Conjuring & Circus: - Bloomsbury Auctions

Conjuring & Circus:
Books, Prints, Trade Cards, Decorative Objects,
Posters, Apparatus, Drawings and Paintings
Thursday 8th September 2011

Lo n d o n de pa rt m e n t s
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS LONDON
Bloomsbury House,
24 Maddox Street,
London, W1S 1PP
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7495 9494
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7495 9499
info@bloomsburyauctions.com
www.bloomsburyauctions.com
BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Rupert Powell Deputy Chairman
Dido Arthur Senior Book Specialist
Max Hasler Junior Book Specialist
Michael Heseltine (Consultant) Book Specialist
Hannah Usher Book Specialist
Simon Luterbacher Manuscripts Specialist
Clive Moss Book Specialist
Justin Phillips Continental Specialist
PICTUReS ANd MAPS
Robert Hall Senior Specialist
Richard Carroll Junior Specialist
MOdeRN & CONTeMPORARY ART & PRINTS
Alexander Hayter International Head of Contemporary Art
Mary McCarthy Urban & Contemporary Art
Shane Xu Modern & Contemporary Art Administrator
Ross Thomas Junior Cataloguer
PHOTOGRAPHS
Sarah Wheeler Specialist
John Cumming (Consultant)
POSTeRS
Richard Barclay (Consultant)
AdMINISTRATION
Graham Argue Saleroom Assistant
Robert Cain Saleroom Assistant
Steve Cain Saleroom Manager
Scott Harvey Art Director
Craig Millar IT
Julia Owen Accounts
Elio Stolz Photography
Kate Todd Administrator
Abbie Barker Reception
Domoni Mainstone Reception
Donovan Potgieter Shipping
Alec Shepherd Shipping
Poppy Walker Marketing Manager
Front Cover Illustration: Lot 454 (detail)
Back Cover Illustration: Lot 708
Layout: Scott Harvey Photographs: Elio Stolz
Print: Park Communications on FSC certified paper. Park is a CarbonNeutral® company and its Environmental Management System is certified to ISO14001:2004.

Catalogue of
Conjuring & Circus:
Books, Prints, Trade Cards, Decorative Objects,
Posters, Apparatus, Drawings and Paintings
Sale 35833
Specialist in Charge
Michael Heseltine
mheseltine@bloomsburyauctions.com
To be sold by auction at
Bloomsbury House
24 Maddox Street
London W1S 1PP
on Thursday 8th September 2011 at 10am (lots 1-327) and at 1.30pm (lots 328-729)
Viewing beforehand on
Monday 5th September 9.30am - 5.30pm
Tuesday 6th September 9.30am - 5.30pm
Wednesday 7th September 9.30am - 8.00pm
Thursday 8th September from 9.30am
Bloomsbury House | 24 Maddox Street | London | W1S 1PP
T +44 (0) 20 7495 9494 | F +44 (0) 20 7495 9499
info@bloomsburyauctions.com | www.bloomsburyauctions.com

All lots are offered subject to the Conditions of Sale and Business
printed in this catalogue, and reserves.
1. Adenis (Jules) and Th. De Lajarte. La De v i n e r e s s e, Op é r a-
CO m i q u e e n u n a C t e, lithographed music for voice and piano,
original wrappers, pictorial upper cover depicting a female fortune
teller, Paris, [c.1870] § Grévin (A.) Almanach des Parisiennes,
illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, Paris, 1870 § Larchey
(Lorédan) Dictionnaire historique étymologique et anecdotique
de l’Argot Parisien, wood-engraved illustrations after J. Férat
and Ryckebusch, slightly spotted, contemporary half morocco,
edges rubbed, large 8vo, Paris, 1872 § Touchatout [Léon-Charles
Bienvenu]. Histoire Tintamarresque de Napoléon III, woodengraved
illustrations, lacking title-page, first and last pages
soiled, contemporary roan-backed boards, [Paris, 1872] § Le
Petit (Alfred) La Vie Drolatique des Saints, with a long inscription
and ink and wash caricature of the author by his son, illustrations,
original pictorial wrappers, covers loose, Paris, 1883, 8vo (5)
£150 - £200
*** The last four books have conjuring-related illustrations at
pp.565; 169; 342; and 131 and 251 respectively.
2. Alcaide (Victor M.N.) BO s C h, Novara, 1968 § Rossetti
(Bartolomeo) La Roma de Bartolemeo Pinelli, Rome, 1985 § Pyne
(William H.) Pyne’s British Costumes, facsimile reprint, 1989 §
Linfert (Carl) Hieronymus Bosch, New York, 1989 § Darriulat
(Jacques) Jerome Bosch et la Fable Populaire, Paris, 1995 § Milano
(Ernesto) and others. Astroliogia, text in Italian and English,
Modena, 1996 § Blume (Dieter) Regenten des Himmels, Berlin,
2000; illustrations, some relating to conjuring, original cloth or
boards, dust jackets, 4to and folio; and 24 others, various sizes
(31) £100 - £150
Lot 3
The Property of the late Bob Read
Bob Read was highly regarded as a close-up entertainer and lecturer both in this country and the United States. He worked
tirelessly as a researcher into the history of magic, particularly on the cups and balls performers. His collection, probably
the largest of its kind, forms the basis for his book on “The oldest trick in the book”, to be published in the near future.
3. Astley (Philip) astLey’s system O f eq u e s t r i a n eD u C at i O n, eighth
edition, folding engraved map coloured in outline, short split in one
fold, 9 engraved plates, a few leaves spotted, original boards, covers
loose, with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay, [Toole Stott Circus 10436],
8vo, Dublin, Thomas Burnside, 1802. £100 - £150
4. Baker (Al) th e se C r e t Way s O f aL Ba k e r, edited by Todd Karr,
numerous illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, 4to, Seattle, The
Miracle Factory, 2003. £100 - £150
5. Barnum (Phineas T.) hu m B u g s O f t h e WO r L D, first e D i t i O n,
original cloth, uncut, [Toole Stott Circus 1293], 8vo, John Camden
Hotten, 1866. £100 - £150
6. Besant (Sir Walter) su rv e y O f LO n D O n: London in the Time
of the Stuarts, 1903; London in the Time of the Tudors, 1904;
Mediaeval London, vol. 1 and 2, 1906; Early London, 1908;
London in the Nineteenth Century, 1909; London South of the
Thames, 1912, London in the Eighteenth Century, 1925, all but the
last first e D i t i O n s, numerous illustrations, original cloth gilt, t.e.g.,
all but the fifth with dust jackets, some tears and fraying, folio,
1903-1925. £150 - £200
7. Borius (Jules) and others. nO s tO u r s fav O r i s, p r e s e n tat i O n
C O p y, inscribed by the publisher to Bernard Irving, editor of “The
Magician”, portraits, illustrations, original wrappers, formerly in
the collection of Robertson Keene, Lyon, [1914] § O’Rély [Louis
Mercier] L’Illusioniste Moderne, illustrations by the author,
original cloth, Paris, [c.1920] § Chevalier X. Les Supercheries des
Fakirs dévoilée par un Prestidigitateur, 2 plates, spotted, original
pictorial wrappers, Alger, 1927; and eight similar volumes, ten
with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay, another inscribed to him, 8vo
(11) £150 - £200
8. Brewster (Sir David) Le t t e r s O n nat u r a L ma g i C, fifth edition,
contemporary half calf, 1842 § Cremer (W.H.) The Secret Out,
upper hinge broken, [1871]; Hanky Panky, [1872] § Bellew (Frank)
The Art of Amusing, [1871], [Toole Stott 142, 192, 133, and 90]
§ Hoffmann (Professor) [Angelo Lewis]. The Illustrated Book of
Patience Games, fourth edition, 1902 § Neil (C. Lang) The Modern
Conjurer and Drawing Room Entertainer, covers slightly worn,
Hamley’s label over imprint, [1902] § Elbiquet. Supplementary
Magic, [1917], all with illustrations, all but the first in original
cloth § The Daisy Bank Book of Magic; Book of Tricks § Goldin
(Horace) Conjuring Up-to-Date, covers loose, 3 vol., illustrations,
original wrappers, [Manchester, c.1915] § Goldin (Horace) Secrets
of Magic, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, 4to, [Burnley,
c.1930]; and four others, 8vo and 4to (15) £125 - £175
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
3

4
9. Catalogues. a C O L L e C t i O n O f a u C t i O n a n D D e a L e r’s C ata L O g u e s
including the Sotheby catalogues of the collection of Roland
Winder, 1974; The J.B. Findlay collection, 3 vol., 1979-1980;
Books, etc. from the collection of J.B.Findlay [part 4], the Magic
Circle and other owners, 1982; and the Van Veen collection, 3 vol.,
1984; Books, etc. from the collection of Milbourne Christopher,
New York, 1981; the Collection Marteret, Paris, 2001; The
Collection Christian Fechner, Paris, 2004; The Christian Fechner
Collection of American and English Magic, part 1, New York,
2005; the Hokus-Pokus-Fidibus exhibition catalogue, 1982; five
other magic catalogues; and others including a further 25 Sotheby
catalogues with conjuring books and apparatus, and over 100 other
book and picture catalogues, the majority containing conjuring
related material. £150 - £200
10. Challamel (Augustin) Le s am u s e u r s D e L a ru e, lithographed
frontispiece and 15 plates by Edouard Debat-Ponson including two
of a conjuror, spotted, original cloth gilt, g.e., 12mo., Paris, 1875;
Another edition, browned, original wrappers, 8vo, Paris, 1929
§ Album des Célebrités de la Rue: Collection des personages les
plus exentriques de Paris, 16 plates including Miette the conjuror,
sightly spotted, contemporary morocco-backed boards, oblong
8vo, Paris, [c.1875]; and another, 12mo and 8vo (4) £100 - £150
11. Chodowiecki (Daniel Nicholas) ve r z e i C h n i s s e i n e s sa m m L u n g
v O n ku p f e r s t i C h e n?], 54 engraved plates by Shellenberg and
Penzel after Chodowiecki, some soiled or stained, three with areas
torn away, some with imprints cut away, lacking title and other
plates?, loose in slightly later half roan, oblong folio (212mm. by
284mm.), [1782?]. £150 - £200
*** Plate 15 has 20 illustrations, including one of a fire eater,
snake swallower, conjuror, posture master and human fountain,
and another of equilibrists and slack wire performers. See lot 102
for similar images.
12. Clarke (Sidney W.) th e an n a L s O f CO n j u r i n g, plates,
illustrations, some marginal notes and underlining, contemporary
cloth-backed boards, 8vo, [1924-1928] £100 - £150
*** One of a few copies made up from sheets of the Magic Wand
by George Johnson.
13. Clarke (Sidney W.) th e an n a L s O f CO n j u r i n g, edited by Edwin
A. Dawes and Todd Karr, in association with Bob Read, O n e O f 25
p r e s e n tat i O n C O p i e s, lettered B and signed by the editors and Bob
Read, coloured frontispiece and 8 plates, numerous illustrations,
original boards, dust jacket, fitted case, 4to, Seattle, The Miracle
Factory, 2001. £350 - £500
*** This copy is number 2 of 8 copies containing a folded uncut
sheet surplus to the edition prepared by George Johnson in the
1920’s from the serialized publication in The Magic Wand, and the
accompanying certificate.
14. Clarke (Sidney W.) th e an n a L s O f CO n j u r i n g, edited by Edwin
A. Dawes and Todd Karr, in association with Bob Read, number
3 of 75 copies, signed by the editors and Bob Read, coloured
frontispiece and 8 plates, numerous illustrations, original boards,
dust jacket, fitted case, 4to, Seattle, The Miracle Factory, 2001.
£300 - £400
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
15. Club des Magiciens Collectionneurs. Le s th é at r e s D e ma g i e
e t L e s en t r e s O rt s D a n s L e s fê t e s fO r a i n e s, small folio, n.p.,
1992; L’Imagerie Populaire et la Prestidigitation, 4to, n.p., 1995;
Commentaire, Analyse et Datation de quelques Documents Rares
ou Inconnus, n.p., 1996 § Magicol, no.36-61, 18 issues only, 8vo,
Chicago, 1975-1981 § Dawes (Edwin A.) and Robert J. Albo. The
Magic of England, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by Eddie Dawes
to Peter Lane, 4to, 1994 § Guillemin (Fanch) Recuil de Textes
Magiques Rares, limited edition, signed by the author, Brest, 1997
§ Huber (Volker) Geschichten um das Flickbuch, Offenbach am
Main, 2001; Fresh Breath on the Blow Book, Humble, 2003, both
p r e s e n tat i O n C O p i e s inscribed by the author to Bob Read, original
boards § The Yankee Magic Collector no.10, edited by Bob Schoof
and Ed Hill, number 34 of 175 copies signed by the editors, 8vo,
Watertown, 2002 § Naudet (George) Chromos et Prestidigitation,
part 1 and 2, small folio, Paris, 2002-2003; Pictures and Chromos
on Conjuring, part 1, small folio, Paris, 2003, illustrations, all but
the seventh and eighth in original wrappers; and 13 others, various
sizes (42) £150 - £200
16. Cochran (Charles B.) se C r e t s O f a sh O W m a n, 1925 § Randall
(Harry) Harry Randall, Old Time Comedian, [1930] § Handley
(Tommy) Handley’s Pages, [1938] § Kavanagh (Ted) Tomy Handley,
1949 § Winter (Marian Hannah) The Theatre of Marvels,1964 §
Fisher (John) Funny Way to be a Hero, 4to, 1973 § Croft Cooke
(Rupert) and Peter Cotes. Circus, a World History, 4to, 1976 §
Altick (Richard D.) The Shows of London, 4to, Cambridge, Mass.,
1978 § Southworth (John) Fools and Jesters at the English Court,
1998 § Cameron (David Kerr) The English Fair, 4to, 1998, first
e D i t i O n s, plates or illustrations, original cloth or boards, the last
five with dust jackets; and 88 others on the music hall, comedians,
humour, and the circus, 8vo and 4to (97) £150 - £200
17. CO n j u r e r s’ mO n t h Ly ma g a z i n e, edited by Harry Houdini, 2
vol., facsimile reprint, limited to 500 copies, illustrations, original
cloth, slipcase, folio, New York, 1991. £100 - £150
18. Cramer (Stuart) ge r m a i n t h e Wi z a r D, edited by Todd Karr,
coloured plates, numerous illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket,
4to, Seattle, The Miracle Factory, 2002. £100 - £150

Lot 19
19. Damhouderius (Jodocus) pr a x i s re r u m Cr i m i n a L i u m, third
edition?, woodcut coat of arms on verso of title-page, another
at end, portrait within ornamental border, and 69 illustrations,
some leaves browned, some towards end stained at upper margin,
early annotations on endleaf, contemporary half vellum, with the
bookplate and occasional stamps of the Birmingham Law Society,
8vo (219mm. by 160mm.), Antwerp, Joannes Bellerus, 1570.
£1,250 - £1,750
***The illustration on page 129 is of a village scene with a conjuror
at his table with cups and balls. Another on page 399 depicts
gamblers with dice at a table while a man to one side makes loaded
dice.
20. Dawes (Edwin A.) th e Ba r r i s t e r in t h e Ci r C L e, a Memoir
of Sidney Wrangel Clarke, limited to 500 copies, of which this is
number 5 of 25 de luxe copies, signed by the author, illustrations,
original calf, slightly rubbed, 8vo, The Magic Circle, 1983.
£125 - £175
21. es C a m O t e u r (L’), Revue confidentielle des Magicians, edited
by Robelly, no. 1-121, a C O m p L e t e s e t, numerous illustrations,
many from historical sources, loosely inserted with indexes in 6
folders, 8vo, Tours, 1947-1966. £150 - £200
Lot 22 (actual size)
22. es C a m O t e u r D’am O u r (L’), [a book of songs], 12 plates, 44pp.
text, engraved throughout, lacking title-page and last leaf (blank?),
original red straight-grained roan gilt, g.e., 24mo (95mm. by
59mm.), Paris, [c.1800]. £150 - £200
*** L’Escamoteur d’Amour is one of a number of songs contained
in this charming miniature book. The accompanying illustration is
of a conjuror at a fair, a small cupid crouching under his table.
23. Escudier (Gaston) Le s sa Lt i m B a n q u e s, leur Vie, leurs Moeurs,
first e D i t i O n, numerous illustrations by P. de Crauzat, reproductions
of handbills, slightly spotted, original pictorial cloth gilt, [Toole
Stott Circus 255], large 8vo, Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1875.
£150 - £200
24. Fechner (Christian) “sO i r é e s fa n ta s t i q u e s”, first edition
in English, presentation copy, inscribed to Bob Read, numerous
illustrations, three flick books and 12 plans on 6 large folded sheets
in matching case, original cloth gilt, pictorial labels on upper
covers, slipcase, folio, Paris, 1988. £500 - £750
25. Fechner (Christian) Bi B L i O g r a p h i e D e L a pr e s t i t i g at i O n
fr a n ç a i s e, one of 70 copies for presentation, inscribed by the
author to Bob Read, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers,
folio, Boulogne, 1994. £125 - £175
26. Fechner (Christian) th e ma g i C O f rO B e rt hO u D i n, “An Artist’s
Life”, translated by Stacey Dagron, 2 vol., 60 coloured plates,
folding genealogical table, numerous illustrations, and loosely
inserted folded portrait, original cloth, dust jackets, slipcase, folio,
Boulogne, 2002. £400 - £600
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
5

6
27. Findlay (J.B.) ju g g L i n g t h r O u g h fO u r re i g n s, 8vo, Glasgow,
1945 § Sharpe (S.H.) Introducing Houdini versus Robert-Houdin:
the Whole Truth, [limited to 150 copies], i n s C r i B e D B y t h e a u t h O r
tO BO B re a D, 8vo, [1954] § Dawes (Edwin A.) Isaac Fawkes: Fame
and Fable, Anlaby, 1979; Harry Leat, Magic Dealer and Crusader,
Anlaby, 2003, both p r e s e n tat i O n C O p i e s, 8vo § Koval (Frank) Robert
Heller: Music and Mystery, number 11 of 500 copies, p r e s e n tat i O n
C O p y, 8vo, Oldham, 1985 § Brahma (Pierre) La Malle des Indes:
Les Nuits d’un Magicien, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, 8vo, Paris, 1998 §
Johnson (Karl) The Magician and the Cardsharp, p r e s e n tat i O n
C O p y, New York, 2005 § Pack (William) Exposed! The Untold Story
of Harry Kellar and the Tribune Spook Case, number 57 of 100
copies, signed by the author, 4to, n.p., 2005; Discovering the Magic
City, number 125 of 75 copies, signed by the author, 4to, n.p.,
2005 § Cook (Steve) Legend: An anecdotal tribute to Ken Brooke,
number 46 of 1000 copies, signed by the author, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y
with a long inscription to Pauline Read in memory of her husband,
illustrations, small folio, n.p., 2008, all but the last presentation
copies inscribed by the authors to Bob Read, the seventh and
last in original boards and dust jacket, the remainder in original
wrappers, various sizes (10) £150 - £200
28. Fischer (Ottokar) jO h a n n ne p O m u k hO f z i n s e r: Zauberkünste,
limited to 1000 copies, this copy not numbered, an autograph
letter signed by Stanley Collins to Stanley [Thomas?]describing
the death of their friend Oskar loosely inserted, Berlin, 1942 §
Buckingham (Geoffrey) It’s Easier than You Think, inscribed by
the author, 1952 § Bobo (J.B.) Modern Coin Magic, dust jacket,
4to, Minneapolis, 1952 § Corinda. Thirteen Steps to Mentalism, 13
parts in one vol., dust jacket, 1960 § Vernon (Dai) and others. Stars
of Magic, 4to, New York, 1961 § Sharpe (Alton C.) Expert Hocus
Pocus, number 137 of the de luxe edition, n.p., 1961 § Ostin (Bob)
Fingertip Fantasies, inscribed by the author to Bob Read, 1968 §
Gardner (Martin) Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic, 4to, Chicago,
1978 § Steinmeyer (James H.) Jarrett, first gathering misbound,
dust jacket worn, 4to, Chicago, 1981 § Hilliard (John Northern)
Greater Magic, dust jacket, [Washington], 1994 § Williams
(Dick and Virginia) Lights! Cameras! Magic!, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y,
inscribed by Dick Williams to Bob Read, with the accompanying
DVD, 4to, Tavares, 1994 § McFalls (E.M.) Cellini: the Royal
Touch, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by Cellini to Bob Read, folio,
Zurich, 1997 § Ammar (Michael) The Complete Cups and Balls,
4to, Tahoma, 1998 § Henning-Joro (Bruno) Kleines Becherspiel
Kompendium, letter from the publisher to Bob Read loosely
inserted, Coesfeld, 1999; and four others, illustrations, original
cloth or boards, various sizes (18) £150 - £200
29. Frost (Thomas) th e Li v e s O f t h e CO n j u r O r s, with the ownership
inscriptions of James Wakefield, “one time James Carl, Conjuror,
Ventriloquist & Shadowgraphist”, one gathering loose, binding
worn, 1881 § Funk-Brentano (Franz) Cagliostro and Company,
spotted, 1902 § Hertz (Carl) A Modern Mystery Merchant, upper
joint split, 1924 § [Bottle (William J.M.)] Datas: the Memory Man,
by himself, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by the author to Fred
Haw, [1932] § Corti (Count) The Wizard of Homberg and Monte
Carlo, plates, 1934 § Goldin (Horace) It’s Fun to be Fooled, [1937]
§ Robert-Houdin (Jean-Eugène) Confidences d’un Prestidigitateur,
edied by Christian Fechner, original wrappers, Paris, 1995 §
Rückert (Rainer) Der Hofnarr Joseph Fröhlich, Taschenspieler und
Spassmacher, numerous illusrations, original cloth, dust jacket,
4to, Offenbach am Main, 1998, all but the seventh in original cloth,
the last with dust jacket; and 13 other biographical works, 8vo and
4to (21) £125 - £175
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
30. G. (F.C.) Le s je u n e s ph y s i C i e n s, engraved frontispiece, many
margins foxed, original decorated boards gilt, upper cover with a
coloured illustration of a young cups and ball performer, 12mo,
Rouen, [c.1840] § Manuel du Prestidigitateur, ou de l’Escamoteur
de Bon Ton, frontispiece coloured by hand, 5 plates, three folding,
each with several illustrations, original printed wrappers, 12mo,
Paris, [c.1860] § Sandwijk (G. van) Deugd en Vreugd, woodengraved
illustrations, including a conjuror and Amiral Tom
Pouce, disbound, 4to, Leyden, [c.1860] § Les 1,200 Amusements
et Récréations de Société, frontispiece and 8 pages of illustrations,
cloth-backed boards, 12mo, Paris, Le Bailly, [c.1900] § Nerval
(Gerard de) La Main Enchantée; Sylvie, original wrappers, dust
jacket depicting a cups and balls conjuror, frayed, 32mo, Paris,
[c.1920]; and three others, various sizes (8) £125 - £175
31. Gambling. su p p L e m e n t a u re g L e m e n t D e L a pO L i C e D e L a v i L L e
D e st r a s B O u r g, broadside announcement in French and German
prohibiting the game of chance known as “La Triomphe”, split
along horizontal fold mark, 430mm. by 348mm., Strasbourg,
1789. £100 - £150
32. Ganson (Lewis) th e Da i ve r n O n BO O k O f ma g i C p r e s e n tat i O n
C O p y, inscribed by Dai Vernon and the author to Bob Read, [1957] §
Galloway (Andrew) The Ramsay Legend, Birmingham, 1969; The
Ramsay Classics, 4to, Ayr, 1977; Diverting Card Magic, Ayr, 1980;
The Ramsay Finale, 4to, Ayr, 1982, the second a p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y
inscribed by the author to Bob Read, the third and fourth with later
inscriptions by the author, illustrations, original cloth or boards,
dust jackets, 8vo and 4to (5) £150 - £200
33. Golding (Will) ma g i C W i t h Ca r D s, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed
by the author to Percy Press, original wrappers, with the bookplate
of Stanley Collins, 4to, Morden,[1932]; together with a series of
fifteen autograph letters signed to Jimmy Findlay, 53pp. 8vo and
4to, 1961-1963, the majority written from Parkhurst Prison.
£100 - £150
*** Percy Press and the author were fellow pupils of Billy Payne.
Percy Press was already working as a street conjuror at the age
of 16.
34. Hall (Trevor H.) a Bi B L i O g r a p h y O f BO O k s O n CO n j u r i n g f r O m
1580 tO 1850, number 186 of 250 copies, signed by the author,
plates, original buckram-backed boards, dust jacket, 4to, Lepton,
Palmyra Press, 1957. £150 - £200
35. Hillier (Mary) au t O m ata & me C h a n i C a L tO y s, 1976 § De
Vries (Leonard) Bloempjes der Vreugd, 4to, Haarlem, 1982 §
Liesegang (Franz Paul) Dates and Sources: a contribution to the
history of the art of projection and to cinematography, 1986 §
Rouillé (Philippe) Musée d’Instruments de Musique Méchanique,
Paris, 1987 § Robinson (David) The Lantern Image, 1993 § Balzer
(Richard) Peepshows: a Visual History, New York, 1998 § Thuillier
(Robert) Les Marionettes de Maurice et George Sand, Paris, 1998
§ O’Connell (Sheila) The Popular Print in England, signed by the
author, 4to, 1999 § Mannoni (Laurent) and others. Eyes, Lies, and
Illusions, 2004, illustrations, original bindings, 3 with dust jackets,
4to; and 25 others, various sizes (34) £125 - £175

