$550
Bodie, Albert Edward. How to Become a Wizard. London and Macduff: Bodie Electric Publishing Co: ca. 1907. Pink printed wraps. 8vo. Spine taped; good. Scarce. Albert Bodie was the son and pupil of the renowned and unusual Scottish stage performer Dr. Walford Bodie (see preceding lot). Ricky Jay, in Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women, devotes an entire chapter to the man, titled “Genius or Charlatan?”
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-02-02