Sold for:
$750
$750
Robinson, William Ellsworth (Chung Ling Soo). Extraordinary Mystical Novelties. New York: Author, ca. 1890s. Printed wrapper (front detached and torn, rear lacking). Unpaginated gathering of six leaves. Small 8vo. Anonymously published booklet issued by Robinson before he adopted the stage name by which he became popularly known. Includes effects of mind-reading, card tricks, wine and water, colored sands, closing with the promise that “other valuable books will be published from the pen of the author.”
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