36. hu m O r i s t i s C h aL B u m, lithographed pictorial title and 12
plates, numerous illustrations, the majority lithographed, including
a conjuror and other performers at Greenwich Fair, and a larger
illustration of a street conjuror with cups and balls, the title frayed,
corner of one plate torn away, contemporary half cloth, stitching
defective, upper hinge broken, folio, Rotterdam, H. Nijgh, 1857 §
Pasquino, Giornale umoristico con caricature, vol.5 no.206-vol. 6
no.298, numerous lithographed illustrations including a doublepage
caricature of “Due Celebri Prestigiatori Torinesi” by C.Taja,
some leaves strengthened at inner margin, contemporary roanbacked
boards; and vol.40 no.31-52, lithographed illustrations,
some coloured, including a conjuror with cups and balls, the first
two issues defective, cloth backed boards, folio, Turin, 1860-1861
and 1895; and four others, various sizes (7) £100 - £150
37. Jay (Ricky) Le a r n e D pi g s & fi r e p r O O f WO m e n , coloured
plates, illustrations, original cloth-backed boards, dust jacket,
author’s compliments slip loosely inserted, 4to, New York, 1986;
Mulholland Library. Conference on Magic History, illustrations,
original wrappers, autograph note to Bob Read from Ricky Jay
loosely inserted, square 4to, 1989; Jay’s Journal of Anomalies,
illustrations, original boards, dust jacket, New York, 2001, and five
single issues, 1995-1999; Dice: Deception, Fate & Rotten Luck,
number 49 of 250 copies, signed by the author and photographer, a
signed print loosely inserted, coloured illustrations, original cloth,
slipcase, square 4to, New York, 2003; Another copy, unlimited
issue, coloured illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, author’s
compliments slip loosely inserted, square 4to, New York, 2003;
Extraordinary Exhibitions, illustrations, original cloth gilt, dust
jacket, folio, New York, 2005; together with eleven autograph letters
signed by Ricky Jay, 2pp. 8vo and 18pp.4to, 1973-1988, and five
autograph notes, with copies of Bob Read’s replies; programme,
handbill and poster for “Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants”, 1998;
a pack of Rickey Jay’s “Cards as Weapons”, 1988, a poster for
“Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women”, folded; ‘Twixt Two Worlds,
large double-sided sheet with 46 illustrations and text, 2007; and
a large poster for “Cards as Weapons”, the last framed and glazed,
the majority in a box file. £200 - £300
38. Jenness (George) ma s k e Ly n e a n D CO O k e: eg y p t i a n ha L L,
London, 1873-1904, number 441 of 500 copies, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y,
inscribed by the author to Bob Read, illustrations, original cloth,
dust jacket, 4to, Enfield, 1967 § Maskelyne (John Nevil) Automata,
edited by John Fisher, number 385 of 400 copies, signed by John
Gaughan, illustrations, original boards, with loosely inserted
menu, folio, The Magic Circle, 1989, 4to and folio (2) £200 - £250
Lot 39
39. Joly (M. du Coeur) Le s nO u v e a u x sava n s D e sO C i é t é, ou
recueil de cent dix tours, vol. 2 only, engraved frontispiece depicting
a conjuror at his table with cups and balls, woodcut illustrations,
contemporary half calf, lacking spine, 12mo (170mm. by 99mm.),
Paris, Barba, 1808. £150 - £200
40. Kaufman (Richard) Dav iD rO t h’s ex p e rt CO i n ma g i C,
p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by David Roth and the author to Bob
Read, illustrations, original cloth, slipcase, folio, New York, 1985.
£100 - £150
*** Loosely inserted in this copy is a typed letter to Bob Read
signed by Richard Kaufman, explaining that this copy is hand
bound, the first off the press.
41. Lagier de Vaugelas (M.) sO i x a n t e vu e s D e s pL u s Be a u x
pa L a i s, Monuments et Eglises de Paris, engraved frontispiece,
plan, and 60 plates, extra-illustrated with a further 15 plates of
the same period, some leaves and plates spotted, contemporary
boards, backstrip slightly defective, 8vo (202mm. by 124mm.),
Paris, Vilquin, [c.1830]. £100 - £150
*** A conjuror appears in the foreground of the Chateau d’Eau,
plate 45.
42. Lane (Frank) fr a n k La n e’s Ch e a p ta L k f O r t h e m.C.,
ma g i C i a n, Ventriloquist and other People that Talk, vol.1 no.1vol.4
no.12, a C O m p L e t e s e t, unbound as issued, Boston, 1938-
1942 § The Bat, edited by Lloyd E. Jones, 1-84, lacking no.53, 73,
85, and 86, otherwise a complete run, with a number of Trickster
Monthlys and Unconventional Reports, illustrations, unbound as
issued, Oakland, [1943]-1950 § Hugard’s Magic Monthly, vol.7
only, illustrations, original buckram, York, Pennsylvania, 1951 §
The Phoenix, edited by Walter Gibson and others, no.1-50, 100-
150, and 251-300 in 3 vol., illustrations, original cloth, New York,
Louis Tannen, [1942-1954] § The New Phoenix, edited by Jay
Marshall, no.301-348, bound in one vol., illustrations, wrappers,
New York, [1954-1958] § The Jinx, edited by Theo Anneman, no,1-
151 in three vol., facsimile reprint, illustrations, original cloth gilt,
New York, 1963, folio (a quantity) £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
7

8
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 43
43. Loutherbourg (Philippe James de) se C O n D e su i t e D e s
fi g u r e s, the complete set of 6 engraved plates, the first slightly
soiled, mounted in an album, linen-backed marbled boards, 4to
(sheet size approximately 175mm. by 133mm.), Paris, Lenfant and
Viquet, [c.1760]. £400 - £600
*** Plate 5 depicts a conjuror, three cups on his table, a monkey
seated at his feet.
44. Magic Christian. jO h a n n ne p O m u k hO f z i n s e r: nO n pL u s
uLt r a, number 467 of 999 copies, illustrations, original cloth, dust
jacket, folio, Offenbach am Main, 1998. £100 - £150
45. ma g i C a L WO r L D (th e), edited by Max Sterling, vol.1 no.1vol.2
no.3; New series, [vol.1] no.1-vol.2 no.10, a C O m p L e t e s e t
of 65 issues, bound in 2 vol., but lacking the three supplementary
plates, illustrations, contemporary cloth, lacking spines, small 4to,
1910-1914. £150 - £200
46. Martyne (Charles) and Jacques Mégret. tr e n t-ne u f
aq u a r e L L e s Or i g i n a L e s pour Le Bon Genre, number 356 of
500 copies, facsimile reproductions of 39 drawings, separately
mounted, text stained at lower edge, unbound as issued in original
portfolio, folio, Paris, 1930. £150 - £200
*** The drawings include the Indian jugglers and an English
equilibrist, both attributed to Lanté.
47. Merian (Maria Sybilla) Bu t t e r f L i e s, Be e t L e s a n D O t h e r
in s e C t s, number 388 of 1750 copies, text in facsimile with
translations, original calf-backed boards, the coloured plates
unbound in matching case, the two in slipcase, folio, Lucerne,
1976. £250 - £350
48. Naldrett (Percy) ex p e rt ma g i C, Portsmouth, 1922 § Huggins
(Wilfred) and Ferderic Culpitt. Secrets of the Street Conjurer, third
edition, n.d. § Wilson (Eric P.) Tested Magic, stitching defective,
1923 § Rae (Oswald) Original Magic, 1930 § Sellers (Tom)
More Magical Mixture, [c.1945] § Willane. Willane’s Wizardry,
[1947] § Stuthard (Joe) Stuthard’s Svengali Subtleties, 1948;
Stooging Around, 1949 § Maurice (Edward) L’Art de la Scène et
la Présentation, presentatiOn C O p y, inscribed in French to Jimmy
Findlay, with his bookplate, Birmingham, [c.1950] § Stanfield (John)
Nothing in my Hands, autograph letter signed by Andrew Galloway
to Bob Read loosely inserted, Atlanta, 1954 § Victor (Edward) More
Magic of the Hands, part 1, [c.1955] § Willmarth (Philip Reed) The
Magic of Matt Schulien, 4to, Chicago, 1959 § Horowitz (S. Leo)
Mohammed Bey’s Routine with the Okito Coin Box, autograph note
from George Jenness to Bob Read loosely inserted, New York, 1963 §
Lorrayne (Harry) Personal Secrets, [New York], 1964 § Walton (Roy)
The Devil’s Playthings, inscribed by the author, [1969] § McComb
(Billy) Lecture Notes, presentatiOn C O p y, inscribed by the author to
Bob Read, n.d. § Close (Michael) Workers, number 2-5, folio, n.p.,
1991-1996 § Tullock (Eddie) The Real Truth about Trade Show
Magic, signed by the author, n.p., 1996 § Henning-Joro (Bruno)
Kleines Becherspiel Kompendium, original boards, Coesfeld, 1999
§ Gazzo and Simon Jackson. Street Cups and Balls, (forward by
Bob Read), signed by Gazzo, folio, 2004; and seventy seven others,
ten inscribed by the authors to Bob Read, the majority in original
wrappers, various sizes (102) £200 - £300
49. nO u v e a u ph y s i C i e n amateur (Le), Vincennes, [date-stamped
1874] § Les Surprises Amusantes, Paris, L. Baudot, [c.1900] §
Le Nouveau Robert-Houdin; Le Véritable Escamoteur; Le Vrai
Physicien de Société; and five similar titles, all published in Paris by
H. Billy, [c.1900], all 8pp., with title and illustration on first page,
the second printed in colour; and 3 others, 8vo (13) £100 - £150
Lot 50
50. pa r i s a u xix sièCLe, 25 lithographed illustrations of street
vendors, etc., printed in panoramic form, each representing a letter of
the alphabet, coloured by hand, the last five illustrations stained at one
side, original boards, lower cover loose, [Paris, c.1860]. £150 - £200
*** The letter F is represented by a “Faiseur de Tours” at his table
with cups and balls. There is also a “Joueur d’Orgue”, and an
acrobat forming the letter X.

51. [Paris (John Ayrton)] ph i L O s O p h y in sp O rt m a D e fu n in
ea r n e s t, new edition, wood-engraved illustrations by George
Cruikshank, contemporary calf gilt, joints and edges rubbed, torn
at top of spine, [Toole Stott 1139], small 8vo, Sherwood, Gilbert &
Piper, 1833. £150 - £200
52. pe n ta g r a m, edited by Peter Warlock, vol.1-6, a C O m p L e t e r u n,
with indexes to vol. 1-4 and 6, and 26 later issues, unbound as issued,
Nottingham and London, 1952-1959 § Pabular, the Magazine of
Close-up Magic, edited by Fred Robinson and Stephen Tucker, vol.
1 no.1-vol.8 no.10, lacking vol.5 no.4, otherwise a complete run,
and 24 duplicates, illustrations, vol. 1-4 bound in 2 vol., cloth, the
remainder unbound as issued, folio, 1974-1985 § Chaos, [edited
by Gene Shelley and Dave Strong], no.11, 19-21, 23-27, 30, and 35
-35, illustrations, original wrappers, four letters from Gene Shelley
to Bob Read loosely inserted, Winnipeg, 1970-1976 § Opus, edited
by Ian Keeble-Elliott, 9 issues, illustrations, original pictorial
wrappers, 1988-1999, folio, (a quantity) £150 - £200
53. Ponsin (J.-N.) La sO r C e L L e r i e a n C i e n n e e t m O D e r n e ex p L i q u é,
slightly spotted, contemporary half morocco, slightly worn, Paris,
Roret, 1858 § Manuel du Prestidigitateur, ou de l’Escamoteur de Bon
Ton, frontispiece, illustrations, original printed wrappers, a cups
and balls conjuror depicted on lower cover, stitching weak, partly
unopened, Paris, Delarue, [c.1860] § l’Ancienne et la Nouvelle
Collection des Tours de Physique, frontispiece, title vignette and 8
pages of illustrations, orignal wrappers, stiching defective, upper
cover and frontispiece loose, Paris, Le Bailly, [c.1900]; and five
similar volumes, all from the library of J.B. Findlay, 12mo (8)
£150 - £200
54. Price (Harry) sh O rt-ti t L e Cata L O g u e O f WO r k s O n ps y C h i C a L
re s e a r C h, Spiritualism, Magic, Psychology, Legerdemain, and
other Methods of Deception, 2 vol., plates, original wrappers, 8vo,
1929-1935. £100 - £150
55. Racherbaumer (Jon) th e greater art f u L DO D g e s O f eD D i e
fieLDs, D e L u x e e D i t i O n, limited to 50 copies, signed by Eddie Fields
and the author, [Washington],1997; Arcade Dreams: Marlow without
Cards, Washington, 1997; In a Class by Himself: the Legacy of Don
Alan, Tahoma, 2000 § Kaufman (Richard) Jennings’67, Washington,
1997, the first three presentatiOn C O p i e s with long inscriptions by the
author to Bob Read, illustrations, original boards, the last three with
dust jackets, 4to (4) £150 - £200
56. Raffet (Auguste) Cr O q u i s p O u r L’am u s e m e n t D e s en fa n s, 19
lithographed plates (of 20, lacking no.2), each with four or more
illustrations, spotted, original roan-backed boards, pictorial title on
upper cover, stained and worn, oblong folio (262mm. by 347mm.),
Paris, Gihaut Frères, and London, McLean, 1829. £100 - £150
*** One of the many illustrations is of a Punch and Judy show;
another may be of a conjuror.
57. Read (Bob) th e Cu p s a n D Ba L L s in 19t h Ce n t u ry gr a p h i C
art, 2 vol., photocopied text and approximately 200 illustrations,
original wrappers, folio, 1984 and 1990. £250 - £350
*** One of a few copies prepared to accompany papers presented at
the IBM British Ring, 1984, and Magic Circle Collectors Seminar,
1990.
58. Read (Bob) th e Cu p s a n D Ba L L s in 19t h Ce n t u ry gr a p h i C art,
The Cups and Balls in 19th Century Graphic Art, 2 vol., another
copy, as above, original wrappers, folio, 1984 and 1990.
£250 - £350
59. Read (Bob) ma g i C a L LO n D O n, drafts for the text, preparatory
copies of the illustrations, and artwork for the maps, the material
arranged in three binders and a portfolio; Bob Read’s $100 Glass
tho’ Table, with a complete set of the 29 photographs used in the
printing; Bob Read’s Bottle Production; Knife through Coat and
Transpo Tumbler, with 57 photographs in contact sheet form used
in the printing; The Oldest Cup in the Book, with some preparatory
work and a carousel of 78 slides to illustrate a talk on the subject.
£100 - £150
60. Read (Bob) ma g i C a L re s e a r C h, a large collection of material
relating to conjurors, conjuring history, prints, and caricatures,
generally photocopied from books, periodicals, and catalogues,
some with accompanying letters from the authors, in four large
binders; another with translations of conjuring articles made for
Bob Read; five folders of news cuttings, some photocopied works
of reference; colour transparencies and photographs of conjuring
prints and decorative objects; and reproductions and photocopies
of many prints and illustrations. £250 - £350
61. Read (Bob) tr a C k i n g art h u r Wat s O n , research material
including a manuscript note book, a large amount of correspondence
with Eddie Dawes and others, photocopies of sources, etc., in two
binders; a set of manuscript filing cards with text for the lecture, a
typescript of the lecture with some slides reproduced; the “Arthur
Murray College of Magic History Research Rules” used in the
lecture, and two volumes of “The Reliquary” in which Watson’s
articles on conjuring and juggling appeared, 1907 and 1909.
£100 - £150
62. Read (Bob) an e x t e n s i v e C O L L e C t i O n O f m at e r i a L relating to
his performances, lectures and writings, including a small notebook
recording his engagements from 1956-1966, listing the tricks
performed, their reception, his own reactions, and a note if reported
in “Abra”, 64pp. 8vo, loose in original wrappers; manuscript
drafts for patter for “Opening and Crazy Pips”, the “Plate Gag
and Knife Swallow”, “Equal Unequal Ropes”, “Small one in Hat”,
“All Backs”, “Hair and Hank” and others, 35pp. 8vo and 4to, some
with typed copies, the camera script for “Lucky Numbers”, 1978;
about 140 periodicals and some extracted material with reports
on his performances or other references to Bob Read, about 50
programmes for performances, conferences, and congresses;
publicity material; 65 letters from Bayard Grimshaw and others,
many from magician’s clubs thanking him for his appearances as
a performer or speaker, and a book published by the Caxton Club,
Chicago, signed by 79 members and guests in appeciation of a
presentation by Bob Read, the signatories including Jay Marshall
and Hermann Zapf, 1985. . £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
9

10
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 63
63. Read (Bob).- Kraus (Federick R.) in n e r seCrets O f BO B
re a D, a large folding card opening to reveal a three-page autograph
“biography” and a full-length ink and watercolour portrait of Bob
Read, his jacket opening to show cups and various implements in
inside pockets, a bottle of 1981 Chateau Read tucked in his trousers,
his suitcase opening to show three layers of cloth, apparatus, etc., the
artist’s self portrait and address on card pasted to the back, opening
to 510mm. by 763mm., together with certificates for a third Prize
awarded by the Moonrakers Magical Society, 1960; and the order of
Al Mérito Mágico from the Circulo Mágico de Chile, 1978; a portrait
of Dai Vernon, by Eric Mason, signed and numbered 24/250, and
inscribed by Vernon to Bob Read; a series of 72 colour photographs
of a performance by Bob Read in Paris, 1988; and about 100 other
photographs, the majority of him performing in England or America;
14 tapes of performances by Bob Read and others, and other
related material, including two small cups awarded to Bob Read
by the Wessex Magical Association, 1959, and at the Micro Magic
competition, 1973, the Lots of Brass Doorknob Award presented to
Bob Read as Guest of Honour at the F.F.F.F., 1981, and the Siegfried
and Roy Silver Lion Award, Las Vegas Desert Seminar, 1983; and
seven British Ring enamelled convention badges, 1962-1980, some
of the collection in four large binders and a box file, the remainder
loose. £200 - £300
Lot 64
64. Robert-Houdin (Jean-Eugène) th e se C r e t s O f CO n j u r i n g
a n D ma g i C, or How to become a Wizard, translated by Professor
Hoffmann, first edition in English, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed
by Hoffmann “To the source of all my magic, my pet wife - Louis
Hoffmann Dec.1877”, subsequently inscribed by Hoffmann to
the Magic Circle, frontispiece, illustrations, a few leaves with the
society’s blind stamp, original pictorial cloth gilt, later endpapers,
g.e., 8vo, 1878. £500 - £750
65. Sharpe (S.H.) ne O-ma g i C art i s t ry, number 45 of 50 copies,
illustrations, original boards, dust jacket, in fitted case, 8vo,
[Seattle], The Miracle Factory, 2000. £150 - £200
66. Spielmann (M.H.) th e hi s t O ry O f “pu n C h”, joints and corners
rubbed, upper joint splitting, 1895 § Voll (Karl) Frankreichs
klassische Zeichner im XIX Jahrhundert, Munich, 1914 § Ferrero
(Augusto) Caricatura de Teja, Turin, 1900 § Il Giornalismo Italiano
dal 1861 al 1870, Turin, 1966 § Feaver (William) Masters of
Caricature, 1981 § Fontes Pereira de Melo. Nas Caricaturas de
Bordalo Pinheiro, Lisbon, 1988 § Sorel (Philippe) Dantan Jeune,
p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by the author to Bob Read, Paris,
[1989?] § Donald (Diana) The Age of Caricature, New Haven,
1996 § Daumier 1808-1879, National Gallery of Canada, 1999 §
Estampa e caricatura politica estrangeira sobre Portugal, Antiga,
2000; all with illustrations, many relating to conjuring, original
bindings, 4to and folio § Clapton (Michael) Magic-Related
Material in Punch (1841-1992), p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by the
author to Bob Read, photocopy in plastic binder, 4to, [2004]; and
24 others, various sizes (34) £150 - £200
67. Teller and Todd Karr. hO u s e O f my s t e ry, t h e ma g i C sC i e n C e
O f Dav iD p. aB B O t t, 2 vol., numerous illustrations, original cloth
gilt, dust jackets, a mint copy, 4to, The Miracle Factory, 2005.
£75 - £100
68. Toole Stott (Raymond) Ci r C u s a n D aL L i e D art s: a WO r L D
Bi B L i O g r a p h y 1500-1970, 5 vol., limited to 1200 copies, vol. 4
numbered and signed by the author, plates, original cloth, vol.2-
4 with dust-jackets, 4to, Derby, 1958-71, and Circus Friends
Association, 1992. £150 - £200
69. Toole Stott (Raymond) a Bi B L i O g r a p h y O f en g L i s h CO n j u r i n g,
2 vol., limited to 1030 and 900 copies, vol. 1 signed by the author,
plates, original buckram, dust jackets, 8vo, Derby, 1976-1978.
£100 - £150
Lot 70
70. Ver Huell (Alexander) af s p i e g e L i n g e n, complete set of 13
parts bound in 6, 4 pictorial titles and 49 plates lithographed by
M. Bos, slightly spotted, original wrappers, some covers soiled,
oblong folio (281mm. by 378mm.), Arnhem, P. Gouda Quint, 1884-
1885. £200 - £300
*** One plate titled Ascot Races shows a group watching a kneeling
man performing the three card trick.

