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Lot 206

[Ventriloquism and Puppetry] Group of Nine Antiquarian and Modern Volumes.

Estimate: $200 - $300

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[Ventriloquism and Puppetry] Group of Nine Antiquarian and Modern Volumes. Including The Art of Ventriloquism (London, 1890s; spine heavily chipped) by Maccabe; Hercat’s Ventriloquist (London, 1916); How to Become a Ventriloquist (New York, 1938; unclipped color-dustwrapper) by Edgar Bergen; Souvenirs d’un Mountreur de Marionettes (Paris, 1910s); Punch and Judy (London, 1873) by Cruikshank; The Puppets and I (London, [1950]) by Bussell; The Puppet Theatre (London, 1947) by Bussell; I Can See Your Lips Moving (1993) by Vox; and Other Voices (Stanley Burns, 2000; number 4 of 75 deluxe edition copies). 4to and 8vo. Most illustrated. Condition generally very good except as noted.

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