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23 illustrated volumes on magicians, automata, etc. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/30736189_23-illustrated-volumes-on-magicians-automata-etc

Sold for:
$350

[Miscellaneous] Selection of 23 illustrated volumes on magicians, automata, magic manufacturers, and other subjects. Including The P & L Book (1992) by Walker and Seaver; J.N. Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra (1998) by Magic Christian; Automata (Magic Circle Foundation, 1989) by J.N. Maskelyne; Sugden The Magician (2007) by Gary Frank; Pleasant Nightmares: Dr. Neff and His Madhouse of Mystery (2008) by Williams Rauscher, plus other works on spook shows; Dante: The Devil Himself (1991) by Phil Temple; Extraordinary Exhibitions (2005), Dice (2002), and Celebrations of Curious Characters (2011) by Ricky Jay; Stage Flying (1995) and The Hanlon Brothers (1998) by John McKinven, both Signed; David Abbott’s Book of Mysteries (1977) by Abbott; and others, some Signed. Predominantly cloth 4tos. Condition generally good to very good.

Potter & Potter

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2014-11-01

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[Miscellaneous] Group of 23 Vintage Volumes on Magic and Conjuring. Including “Magic Wand” (Vols. 1-3 [1910-1913] and Vols. 5-9 [1914-1921]) in two finely bound three-quarter Read more…

Auctioneer:
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Date:
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$450

[Miscellaneous – History & Biography] Group of 25 recent illustrated quarto volumes on the history of magic, conjurors, magic manufacturers, and more. Including The P Read more…

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
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Collection of 25 books on magicians histories etc

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$425

[Miscellaneous] Selection of 25 books on magicians, illustrated histories of magic, and books on related topics. Including The Davenport Story (2009), in two volumes, by Read more…

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
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Five Victorian volumes on parlor magic amusements etc

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$150

[Miscellaneous – Victorian] Group of five volumes on parlor magic, amusements, witchcraft. Including Evening Amusements (ca. 1890) by Planche (illustrated by Cruikshank and others); Parlor Read more…

Auctioneer:
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Date:
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Vernon, Dai. Four volumes on close-up and card magic.

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Vernon, Dai. Four volumes on close-up and card magic. Including the Inner Secrets trilogy (Harry Stanley, 1960s), bound together in one volume; Malini and His Read more…

Auctioneer:
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Date:
2015-05-31

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[Backgammon] Two antiquarian volumes on backgammon.

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$350

[Backgammon] Two antiquarian volumes on backgammon. Including Le Grand Trictrac, ou Methode Facile Pour Aprendre Sans Maitre (Avignon: Girard & Seguin, 1739), in contemporary brown Read more…

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
2015-06-27

Three nineteenth century volumes on parlor magic etc

Three nineteenth century volumes on parlor magic etc.

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$350

[Miscellaneous – Parlor Magic] Three nineteenth century volumes on parlor magic and amusements. Including The Parlor Magician (New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1868); The Fireside Read more…

Auctioneer:
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Date:
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Four antiquarian volumes on parlor magic and conjuring

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$100

[Miscellaneous – Antiquarian] Four antiquarian volumes on parlor magic and conjuring. Including The Parlor Magician (New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1863), orange pictorial boards over Read more…

Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter

Date:
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Japanese Printing and Woodblock Books, 20th century, Nine Volumes: Mitsukuri's La Vie Sociale au Japon , Paris: Société Franco-Japonaise de Paris, 1922, illustrated, untrimmed and Read more…

Auctioneer:
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Date:
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$113

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Auctioneer:
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Date:
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