The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III
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Lot 380
MANNING, William. Recollections of Robert-Houdin. London: C...
Estimate: $400 - $800
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MANNING, William. Recollections of Robert-Houdin. London: Chiswick Press, 1891. Privately printed, number 138 from an edition of 205 copies, issued to the Members of the Sette of Odd Volumes, this example presented to C.W. Sherborn, and signed by the author on the limitation page. Printed parchment-covered boards (browned and soiled). Illustrated with full-page plates of Robert-Houdin, mystery clocks, automata, etc. 18mo. Bookplates of the author and Edwin A. Dawes. A well-preserved example with a tight binding and nearly no chipping to the delicate parchment wrappers.
