The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV
Sat, Oct 25, 2025 12:00PM EDT
Lot 344
Over 100 Contemporary and Vintage Titles from Eddie Dawes' ...
Estimate: $500 - $700
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Over 100 Contemporary and Vintage Titles from Eddie Dawes' Book Collection on magic and other subjects.?Subjects include drawing and printmaking history, Hindu magic, novels, biographies, doll/toy making, advertising, mechanical history& automata, history of London, optical illusions, general magic & tricks. Some titles include MURPHY, Thomas. History of the Showman's Guild. Oldham: World's Fair Ltd; 1959; THOMPSON, C. J. S. The Quacks of Old London. London: Brentano's, 1928; ROBINSON, David. The Lantern Image: Iconography of the Magic Lantern 1420-1880. London: The Magic Lantern Society, 1997; MAVEN, Max. Max Maven's Book of Fortune Telling. New York: Prentice Hall, 1992; ERNST, Bruno. Optical Illusions. London: Taschen, 1992; The Encyclopedia of Collectibles. Alexandria: Time-Life Books,1979; CARRINGTON, Hereard. Hindu Magic. London: The Annals of Psychical Science, 1909; ROOKLYN, Maurice. Spherical Sorcery & Recollections of a Pro'. Sydney: Emmar Investments P/Ltd., 1973. LIMITED, DELUXE EDITION, AUTHOR SIGNED; PARK, Robert. Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000; DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan. The Edge of the Unknown. New York: Berkeley Publishing Corporation, 1930; GLEN, Laurence. The Magician's Road to Fame. London: The Ludo Press, 1922; ABRAMS, Max. The Life and Times of A Legend Anneman. Tahoma, L & L Publishing, 1992. FIRST EDITION; BENHAM, W. Gurney. Playing Cards. London: Ward, Lock & Co., 1931; MOGG, William Rees. How To Buy Rare Books. Oxford: Phaidon. Christie's, 1988; PARRISH, Robert. For Magicians Only. London: Duality Press, 1946. AUTHOR SIGNED; SARGANT, William. Battle For the Mind. London: Pan Books Ltd, 1960; CULFF, Robert. The World of Toys. London: The Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1969; HICKMAN, Peggy. Silhouettes: A Living Art. Devon: David & Charles, 1975; PEARSALL, Ronald. Collecting Mechanical Antiques. Devon: David & Charles, 1973; SARBAN. The Doll Maker, and Other Tales of the Uncanny. London: Peter Davies, 1953; ALFREDSON, James B. NEWMANN: The Pioneer Mentalist. Glenwood: David Meyer, 1989. AUTHOR SIGNED and INSCRIBED,LIMITED EDITION COPY. 6/250.