71. Vernon (Dai) ph O t O g r a p h O f Da i ve r n O n holding a coin and
glass goblet, inscribed “To Bob Read a truly delightful performer,
but inclined toward ‘thievery’ jokingly Dai Vernon”, framed and
glazed, 250mm. by 200mm. £100 - £150
72. Vernon (Dai), and others. th e ra m s ay re u n i O n, souvenir
signed by Dai Vernon, Fred Kaps, Andrew Galloway, Eric Mason,
Patrick Page, and many others, 1977. £100 - £150
73. Volkmann (Kurt) th e OL D e s t De C e p t i O n, Cups and Balls in the
Art of the 15th and 16th Centuries, illustrations, original cloth, 8vo,
Minneapolis, 1956 § Christopher (Milbourne) Panorama of Magic,
inscribed by the author to Bob Read, coloured plates, illustrations,
original wrappers, folio, New York, 1962; The Illustrated History
of Magic, coloured plates, illustrations, original cloth, with Magic
Circle bookplate, etc., 4to, 1975; Magic, a Picture History, original
wrappers, folio, New York, 1991 § Claflin (Edward) Street Magic,
illustrations, specially bound for presentation to Bob Read by
David Booth at the Northern Magic Circle, 1985, original wrappers
bound in, folio, New York, 1977 § Dawes (Edwin A.) The Great
Illusionists, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by the author to Bob
Read, illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, 4to, 1979 § Hibberd
(David) Chronicle of Magic, 1900-1999, number 38 of 200 copies
signed by the author, illustrations, original cloth, folio, Exmouth,
2003, various sizes (7) £100 - £150
74. Volkmann (Kurt) th e OL D e s t De C e p t i O n, Cups and Balls
in the Art of the 15th and 16th Centuries, illustrations, original
cloth, 8vo, Minneapolis, 1956 § Adrion (Alexander) Die Kunst
zu Zaubern, 8vo, Cologne, 1978; Adrion’s Zayberkabinett, 8vo,
Cologne, 1980 § Dawes (Edwin A.) The Great Illusionists, 4to,
1979 § Selimonte (Michel) Le Pont Neuf et ses Charlatans, oblong
4to, Paris, 1980 § Massin. Les Célébrités de la Rue, 4to, Paris,
1981 § Dif (Max) Histoire Illustrée de la Prestidigitation, 8vo,
Paris, 1986 § Guillemin (Fanch) An Illustrated History of White
Magic before Robert-Houdin, 8vo, Brest, 2002 § Meyer (David)
Inclined toward Magic, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by the author
to Bob Read, 8vo, Glenwood, 2003 § Sharpe (S.H.) Art and Magic,
8vo, Miracle Factory, 2003 § Proust (Georges) and others, Magie &
Technik, folio, Berlin, 2004 § Gibercière: Journal of the Conjuring
Arts Research Center, 8vo, New York, 2005; original bindings, six
with dust jackets; and 30 others of the history of magic, including
nine separately bound sets of articles from the Linking Ring and
other sources, various sizes (42) £150 - £200
75. Weber (Michael) Life sav e r s , [Silver Spring?], 1991 §
Ladshaw (Tom) Funny Stuff (and Assorted Mysteries), inscribed
by the author, Boca Raton, 1992 § Matos (Luis de) O Mundo
Magico de Luis de Matos, number 124 of 200 copies, signed by the
author, inscribed to Bob and Pauline Read, 2000, 4to, Coimbra,
1995 § Ortiz (Darwin) Strong Magic, Silver Spring, 1994 § Wonder
(Tommy) and Stephen Minch. The Books of Wonder, 2 vol., Seattle,
1996 § Pace (Jim) and Jerry McGregor. The Restaurant Worker’s
Handbook, Rancho Cordova, 1996 § Carney (John) The Book of
Secrets, n.p., 2004 § Schenk (Uwe) and Michael Sondermeyer. Die
Paul-Potassy-Show, Bielefeld, [1997?] § Ammar (Michael) The
Complete Cups and Balls, number 37 of the de luxe collector’s
edition, signed by the author, 4to, Tahoma, 1998, illustrations,
original cloth or boards, all but the first, second, seventh and last
with dust jackets, the last in slipcase, 8vo and 4to (10)
£150 - £200
76. Winder (Roland) Ch e C k List O f t h e OL D e r BO O k s in t h e
Li B r a ry, one of about 30 copies, without the tipped-in portrait and
illustration, a typed letter signed by the author to Stanley Thomas
loosely inserted, original cloth, 4to, 1966 § Shevlin (Clay Hamilton)
Historians’ Guide to Conjuring, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, inscribed by the
author to Bob Read, illustrations, original cloth, 8vo, San Leandro,
1981 § McCullagh (Brian) Sydney’s Magical Heritage, limited to
300 copies, Homebush, 1994; The Magical Writings of Edwin A.
Dawes, Sydney, 1997; Chung Ling Soo’s Mechanists, They Stayed
Behind, Sydney, 1998; Under the Southern Cross, inscribed by the
author to Bob Read, Sydney, 2001, the last four with illustrations,
original wrappers, 8vo and 4to (6) £150 - £200
77. Wi z a r D (th e), an Illustrated Monthly Journal for Conjurers,
conducted by “Selbit” [Percy Tibbles] and George Mckenzie Munro,
vol.1-5, 53 of 60 issues, lacking no.1-5, 7, and 24, illustrations,
unbound as issued, rust stains at staples, 8vo, 1906-1910 § Wilford
Hutchinson’s Conjurers Chronicle, 15 issues, Ashton-under-Lyne,
1924-1935 § The Magic Circular, extracts from vol.2 no.23-vol.19
no.223, sewn into one vol., 40 separate issues from vol.24-43, 1930-
1949, with a few duplicates and two indexes § Edward Bagshawe’s
Magical Journal, 9 issues, original wrappers, 1930-1933 § Leat
(Harry) Leat’s Leaflets no.28, 30-52, 54, 57, and 58, and two lists,
illustrations, original wrappers, 1932-1970 8vo (a small quantity)
£125 - £175
78. Wood (Robert) vi C t O r i a n De L i g h t s, 1967 § Gascar (Pierre) Le
Boulevard du Crime, Paris, 1980 § Cart-Tanneur (Philippe) Gens
de la Maison du Roi et de la Garde Royale sous Charles X, number
136 of 500 copies, 16 mounted reproductions of watercolours by E.
Grammont, unbound in original case, large folio, Barcelona, n.d. §
Kahane (Martine) Les Artistes et l’Opéra de Paris, 9 copies, Paris,
1987 § Weinstein (Helen) Catalogue of the Pepys Library: Ballads,
2 vol., Cambridge, 1992-1994 § Splendeurs de Russie, 3 copies,
Paris, 1993 § Vila (Thierry) Paroles de Corps: La choréographie
au xxe siècle, Paris, 1998 § Thuillier (Robert) Les Marionettes de
Maurice et George Sand, Paris, 1998 § Geen (Gérard) Le Siècle
de Feur de l’Opéra Italien, Paris, 2000, all but the fourth with
illustrations, original bindings, all but the fourth and fifth with dust
jackets; and 29 others, various sizes (49) £200 - £300
79. za u B e r-Bi L D e r B u C h, coloured illustrations, instructions in six
languages inside covers, original pictorial wrappers, small area of
lower cover chipped away, small 8vo, [Germany, c.1920] § Bilder
Zauberei, 2 copies, instructions in German, original pictorial
wrappers, small 8vo, [Germany, c.1950?] (3) £150 - £200
*** The illustrations in the first book are of comic characters,
silhouettes, scraps, alphabets, scenes from fairy tales, music, and
animals. Those in the second two are similar, with stamps, objects
in outline and traditional costumes replacing the last three subjects.
The fore edges of all three copies are cut so that only one set of
illustrations is shown at a time when the leaves are flicked through.
Included are dummies for a flick book made by Bob Read.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
11

12
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 80
80 Anon. a m O i L a p r e m i è r e pa rt i e! a m O i L a De r n i è r e!!, lithograph
with illustrations of Louis-Philippe and a woman representing
France, both performing with cups and a miniature figure of each
other, coloured by hand, a few minor stains in margins, 272mm. by
358mm., [Paris], Aubert, [1848?]. £150 - £200
Lot 81
81. Anon. a pr a C t i C a L jO k e, O r a tr i C k u p O n tr av e L L e r s, large
aquatint depicting a “travelling prig” suffered at the hands of “two
comic lads”, coloured by hand, verse text below, horizontal and
vertical fold marks, backed, in card mount, 369mm. by 458mm.,
S.W. Fores, 1810. £200 - £300
❦ Prints
Lot 82
82. Anon. Ca r O L i n e fa i r O r mat pu D D i n g a n D h i s mO u n t e B a n k,
etched caricature of Queen Caroline, standing with others on a
platform as the conjuror Signora Fiable Humbuggina, coloured by
hand, 489mm. by 350mm., G. Humphrey, 1821. £250 - £350
Lot 83
83. Anon. Ch a r L ata n (Le), engraving depicting a monkey seated
at a table with cups, balls and other apparatus, blowing a trumpet at
a cat, verse text below, slightly soiled, 368mm. by 267mm., Paris,
[c.1780?]. £250 - £350

Lot 84
84. Anon. [CO n s u L at (Le)], engraved caricature of Napoleon
performing as a conjuror, his two cups discarded and replaced with
Egyptian pyramids, trimmed to edge of image, caption cut away, in
heavy card mount, 185mm. by 170mm., [Paris, 1802?]. £150 - £200
Lot 85
85. Anon. CO n s u L at (Le), (from “Histoire - Musée de la République
Française” by Jean Baptiste Marius Augustin Challamel),
engraved caricature of Napoleon performing as a conjuror, his
two cups discarded and replaced with Egyptian pyramids, edges of
sheet slightly stained, in paper mount, 176mm. by 271mm., [Paris,
1841/2]. £150 - £200
*** This is later version of the previous lot, from the collection of
Christian Fechner.
Lot 86
86. Anon. Da g u e r e O t y O e ré p u B L i C a i n (Le), lithographed caricature
by H. Jannin depicting Thiers in clown costume at a table with
cups, balls and other objects, in card mount, 323mm. by 252mm.,
[Paris], P. Préval, [c.1880]. £150 - £200
Lot 87
87. Anon. es C a m O t e u r (L’), a small lithograph depicting Thiers
with cups and balls, using a pear representing Louis-Philippe
instead of a ball, text in the form of a conversation below, in paper
mount, 107mm. by 82mm., [Paris?, c.1830]. £200 - £300
*** From the collection of Christian Fechner.
Lot 88
88. Anon. fi g u r e s D e ma g i e BL a n C h e D e v O i L é e, 11 plates; Tours
de Gibeciere, 1 plate; Traites Occultes ou Trompeurs, 2 plates;
Nombres Magiques, 2 plates; and Combinaisions Magiques, 1
plate, 17 plates in all, extracted from a French encyclopaedia,
[eighteenth century] § Legerdemain, 2 plates and text extracted
from the Encyclopedia Britannica, 1796 § Science, plate extracted
from the Edinburgh Encyclpaedia with diagrams of the Turkish
chess player, etc., 1830. £250 - £350
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
13

14
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 89
89. Anon. gr a n D s ex e r C i s e s D e prestiDigitatiOn, (La Caricature,
plate 495), lithographed caricature depicting Thiers performing at
a table with cups and a small figure of Louis Philippe, text below
titled “Attention”, in card mount, 254mm. by 333mm., [Paris,
1835]. £150 - £200
90. Anon. gr a n D s ex e r C i s e s D e prestiDigitatiOn, (La Caricature,
plate 495), another copy, slightly browned, in heavy card mount,
258mm. by 350mm., [Paris, 1835]. £125 - £175
Lot 91
91. Anon. ita L i a n e n g r av e D s t r e e t s C e n e with a charlatan
performing to a small audience, [c.1750] § Vue de la Cascade de
St. Cloud, engraved view by Née after Meunier, [1792] § Martinet.
Place Dauphine, miniature engraved view, [c.1820] § L. (G.)
L’Oracle de Jardin de Tivoli, proof impression? on India paper,
London, 1821 § Beaucaire, lithographed view by Engelmann
after Deroy, margins slightly spotted, [Paris, 1827] § Russell
Square, and the Statue of the Duke of Bedford, engraved view by
C. Motram after Thomas H. Shepherd, coloured by hand, [1828?]
§ Hôtel de Ville, aquatint view by Martens after Schmidt, lightly
coloured by hand, margins slightly browned, Paris, [c.1830];
Another copy, uncoloured, margins spotted § Hotel de Ville de
Gand, lithographed view by Sturm, based on the earlier engraving
published by Basset, [c.1830], various sizes (9) £200 - £300
Lot 92
92. Anon. [ja C q u e s ne C k e r], engraved plate depicting Necker
performing with cups for Louis XVI, 195mm. by 113mm., [Paris,
1789?]. £300 - £400
*** A satirical print depicting the finance minister and king at the
time of a financial deficit in France.
Lot 93
93. Anon. [La m a rt i n e es C a m O t e u r], lithograph depicting
Alphonse de Lamartine performing with cups and a small figurine
representing France, Louis-Philippe seated behind him, text below
starting “ Attention Citoyens”, in heavy card mount, 330mm. by
245mm., Paris, Deshayes, [c.1830?] . £125 - £175
94. Anon. [La m a rt i n e es C a m O t e u r], lithograph depicting
Alphonse de Lamartine performing with cups and a small figurine
representing France, text below starting “ Attention Citoyens”, in
heavy card mount, 348mm. by 264mm., Paris, Deshayes, [dated by
hand 25 Juin 1848]. £125 - £175
*** This is a similar image to the preceding lot, redrawn in reverse,
with the figure of Louis-Philippe replaced by a seated woman.

95. Anon. Le g e r D e m a i n, plate CCLXVI and CCLXVII from the
Encylopedia Britannica, three different issues, one pair in card
mounts, c.1795-1800 § Tours de Gibiere, plate 1 from a French
encyclopaedia, soiled, [eighteenth century] (7) £100 - £150
Lot 96
96. Anon. nO r m a n D i e (La),Dé pa rt m e n t D u Ca Lva D O s,
ar r O n D i s s e m e n t D e Bay e u x, lithographed costume plate by
Lemercier depicting a conjuror performing with cups and balls for
a group of women, slightly browned, 300mm. by 235mm., [Paris?,
c.1840]. £150 - £200
97. Anon. pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e à pa r i s, engraved view with a conjuror
performing at the centre of the square, coloured by hand, somewhat
browned, in heavy card mount, 244mm. by 302mm., Paris, Pillot,
[c.1820]. £125 - £175
97a. Anon. pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e à pa r i s, engraved view, 283mm.
by 360mm., Paris, Basset, [c.1820] § Palais de Justice, (Histoire
de Paris pl.27), engraved view by Ashby after Croeton, 129mm.
by 215mm. [c.1820] § Hôtel de Ville, aquatint view by Martens
after Schmidt, 226mm. by 289mm., Paris, [c.1830], all coloured by
hand, in heavy card mounts (3) £125 - £175
*** A conjuror is seen performing in each of the views.
98. Anon. pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e D e pa r i s,prise D e L a pL a C e, engraved
view with a clown waving to attract an audience to a cups and
balls conjuror, titled in reverse in upper margin, coloured by hand,
margins slightly stained, in heavy card mount, 195mm. by 254mm.,
Paris, Basset, [c.1820]. £150 - £200
*** A smaller version of lot 113.
Lot 99
99. Anon. (phiLippe) ri e n D a n s L e s ma i n s,r i e n D a n s L e s pO C h e s, rien
dans les Poches, lithographed caricature depicting Louis-Philippe,
cup in hand, throwing coins over his shoulder to Guizot, slightly
spotted, 361mm. by 276mm., [Paris?], Vve Delarue, [c.1840].
£125 - £175
Lot 100
100. Anon. pO p e pi u s vi, engraved caricature depicting the Pope
performing with cups and balls before an audience of clergymen
and courtiers, coloured by hand, text above and below, 318mm. by
430mm., [Paris?, c.1790]. £300 - £400
101. Anon. pO p e pi u s vi, another copy, coloured by hand, text
above and below, small collector’s stamp at lower right corner, in
card mount, 330mm. by 428mm., [Paris?, c.1790]. £300 - £400
102. Anon. pr a e s t i g i a e. Die ga u C k e L e n, woodcut illustration of a
conjuror, acrobat and rope dancers (from an edition of Comenius),
image size 53mm. by 85mm.; engraved plate depicting rope dancers,
equilibrists, a fire-eater, conjuror, and a human fountain, numbered
14, image size 167mm. by 118mm.; engraved illustration of a
conjuror at his table with cups and balls, verse text below starting
“Muet dans le publie et parlant à l’écart”, image size 118mm. by
118mm., the pieces in one heavy card mount, [eighteenth century].
£100 - £150
*** The subjects of the engraved plate are almost identical to the
smaller images on the plate by Chodowiecki (see lot 11).
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
15

16
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 103
103. Anon. rO p e Da n C i n g], engraved sheet with 20 captioned
illustrations of the rope dancer Gille, torn at one horizonal
division with slight loss of surface, backed, in card mount, with
the collector’s stamp of Louis Ferrand, 397mm. by 259mm., Paris,
Basset le Jeune, [c.1750]. £600 - £800
*** The performer appears in various costumes including a suit of
armour. This is a reissue of the engraving originally published by
F. Guarand. Only one copy of this print appears to have been sold
at auction.
Lot 104
104. Anon. sO i r é e s mi s t e r i e u s e s, lithograph by Brioude with oval
illustration of a conjuror at his table, a smaller illustration of a
lantern show below, within an ornamental framework with demons
and the words Phisique, Escamotage, Magie, and Prestidigitation,
the letters of the title formed from miniature contortionists, animals
and snakes, the conjuror’s gown coloured by hand, spotted and
slightly stained, in heavy card mount, 253mm. by 306mm., [Paris],
Lion, [c.1850]. £250 - £350
*** It is possible that this rare lithograph was produced as the label
for a box of conjuring tricks.
Lot 105
105. Anon. ta s C h e n-sp i e L e r (De r), engraved illustration and
text, 162mm. by 98mm.; De Goochelaar, three copies, engraved
illustration, letterpress text below (two variant issues, and one with
complete text on a further 8pp.), the four pieces in one heavy card
mount, each approximately 150mm. by 95mm., [c.1750].
£150 - £200
*** The illustrations of the Dutch versions are copies in reverse of
the German original, depicting a conjuror at his table producing
a dove.
Lot 106
106. Anon. th e in D i a n ju g g L e r s, etching depicting three performers
on a dais, Chinese figures in the lower margin, folded and sent
through the post the year of publication, 236mm. by 313mm., R.
Ackermann, 1813; Another smaller version, 145mm. by 232mm.,
R. Ackermann, 1813, both coloured by hand, in heavy card mounts
(2) £150 - £200
107. Anon. th e WO n D e r f u L pig O f kn O W L e D g e, engraving, slightly
stained, Carrington Bowles, 1785 § Pyne (William Henry) [A raree
showman], aquatint plate from “The Costume of England”, [1808]
§ La Tireuse de Cartes, engraving, [Paris?, c.1810] § Peake (R.B.)
Le Grimacier 2.no.3, aquatint plate, 1815 § Marlet (Jean Henri)
Le Sorcier de Tivoli, (“Tableaux de Paris” plate 63), lithograph,
stained, mounted on board, [Paris, 1820] § Alken (Henry) Epsom
Races, aquatint plate, cellotape stains at top of image, 1821, all
coloured by hand, various sizes. £150 - £200

