$225
[Boy's Books] Group of five Victorian boy's books featuring conjuring. Including The Illustrated Boy's Own Treasury (London, ca. 1880); Parlour Pastimes (London, ca. 1870); Every Boy's Annual (London, 1889, containing extracts from More Magic by Professor Hoffmann); Boy's Playtime Book (London, ca. 1880, with Parlour Magic essays by Professor Hoffmann); and Young Folks Magazine Vol. 4 (N.p., 1868). Bindings and sizes vary. All volumes copiously illustrated, two with hand-colored plates. Condition varies, but generally fair.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2010-05-16