Sold for:
$175
$175
Frost, Thomas. Lives of the Conjurers. London, 1876. First edition. Publisher's blue cloth stamped in black and gold. 8vo. Wear and soiling to cloth, head and foot of spine chipped, but overall good condition. Toole-Stott 304. Frost's classic text profiles many magicians of the olden-days (and details their tricks), including Cagliostro, Breslaw, Herrmann, and The Automaton Chess Player, among others.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-01-30