108. Anon. tO v e r k a a rt O f ge n e e s m i D D L e D e r Wi n D-B r e u k e n va n t
zu i D W e s t e n D e ui t va a rt va n Ca rt O u C h e, undivided engraved
sheet of 18 cards lettered A-S, each with an illustration of a street
performer and accompanying verse text, stub pasted to back of
centre fold, 364mm. by 472mm., [Amsterdam?, 1720].
£750 - £1,000
*** The sheet was issued as a satire on the South Sea Bubble. No
sheet with a continuation of the alphabet is known. The performers
include commedia dell’arte figures, five different rope dancers or
walkers, equilibrists, a contortionist, and performing animals. Only
two copies appear to have been sold at auction, one in London,
1984, the other in the Christian Fechner collection, 2004.
Lot 109
Lot 108
109. Anon. tO v e r k a a rt O f ge n e e s m i D D L e D e r Wi n D-B r e u k e n va n t
zu i D W e s t e n D e ui t va a rt va n Ca rt O u C h e, undivided sheet of 9
cards formed from the 18 of the original sheet, divided diagonally
and arranged in pairs, a few slight stains, 390mm. by 264mm.,
[Amsterdam?, c.1725]. £500 - £750
*** The subjects are idendical to those in the previous lot, but have
been re-engraved, apparently for use as a set of transformation
cards.
Lot 110
110. Anon. vu e D e L’hô t e L D e vi L L e à ga n D, engraving coloured
by hand, in heavy card mount, 303mm. by 468mm., Paris, Basset,
[c.1780]. £200 - £300
*** An excellent copy. The scene includes musicians playing on a
balcony and a conjuror performing at a table with cups and balls.
For another issue see lot 358.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
17

18
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 111
111. Anon. vu e D u Ch at e a u D’ea u, (Vue de Paris no.15), engraved
view with a conjuror performing to the left of the fountain, coloured
by hand, margins soiled and slightly stained, in paper mount,
293mm. by 428mm., Paris, Alexandre Tessier, [1826]. £200 - £300
112. Anon. vu e D u Ch at e a u D’ea u, (Vue de Paris no.15), another
copy, uncoloured, margins slightly soiled, in paper mount, 266mm.
by 372mm., Paris, Alexandre Tessier, [1826]. £100 - £150
Lot 113
113. Anon. vu e D u pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e D e pa r i s,prise D e L a pL a C e,
engraved view no.4, coloured by hand, margin slightly stained
at lower left corner, in paper mount, 302mm. by 485mm., Paris,
Demaison, [c.1820]. £250 - £350
*** A cups and balls man is performing centre foreground.
Lot 114
114. Anon. vu e D u pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e D e pa r i s,prise D e L a pL a C e,
engraved view coloured by hand, titled in reverse in upper margin,
in heavy card mount, 275mm. by 425mm., [Paris, c.1820].
£300 - £400
*** In the square a clown is waving to attract an audience to a cups
and balls conjuror. For a larger version see lot 97.
115. Anon. vu e D u pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e D e pa r i s,prise D e L a pL a C e,
another copy, a later impression, coloured by hand, in card mount,
297mm. by 442mm., [Paris, c.1830?]. £300 - £400
Lot 116
116. Anon. vu e D u pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e e t D e L a st e. Ch a p e L L e,
engraved view with a conjuror performing at the centre of the
square, coloured by hand, somewhat browned, in heavy card mount,
244mm. by 302mm., Paris, Pillot, [c.1820]. £125 - £175

Lot 117
117. Anon. vu e D u pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e prise D u C ô t é D e L a pL a C e,
fine aquatint view numbered 40, with a pigtailed conjuror attracting
an audience in the foreground, coloured by hand, in heavy card
mount, 211mm. by 284mm., [Paris?, c.1830]. £150 - £200
Lot 118
118. Anon. 96e vu e D e L a pL a C e D’aL L i a n C e à na n C y, engraved
view with conjuror performing to a small audience in the
foreground, coloured by hand, vertical fold mark, in heavy card
mount, 272mm. by 398mm., [Nancy], Lachaussée, Paris, Daumont,
and Basset, [c.1780]. £200 - £300
Lot 119
119. Adam (Victor) fê t e s D e s env i r O n s D e par i s: vi n C e n n e s, the
scene with roundabout, swing boat, and conjuror at a table with
cups and balls, and a similar scene apparently from the same series
with a large audience watching a play, a tightrope walker in the
background, lithographs, coloured by hand, the second cut down to
edge of image, framed and glazed, 187mm. by 237mm. and 132mm.
by 197mm., Paris, [1830]. £150 - £200
120. Adam (Victor) Le s Ba n q u i s t e s (Galerie Comique no.10),
lithograph of a troupe travelling on foot with their equipment, a
good clean copy, 239mm. by 325mm., Paris, Aubert, [1837].
£100 - £150
Lot 121
121. Adam (Victor) [Le s sa Lt i m B a n q u e s], (Galerie Comique
no.24), lithograph by Aubert after Adam depicting the troupe set
up for a performance, with a pigtailed zany, a pierrot on a freestanding
ladder and cups and ball on a table, text below, slightly
soiled, 247mm. by 343mm., [Paris, 1837]. £150 - £200
Lot 122
122. Adam (Victor) passe-t e m s n O.113, lithograph by Lemercier
after Adam with two scenes of a troupe travelling on foot with their
equipment, and set up for a performance, portrait heads to either
side, coloured by hand, a good clean copy, in heavy card mount,
357mm. by 271mm., Paris, Aumont, [c.1840]. £200 - £300
*** The two illustrations were first printed separately in Le
Charivari, in reverse. See the two preceding lots.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
19

20
123. Adam (Victor) [Le s sa Lt i m B a n q u e s], (Galerie Comique
no.24), lithograph by Aubert after Adam, text below, extracted
from “Le Charivari”, tear in upper margin repaired, [Paris, 1837]
§ “Que sortira-t-il de ce Gobelet” (La Papillote no.20), lithograph
of a cup, ball and wand, the top rising to reveal a standing figure
and a set of demands below the caption “Paix a tout prix”, torn
and repaired, [Paris, 1834?] § Gavarni (Paul) Devin, depicting
a fortune-teller with trumpet, browned, [c.1845]; Another copy,
uncoloured, extracted from “Le Charivari”; and three others, all
but the last mentioned coloured by hand, various sizes (7)
£150 - £200
124. Adam (Victor) ar r O n D i s s e m e n t D e Bay e u x, lithographed
costume plate after Adam depicting a conjuror performing with
cups and balls for a group of women, stained, 286mm. by 237mm.,
Paris, Auguste Bry, [c.1840]; Les Saltimbanques, lithograph
after Adam depicting the troupe set up for a performance, with a
pigtailed zany, a pierrot on a free-standing ladder and cups and
ball on a table, text below, slightly soiled, 131mm. by 179mm.,
[Paris, c.1840]; Another version, the same scene drawn in reverse,
numbered 15, 142mm. by 223mm., all coloured by hand, in paper
mounts. £150 - £200
Lot 125
125. Adam (Victor) Le s sa Lt i m B a n q u e s, [c.1840] § L’Escamoteur,
text below starting “Y aurai-il par hazard”, [c.1840] § Le Petit
Saltimbanque, (from “Les Enfants” by A de Saillet), Paris,
Desesserts, [1841?] § Messieurs! Madame! S’il vous plait,
depicting a boy organ grinder with monkey, [c.1850] § Quackdoctor,
illustration for the letter Q, titled in four languages, Mainz,
Jos.Scholz, [c.1850] § [Der Taschenspieler], illustration for the
letter T from “ Das deutsche ABC-Buch”, soiled, Stuttgart, [1869],
all lithographed and coloured by hand, the first and last in heavy
card mounts, various sizes (6) £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 126
126. Aubrey (Charles) Le ma L D e De n t (from Album Comique
de Pathologe Pittoresque), lithograph by Langlumé after Aubrey
depicting a sword-waving tooth puller, a table with cups and ball,
a ball vase and other apparatus on a table to one side, coloured by
hand, very slightly browned, 235mm. by 305mm., [Paris], Ambroise
Tardieu, [1823]. £125 - £175
Lot 127
127. B. (P.) On D i t, e t t O u t e s s e s i n f L u e n C e s, etched caricature
depicting a naked female figure drawing a wheeled frame containing
a standing male/female figure with cups on a tray, 236mm. by
286mm., [Paris?, c.1815]. £100 - £150

Lot 128
128. Bellangé (Hippolyte) gr a n D e r é u s s i t e e n CO e u r!, lithograph
depicting a conjuror, cards in hand, talking to a soldier while a
pierrot picks his pocket, coloured by hand, margins slightly spotted,
in heavy card mount, 356mm. by 265mm., Paris, Gihaut Frères,
1827. £175 - £225
129. Bellangé (Hippolyte) gr a n D e r é u s s i t e e n CO e u r!, another
copy, uncoloured, 335mm. by 253mm., Paris, Gihaut Frères, 1827
£125 - £175
130. Bellangé (Hippolyte) gr a n D e r é u s s i t e e n CO e u r!, another
copy, uncoloured, margins spotted, in card mount, 335mm. by
247mm., Paris, Gihaut Frères, 1827 £100 - £150
Lot 131
131. Béranger (Pierre-Jean de) Ch a n s O n s pO L i t i q u e s D e Bé r a n g e r:
Le s mi s s i O n n a i r e s, broadside with etched illustration coloured by
hand and letterpress text, 372mm. by 270mm., Brussels, Tencé
Frères, 1819. £150 - £200
*** The anti-religious song is illustrated with a scene in which
three clerics stand behind cups and balls on a table.
132. Béranger (Pierre-Jean de) Ch a n s O n s pO L i t i q u e s D e
Bé r a n g e r: Le s mi s s i O n n a i r e s, another copy, coloured by hand,
370mm. by 267mm., Brussels, Tencé Frères, 1819. £150 - £200
Lot 133
133. Boilly (Louis Léopold) un e sC è n e D e s BO u L e va r D s, lithograph
by E. Wattier after Boilly depicting a conjuror performing with
cards, cups and balls on the table beside him, proof?, on India
paper, in paper mount, 339mm. by 465mm., [Paris], Bonnemaison,
[1824?]. £300 - £400
134. Boilly (Louis Léopold) un e sC è n e D e s BO u L e va r D s, another
copy, proof?, on India paper, margins spotted, in heavy card mount,
327mm. by 532mm., [Paris], Bonnemaison, [1824?]. £250 - £350
Lot 135
135. Boilly (Louis Léopold) La BO n n e av e n t u r e, lithograph by
Delpech after Boilly depicting a fortune teller using cards, with his
assistant at a table with cups and balls in the background, coloured
by hand, slight stains in margins, in thin card mount, 381mm. by
283mm., [Paris, 1825]. £150 - £200
136. Boilly (Louis Léopold) La BO n n e av e n t u r e, another copy,
coloured by hand, slightly stained at upper edge, 362mm. by
246mm., [Paris, 1825]. £125 - £175
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
21

22
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 137
Lot 138
Lot 140
137. Boilly (Louis Léopold) Le ti r e u r D e s Ca rt e s, lithograph
by Delpech after Boilly, coloured by hand, cut away at corners,
otherwise a good clean copy, 327mm. by 260mm., [Paris], 1826.
£150 - £200
138. Boniface VIII (Pope) Li B e r se x t u s De C r e ta L i u m, an early
woodcut illustration of a conjuror performing with two cups and a
ball, cut from the book, with portion of text below printed in red and
black, framed and glazed, 74mm. by 66mm., [Leyden, 1514].
£100 - £150
Lot 139
139. Borel (Antoine) Le Ch a r L ata n, large aquatint scene by Pierre
Leveillé after Borel, with a charlatan selling quack medicines,
coloured by hand, remargined at upper edge, imprint cropped, in
card mount, 421mm. by 550mm, Paris, Vidal, [1785]. £300 - £400
140. Bosch (Hieronymus) [th e ma g i C i a n], engraving by Cornelis
Bos after the painting by Bosch, depicting the conjuror, his young
accomplice and audience, discoloured and laid down, areas at top
and right edge torn way, with missing areas of the image supplied
by hand, 245mm. by 319mm., [1550]. £2,000 - £3,000
*** Bob Read located only two copies of this print, one in the
Albertina Musuem, the other sold at auction in Holland, 2002.

Lot 141
141. Bosio (Jean-François) L’es C a m O t e u r, large stipple engraving
by Ruotte after Bosio, depicting a conjuror performing with cups
and balls in a salon, margins soiled, short tear in upper margin
repaired, in heavy card mount, 447mm. by 574mm., [Paris, 1801].
£400 - £600
142. Bosio (Jean-François) L’es C a m O t e u r, another copy, spotted,
stained at upper margin, in heavy card mount, 364mmm. by
467mm., [Paris, 1801]. £150 - £200
Lot 143
143. Bruegel (Pieter) iD e m i m p e t r av i t a D e O u t m a g u s a D e m O n i B u s
D i s C e r p e r e t u r, engraving by Pieter van der Heyden after Bruegel
depicting the downfall of Simon the magician, slightly soiled, two
collectors’ stamps on back, in card mount, 221mm. by 288mm.,
1565. £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 144
144. Brook (W.H.) in D i a n ju g g L e r s, aquatint coloured by hand,
slightly browned, framed and glazed, 187mm. by 363mm., published
in “The Satirist”, 1813. £150 - £200
145. Brook (W.H.) in D i a n ju g g L e r s, another copy, slightly
browned, slightly defective at lower edge, framed and glazed,
185mm. by 356mm. £100 - £150
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
23

24
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 146
146. Chalon (John James) L’es C a m O t e u r, lithograph of a conjuror
performing with cards, coloured by hand, in heavy card mount,
402mm. by 290mm., Rodwell and Martin, 1820. £250 - £350
*** The lithograph was included in Costumes of Paris, 1822.
147. Comte (Louis Christian Emmanuel Apollinaire). un D e
m e s se C r e t s, article extracted from “Musée des Familles”, woodengraved
illustrations, including the Dantan sculpted portrait,
[1843] § Maurisset. Wood-engraving of Dantan’s sculpture of
Conte, 2 copies, [1839] § Album de Portraits Comiques, over 100
wood-engraved portraits, including the Dantan sculpture, slightly
damp-stained, original printed wrappers, oblong 8vo, Paris,
[c.1840] (4) £100 - £150
*** Comte was a conjuror as well as physician to Charles X.
148. Couché fils. Ch at e a u D’ea u, 1818; Palais de Justice, [1818?]
§ Martinet. Place Dauphine, [c.1820], three miniature engraved
views, the first coloured by hand, in heavy card mounts § L. (G.)
L’Oracle de Jardin de Tivoli, proof impression? on India paper,
London, 1821 § Russell Square, and the Statue of the Duke of
Bedford, engraved view by C. Motram after Thomas H. Shepherd,
2 copies, coloured by hand, one in heavy card mount, [1828?]; and
two others, various sizes (8) £150 - £200
149. Coudert (B.) La BO n n e av e n t u r e, Walter Frères, [c.1850]
§ Belin. L’Escamoteur [from “Les Petits Métiers”], [c.1850] §
L’Ane Savant - Les Saltimbanques, Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1860],
all lithographed § Het Plein der Bastille en de Juli-Kolom te
Parijs, large wood-engraved illustration extracted from a Dutch
periodical, [c.1870], all coloured by hand, all but the second in
heavy card mounts, and twelve other prints and illustrations, the
majority coloured by hand (16) £200 - £300
Lot 150
150. Daumier (Honoré) rO B e rt ma C a i r e Li B r a i r e, (Caricatura
no.14), lithograph coloured by hand, in heavy card mount, 341mm.
by 257mm., Paris, Aubert et Cie, [1836]. £200 - £300
151. Daumier (Honoré) rO B e rt ma C a i r e Li B r a i r e, (Caricatura
no.14), another copy, coloured by hand, margins discoloured,
in heavy card mount, 341mm. by 278mm., Paris, Aubert et Cie,
[1836]. £200 - £300
152. Daumier (Honoré) rO B e rt ma C a i r e Li B r a i r e, (Caricatura
no.14), another copy, uncoloured, a good clean copy, in heavy card
mount, 346mm. by 260mm., Paris, Aubert et Cie, [1836].
£150 - £200
153. Daumier (Honoré) rO B e rt ma C a i r e Li B r a i r e, (Les Robert-
Macaire no.17), lithograph coloured by hand, in heavy card mount,
276mm. by 212mm., Paris, Aubert et Cie, [c.1850]. £125 - £175
Lot 154
154. Daumier (Honoré) O m a i t r e Bi L B O g u e r…, lithograph from
“Les Saltimbanques”, an acrobat, cups-and-balls man and stilt
walker in the background, spotted, in heavy card mount, 258mm.
by 320mm., [Paris]. Aubert, [1839]. £125 - £175
154a. Daumier (Honoré) O m a i t r e Bi L B O g u e r…, lithograph from
“Fantaisies, 6 livraison 5”, an acrobat, cups-and-balls man and stilt
walker in the background, spotted, in paper mount, 253mm. by
328mm., [Paris]. Aubert, [1839?]. £100 - £150

155. Daumier (Honoré) Les sa Lt i m B a n q u e s, (La Caricature no.
25), slightly soiled, two short tears repaired, in heavy card mount,
[Paris], Aubert, [1839]; Robert Macaire Libraire, (Les Robert-
Macaire no.17), three different issues, Paris, Aubert et Cie, [c.1850];
Nouvelle suspension aérienne, 1867; Vue prise au Père Lachaise; Le
Remboursement des 45 Centimes, browned, (Actualités no.19, 96
and 97), all three extracted from “Le Charivari” (7) £150 - £200
Lot 156
156. David (Jules) “tenez messieurs, v O i C i t r O i s m u s C a D e s…”, (La
Caricature no.55), lithograph depicting Louis Philippe as a conjuror,
coloured by hand, extensive text below, lightly browned, in heavy
card mount, 281mm. by 364mm., [Paris, 1831]. £150 - £200
157. David (Jules) “tenez messieurs, v O i C i t r O i s m u s C a D e s…”, (La
Caricature no.55), another copy, coloured by hand, margins slightly
discoloured, 267mm. by 343mm., [Paris, 1831]. £150 - £200
158. David (Jules) Le mO n i t e u r D e L a mO D e, engraving by T.
Bonnard after David, depicting a young conjuror performing for
four other children, coloured by hand, framed and glazed, 212mm.
by 263mm., Paris, [c.1860]. £100 - £150
*** Plate 1172 from the Journal du Grand Monde.
Lot 159
159. David (Jules) Le mOn i t e u r D e L a mOD e, two engravings
after Jules David from the “Journal du Grand Monde”, numbered
1172, and 39-1884; La Mode Francaise, no.86-31, engraving
after Rigold, all depicting young children performing for others,
coloured by hand, the second in heavy card mount, the third in
paper mount, various sizes (3) £200 - £300
Lot 160
160. Decamps (Gabriel Alexandre) gr a n D s sa u t e u r s, slightly
spotted § David (Jules) “Tenez messieurs, voici trois muscades…”,
margins stained affecting top right corner § Traviès de Villiers
(Charles Joseph) Bonne aventure, browned § Grandville (J.J.)
and E. Forest. [Louis Philippe as a juggler]; Mr. Bosco,
prestidigitateur, browned, split repaired § Anon. Grands Exercises
de Prestidigitation, slightly browned and spotted, (La Caricature,
plate 15, 55, 129, 223, 467, and 495), all featuring Louis Philippe,
approximately 260mm. by 335mm., [Paris, 1830-1835] (6)
£200 - £300
Lot 161
161. Delaporte (H.) Le pè r e fa n fa n t i n, lithograph by S. Darier
after Delaporte of a man seated at a table with cup, ball, paper
birds, and other objects, in card mount, 292mm. b 217mm., [Paris],
1833. £150 - £200
*** From the collection of Dr. and Mme. Marteret. The print was
published in La Charge, funded by Louis-Philippe as a counterattack
on the lithographs by Daumier and others published by
Philipon.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
25

26
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 162
162. Devéria (Achille) sO i r é e tr av e s t i e (La Caricature, plate
no.37), lithograph depicting a group of young people, a young
woman in pointed hat telling the fortune of another through a
speaking tube, slightly soiled, in paper mount, 266mm. by 346mm.,
Paris, 1831. £100 - £150
Lot 163
163. Doyle (John) DispersiOn O f t h e th i mB L e rig; The Thimble
Rig!; (HB Sketches no. 330, and 593), lithographs, coloured by
hand, the first cut down to line border, the second mounted on card,
chipped at lower left corner affecting border; and an uncoloured
copy of the second, slightly stained, average size 280mm. by
390mm., T. McLean, 1834 and 1839 (3) £150 - £200
Lot 164
164. Doyle (John) DispersiOn O f t h e thi mB L e rig; The Thimble
Rig; The Thimble Rig!, (HB Sketches no. 329, 330, and 593),
lithographs, the second slightly spotted, framed and glazed,
approximately 275mm. by 375mm., T. McLean, 1834 and 1839.
£200 - £300
165. Doyle (John) th e th i mB L e rig; The Thimble Rig!; The Indian
Juggler; Chinese Jugglers; A Joculator, or Teacher of Wonderful
Animals; A Sign of the Times, (HB Sketches no. 329, 593, 603,
637, 658 and 823), lithographs, the first two spotted, upper edge of
the third cut away, approximately 305mm. by 430mm., T. McLean,
1839-1844 (6) £150 - £200
Lot 166
166. Duplessi-Berteaux (Jean) L’es C a m O t e u r, proof copy, before
title, margins spotted, 189mm. by 250mm.; another copy, with
title, trimmed, 70mm. by 92mm.; Tireur de Cartes, margins slightly
spotted, 191mm. by 258mm., all in heavy card mounts, [Paris,
c.1810]. £150 - £200
167. Duplessi-Berteaux (Jean) L’es C a m O t e u r, [c.1810] § Bertaud
(J.D.) Le Joueur de Gobelet, [c.1810], both engraved, the second
coloured by hand and framed § De Goochelaar Döbler in den
Franschen Schouwburg, te Amsterdam, slightly stained, with crease
mark, [c.1840] § [Adam (Victor)?] A street conjuror, coloured by
hand, [c.1840] § Escamoteur, from a picture alphabet, [c.1840],
the last three lithographed,; and six other small illustrations, seven
in heavy card mounts (11) £250 - £350
Lot 168
168. Elie. Ci n q u i è m e e t D e r n i e r t O u r D e passé-passe,O u L e gr a n D
es C a m O t e u r es C a m O L é, etched caricature depicting Wellington as a
conjuror, out-tricking a miniature Napoleon who is running below
an upheld cup, H.M.S. Belleraphon and the island of St Helier in
the background, coloured by hand, slightly stained, left and right
edges strengthened, in heavy card mount, 356mm. by 247mm.,
[Paris, 1815]. £200 - £300

