The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Pt. IV
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Lot 348
[PERFORMANCE ARTS]. Collection of Books on Shadowgraphy, Pu...
Estimate: $500 - $700
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[PERFORMANCE ARTS]. Collection of Books on Shadowgraphy, Puppetry, Ventriloquism, and other Performing Arts. (60 Books). Including: RUSSELL, Fred (Thomas Parnell, 1862 ? 1957). Ventriloquism and Kindred Arts. [London]: Keith, Prowse & Co., 1898 ; (3 versions) FOX, Imro. Shadowgraphs and How to Make Them; The Hotspur Book of Shadow Magic. London: D.C. Thomson, ca. 1933; DEVANT, David. Hand Shadows. London: S.H. Bousfield, ca. 1900; Silhouette. Modern Shadowgraphy. London: Hamley Brothers, Limited, ca. 1910; ALMOZNINO, Albert. The Art of Hand Shadows. N.Y: Stravon Educational Press, 1970; Karlyn [J.F. Burrows]. The Stage Artist. Manchester: Daisy Bank Printing & Publishing Co., 1912; (first edition and revised edition) HAMLEY, Jon G. The Art of Chapeaugraphy. London: George Routledge & Sons, 1922; TREWEY, Felicien. The Art of Shadowgraphy: How It Is Done. Jordison & Co., Ltd., 1921; PATTERSON, A. Shadow Entertainments and how to Work Them. London: L. Upcott Gill, 1895 8vos, most in pictorial wraps or boards. Usual wear and soiling; generally good condition or better. An excellent group. Dawes bookplates.
