$8,000
Koschitz's Manual of Useful Information: Concerning Marks and Stamps, Portable and Fixed Devices, Manipulation of Cards and Other Matters of Interest to Lovers of Draw. Kansas City: McClintock & Koschitz, 1894. Stated First Edition. 8vo. [76] + 1 leaf (advt.). Brown cloth stamped in gilt. Floral endleaves. Three pages (11, 41, 73) with holes or tears, the first two marginally and not affecting text, the latter a hole affecting a single word in one line. Binding quite weak, with several loose pages at start and middle, including title page. A few pencil markings internally; two ownership signatures on flyleaves (including A.M. Wilson, longtime editor of The Sphinx). Cloth lightly scuffed. Rare.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-05-21