169. Elie. Ci n q u i è m e et D e r n i e r t O u r D e passé-passe,O u Le gr a n D
es C a m O t e u r es C a m O L é, another copy, coloured by hand, two slight
stains at lower corners, line border cut away from top, otherwise a
good copy, in heavy card mount, 356mm. by 247mm., [Paris, 1815].
£200 - £300
Lot 170
170. Englelmann (Godefroy) L’es C a m O t e u r en Dé s a r r O i, lithograph
depicting a conjuror’s table upset by a passing horseman, coloured
by hand, slightly browned, upper margin discoloured, in heavy card
mount, 269mm. by 348mm., [Paris, 1825]. £125 - £175
Lot 171
171. Fragonard (Alexandre Evariste) vu e gé n é r a L e D e
L a Cat h é D r a L e, rO u e n, large lithograph by Englemann after
Fragonard, a conjuror and his audience in the foreground, margins
slightly spotted, in heavy card mount, 508mm. by 355mm., n.p., [c.
1823]. £100 - £150
Lot 172
172. Gavarni (Paul) pi C t u r e s h e e t W i t h f O u r i L L u s t r at i O n s, one
of them a scene with an outdoor conjuror, 266mm. by 345mm,
[c.1829]; Les Etudians de Paris no.36, text on back, slightly spotted,
359mm. by 238mm., [1840]; La Trompette de Paillasse (Musiciens
Comiques et Pittoresques no.12), spotted, in heavy card mount,
270mm. by 183mm., [1844?]; Another issue, (Galerie Comique:
Chanteurs et Musiciens), lower margin soiled, 322mm. by 244mm.,
[c.1845]; Bohêmes 6, (from Masques et Visages), text on back,
[1853], all lithographed; Les Gens de Paris: Bohèmes no.3,
wood-engraved illustration, another on back, 278mm. by 183mm.;
Another issue, blank back, 277mm. by 185mm.; Another issue, on
sheet with 7 other illustrations, 429mm. by 300mm., [c.1857], five
in card or paper mounts (8) £200 - £300
173. Gavarni (Paul) BO h ê m e s 6, (from Masques et Visages),
lithograph depicting a conjuror seated by a table with cups and ball,
proof before letters, margins slightly spotted, inlaid, 234mm. by
207mm., [Paris, Lemercier, 1853]. £150 - £200
Lot 174
174. Gavarni (Paul) BO h ê m e s 6, another copy, coloured by hand,
in paper mount, 373mm. by 259mm., Paris, Lemercier, [1853].
£200 - £300
175. Gavarni (Paul) BO h ê m e s 6, another copy, uncoloured, 364mm.
by 265mm., Paris, [1868]. £125 - £175
176. Gavarni (Paul) BO h ê m e s 6, another later? issue, uncoloured,
in heavy card mount, 361mm. by 258mm., Paris, [1868?].
£125 - £175
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
27

28
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 177
177. Gierre (A.) “ta s k e n s p i L L e r e n”, full-page lithographed
illustration from “En Billedbog for Born med Tekst” by P.C.
Phrahl, depicting a conjuror performing for a large audience, with
accompanying leaf of text, 223mm. by 270mm., Sweden, 1846.
£150 - £200
Lot 178
178. Gilio (Carlo) pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e, aquatint view by Salathé after
Gilio, numbered 23, with a conjuror performing to a small crowd
at the centre of the square, margins slightly soiled and spotted, in
heavy card mount, 313mm. by 413mm., Paris, Tessari, [c.1820].
£125 - £175
179 Gilio (Carlo) pa L a i s D e ju s t i C e, another copy, the wide margins
slightly spotted, in heavy card mount, 356mm. by 484mm., Paris,
Tessari, [c.1820]. £125 - £175
Lot 180
180. [Gleadah (J.)?] th e ne W hO C u s pO C u s O r ex C e L L e n t esCape,
with the jugglers all in an uproar; Opposition; and A Theological
Antidote firing off the Lees of Opposition, 3 engraved caricatures
coloured by hand, one with short tear at right edge, approximately
225mm. by 335mm., Dublin, McCleary, [1823?]. £200 - £300
*** The caricatures relate to Wellesley’s policy of reconciliation
and the Bottle Conjuror.
181. Gold (Captain Charles) a ju g g L e r, Snake Men, and a
Musical Beggar (from “Oriental Drawings”) 3 aquatint plates by
Medland after the author, coloured by hand, with text, 1806 § The
Indian Jugglers, 2 copies, aquantint plate, R. Ackermann, 1813
§ Dombers. Jongleurs Indiens, lithographed scene with various
performers, [Paris, c.1820] § Regnier (A.) Faiseurs de tours,
Equilibristes, lithographed plate depicting two Chinese performers,
[c.1820]; all coloured by hand, the first in heavy card mount; and
four others, various sizes (11) £150 - £200
Lot 182
182. Grandville (J.J.) and E. Forest. LO u i s phiLippe a s a j u g g L e r,
(La Caricature pl.467), lithograph by Delaunois after Grandville and
Forest, 257mm. by 341mm., Paris, Aubert, [1834]. £100 - £150

Lot 183
183 Grimaldi (Joseph).- j. gr i m a L D i se n r., etched portrait of
Grimaldi standing in his “Golden Fish” costume, coloured by hand,
framed and glazed, 289mm. by 216mm., [c.1812]. £250 - £350
Lot 184
184. Grimaldi (Joseph).-Heath (William) gr i m a L D i’s ta n D e m
in the comic pantomime of the Golden Fish, etching coloured by
hand, framed and glazed, 228mm. by 313mm., 1812. £300 - £400
Lot 185
185. Grimaldi (Joseph).-Heath (William) gr i m a L D i’s Ba n g up in
the popular pantomime of Golden Fish, etching coloured by hand,
framed and glazed, 226mm. by 314mm., 1812. £300 - £400
Lot 186
186. Grimaldi (Joseph).-Heath (William) CO m iC Da n C e in
the Popular Pantomime of the White Cat by Messrs. Kirby &
Chatterley, etching coloured by hand, framed and glazed, 227mm.
by 306mm., 1812. £200 - £300
Lot 187
187. Grimaldi (Joseph).-Heath (William) mr. gr i m a L D i &
mr.nO r m a n in the Epping Hunt from the Popular Pantomime of
the Red Dwarf, etching coloured by hand, framed and glazed,
225mm. by 325mm., [1812]. £300 - £400
Lot 188
188. Grimaldi (Joseph).-Heath (William) gr i m a L D i’s BO L D
Dr a g O O n in the Popular Pantomime of the Red Dwarf, etching
coloured by hand, framed and glazed, 228mm. by 318mm., [1812].
£300 - £400
Lot 189
189. Grimaldi (Joseph).-Heath (William) gr i m a L D i & t h e
nO n D e s C r i p t in the Red Dwarf, etching coloured by hand, framed
and glazed, 226mm. by 320mm., [1812]. £300 - £400
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
29

30
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 190
190. Hiroshige III. Ci r C u s s C e n e W i t h e q u e s t r i a n s a n D a C r O B at s,
coloured woodcut, 389mm.by 250mm. £100 - £150
*** The scene is the right-hand panel of a tryptich, depicting the
French circus that appeared on the grounds of the Shokonsha shrine
in 1871.
Lot 191
191. Hogarth (William) st r O L L i n g aC t r e s s e s Dressing in a Ba r n
engraving, in card mount, 505mm. by 640mm., 1738. £250 - £350
*** In the foreground cups and balls can be seen amongst various
theatrical props.
Lot 192
192. Jacomin (Jean-Marie) ve r i ta B L e pO m m a D e,p O u r fa i r e
C r O î t r e e t paissir L e s C h e v e u x, lithograph depicting a conjuror
standing at his table with cups and ball and a ball box, cut down to
line border, a few small spots, in paper mount, 357mm. by 231mm.,
Lyon, Lefevre, [1819]. £200 - £300
193. Jacomin (Jean-Marie) ve r i ta B L e pO m m a D e,p O u r fa i r e
C r O î t r e e t paissir L e s C h e v e u x, another copy, cut down to line
border, title etc. cut away, short tear at lower edge repaired, in
heavy card mount, 332mm. by 233mm., Lyon, Lefevre, 1819.
£150 - £200
Lot 194
194. Joly (Adrien) es C a m O t e u r (plate 10 from Arts Métiers et Cris
de Paris), engraving depicting a conjurer at his table with cups and
wand, in heavy card mount, 230mm. by 144mm., Paris, Martinet,
[c.1813]. £125 - £175
Lot 195
195. Joly (Adrien) es C a m O t e u r (plate 10 from Arts Métiers et
Cris de Paris), another copy, margins stained, in heavy card mount,
230mm. by 144mm., Paris, Martinet, [c.1813] § L’Escamoteur,
engraving with text of a song below, [c.1820] § L’Escamoteur,
lithograph with text below starting “Y aurai-il par hazard”, [c.1840]
§ N.(S.) L’Astrologie du Festival, lithograph of a conjuror holding
cups above a small figure and long-eared donkey, large coloured
bubbles forming a question mark, in paper mount, [c.1850], all
coloured by hand, the first and third in heavy card mounts, various
sizes (4) £200 - £300
196. Kent (William) [th e ju g g L e r], engraved illustration to
Gay’s “Fables” by G. van der Gucht after Kent, depicting a female
conjurer performing at a table, in heavy card mount, 85mm. by
102mm., [1746?]. £100 - £150

Lot 197
197. Killigrew (Fanny) th e CO n j u r e r s 1753, engraving, slightly
browned, short tear at lower margin, framed and glazed, 248mm.
by 352mm., 1753. £300 - £400
*** The print depicts Elizabeth Canning, Henry Fielding, Sir Crisp
Gascoyne, John Hill, and Mary Squire, the three men standing inside
a cabbalistic circle behind “another bottle”. It relates to the paper
war between Fielding and Hill, Fielding’s investigation of Elizabeth
Canning’s abduction, and the bottle conjuror hoax of 1749.
198. Langendijk (Pieter) ar L e q u y n aC t i O n i s t, engraved plate
from the book titled “Het groote tafereel der dwaascheid” depicting
a kneeling conjuror with cups, balls and cards, Harlequin and
Scaramouche drawing back curtains to reveal a crowded courtyard,
framed and glazed, 233mm. by 188mm., [Amsterdam, 1720].
£200 - £300
*** The first issue of the engraving, published as an illustration to
the commedia dell’ arte farce by Pieter Langendijk satirizing the
South Sea Bubble.
Lot 199
199. Langendijk (Pieter) ui t L e g g i n g e D e r ty t e L p L a at v O O r
ar L e q u i n aC t i O n i s t, broadside with engraved plate and letterpress
text in verse below, in card mount, 378mm. by 245mm., [Amsterdam,
1720]. £300 - £400
*** An excellent copy of the second issue of the illustration, with
reworking of the festoon at the upper edge of the plate.
200. Langendijk (Pieter) ui t L e g g i n g e D e r ty t e L p L a at v O O r
ar L e q u i n aC t i O n i s t, another copy, margins soiled, short tear at
upper edge repaired, 439mm. by 247mm., [Amsterdam, 1720].
£200 - £300
Lot 201
201. Lanté (Louis Marie) Les jO n g L e u r s i n D i e n s (Le Bon Genre,
no.87), engraving depicting a juggler with his two assistants performing
for a fashionably dressed couple, coloured by hand, cut down to line
border, 196mm. by 251mm., [Paris, 1816]. £100 - £150
Lot 202
202. Lanté (Louis Marie) ja C q u e s D e fa L a i s e L e pO Ly p h a g e (Le
Bon Genre, no.93), engraving depicting the performer about to
swallow a mouse, coloured by hand, 271mm. by 356mm., [Paris, 1
816]. £150 - £200
Lot 203
203. Lanté (Louis Marie) Le tr O u B a D O u r j O u a n t D e six
in s t r u m e n t s; Les Jongleurs Indiens, (2 prints with the same title),
the second a later impression?; Le Joueur de Baguettes, Jacques de
Falaise le Polyphage; (Le Bon Genre, no.86-88, 92, and 93), tear
in the first repaired, all but the first slightly stained or browned,
the third in heavy card mount, average size 245mm. by 295mm.,
[Paris, 1816] (5) £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
31

32
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 204
204. [Louis?] pa rt e z mu s C a D e, etched caricature depicting a
conjuror with three large cups over the diminutive figures of Louis
XVIII, Charles X and Duc de Berry, in heavy card mount, 310mm.
by 234mm., [France, 1815]. £200 - £300
Lot 205
205. Maina (Giacinto) a C O n j u r O r in C ava L i e r C O s t u m e performing
with cups and small rabbit, engraving, 85mm. by 108mm.,
[c.1800]. £150 - £200
Lot 206
206. Marlet (Jean Henri) L’es C a m O t e u r, lithograph depicting a
conjuror with cups and balls performing between an organ grinder
and fiddler who is also blowing a horn, in heavy card mount, 277mm.
by 363mm., [Paris], C. de Lasteyrie, [c.1818]. £300 - £400
Lot 207
207. Marlet (Jean Henri) L’es C a m O t e u r s u r L e B O u L e va r D, p r è s
L e Ch at e a u D’ea u, (“Tableaux de Paris” plate 17), lithograph after
Brocas, coloured by hand, margins soiled, with accompanying leaf
of text, in heavy card mount, 252mm. by 319mm., [Paris, 1820].
£300 - £400
208. Marlet (Jean Henri) L’es C a m O t e u r s u r L e B O u L e va r D, p r è s
L e Ch at e a u D’ea u, (“Tableaux de Paris” plate 17), another copy,
uncoloured, with tinted background, a good clean copy, 268mm. by
336mm., [Paris, 1820] £250 - £350
209. Marlet (Jean Henri) L’es C a m O t e u r s u r L e B O u L e va r D, p r è s
L e Ch at e a u D’ea u, (“Tableaux de Paris” plate 17), another copy,
uncoloured, margins stained at edges, 270mm. by 341mm., [Paris,
1820]. £300 - £400
Lot 210
210. Marlet (Jean Henri) Ba L a n C e s u r L a pL a C e st. ge r m a i nau
x e r r e s, (“Tableaux de Paris” plate 42), lithograph after Adrien-
Victor Augur, a conjuror’s table with cups and ball to one side,
edges of margins stained, with accompanying leaf of text, in heavy
card mount, 251mm. by 337mm., [Paris, 1820]. £200 - £300

Lot 211
211. Marlet (Jean Henri) Le sO r C i e r D e ti v O L i, (“Tableaux de
Paris” plate 63), lithograph, with accompanying leaf of text, in heavy
card mount, 251mm. by 337mm., [Paris, 1820]. £200 - £300
212. Merry (Tom) DO n C a s t e r 1888 -”th e sC u m O f t h e CO u r s e”,
depicting Gladstone performing the three card trick, framed and
glazed, 340mm. by 482mm.; The Wizard of Westminster and his
Wonderful Hat, in card mount, 514mm. by 315mm., both from the
St. Stephen’s Review, 1888 and 1891 § A Presidential Conjuror;
The Decadence of the Wizard of Meno Park, two double-page
caricatures published in “Puck”, [c.1900] § Political Shows,
double-page caricature published in “Judge”, including Magician
Bob, New York, [c.1900], the last three in heavy card mounts; and
six others, including “The Jester Touchstone”, lithograph by J.R.
Dicksee after T.F. Dicksee, this and three others framed, various
sizes (11) £200 - £300
Lot 213
213. Meyer? Ch a C u n s O n t O u r,O u L a fin D u rO m a n, etching depicting
the Napoleonic eagle flying above three large extinguishers used by
soldiers and a female figure representing France to cover enemy
officers, coloured by hand, in paper mount, 248mm. by 399mm,
[Paris?, c.1815]. £150 - £200
214. Meyer? Ch a C u n s O n t O u r,O u L a fin D u rO m a n, another copy,
coloured by hand, cut close to border, in heavy card mount, 226mm.
by 288mm, [Paris?, c.1815]. £100 - £150
Lot 215
215. Morette. La Diseuse D e BO n n e ava n t u r e, aquatint after
Pasquier depicting a female fortune teller using a long speaking
tube, a table with playing cards below her and pictorial trade sign
to the side, coloured by hand, a few slight spots, framed and glazed,
308mm. by 400mm., Paris, Noel Frères, [c.1815]. £200 - £300
Lot 216
216. Morette. L’es C a m at e u r, aquatint after Pasquier depicting
a conjurer performing with cups and balls at an open air table,
coloured by hand, slightly browned, framed and glazed, 308mm. by
399mm., Paris, Noel Frères, [c.1815]. £350 - £500
Lot 217
217. Morner (K.G. Hylamar) ta s k s p e L a r e i pa r i s, lithograph, in
heavy card mount, 257mm. by 340mm., Stockholm, Gjöthström &
Magnusson, [1829]. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
33

34
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 218
218. Nooms (Reiner) De Wa e g h, O p st an t h O n i s ma r C t, (from
Philipp von Zesen’s “Beschreibung der Stadt Amsterdam”)
engraved view with a conjuror performing below a parasol at
the bottom right corner, in paper mount, 248mm. by 350mm.,
[Amsterdam, Joachim Noschen, 1664]. £150 - £200
*** From the collection of Dr. and Mme. Marteret.
220. pa s q u i n s Wi n D k a a rt, O p D e Wi n D n e g O t i e va n ‘t ia a r 1720,
undivided engraved sheet of 54 pictorial playing cards, one with
the title, another with a cockerel and imprint, the remaining 52
with allegorical figures, captioned in verse, laid down, framed
and glazed, 518mm. by 442mm., Nullenstien, Lautje van Schotten,
[1721?]. £1,000 - £1,500
Lot 220
Lot 219
219. Parrocel (Charles) fO i r e D e ve n i s e, engraved view by J.P.
Lebas after Parrocel including a Punch and Judy show and fortuneteller
with speaking tube amongst the crowd, slightly discoloured,
in paper mount, 207mm. by 288mm., [c.1780]. £150 - £200
*** From the collection of Dr. and Mme Marteret.
*** This is the second edition of this set of cards satirizing the
South Sea Bubble. The 7 of spades depicts a man at a table with
dice and counters. Dice are also thrown by a monkey in the 8 of
hearts.

Lot 221
221. Patrioty. eg i r e (f u i t e) e n 1849 D u su Lta n ma h O m e t va s i s ta s
1e r. (Allégorie no.4), lithograph coloured by hand, three short
tears at edge of margins repaired, in card mount, 348mm. by
275mm., [Paris], Fernique et Cie, [1849]. £350 - £500
*** The lithograph depicts the flight from the Conservatoire des
Arts et Metiers of the revolutionary politician and amateur conjuror
Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin dressed in his sultan’s costume,
with cup, balls, wand and other apparatus.
222. Patrioty. eg i r e (f u i t e) e n 1849 D u su Lta n ma h O m e t va s i s ta s
1e r. (Allégorie no.4), another copy, coloured by hand, slight stains
in margin, 357mm. by 274mm., [Paris], Fernique et Cie, [1849].
£250 - £350
223. Patrioty. eg i r e (f u i t e) e n 1849 D u su Lta n ma h O m e t va s i s ta s
1e r. (Allégorie no.4), another copy, coloured by hand, margins
discoloured, short tear at right side, laid down, in heavy card
mount, 346mm. by 264mm., [Paris], Fernique et Cie, [1849].
£150 - £200
Lot 224
224. Petit de Coupray. La rO u e D e fO rt u n e; Croyez a ma Fidelité,
a pair of stipple engravings, coloured by hand, uniformly framed
and glazed, 532mm. by 418mm. [c.1800]. £400 - £600
*** The two pictures of fortune tellers were engraved by the artist
after his own paintings. The young man operating the fortune
drum also has a set of cups on his table. The female in the other
print is using cards. Other versions were engraved by Alexander
Chaponnier, titled “L’Ambition” and “La Superstition”.
225. Petit de Coupray. La rO u e D e fO rt u n e, stipple engraving, cut
close, a few minor repairs at edges, in heavy card mount, 540mm.
by 418mm. [c.1800]. £200 - £300
*** This appears to be a proof impression, without imprint.
Lot 226
226. Petrarca (Francesco) vO n D e r artzney B ay D e r gLueCk, leaf
Aiiii only, woodcut illustration by Hans Weiditz of a conjuror and
others seated around a table, marginal notes cut away, folio (275mm.
by 194mm.), [Augsburg, H. Styner, 1532]. (2) £150 - £200
*** One of the most frequently reproduced illustrations of early
conjuring. Only one copy of this edition appears in auction records,
sold in 1999. Another woodcut by Weiditz, possibly from the same
source, is included in the lot.
Lot 227
227. Philippe [Jacques André Noel Talon].- gr a n D e s s O i r é e s
m y s t e r i e u s e s D e mr. phiLippe, lithograph by Marisset depicting
Philippe on stage, performing 6 different tricks, slightly spotted,
in paper mount, 264mm. by 293mm., [Paris, 1843] $ Mr. Philippe,
Physicien Chinois, lithograph by Aubert of Philippe performing
with a goldfish bowl, coloured by hand, 324mm. by 240mm., Paris,
[c.1845]; Another copy, uncoloured, in paper mount, 359mm. by
239mm.; Another issue, in card mount, 303mm. by 192mm., [Paris,
c.1845], all extracted from La Charivari, in paper or card mounts
(4) £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
35

36
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 228
228. Philippe [Jacques André Noel Talon].- ph i L L i p p e D e r
B e r ü h m t e za u B e r e r a u s pa r i s, a fine engraving by Andreas Geiger
after Schoeller depicting the conjuror standing before tiers of
candelabra, coloured by hand, in heavy card mount, 298mm. by
239mm., Vienna, [c.1845]. £200 - £300
*** Plate 82 from the Costume Bild zur Theaterzeitung.
229. Picart (B.) vi r g i n i a n CO n j u r e r, engraved plate by C. Du Bosc
after Picart with three illustrations, [c.1730] § Isaac Fawkes (Slight
of Hand-man), engraved portrait, [1819]; Duplessi-Berteaux (Jean)
L’Escamoteur; Tireur de Cartes, two engravings, slightly spotted,
affecting the image of the second, [c.1810] § Bertaud (J.D.) Le
Joueur de Gobelet, stained at lower margin, [c.1810], the second
coloured by hand and framed § Signora Josephine Giraldelli the
Original Salamander; the Indian Juggler, and six similar portraits,
R.S. Kirby, 1819; and 11 others, various sizes (25) £200 - £300
Lot 230
230. Pinelli (Bartolomeo) iL Ca s O t t O D e i Bu r at t i n i in rO m a ,
engraving depicting a street Punch and Judy show, coloured by
hand, framed and glazed, 213mm. by 289mm., Rome, 1815.
£200 - £300
Lot 231
231. Pinelli (Bartolomeo) iL gi O C at O r e D i Bu s s O L O t t i in rO m a ,
engraved plate from “Costumes Diversi Inventatii”, depicting
a conjuror performing with large cups and balls outside an inn,
coloured by hand, framed and glazed, 318mm. by 414mm., Rome,
1821. £350 - £500
Lot 232
232. Pollard (James) epsOm ra C e s, aquatint coloured by hand, four
tears at edges into printed surface, laid down on card, [Snelgrove:
Pollard13; Siltzer p.214], 341mm. by 472mm., [c.1820]. £150 - £200
*** A conjuror with his cups and balls at the bottom left corner
proves to be more interesting to some of the race goers that the race
in progress.

