Sold for:
$475
$475
Cooke, Conrad William. Automata old and New. London: The Chiswick Press, 1893. First edition. Being number 125 from the an edition of 255 copies “imprinted for private circulation only” to members of the Sette of Odd Volumes. Pictorial boards. Frontispiece. Illustrated with line drawings and plates. 18mo. Ex-libris Roland Winder. Wrapper chipped and toned, some mild dampstaining, but contents sound. Scarce. This scarce work includes an illustrated discussion of the famous automaton chess player known as “The Turk.”
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06
