magoria, Magic without Apparatus (no jacket), Marked Cards and Loaded Dice, Harbincadabra, Gags with Gimmicks by Geddes (signed), The Genius of Robert Harbin, The Books of Wonder, It's Easier Than You Think by Buckingham (signed), Principles and Deceptions by Buckley, Card Control by Buckley, Roger's Thesaurus, The Magic of Michael Ammar, The Lost Notebooks of John Northern Hilliard, The Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic (with sheet inscribed by Walter Gibson), [The Expert at the Card Table by Erdnase] (unidentified later edition, lacking front wrapper and title-page, tape on spine). Some general wear, soiling, occasional ownership markings, most with Dawes' bookplates. Very good or better.