233. Porro (Giralamo) Le Ba r a r i e D e L mO n D O, large engraving
depicting a wide range of street performers and beggars, each
figure or group captioned, soiled, vertical fold mark, in card mount,
400mm. by 510mm., Venice, Francesco Valegio. £750 - £1,000
*** The characters include a conjuror seated at a table with cups and
balls. This is apparently a later impression from the seventeenthcentury
plate, damaged at upper left corner and at centre of title.
From the collection of Dr. and Mme. Marteret.
Lot 234
234. Pruche (Clément). pa r i s, Le BO u L e va r D D u te m p L e, lithograph
by J.Caboche Garneray depicting a conjuror, a drummer standing
with a soldier, and a table with cups and ball to one side, within
ornamental border, margins slightly spotted, 341mm. by 260mm.,
Paris, Le Charivari, [c.1840]. £100 - £150
Lot 233
235. Pu-Qua. a ma n W i t h a ra r e e-sh O W, A Balancer, and A
Puppet Show, 3 plates engraved by Dudley after Pu-Cha from
George Henry Mason’s “The Costume of China”, with text, [1800];
and seven other plates and illustrations of Chinese and Japanese
performers, various sizes (10) £100 - £150
Lot 236
236. Raffet (Auguste) “L’as D e Cr è f L e m’a n O n C e…”, lithograph
by Villain after Raffet depicting a woman telling a soldier’s fortune
with cards, coloured by hand, short tear in lower margin repaired,
in heavy card mount, 254mm. by 200mm., [Paris, 1826].
£200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
37

38
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 237
237. Raffet (Auguste) “si D e L a p r e m i è r e pa r O L e…”, lithograph by
Villain after Raffet depicting a conjuror with cards and cups and
balls, coloured by hand, extensive text below, in heavy card mount,
348mm. by 264mm., [Paris, 1826] £150 - £200
238. Raffet (Auguste) “si D e L a p r e m i è r e pa r O L e…”, another copy,
uncoloured, slightly soiled, in paper mount, 359mm. by 269mm.,
[Paris, 1826]. £100 - £150
239. Raffet (Auguste) “mO n s i e u r, v O u s av e z u n m e ta L s u r v O u s q u i
v O u s p O rt e p r e j u D i C e”, lithograph by Villain after Raffet depicting a
conjuror with fanned cards, a cup on the table behind his audience,
margins slightly spotted and soiled, in heavy card mount, 352mm.
by 269mm., [Paris], Meyou, [1826?]. £100 - £150
240. Raffet (Auguste) pa r a D e, (La Caricature no.31), lithograph
by Delaporte after Raffet, depicting a tooth-puller at a fair, spotted,
mainly in margins, in heavy card mount, 248mm. by 329mm.,
[1831?]. £100 - £150
Lot 241
241. Raffet (Auguste) “si D e L a p r e m i è r e pa r O L e…”, spotted,
[Paris, 1826] § Grandville (J.J.) and E. Forest. [Louis Philippe as
a juggler] (La Caricature pl.467), margins browned, Paris, Aubert,
[1834] § Gavarni (Paul) La Trompette de Paillasse (Musiciens
Comiques et Pittoresques no.12), margins soiled, Paris, [c.1845]
§ Anon. Escamoteur!, depicting Louis Philippe in clown costume,
spotted, stained at one corner, in heavy card mount, [Paris], Aubert,
[1848] § Ladreyt (Eugène) Les Cinq Sens: L’Oie, spotted, in heavy
card mount, Paris, [c.1860] § [Ver Huell (Alexander)] Ascot Races,
(from “Afspiegelingen”), in heavy card mount, [Arnhem, P. Gouda
Quint, 1884], all lithographed; and 9 others, various sizes (15)
£250 - £350
Lot 242
242. Ramo Samee.- [th e at r i C a L re f L e C t i O n, or a peep at the
looking glass curtain at the Royal Coburg Theatre], depicting
Ramo Samee performing, seated in front of the mirror curtain, cut
to outline, without title, etc., mounted on thick paper, 309mm. by
260mm., [G. Humphrey, 1822]. £100 - £150
243. Robert-Houdin (Jean-Eugène).-Follett (E.) rO B e rt-hO u D i n
e n f O n C é pa r rO B e rt-Le-Di a B L e D e fu m a g a L L i, lithographed portrait
of Adolpho Fumagalli, standing beside a keyboard, cigar in hand,
his left hand with devil’s fingernails and miniature demons on
the keyboard, small hole at upper left corner, pin hole at centre,
468mm. by 362mm., Paris, Lemercier, [1856?] § La Civilisation
a la Porte, 5 lithographed illustrations of an incident involving
Robert-Houdin and the Sultan of Turkey, slightly stained, 282mm.
by 216mm., [Paris], Aubert, n.d. (2) £100 - £150
*** The portrait refers to Adolpho Fumagalli’s Grande Fantasie
sur Robert le Diable de Meyerbeer, written for the left hand, and
possibly Robert-Houdin’s vist to Algeria at the request of the
French government.

Lot 244
244. Robillard (E.) Le tO u r D e gO B e L e t, lithograph by V. Ratier
after Robillard depicting Louis XVIII seated at a table holding two
large cups above miniature figures of the son and daughter of the
Duchesse de Berry, short tear in lower margin repaired, in paper
mount, 247m. by 340mm., Paris, Hautcaur Martinet, [1824?].
£125 - £175
Lot 245
245. Rowlandson (Thomas) aD m i r at i O n W i t h as t O n i s h m e n t n.4,
etching after Woodward depicting a conjuror performing with cards
for a yokel, coloured by hand, text below, margins soiled, in card
mount, 292mm. by 236mm., R. Ackermann, 1800 £200 - £300
Lot 246
246. Sams (William) th e ju g g L e r O f t h e Ch â t e a u D e L’ea u,
aquatint plate from “A Tour through Paris”, coloured by hand,
margins slightly discoloured, in heavy card mount, 255mm. by
333mm., 1822. £250 - £350
*** The view is copied from the Marlet lithograph depicting the
cups-and-ball conjuror and his audience (see lot 207).
Lot 247
247. Schedel (Hartmann) Li B e r C h r O n i C a r u m, folio xli only,
woodcut illustrations, including one of a ship approaching the
shore on which there are two female conjurors at a table with cups,
balls and other equipment, and fourteen portraits, two full-length,
folio (399mm. by 277mm.), Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493.
£200 - £300
248. Schedel (Hartmann) Li B e r C h r O n i C a r u m, folio xli only,
another copy, stained at upper edge, folio (428mm. by 297mm.),
Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493. £150 - £200
249. Schedel (Hartmann) Li B e r C h r O n i C a r u m, folio cxx only, 11
woodcut illustrations including Appolonia holding an extracted
tooth in large tongs, margins slightly soiled and stained, folio
(467mm. by 325mm.), Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1493.
£100 - £150
Lot 250
250. Sylvestre (Israel) ma i s O n D e vi m y p r e s D e Ly O n, engraved
view with hurdy-gurdy player and drummer in the foreground,
[c.1670] § Loutherbourg ( Philippe James de) [Conjuror with a
monkey] (“Seconde Suite des Figures”, plate 4), [Paris, Lenfant
and Viquet, c.1760] § De Springer, Waterspuwer, Tassenpeelder
en Vuurspuwer, engraved illustration with verse below, [c.1760] §
Der Wasser-Speyer, engraved illustration with text below, [c.1760]
§ Le Singe et le Léopard, engraved plate from a book of fables,
[c.1800?]; and two other engravings of a leaned dog, and an armless
man drinking with the use of his feet, the first and second in heavy
card mounts, various sizes (7) £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
39

40
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 251
251. Tamburini (Giovanni Maria) art s e t mé t i e r s D e BO L O g n e,
engraved view by Francesco Corti after Tamburini, with a conjuror
performing to a large audience in the background, cut close to
plate mark and laid down, in paper mount, 135mm. by 235mm.,
[c.1650]. £100 - £150
*** From the collection of Dr. and Mme Marteret.
252. Toussaint (Nicholas) vu e D u pa L a i s im p é r i aL D e L a BO u r s e et
du Tribunal de Commerce, aquatint view by Jean Baptiste Chapuy
after Toussaint, spotted, 247mm. 329mm., [Paris], 1808 § .Vue du
Palais de Justice prise du côté de la Place, aquatint view numbered
40, margins spotted and stained at edges, in heavy card mount,
221mm. by 299mm., [Paris?, c.1830] § Hotel de Ville de Gand,
lithographed view by Sturm based on the earlier engraving issued
by Basset, 227mm. by 287mm., [Paris, c.1830?], in uniform heavy
card mounts (3) £150 - £200
*** Each view has a conjuror performing in the foreground.
Lot 253
253. Traviès de Villiers (Charles Joseph) BO n n e av e n t u r e, (La
Caricature plate 129), lithograph depicting a figure resembling the
Sorcier de Tivoli telling Louis Philippe’s fortune through his long
speaking tube, cups and balls on the table beside him, text below,
slightly stained, in heavy card mount, 265mm. by 345mm., Paris,
Aubert, [1832]. £150 - £200
254. Traviès de Villiers (Charles Joseph) BO n n e av e n t u r e, (La
Caricature plate 129), another copy, stain in left margin, other
slight staining, in heavy card mount, 268mm. by 351mm., Paris,
Aubert, [1832]. £125 - £175
255. Traviès de Villiers (Charles Joseph) BO n n e av e n t u r e, (La
Caricature plate 129), another copy, stain within the image, other
slight staining, in heavy card mount, 261 by 329mm., Paris, Aubert,
[1832]. £100 - £150
256. Traviès de Villiers (Charles Joseph) BO n n e av e n t u r e, spotted
§ Grandville (J.J.) and E. Forest. [Louis Philippe as a juggler];
[Mr. Bosco, prestidigitateur], issue without title, soiled, repaired
at worn vertical fold (La Caricature, plate 129, 223, and 467) §
Cham [Amédée de Noé] L’Escamoteur manquant son Tour (Les
Cossaques pour Rire no.29), lithographs, the second and fourth
in heavy card mounts, approximately 260mm. by 335mm., [Paris,
1832-1835] (4) £150 - £200
Lot 257
257. Vernet (Carle) es C a m O t e u r. La p r e m i e r e m u s C a D e, L a v O i L a,
(Cris de Paris no.91), lithograph by Delpech after Vernet, coloured
by hand, 352mm. by 261mm., [Paris, 1820?] £350 - £500
258. Vernet (Carle) es C a m O t e u r. La p r e m i e r e m u s C a D e, L a v O i L a,
another copy, coloured by hand, slightly spotted, 362m. by 275mm.,
[Paris, 1820?]. £200 - £300
259. Vernet (Carle) es C a m O t e u r. La p r e m i e r e m u s C a D e, L a v O i L a,
another copy, uncoloured, 336mm. by 252mm., [Paris, 1820?].
£150 - £200
260. Vernet (Carle) jO u e u r D’Or g u e. La n t e r n e m a g i q u e, piece
curieuse a voir, (Cris de Paris no.65), lithograph by Delpech after
Vernet, coloured by hand, 352mm. by 266mm., [Paris, 1820?].
£100 - £150
261. Vernet (Carle) fr e n C h s t r e e t v e n D O r s, 10 lithographs by
Delpech after Vernet, (Cris de Paris no.5, 17, 21, 35, 41, 43, 74, 93
and 94), coloured by hand, slightly browned, uniformly framed and
glazed, 265mm. by 234mm., [Paris, 1820?]. £200 - £300
*** Subjects include Marchands des Chiens, de Pain d’Epice, de
Paniers, d’Habits, de Cartons, and a Joueur de Vielle

Lot 262
262. Vos (Martin de) ha s D u C u n t C h O r e a s q u i Ba C C h a n a L i a
v i v u n t, engraved scene by Jean Galle after Vos depicting a man
dancing over a loaf of bead and eggs, two verses below, two short
tears in upper margin, in paper mount, 257mm. by 330mm.
£150 - £200
*** An early nineteenth century impression from the seventeenthcentury
plate, from the collection of Dr. and Mme Marteret.
Lot 263
263. Williams (Charles) ma D a m e gi r a D e L L i, the Celebrated Fire
Proof Female, etching coloured by hand, 336mm. by 240mm., W.
Fores, [1818]. £250 - £350
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
41

42
264. Adam (Victor) [Le s sa Lt i m B a n q u e s] (Galerie Comique
no.24), 1837 § Gavarni (Paul) Les Etudiants de Paris, no.36,
1840 § Cham. Le Caïmacan Vogoridès (Actualités no. 434), 1857,
lithographed illustrations in complete copies of “Le Charivari”,
with two other issues and seven extracted illustrations, including
“Paris l’Eté” by Henry Emy depicting a conjuror, 1846, and “Le
Sorcier du Parc d’Enghien”, folio. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 265
265. B. (J.) L’es C a m O t e u r, depicting Thiers performing with a cup,
slightly browned, Paris, [1851?] § Rosambeaud (E.) Un Habile
Prestidigitateur, depicting Thiers with various pieces of apparatus,
[Paris, 1870?] § V. L’Escamoteur, depicting Chancellor Bismark
with a cup held over MacMahon, [Paris, 1870?] § [Darre (G.)]
Passez Muscade, illustration with text on back, [Paris, c.1875] §
Gill. Passez Muscade”, (front page of “L’Eclipse”), 3 copies, one
spotted, two with fold marks, Paris, 1875, all lithographed and
coloured by hand, the first three in heavy card mounts; and three
others, various sizes (10) £150 - £200
Lot 266
266. Bourdet (J.J.G.) “me t s D e u x s O u s D e p L u s…”, in heavy card
mount § [Adam (Victor)] La Parade, depicting saltimbanques
carrying their props, coloured by hand, slightly soiled, in paper
mount; Another copy, uncoloured, lithographed illustrations
from “Musée Pour Rire” (no.87 and 144), text on backs, [Paris,
c.1850]. £150 - £200
❦ Illustrations from periodicals
Lot 267
267. Cham [Amédée de Noé] L’he r C u L e D u nO r D; L’Escamoteur
manquant son Tour; L’Enchanteur Rothomago-Proudhon; Une Joli
Tour; La Caïmacan Vogoridès, lithographed illustrations from “Le
Charivari” (Actualités no.14, 33, 61, 152, and 434), text on backs,
all but the third in heavy card mounts (5) £200 - £300
Lot 268
268. Cham [Amédée de Noé] mu s é e ph i L i p O n, 12e livraison: Les
Mille et Une Resources de Jujube Bilboquet, illustrations by Cham,
[c.1845] § Journal Amusant (Le), 7 issues, including “La Séraphine
de Sardou”, 1869; “Une Soirée chez Robert Houdin, 1874; Giroflé-
Girofla, (performer with cups and statuettes), 1874; and costume
designs by A. Grévin for the “Ballet des Sphinx”, coloured by hand,
1879 § Lo Spirito Folleto containing the lithograph “La Pace e la
Guerra,” by F. Fontana, Milan, 1867 § Le Rasoir no.199, depicting
a monk producing a church from under a cup, 1877 § Le Grelot,
with “Leur Dernière Ressource” by G. Darré, coloured by hand,
1880 § Gil Blas, with coloured lithograph by Steinlen, 1896; and
14 other French or Italian periodicals of the same period, 4to and
folio, in case (36) £200 - £300

Lot 269
269. Darré (G.) and others. a C O L L e C t i O n O f a B O u t 80 L e av e s
O r i L L u s t r at i O n s from French and Italian periodicals, including
“A moi la première partie! A moi la Dernière!!”, lithograph with
illustrations of Louis-Philippe and a woman representing France,
both performing with cups and a miniature figure of each other,
1848; “Leur Dernière Ressource” by Darré, coloured by hand,
[1880] an illustration of the Theatre Robin; performances by Bosco,
M. Faure Nicolay and Pradier le bâtoniste, “Les oiseaux sourciers”,
and many others from “Le Charivari”, “La Journal Amusant” and
other periodicals of the same period, various sizes, in case.
£150 - £200
270. Daumier (Honoré) rO B e rt ma C a i r e Li B r a i r e, (Caricatura
no.14); Le Remboursements des 45 Centimes (Actualités no.97);
Ratapoil (a part), (Actualités no.669), lithographed illustrations
from “Le Charivari”, text on backs, in heavy card mounts (3)
£150 - £200
Lot 271
271. Gilbert-Martin (Charles) th r e e issues O f “Le DO n
qu i C h O t t e”, the front pages with coloured illustrations: L’Agneau
Pascal; Arabi-Pacha; and Une Omlette dans un Chapeau, all by
Gilbert-Martin, 1872-1887; and an issue of “Gil Blas”, the upper
cover with Paysage de Barrière, coloured lithograph by Steinlen,
1896, some with fold marks, all in heavy card mounts, large folio
(4) £150 - £200
272. Grevin (A.) and others. pe t i t jO u r n a L p O u r ri r e, 11 issues,
and five separate leaves, illustrations by Grevin, Cham (Les
Saltimbanques), R. Gautie (A la Foire), and others, [c.1856-1891]
§ Le Rire, 5 issues, and six separate leaves, illustrations by C.
Leandre, L. Metivet, A. Roubille, L. Métivet and others, four in each
issue coloured and full-page, 1894-1910 § L’Assiette au Beure,
3 issues, illustrations by Lucien Métivet, D. Galanis and others,
1901-1907 § Le Sourire, 2 issues, illustrations by Hermann Paul
and others, 1908-1911; and three others, three of the front pages in
heavy card mounts. £150 - £200
Lot 273
273. Lemaitre (V.) and others. fO u r p e r i O D i C a L s W i t h i L L u s t r at e D
f r O n t pa g e s, “Le Rasoir”: Mr. Plaisanster, by Lemaitre, 1870;
“L’Eclipse”: Passe Muscade, by Gill, 1875; “Le Pilori”: En
Vacances, by Paul Kerkades, 1886; and “La Silhouette”: Il Signor
di Rudini, by Charvic, 1891, all but the first coloured, all in heavy
card mounts, large folio (4) £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
43

44
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 274
274. Le Petit (Alfred) and Pépin. fi v e issues O f “Le gr e L O t”, the
first pages with coloured illustrations: L’Evangile selon Sait Marc;
La Carte Forcée, both by Alfred Le Petit; Allez! Passez Muscades;
Le Tour Eiffel; Ira-t-il en Russie, by Pépin, in heavy card mounts,
large folio, Paris, 1872-1897. £200 - £300
Lot 275
275. Marquet (G.) and others. a C O L L e C t i O n O f i L L u s t r at i O n s
extracted from French periodicals, including “L’Escamoteur”by G.
Marquet; “Un Prestidigitateur chez Frascati sous la Restauration”,
by Bac; and a group of performing animals by Albertius, all three
coloured plates; a wood-engraved reproduction of “L’Esacamoteur”
by J.-L. Hamon; performances by M. Faure Nicolay and Pradier
le bâtoniste; “Le Journal La Presse” ( a split personality performer
with cups); and others, about 150 leaves and illustrations in all,
various sizes, in case. £150 - £200
Lot 276
276. Mercier (Philippe) [L’es C a m O t e u r], engraving by François
Ravenet after Mercier, cut down to image; Another version,
attributed to Watteau, in reverse § Anon. A moi la première partie!
A moi la Dernière!!, lithographed sheet with various illustrations
including Louis-Philippe and a woman representing France, both
performing with cups and a miniature figure of each other, [1848?]
§ Bertall [Charles Albert d’Arnoux] Trois petits millions, s’il
vous plait, (in “Le Journal pour Rire”), 1850 § Rosambeaud (E.)
Un Habile Prestidigitateur, depicting Thiers with various pieces of
apparatus, coloured by hand, [Paris, 1870?] § Le Rasoir no.199,
depicting a monk producing a church from under a cup, 1877 §
Vautier (B.) Le Prestidigitateur Ambulant, double-page illustration
in “L’Illustration Européenne”, 1889 § Massanis (P.) Taskspelaran,
(from the “Illustrerad Family-Journal), 1890 § Aspect de la Place
de la Bastille un Dimanche de Novembre, (from “Le Journal
Illustré”) [c.1890] § The Jugglers, photogravure after Jean Lous
Hamon, [c.1900], and others, arranged in 81 heavy card mounts, in
five fitted cases. £200 - £300

