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The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I

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Lot 152

[SAVREN]. Bartholomew Faire or Variety of fancies, where yo...

Estimate: $200 - $400

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[SAVREN]. Bartholomew Faire or Variety of fancies, where you may find a faire of Wares? London, 1870s. Likely an extract from Hindley?s Cries of London. Plain red boards. Woodcut to title page, head and tail pieces. [i - ii, 1], 2 -8. Hinge broken, else good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED facing the title page: ?To James Savren / with the respectful compliments / of the /editor / Charles Hindley / Oct. 19th 1876.?Savren was a barber by trade, but also assisted some of the great magicians of the early Victorian era and gave his own performances in the style of Philippe (see Lot 432).