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The Ricky Jay Collection Part II

Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 211

MALINI, Max (Max Katz Breit, 1873 – 1942). Card Tricks. (Ha...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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MALINI, Max (Max Katz Breit, 1873?1942).?CARD TRICKS.?(Halifax): Milner & Co., ca. 1900. Publisher?s offset pictorial wraps bearing a full-length image of Malini holding a fan of cards inside a floral border on the upper, printed advertisements to lower. Illustrated with woodcuts. 8vo. Large bookplate of Clinton Burgess pasted to inside of rear wrapper. Spine contemporarily taped, pages uniformly browned, one corner clipped, short tears, other minor wear; very good. RARE; the only example we have encountered with Malini?s portrait on the cover. See?Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women, at page 92.