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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III

Sat, Feb 15, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 435

[MAGIC – GENERAL PUBLIC]. Group of Nearly 150 Books or Pamp...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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[MAGIC ? GENERAL PUBLIC]. Group of Nearly 150 Books or Pamphlets About Magic for the General Public and Children. [V.p., ca. 20th century]. 8vos and 4tos. Publisher's bindings, dust jackets were called-for. Some general wear, soiling. Many books with Dawes' bookplate. VARIOUS EDITIONS. Some titles include: Secrets of Magic Ancient and Modern (with sheet signed by Walter Gibson), The Wide World of Magic, Secrets of Great Magicians, The Master Magicians (with sheet signed by Walter Gibson), Magic Explained, Conjuring, The Mysterious Book of Magic, Maskelyne's Book of Magic (2009 edition), David Nixon Book of Magic, The Jerry Lewis Books of Tricks and Magic, Do the Trick!, Magic with Chemistry (inscribed by Dawes to his friend, magic writer De Vega), Magic with Science, and more.