$200
[Miscellaneous – Pulps] Two dozen vintage conjuring and card sharping pulps. Including Herrmann the Great (two, Laird & Lee, 1897), one in pictorial boards, one in wraps) by Burlingame; Card Tricks and How to Do Them (Drake, 1902) by Roterberg, and another in wraps; The Expert at the Card Table (Frost, ca. 1940); Card Sharpers, Their Tricks Exposed (1902) by Robert-Houdin; Deceptive Conceptions in Magic (ca. 1920) and Original Magic Creations (ca. 1920) by Stanley Collins; Conjurers’ Tales (1910) by George Johnson; four books from publisher Arthur Pearson including Water Wizardry, Handkerchief Magic, Impromptu Conjuring, and Card Tricks by various authors; Ring Up the Curtain (1930) and The Conjurer’s Vade Mecum (ca. 1930) by J.F. Orrin; and many others. Sizes and bindings vary. Condition ranges from fair to very good; should be seen.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-02-07
