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The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part III

Sat, Feb 15, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 212

WALKER, Val (1890 – 1969). Wizard in Chief to the Navy. Lee...

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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WALKER, Val (1890 ? 1969). Wizard in Chief to the Navy. Leeds, London & Glasgow: Alf Cooke, ca. 1919. Half-sheet stone lithograph depicts the underwater escape devised by Walker in which he escaped from a miniature steel submarine thrown into a giant tank of water on stage. 29 ? x 19 ?". INSCRIBED AND SIGNED by the magician (faintly) in the lower right. Restoration to old folds, minor chipping and closed tears; A-. Linen backed. SCARCE.