Lot 277
277. Montbard and others. te n p e r i O D i C a L s W i t h i L L u s t r at e D
f r O n t pa g e s: “Le Masque”: Aimable Valladon Mère de Thérésa,
by Montbard, torn at one side, 1867; “Le Rasoir”: Mr. Plaisanster,
by Lemaitre, 1870; “Le Grelot”: L’Evangile selon Sait Marc, by
Alfred Le Petit, 1872; L’Eclipse”: Passe Muscade, by Gill, 1875;
“Le Don Quichotte”: L’Agneau Pascal, and Une Omlette dans un
Chapeau, both by Gilbert-Martin, 1878-1887; “La Nouvelle Lune”:
Le Tour de Gobelet, by Coll-Toc, frayed, 1886, all but the second
coloured; and three issues of “Le Piliori”, each with an internal
conjuring illustration, 1895, large folio. £200 - £300
278. Pruche (Clément) Le BO u L e va r D D u te m p L e § Cham [Amédée
de Noé]. L’Escamoteur manquant son Tour (Les Cosaques pour
Rire, no.29), spotted; Another issue (Actualités no.55), 1854; Une
Joli Tour (Actualités no.152), all but the second lithographed
illustrations from “Le Charivari”, text on backs, all in heavy card
mounts (4) £150 - £200
Lot 279
279. Pruche (Clément) Le BO u L e va r D D u te m p L e § Bourdet (J.J.G.)
“Mets deux sous de plus…” (Betises no.16) § Draner. Un nouveau
tour de passé-passe de John Bull, (Actualités no.37); Toujours la!
(Actualités no.78), 1875 § Stop. Partez, muscade!, (Actualités
no.237), lithographed illustrations from “Le Charivari”, text on
backs, all but the third in heavy card mounts (5) £150 - £200
Lot 280
280. Tenniel (Sir John) and others. a COLLeCtiOn O f iLLustratiOns
extracted from the Illustrated London News, including Robert-Houdin
performing, 1848; The Christmas Conjuror, 1877; and Maskelyne
and Cooke’s Automata, 1878 § Gleason’s Pictorial Drawing
Room Companion (Boston): Macallister the Celebrated Wizard and
Magician, 1851, and Professor Anderson at the Melodeon, Boston,
1852 § Punch, including “Disraeli performing the ‘Extinquisher’
trick”, 1876, “Psycho à la Rus(s)e”, 1876, “Let Well Alone (the
Conjuror of the Exchequer)”, 1877, and “Under Which Thimble”,
1892, all by Tenniel; and many others, approximately 120 leaves in
all, various sizes, in case. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
45

46
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 281
281. aC r O B at s, e q u i L i B r i s t s a n D r O p e D a n C e r s, a large sheet with 30
captioned woodcut illustrations of various performers, numbered
52, in heavy card mount, 393mm. by 332mm., [France, c.1800?].
£125 - £175
282. au B e r g e D u Ch e va L BL a n C (L’); Histoire de Mme Godichon
et de son Chien Zozo; Histoire de Court-a-Pattes, 3 picture stories,
the first with 20 illustrations, the others with 16, coloured through
stencils, the first and third in heavy card mounts, approximately
400mm. by 295mm., Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1855-60] (3) £200 - £300
Lot 283
283. Belin. Le s pe t i t s mé t i e r s, 8 captioned illustrations depicting
children as a conjuror, acrobats, an organ grinder and other
tradesmen, coloured by hand, 272mm. by 413mm., [Paris?,
c.1850] § Les Saltimbanques, large illustration by Sherer of a
ringmaster, a fairground scene including various performers and
apparatus forming a frame around the portrait, coloured through
stencils, repaired at fold mark, 437mm. by 332mm., Metz, J.
Verronnais, [c.1860] § Le Singe Maitre d’Ecole, picture story with
20 illustrations, one of Bilboquet as a conjuror, coloured through
stencils, 402mm. by 290mm., Jarville-Nancy, [c.1900], all in heavy
card mounts (3) £200 - £300
284. Ca rt O u C h e, Ca p i ta i n e D e vO L e u r s; Histoire de Court-a-Pattes,
2 picture stories, both with 16 illustrations including a cups and
balls scene; Personages & Costumes Variés, 49 captioned figures
including an Escamoteur, somewhat browned, coloured through
stencils, in heavy card mounts, approximately 400mm. by 295mm.,
Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1900] (3) £125 - £175
❦ Picture Sheets
Lot 285
285. Cé L è B r e rO B e rt-ma C a i r e (Le), 6 illustrations with text below,
one of Robert-Macaire performing with cups, another of him in
a card game, coloured through stencils, horizontal fold mark, in
heavy card mount, 409mm. by 304mm., Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1860].
£150 - £200
286. Cé L è B r e rO B e rt-ma C a i r e (Le), another copy, printed back to
back with “M. Robert-Macaire dans ses Diverses Professions”, 12
illustrations, coloured through stencils, horizontal fold mark, edges
strengthened, 407mm. by 296mm., Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1860].
£150 - £200
287. Cé L è B r e rO B e rt-ma C a i r e (Le), another copy, coloured
through stencils, in heavy card mount, 409mm. by 304mm., Epinal,
Pellerin, [c.1880]. £125 - £175
Lot 288
288. CO m iC an i m a L s, engraved sheet with 12 illustrations of
animals in human dress, including a fox conjuror captioned “Un
Rusé Compère”, 430mm. by 250mm., Paris, Basset, [c.1780].
£150 - £200

Lot 289
289. CO m m e D i a D e L L’ a rt e, engraved picture sheet with four scenes,
one with Maitre Paillasse performing on a small outdoor stage
with Mr.Vacarmini musician Napolitain, another with Paillasse on
the same stage with a young girl, numbered 182 printed in sepia,
254mm. by 382mm., Paris, Bassett, [c.1800]. £150 - £200
Lot 290
290. Cr i t [Cr i s] D e pa r i s, engraved sheet with 36 miniature figures
including a conjuror, a dancing bear, and a performing dog, numbered
284.C, coloured by hand, in paper mount, 202mm. by 310mm.,
possibly a late impression on old paper from an eighteenth-century
plate, indecipherable imprint? at top left corner. £100 - £150
291. Cr i t [Cr i s] D e pa r i s, another copy, coloured by hand, 191mm.
by 313mm. £100 - £150
Lot 292
292. De B u i t e n ke r m i s, sheet numbered 80 with 16 woodcut
illustrations including a conjuror, Punch and Judy show,
contortionist, performing animals, and others, coloured through
stencils, rhyming text below each image in Dutch and French, in
heavy card mount, 420mm. by 338mm., Amsterdam, J.A. Aldag,
[c.1830]. £250 - £350
Lot 293
293. De u x tO u r s D’es C O m a g e; Le Singe, Maitre d’Ecole; Les
Aventures de Bibloquet, three picture stories, each with 20
illustrations and text, coloured through stencils, in heavy card
mounts, average size 410mm. by 280mm., Metz, Gangel et Didion,
[c.1865]. £200 - £300
*** The first story is devoted entirely to performing magic, while
Bilboquet appears in the second and third stories as a conjuror.
Lot 294
294. es C a m O t e u r e n pL e i n ve n t (L’), large lithographed illustration
of a conjuror performing with cups and balls to an appreciative
audience, numbered 14, coloured by hand, browned, mounted on
card, in heavy card mount, 378mm. by 297mm., Epinal, Pellerin,
no.14, [c.1835]. £250 - £350
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
47

48
295. [fê t e fO r a i n (La)], sheet with two large woodcut scenes
including musicians, a travelling theatre, equilibrists, a conjuror,
tooth pulling, a Punch and Judy show, and an acrobat, titled by
hand in pencil, 239mm. by 373mm., n.p., [c.1830]. £150 - £200
*** An excellent impression, possibly a proof copy.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 296
296. [fê t e fO r a i n (La)], another copy, coloured by hand, slightly
browned, in paper mount, 297mm. by 403mm., n.p., [c.1830].
£150 - £200
297. hi e r W O r D t u, O je u g D g e g e v e n, sheet with 24 woodcuts each
with rhyming couplet telling the story of Tetje, numbered 82, 2
copies, one with dabbed colouring, the other uncoloured, mounted
on thin card, approximately 375mm. by 295mm., [Turnhout,
Lenisson, c.1840]. £150 - £200
*** In the first four illustrations Tetje is seen with a conjuror.
Lot 298
298. hier W O r D t u, O je u g D g e g e v e n, another copy, coloured through
stencils, 400mm. by 292mm., [Turnhout, Lenisson, c.1840] § De
Buitenkermis/Les Saltimbanques, 16 captioned woodcut illustrations
of a conjuror, a Punch and Judy Show, various performing animals,
and other entertainers, each with accompanying couplet in Flemish
and French, 380mm. by 300mm., [Turnhout, Brepols, c.1860] §
Onderscheidene Voorstellen, 15 captioned woodcut illustrations of a
conjuror, a posture master, Harlequin, and other characters, 295mm.
by 388mm., [Brussels, Hemeleers-Van Houten, c.1875], all coloured
through stencils, the second framed and glazed, the others in heavy
card mounts (3) £200 - £300
Lot 299
299. hi e r z O O h e B j e jO n g e je u g D D e am s t e r D a m s e ke r m i s v r e u g D,
sheet with 36 captioned woodcut illustrations, numbered 36,
coloured through stencils, soiled, edges strengthened, small hole
with slight loss of text to imprint, 413mm. by 329mm., Amsterdam,
J. Bou[wer] en de Wed. J. Ratelband, [c.1770]. £300 - £400
*** The illustrations include six each of a rope dancer, an equilibrist,
a contortionist and performing animals, three of a conjurors, and
other performers.
300. je u D e L’Oie, lithographed sheet signed Gillot, mounted
on card, soiled and worn; 297mm. by 401mm., Epinal, Pellerin,
[c.1860]; Another copy, without signature, in paper mount,
377mm. by 409mm., [c.1880]; Another larger version of the same
design, mounted on folding board, 434mm. by 565mm., [c.1900],
all coloured through stencils § Jeu de l’Oie, renouvelé des Grecs,
lithographed sheet printed in colour, the corners with illustrations
of Greek, mediaeval, eighteenth-century and contemporary children
playing the game, mounted on folding board, 318mm. by 392mm.,
Paris, Mauclair-Dacier, [c.1910] (4) £200 - £300
*** Each version of the game in this and the following two lots
has a spiral track with 63 illustrated spaces, one of which depicts a
conjuror with cups and balls.
301. je u D e L’Oie, two different issues, and a larger version with
numbered counters at both sides, the earliest slightly stained
and laid down, approximately 285mm. by 400mm. or 440mm.
by 602mm., Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1870-1900]; Another version,
287mm. by 410mm., Imagerie Nouvelle, [c.1880], all coloured
through stencils, in heavy card mounts (4) £200 - £300
302. je u D e L’Oie r e n O u v e L é D e s gr e C s, large lithographed sheet
signed Ludovic, the corners with illustrations of Greek, mediaeval,
eighteenth-century and contemporary children playing the game,
mounted on folding board, 466mm. by 558mm., [France], JFJ,
[c.1880]. £150 - £200

303. je u x D e L’en fa n C e, 12 lithographed illustrations with rhyming
couplets, 428mm. by 286mm.; Medor ou le Bien pour le Mal, 18
lithographed illustrations, with captions, 410mm. by 265mm.,
both Pont-à-Mouson, Haguenthal, [c.1880] § La Poupée Savant,
picture story with 16 illustrations, 410mm. by 286mm., Pont-à-
Mouson, Marcel Vagné, [c.1900], all coloured through stencils, in
heavy card mounts (3) £150 - £200
*** All three sheets have an illustration of performers with cups
and balls. The first sheet is based on the “Petits Métiers” sheet by
Belin (see lot 283).
Lot 304
304. Li e v e je u g D, W iL u v e r m a k e n, met deze Prent, neemt U plezier,
sheet with 8 woodcut illustrations of a conjuror, Harlequin, Pierrot,
and other entertainers, each with accompanying verse, light dabbed
colouring, defective at old fold mark with loss of a few letters from
one verse and imprint, 342mm. by 415mm., Breda, Broese & Comp,
[c.1830]. £150 - £200
305. LO t e r i e pa r i s i e n n e, 72 illustrations, 400mm. by 302mm.,
[c.1860]; Petit Jeu de Loterie pour les Enfants, 49 illustrations,
412mm. by 320mm., [c.1860]; coloured through stencils, in heavy
card mounts, Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1860] (2) £150 - £200
*** A conjuror appears in one of the illustrations on both sheets.
Lot 306
306. ni e u W p r e n t k u n D i g aBC v O O r L i e v e k i n D e r e n, alphabet sheet
for A-M, 13 woodcut illustrations including a Goochelaar and
Koordedanser, each with accompanying couplet, coloured through
stencils, slight stain at upper right corner, in heavy card mount,
303mm. by 363mm., [Holland, c.1840]. £150 - £200
307. ni e u W p r e n t k u n D i g aBC v O O r L i e v e k i n D e r e n, another copy,
uncoloured, framed and glazed, 197mm. by 368mm., [Holland, c.1
840]. £100 - £150
Lot 308
308. nO u v e L L e s fa n ta i s i e s, 40 woodcut illustrations including a
wizard conjuror, a peepshow, Harlequin and Pierrot, and various
acrobats, coloured through stencils, 418mm. by 299mm., Metz et
Paris, Demboug et Gangel, [c.1840]. £125 - £175
Lot 309
309. pe t i t LO t e r i e re C r e at i v e; Loterie de l’Aigle Couronnée;
Loterie aux Petites Images, 3 sheets, the first two each with 49
illustrations, the third with 90, coloured through stencils, the first
and third in card mounts, approximately 415mm.. by 330mm., Metz,
Gangel, [c.1855]. £200 - £300
*** Each sheet includes a conjuror and other performers amongst
the illustrations.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
49

50
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 310
310. pi C t u r e aL p h a B e t, engraved sheet with 15 captioned
illustrations for various letters, including an “Arlequin” and a
“Jouer de Gobelet”, coloured by hand, framed and glazed, 223mm.
by 320mm., Paris, Basset, [c.1820]. £250 - £350
Lot 311
311. pi C t u r e aL p h a B e t, engraved sheet with 16 captioned
illustrations of street sellers representing various letters, including a
“Jouer de Gobelet”,coloured by hand, framed and glazed, 358mm.
by 240mm., Paris, Basset, [c.1820]. £250 - £350
Lot 312
312. pi C t u r e aL p h a B e t, lithographed sheet for the letter E with 6
illustrations including an Escamoteur, coloured by hand, in card
mount, 270mm. by 362mm., [Paris?, c.1830]. £150 - £200
Lot 313
313. Porret (H[enri]?) sh e e t W i t h 9 W O O D-e n g r av e D i L L u s t r at i O n s
of “Polichinelle orateur”, a Grimacier with cups on the table behind
him, and subjects from various tales, five signed with monogram or
surname, in heavy card mount, 362mm. by 223mm., Lille, Bloquel
for Castiaux, [c.1820]. £150 - £200
Lot 314
314. Porret (H[enri]?) th r e e s h e e t s n u m B e r e D 78, 86 a n D 87,
30 wood-engraved illustrations including a wizard, two conjurors
performing with cups and balls, and an equilibrist with a cup on the
nearby table, in heavy card mounts, 256mm. by 356mm., [Paris],
Lacrampe, [c.1840]. £150 - £200
315. prenten-ma g a z i n v O O r D e je u g D, no. 85 and 88, each with four
wood-engraved illustrations, the first with two fairground scenes,
the second with a conjuror and a circus scene, all with verse text, in
heavy card mounts, approximately 415mm. by 340mm., Purmerende,
J. Schuitemaker, [c.1860]; and four others (6) £125 - £175
316. sa Lt i m B a n q u e (un),a n D O t h e r s u B j e C t s, 24 captioned
woodcut illustrations including a conjuror, military, religious and
symbolic figures, coloured through stencils, short tear in lower
margin repaired, 442mm. by 265mm., Lille, Bocquel (sheet no.511),
[c.1830]. £100 - £150

Lot 317
317. sa Lt i m B a n q u e s (Le s), woodblock for a picture sheet with title
and four illustrations depicting a conjuror performing with cups
and balls, musicians promoting a theatrical performance, a juggler
and contortionist, and a fortune teller and ballad monger, framed
and glazed, 235mm. by 402mm., [France, c.1840]. £500 - £750
Lot 318
318. sa Lt i m B a n q u e s (Le s), large illustration by Sherer of a
ringmaster, a fairground scene including various performers and
apparatus forming a frame around the portrait, double-sided,
with further illustrations on back; Le Célèbre Robert-Macaire, 6
illustrations with text below, one of Robert-Macaire performing
with cups, another of him in a card game; Giroflé, Girofla, large
illustrations with text of the song below; Histoire de Court-a-Pattes,
picture story with 16 illustrations including a cups and balls scene;
Personages & Costumes Variés, 49 captioned figures including
an Escamoteur, the last two slightly browned and in card mounts,
coloured through stencils, approximately 400mm. by 295mm.; and
10 others (15) £200 - £300
Lot 319
319. sC è n e s miLitaires, 12 captioned woodcut illustrations, one of
a cups and balls man talking to a young soldier, coloured by hand,
stained at one edge, in heavy card mount, 416mm. by 328mm.,
Metz, Dembour, [c.1830]. £150 - £200
Lot 320
320. sC h e p h i e r v e r m a a k, ô L i e v e je u g D! In de Amsterdamsche
Kermis-vreugd, sheet lettered AA, with 12 woodcut illustrations,
each with accompanying verse text, in heavy card mount, 414mm.
by 330mm, [Amsterdam], David le Jolle, [c.1815]. £200 - £300
*** An excellent copy, The illustrations include a Punch and Judy
show, a commedia dell’ arte troupe, a menagerie, an equilibrist and
cups and balls conjuror, a tightrope walker and a circus ring.
321. sC h e p h i e r v e r m a a k, ô L i e v e je u g D! In de Amsterdamsche
Kermis-vreugd, another issue, lettered L.AA, margins slightly
stained, mounted on thin card, 420mm. by 333mm, Amsterdam, H.
van Munster en Zoon, [c.1820]. £100 - £150
*** The sheet is identical to the earlier issue apart from imprint and
serial number.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
51

52
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 322
322. sC r a p s h e e t s, A pair of lithographed sheets with ten scenes or
illustrations, including a conjuror performing for a family, his zany
assistant behind him, and an illustration of a similar figure, wand
in hand behind his table, slightly stained, in heavy card mounts,
305mm by 230mm., [Paris?, c.1840] § Silhouettes par Larue, large
lithographed sheet with fourteen illustrations including a conjuror,
short tear repaired, in paper mount, 347mm, by 491mm., [Paris?],
Gihaut Frères, [c.1840] (3) £100 - £150
323. si n g e ma i t r e D’eC O L e (Le), 14 copies, 20 illustrations,
coloured through stencils, advertisement for Kellner’s coffees and
teas on backs, mounted in thin card, 385mm. by 278mm., Nancy,
Imagerie Delhalt, [c.1900]. £200 - £300
*** The story is of the adventures of Biboquet and the monkey that
he purchases. He appears as a conjuror in one of the illustrations.
Lot 324
324. sO r C i e r D u viL L a g e (Le),O u L’Or a C L e uni v e r s e L L e, large
woodcut illustration coloured by hand, with text and tables of
questions and answers, right edge slightly frayed, in paper mount,
632mm. by 406mm., Epinal, Pellerin, [c.1880]. £100 - £150
Lot 325
325. th é â t r e D e L’am B i q u, engraved sheet with 12 illustrations of
a conjuror performing with cups and balls, six actors and actresses,
a claqueur, a barker, and the audience, coloured by hand, 420mm.
by 268mm., Paris, Basset, [c.1830]. £250 - £350
326. th é â t r e D e L’am B i q u, another copy, uncoloured, 430mm. by
275mm., Paris, Basset, [c.1830]. £150 - £200
Lot 327
327. ve r s C h i L L e n D e n e e r i n g e n, 12 woodcut illustrations of trades,
including a conjuror, each with accompanying couplet, dabbed
colouring, 410mm. by 340mm., Winschoten, H.V. Huisingh,
[c.1820]. £150 - £200
en D O f mO r n i n g sessiOn
sa L e W iL L r e C O m m e n C e at 1.30pm p r e C i s e Ly

Lot 328
328. BO n pO i n t, thirty six picture cards with tricks, puzzles, and
shadowgraphs, instructions or riddles on backs, 22 on grey card,
the remainder on yellow, eight duplicated, the grey cards somewhat
worn, Paris, A. Hatier, [c.1900]. £100 - £150
*** The tricks appear to be taken from the La Science Amusante by
Tom Tit [Arthur Good].
Lot 329
329. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s 10 cards including one of a boy performing
with cups and mice, three different versions, one with gold background
and calendar for 1878 on back; a card with the same boy between
an organ grinder and a drummer; L’Escamoteur, depicting a boy in
white top hat, with cups and balls; another boy with angel’s wings, 2
copies, with different advertisements; Le Petit Physicien, depicting
a young wizard and his audience, Paris, J. Minot; Jouets-Physique,
depicting a young wizard, a large conjuring outfit behind him, Paris,
J. Minot, all lithographed in colour,1878-[c.1890]; and another of a
young conjuror reproduced from a photograph, titled Prfr. Stebbing,
[c.1900], all of them performing with cups and balls, in heavy card
mounts £150 - £200
se C O n D sessiOn
CO m m e n C i n g at 1.30pm p r e C i s e Ly
❦ Trade Cards
Lot 330
330. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s 7 cards from a set of 12 depicting young
magicians performing tricks, and 6 variants, 13 in all, 7 with
instructions below, lithographed in colour with gold backgrounds,
four in heavy card mounts, Paris, Testu & Massin, [1879].
£150 - £200
Lot 331
331. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s 16 cards including one of a boy performing
with cups and mice; a set of eight smaller cards, one with the same
design, others including a boy producing butterflies from a fan, and
other subjects, in excellent condition, Paris, for J. Conort; a boy
with angel’s wings, performing with cups, 2 variant issues; a young
wizard with cards; Un Bal d’Enfants, depicting two children dressed
as a witch and a page; a child producing miniature cattle from a
Leibig jar; two children in Harlequinade outfits beside a Punch and
Judy show, Paris, J. Minot; and a young female performer with an
audience of three, all lithographed in colour, [c.1880]. £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
53

