$950
[Magic History] Collection of 40 magic books about magic history and collecting. Including Adventures of 51 Magicians and a Fakir (ca. 2004), An Illustrated History of White Magic Before Robert-Houdin (2002), The Annals of Conjuring (1983), Arithmetical Divination From Charlemagne's Court to Leonardo da Vinci (2000), Chronicle of Magic 1900 – 1999 (2003; one of a limited, numbered edition), S.W. Erdnase: Another View (1991), European Jewish Magicians 1933 - 1945 (1999), From Witchcraft to Card Tricks (1991), The Houdini Code Mystery (2000), Houdini's History of Magic in Boston (1983), Inside Magic (1947), The Life and Times of Augustus Rapp (1959; signed by Rapp), Notes on Wazuma (1990), Victorian Age Conjuring Books (1991), You Don't Have to be Crazy But it Helps! (1946), and others. Sizes and bindings vary; many from limited editions or privately circulated. High original cost. Condition generally good.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-10-23
