$150
[Miscellaneous] Group of Five Nineteenth Century Books on Conjuring. Including Tricks With Cards (London, 1889) by Hoffmann, brown pictorial cloth stamped in brown and black, three leaves torn in the gutter, otherwise good; Sleight of Hand (London, 1885; Second Edition) by Sachs, half leather with bottom two spine panels damaged, otherwise good; The Secret Out; or, 1000 Tricks With Cards (New York, ca. 1859), publisher’s maroon buckram stamped in gold, front cloth damaged at top; Hanky Panky (Edinburgh, ca. 1877), pictorial tan cloth stamped in black and gold, advertising leaf at read clipped mid-page; The Magician’s Own Book (New York, ca. 1857), maroon cloth stamped in gold, one leaf lacking, another repaired with tape. 8vos. Good overall except as noted.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-12-05