The Magic Collection of David Baldwin
Sat, Oct 29, 2016 12:00PM EDT - Sun, Oct 30, 2016 12:00PM EDT
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Lot 304
Professor James Taylor: Mechanical Magique of Great Complication! Magical Recreations and Optical Illusions, Experiments in Spirit Rapping
Estimate: $200 - $300
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Taylor, James. Professor James Taylor. Mechanical Magique of Great Complication! Magical Recreations and Optical Illusions. Experiments in Spirit Rapping. London: R.T. Colls, ca. 1870s. A program in six parts. One leaf, originally from a bi-fold, trimmed just within or along the left border. 9 ½ x 7”. Very good. In “How I Became a Wizard” (1908), Professor Hoffmann recalls seeing the “old-time wizard” Professor Taylor at the Royal Coliseum of London, whose “magical performance,” it is suggested, was among the first he observed.
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