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Featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester, this premier sale will feature highlights from his library of rare, old, and unusual conjuring books from the seventeenth century to the present day. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 420

[MAGICIAN-OWNED BOOKS]. Trio of Titles Owned by Magicians, ...

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[MAGICIAN-OWNED BOOKS]. Trio of Titles Owned by Magicians, including: OVETTE, Joseph. Practical Telepathy… Chicago: The Reilly Company, 1924. 8vo. 125 pp. Publisher’s full black cloth, front board lettered in gilt. Binding quite rubbed, soiled, text toned, text and endleaves dampstained at lower edge. Fair. REVISED EDITION, WITH THE BOOKPLATE OF MAGICIAN AND AUTHOR, SID LORRAINE. [And:] LOISETTE, Prof. A. Assimilative Memory… New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1899. 8vo. Illustrated. 170 pp. Publisher’s full brown cloth, front board stamped in gilt. Binding worn, soiled, rear hinge repaired, skewed. Fair. EARLY EDITION, INSCRIBED BY ANNEMAN TO FELLOW MAGICIAN CLINTON BURGESS ON THE FFEP.: “To Clint Burgess Another book for a wonderful library Annemann 6-9-30”. Burgess’ large bookplate is on the fp. [And:] MASSEY, Edward M. New and Original Magic… New York: Spon & Chamberlain, 1922. 8vo. Illustrated. 200 pp. Publisher’s full blue cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt. Minor rubbing, bumping to binding, minor soiling to edge of text-block, pencil gift inscription on ffep. Bright and fine, better than usually seen. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY JOHN NORTHERN HILLIARD ON THE FFEP., THE AUTHOR OF GREATER MAGIC.

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