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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV

Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 337

[MAGIC – BOY'S OWN BOOKS]. A Collection of Boy's Books of R...

Estimate: $400 - $800

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[MAGIC ? BOY'S OWN BOOKS]. A Collection of Boy's Books of Recreations. Includes: CARRINGTON, Hereward. The Boy's Own Book of Magic. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1921; ROUTLEDGE, Edmund. Every Boy's Book. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1891; The Boy's Book of Conjuring. London: Ward, Lock & Co. Early 20th c.; The Boy's Own Toy Maker. London: Griffith and Farran; The Boy's Own Conjuring Book. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1860; The Young Man's Book of Amusement. Halifax: William Milner, 1851; Uncle Charles. The Little Boy's Own?Book; Consisting of Games and Pastimes. London: Henry Allman, 1850. Along with a collection of 20 antiquarian amusement books. Approx. 40 books altogether in two boxes. Conditions vary. From the library of Eddie Dawes.