Salon de Magie: The Klosterman Collection Part I
Sat, Oct 30, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Lot 319
The Whole Art of Conjuring, or Hocus Pocus. Philadelphia, N...
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
The Whole Art of Conjuring, or Hocus Pocus. Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Baltimore: Fisher & Brother, ca. 1850. Original yellow printed wrappers depicting the decapitation illusion retained in one half crushed brown morocco over cloth, ruled and stamped in gilt with marbled endsheets and ribbon placemarker. Woodcut illustrations in text. 12mo. Ownership inscription of L.E. Levassor and minor offsetting; only faint wear; an unusually well-preserved example. Toole Stott 706.
