$425
Goldston, Will. Goldston’s Locked Books. Including Exclusive Magical Secrets (1912), More Exclusive Magical Secrets (1921), and Further Exclusive Magical Secrets (1927). The first two bound in read leather stamped in gold with locking mechanism incorporated into binding, the third being the trade edition of this title, bound in tan cloth stamped in black. All copiously illustrated and including plates. Thick 4to. Condition varies from fair to good. Keys for the first two volumes lacking. Further Exclusive Magical Secrets inscribed and signed by Will Goldston. The first volume in this series reveals, among other cherished secrets, the modus operandi behind de Kolta’s Expanding Die. It was based on the instructions in this book that John McKinven, former owner of these volumes, constructed his own die, offered in this auction (lot 24). These fabled texts explain methods behind many of the great stage illusions of their age, including apparatus used by DeBierre, Malini, and Chung Ling Soo, among others.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2012-05-13
