Sold for:
$1,100
$1,100
Decremps, Henri. Five classic French conjuring books by Decremps, including La Magie Blanche Dévoilee (1792), Supplément A La Magie Blanche Dévoilee (1792); Testament de Jérome Sharp (1793); Les Petits Adventures de Jérome Sharp (1793); and Codicille de Jérome Sharp (1793). Handsomely bound in matching modern black calf with gilt stamped spine labels and marbled endsheets, with gilt top edges. Each with engraved frontispieces and illustrated with woodcuts. 8vos. La Magie Blanche with insignificant worming in the gutter, else very good. An outstanding set of this important five-volume French work on conjuring.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-08-23