54
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 332
332. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s, 18 cards including two of jugglers with
large soap bubbles, Paris, Testu & Massin; L’Escamoteur, depicting
a boy performing in a white top hat; a girl performing with white
rats; a miniature card with a boy performing with cups and mice;
a boy with angel’s wings, performing with cups, 2 variant issues;
Un Bal d’Enfants, depicting two children dressed as a witch and a
page; a child producing miniature cattle from a Leibig jar; a young
female performer with an audience of three, all lithographed in
colour, [c.1880]; Olibet, a card depicting a young conjuror holding
a cloth above a large box on which the name of the company
appears when exposed to sunlight, chipped at two corners and side,
Paris, Bouquet & Barry, [c.1895]. £200 - £300
333. Ci g a r e t t e Ca r D s, a collection including: War Incidents, [series
1], 15 of 25 cards; 2nd series, 15 of 25 cards and two duplicates, F.
& J. Smith, [1914-1915]; Countries and their Industries, 24 of 25
cards, lacking no.25, John Player, [1915]; Flower Culture in Pots,
50 cards, complete, Wills, [1925]; Ship’s Badges, 46 of 50 cards,
lacking 1, 22, 34, and 36, Wills, [1925]; Cinema Stars, 45 of 50
cards, lacking no.1, 3, 4, 10, and 50, Wills, [1928]; Champions of
Screen and Stage, 47 of 48 cards, lacking no.46, Park Drive, [1934];
Stars of Screen and Stage, 47 of 48 cards, Park Drive, [1935]; Shots
from Famous Films, 44 of 48 cards, lacking no.10, 12, 20, and 40,
Gallaher, [1935]; Garden Hints, 49 of 50 cards, lacking no.16, with
6 duplicates, Wills, [1938]; Speed, 48 of 50 cards, lacking 42 and
43, Wills, [1938]; Air Raid Precautions, 50 cards, complete, Wills,
[1938], slightly soiled and worn, a few cards in poor condition; and
about 450 cards from fourteen other packs £300 - £400
Lot 334
334. CL O W n s a n D C O n j u r O r s, 15 cards including a set of four
depicting clowns performing various tricks, with three variants,
three slightly stained, Paris, Bognard, [c.1880]; a clown seated
with cups and a ball, three variant copies, New York, Wemple &
Co, [c.1880]; L’Escamoteur, depicting a conjuror performing by
a riverside, n.p., [c.1880]; a conjuror at his table with cups and
a butterfly, n.p., [c.1880]; Diseurs de bonne Aventure, depicting
two fortune-tellers with speaking tubes, [c.1880]; Le Corbeau et le
Renard, a large card with front lifting to reveal a three-dimensional
scene with conjuror performing before an audience, advertising
“Au Bon Marché”, Paris, J.B. Goosens, [c.1895]; “La Récréation”
depicting a cups and balls man in eighteenth-century dress, Paris,
Hérold, [c.1895], all lithographed in colour, three in heavy card
mounts. £200 - £300
Lot 335
335. CO r B e a u e t L e re n a r D (Le), a large card with front lifting to
reveal a three-dimensional scene with conjuror performing before
an audience, advertising “Au Bon Marché”, Paris, J.B. Goosens,
[c.1895]; Olibet, a card depicting a young conjuror holding a cloth
above a large box on which the name of the company appears when
exposed to sunlight, in heavy card mount, Paris, Bouquet & Barry,
[c.1895]; and 13 cards advertising Chocolat Poulain, including “La
Récréation” depicting a cups and balls man in eighteenth-century
dress, lithographed in colours and gold, in heavy card mount,
Paris, Hérold, [c.1895]; and seven transformation cards depicting
a conjuror, three circus performers, and other subjects, revealing
extra content when held to the light, but unfortunately mounted
with two defective cards from the same series and others on a leaf
from an album, [Tourangelle, 1895], all lithographed in colour.
£100 - £150

Lot 336
336. ga n s (Die), a set of six Leibig cards depicting human
failings, each represented by a different bird, with illustration in the
background, Die Gans depicting a man being fooled by a wizard,
with three other versions in French, two advertising different
companies, lithographed in colour and gold, three in heavy card
mounts £75 - £100
Lot 337
337. Good (Arthur)] Tom Tit. [La sC i e n C e am u s a n t e], 9 cards
from the first series, the majority advertising Chocolat Guérin-
Boutron,. Paris, J. Minot, [1890]; Memoires d’un Ane, open-air
scene with cups and balls to one side, Paris, Minot, [c.1895]; Le
Magnetisme, depicting a conjuror gesturing towards a blindfolded
bust, [c.1895]; Le Charlatan (Florian), Paris, A, Billon, [c.1900]; an
open-air conjuror in top hat, [c.1910]; all lithographed in colour;
and 13 others, six in heavy card mounts (26) £200 - £300
338. tr i C k s a n D pu z z L e s, a complete set of 100 cigarette cards,
Gallaher, [1933] § Puzzle Series, a complete set of 50 cigarette
cards, R. & J. Hill Ltd, [1937] § Hey Presto, a complete set of 24
cards, and 19 duplicates, Edward Sharp & Sons, [1970], coloured
illustrations, instructions and solutions on backs. £125 - £175
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
55

56
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 339 (actual size)
339. aB e C e D a i r e D e s art e s e t mé t i e r s, 22 engraved cards,
lacking F,U,W, and Z, coloured by hand, in original case, title and
illustration on one side, top and bottom edges split open, 49mm. by
37mm., [Paris?, c.1820]. £250 - £350
*** Each card illustrates a different trade, each with a Christian
name and title starting with the appropriate letter, apart from K
which depicts Kelmer, an Escamoteur.
Lot 340
340. aL p h a B e t Dé C O u p é, lithographed sheet by Geny-Gros with
an illustration of a magician producing letters for a group of
children, coloured by hand, an uncoloured lithograph for Loto
Geographique on back, in heavy card mount, 235mm. by 303mm.,
Paris, L. Saussine, [c.1860]. £100 - £150
❦ Miscellaneous Items
341. Bruce & Verne. iL L u s t r at e D p r O g r a m m e for their Musical and
Ventriloquial Entertainments at the New Assembly Rooms, South
Molton, 1883 § Follia Caffé Concerto con Ristorante, programme
with various coloured illustrations including a conjuror, framed
and glazed, Milan, [1894?] § Programme for St. George’s Hall,
including J.N. Maskeyne’s “Dancing Elf” and a revival of “Will,
the Witch, and the Watchman”, 1917, and Maskelyne’s Misteries,
illustrations, 1924; together with a collection of autogaph or typed
letters to Lewis Davenport signed by Howard Ballard, Dacre,
Charles Dratton, J. H. Drayton, George Le Roy, Lindon, Percy
Lytton, The Rodways, Morris St. Clair, Van Gelder, Herbert Victor,
Prof. Wareing, and Harry Whiteley, all but the last on headed paper,
some incorporating portraits; sixteen others, including a letter
written at his suggestion on Charlton’s headed paper; and seventeen
headed portions of other conjurors’ stationery, the majority soiled
or stained, [c.1900-1915]; and other ephemera. £125 - £175
342. Chung Ling Soo [William E. Robinson]. La r g e m e m O r a n D u m
s h e e t, small portrait within dragon border, printed in blue and gold;
and small memorandum sheet with head-and shoulders portrait in
profile, printed in red and black £100 - £150
Lot 343
343. CO m é D i e n s Or D i n a i r e s D u pe u p L e (Le s), donneront, au benefit
des Trépassés, la première representation de l’Anniversaire,
lithographed sheet by Delaporte, three illustrations coloured by
hand, several fold marks, one with short split, 403mm. by 497mm.,
[Paris], Aubert, [c.1835]. £125 - £175
*** One of the acts on the second of the three days was “Escamotage
du programme, tours de gobelet et de gibecière”.

344. Cr O s s re a D i n g s n O.3, lithograph of a wooden fence covered
with overlapping letterpress posters and bills, coloured by hand,
edges of the sheet slightly soiled, two very short tears in the
margins, 298mm. by 440mm., W.H.J. Carter, [c. 1865].
£100 - £150
*** The overlapping produces ludicrous readings such as “The
Davenport Brothers are Performing Donkeys”; and “Professor
Anderson will entertain Miss Menken on the wild horse
Mazeppa”.
345. fa n ta s m a s C O p e, card disc with 10 etched images of a conjuror
seated at a table with cups and ball, around inner circle of 10 similar
images of a young man, in heavy card mount, 175mm. diameter,
[c.1835]. £100 - £150
*** When the disc is spun round the conjuror performs and the
young man dances.
346. he a D s, BO D i e s, a n D Le g s, a large engraved sheet comprising
a set of twelve cards, each with the figure of an animal standing on
its hind legs or a bird, a similar set of twelve with humorous human
figures, and a set of twelve smaller cards with human figures,
engraved in duplicate, each card in three sections with letters of the
alphabet at either side, in heavy card mount, 301mm. by 397mm.,
[France, c.1815]. £500 - £750
*** Figures on this rare sheet include a conjuror with cups and
balls, an Indian juggler, Punch, a tight-rope walker, musicians, and
a sword swallower. Each card would have been divided into three
to produce a large number of extraordinary figures.
Lot 346
Lot 344
Lot 345
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
57

58
347. ne W s pa p e r s. The London Gazette, April 1, 1689, with
a notice for Street-Players, Mountebanks, Rope Dancers, and
others; The Chelmsford Chronicle, July 10,1789, with a notice
regarding the suppression of the Tiptree Fair; The Salisbury and
Winchester Journal, Oct.11, 1790, with illustrated advertisement
for The Amazing Pig of Knowledge, upper outer corners and
centre fold repaired; The Morning Chronicle, April 6, 1797, with
an advertisement for Breslaw’s New various Entertainments; The
Morning Chronicle, June 6, 1797, with an advertisements for
Breslaw’s New various Entertainments and Astley’s Amphitheatre;
The Courier and Evening Gazette Aug.25, 1797, advertising
the ventriloquist Mr, Askins at Sadler’s Wells; The Columbian
Centinel, Boston, Feb.2 1803, advertising a Learned Goat;
The Kaleidoscope, March 30, 1821, with an article on Indian
Conjurors; The Macclesfield Courier Jan.10, 1824, with a long
account of the murder of the gambler William Weare; The Satirist,
Jan.2, 1842m with a glowing review of T. Mathews as the clown
in “Sixteen -String Jack”; The Saturday Magazine, May 23, 1835,
with illustrastion of “The Indian Snake-Charmers”; Paul Pry, July
11, 1857, recording a performance by Professor Henri, the Original
Lilliputian Magician in Hull; and 16 other English and European
newspapers, all nineteenth century, in portfolio (27) £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 348
348. pi C t O r i a L C a L e n D a r f O r 1816, two engraved sheets with six
illustrations depicting acrobats, musicians, a conjuror, and other
street performers, pasted to either side of a contemporary sheet of
card, slightly stained, 214mm. by 283mm., [Paris, 1815].
£200 - £300
*** A similar illustration of the conjuror appears in Scenes
Populaire 100 Sujets by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux, in reverse and with
no buildings in the background.
349. Pictorial Music Cover. Leduc (Alphonse) Le pe t i t sO r C i e r,
lithographed throughout, pictorial title by Moucelot after N.?
Ledoux, 5 pp. music, restitched, oblong folio (270mm. by 347mm.),
Paris, [c.1850]. £150 - £200
*** The large illustration depicts a young conjuror in Philippe-style
attire performing a card trick to a large audience, cups and balls and
other apparatus on the table before him.
350. Pictorial Music Covers. Caron (G. Wolframm) Le s jO y e u x
re f r a i n s, cover design incorporating a fortune teller, Paris,
Joly, [c.1860] § Delange (Ch.M.) and Auguste Oliver, L’Ecole-
Buissonnière, cover illustrations including a boy with a conjuror,
Paris, F. Gauvin, [c.1860] § Marotte (Jan) and Jean Cis. L’Amour
Magicien, Paris, [1934?], all with lithographed pictorial covers
and music § Recuil des Costumes de la Bretagne & des autres
Contrées, lithographed pictorial title-page with vignette of a
conjuror performing with cups and balls, soiled and worn, Nantes,
Charpentier, 1829/31, all in heavy card mounts, folio (4)
£100 - £150
Lot 351
351. Pictorial Music Covers. Walker (H.) th e qu i e t st r e e t,
or Love Making under Difficulties, cover design by T.H. Jones
incorporating various street performers, [c.1850] § Moinaux (J.)
and V. Parizot. Le Célèbre Mufflardini, cover design by Bouchol
depicting a street conjuror, Paris, [c.1860] § Abadie (Louis) La
Gaité de Paillasse, cover design by Edme Guichard depicting
a conjuror with his three children in a garret, Paris, [c.1860] §
Chautagne (J. Marc) La Veuve Bilboquet, cover design by Leo
Loire depicting a street conjuror dressed as a female African native,
Paris, 1865 § Barle (E.) and L. Godefroy. Musée Comique de la
Jeunesse, cover depicting four characters including a Charlatan,
Paris, [c.1875] § Marotte (Jan) and Jean Cis. L’Amour Magicien,
Paris, [1934?] § Hornez (André) and Henri Betti. Rien dans les
Mains, Rien dans les Poches, Paris, 1948, all with lithographed
covers and music, slightly soiled and worn § Les Chansonniers de
Montmartre: Jaques Ferny, illustrations including a conjuror with
a single cup, original wrappers, Paris, [c.1900]; and 5 others, folio
(13) £200 - £300

Lot 352
352. Pictorial Music Covers. Roberts (H.S) pu n C h a n D ju D y
qu a D r i L L e; Punchinello Lancers, by Warwick Williams; and Punch
and Judy Polka, by Oscar Barrett, lithographed in colour, uniformly
framed and glazed, approximately 340mm. by 240mm., [c.1870-
1900]. £150 - £200
Lot 353
353. Postcards. L’es C a m O t e u r, depicting a conjuror performing on
a riverside, [Paris, c.1890]; Good (Arthur)] Tom Tit. [La Science
Amusante], four cards from a set of ten reproducing photographs of
children performing tricks, Nancy, [1903]; one of a man performing
the three card trick on an opened umbrella, Paris, [1903]; seven
cards depicting Indian jugglers, snake charmers and acrobats,
[c.1900-1910]; two of Punch and Judy shows in Paris and Rhyll,
1908 and 1913; together with a carte-de-visite portrait of a young
boy with his collection of apparatus; two stereoscopic views, one
of a child performing for others, the children dressed to resemble
those in the Testu & Massin trade cards, [c.1880], the other a posed
scene with conjuror, strongman and others apparently from the play
“L’Escamoteur”, [c.1900?]; and others including a carte-de-visite
portrait of Nadar, and seven other photographic portraits of Cham,
Bertall, and others in the Figaro-Album series (a small quantity)
£150 - £200
Lot 354
354. Puzzle sheet. “qu e s O rt i r a-t-iL D e C e gO B e L e t” (La Papillote
no.20), lithograph of a cup, ball and wand, the top rising to reveal a
standing figure and a set of demands below the caption “Paix a tout
prix”, coloured by hand, in heavy card mount, 295mm. by 232mm.,
[Paris, 1834?]. £125 - £175
355. re B u s Ca r D s, 16 engraved cards, printed on thin paper in
various colours, one hand-coloured within elaborate border, pasted
onto a quarto sheet within ruled ink framework, slightly stained,
230mm. by 180mm., [France, c.1800]. £200 - £300
*** The cards appear to come from different sets, each with
syllables replaced with miniature illustrations. On five cards the
text appears below a large illustration, one of which is a conjuror
performing with cups and balls.
Lot 356
356. re B u s s h e e t s, three lithographed sheets, each with 50
illustrations, one after Daumier, [c.1840]; the others published by
Gecon et Cie, Lyon, for 1846; and Aurosset, Lyon, [c.1850]; with
a similar sheet titled Fantaisies Diverses, Metz, Gangel, [c.1855],
average size 410mm. by 255mm. (4) £200 - £300
*** The illustrations include a conjuror on each sheet and other
entertainers.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
59

60
357. Talma and others. a C O L L e C t i O n O f p O s t C a r D p O rt r a i t s,
including two of Talma, others of Lewis Davenport, Walford
Bodie, Merlin, Murray, and Cardini; two humorous cards depicting
the three card trick; and over 100 portraits of Dan Leno, the clown
Just George, two of the trick cyclist A. Daunton-Shaw, Herman
Gorner, a Goliath of the Twentieth Century, and other performers,
63 signed or inscribed, [c.1915-1925]. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 358
358. Vue d’Optique. L’hO t e L D e vi L L e D e ga n D, engraving
coloured by hand, mounted on card, 327mm. by 411mm., [c.1780].
£250 - £350
*** The scene includes musicians playing on a balcony and a
conjuror performing at a table with cups and balls. The card is
pierced to produce rows of lights transforming the view to a night
scene when placed in a viewer or against a strong light. For another
version see lot 110.
Lot 359
359. Writing sh e e t, a large sheet with engraved pictorial border,
two illustrations of a conjuror producing a dove for a small audience,
and a tightrope walker at upper corners, a scene from a play below,
the central area with a poem “Erinnering” written by Martienus
Commandeur, the border coloured by hand, fold marks, slightly
stained, further writing on back, 413mm. by 333mm., Amsterdam,
de Wed. S. Ratelband en J. Bouwer, [c.1775]. £125 - £175

Lot 360
360. Abbott the Clown, a L a r g e p L ay B i L L for a benefit performance
for Abbott the Clown at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, printed
in red, black, and yellow, the royal coat of arms multicoloured,
with large woodblock signed Horner, L’pool, printed in black and
grey with head-and- shoulders portrait and four illustrations of
Abbott in various balancing and acrobatic acts, framed and glazed,
760mm. by 240mm., Birmingham, James Upton, 1869.
£350 - £500
*** Abbott’s performance included his “Magic Chairs” and for one
night only “Dancing the Globe”. Other performers included James
Bennett and Miss Desborough in a favourite play, with “Ali Baba
and the 40 Thieves” concluding the programme.
❦ Posters and Playbills
Lot 361
361. Astley (Philip) DO u B L e-s i D e D h a n D B i L L for performances at
the Amphithéatre, Rue du Fauxbourg du Temple, featuring the
monkey Général Jaco and other acts, the reverse with 10 oval
woodcut illustrations of Jaco performing various feats, five on a
tightrope, 351mm. by 149mm., Paris, 1786. £400 - £600
362. Astley (Philip) ha n D B i L L f O r p e r f O r m a n C e s at t h e
am p h i t h é at r e, Rue du Fauxbourg du Temple, featuring various
equestrian acts, one titled Ventriloque Anglais, and the learned pig,
the monkey Général Jaco, and performing dogs, stained at upper
and lower right corners, 282mm. by 212mm., Paris, 1786.
£150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
61

62
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 363
363. Beni-Zoug-Zoug Arabs. a L a r g e p L ay B i L L for their last night
at the New Theatre Royal, Brighton, with large block signed Gillot
illustrating the troupe forming various human pyramids etc., framed
and glazed, 746mm. by 246mm., Brighton, T. Phillips, 1868.
£300 - £400
*** Performances of the Historical French Drama “Cartouche!”
and “The Porter’s Knot” were interspersed with various leaping
and balancing acts concluding with “The Whirlwind”, with The
Human Pyramids in forty-six tableaux.
Lot 364
364. Bixlerix. a L a r g e p O s t e r for Le Mysterieux Bixlerix, le
pluse fort de l’epoque, with head and shoulders portrait and 7
illustrations, lithographed in colour, folded, 1102mm. by 727mm.,
Brussels, F. Pepermans, [c.1925]. £250 - £350
365. Blitz (Signor) an e a r Ly h a n D B i L L for a performance at
the Assembly Rooms, Cheltenham, including Thaumaturgics,
performing with three hands, two learned half-crowns, and the
dancing of five dinner plates, framed and glazed, 263mm. by
181mm., Cheltenham, 1833. £300 - £400

Lot 366
366. Chung Ling Soo [William E. Robinson]. Li t h O g r a p h e D
p O s t e r with silhouette head and shoulders profile portrait,
printed in red and black, framed and glazed, 558mm. by 265mm.,
Birmingham, James Upton, [c.1905]. £750 - £1,000
367. Cookes’ Circus. DO u B L e h a n D B i L L for a Grand Equestrian
Jubilee, the programme including Mr. James Cooke performing in
the character of Ramo Taj Mahal the Renowned Indian Magician,
449mm. by 143mm., J. Brydon, 1840. £150 - £200
368. Du C a s s e re g i m e n ta i r e, lithographed poster for a June 25th
celebration, pictorial border depicting various performers including
a conjuror, coloured by hand, 417mm. by 300mm., [c.1890?] § The
Great Levante Magical Revue, printed in red and blue with portrait
head, folded, 1010mm. by 384mm., [c.1950?] § Royal Theatre of
Magic, letterpress poster featuring Chris Charlton, Fred Culpitt,
and others, slightly stained, tear repaired, folded, 755mm. by
507mm., [c.1950], and 40 others, the majority reproductions,
various sizes, in portfolio. £100 - £150
369. Grimaldi (Joseph) th r e e h a n D B i L L s for the Theatre Royal
Covent Garden, all for performances of “Harlequin & Fortunio”
featuring Mr. Grimaldi and Master Joe Grimaldi, preceded by “Jane
Shore”, “The Stranger”, or “The Gamester”, uniformly framed and
glazed, 293mm. by 169mm., Dec. 28, 1815-Jan.11, 1816.
£150 - £200
*** The three bills were annotated on the backs by a manager or
some other member of staff, giving details of the audience and
money taken. The earliest was to “an overflowing house”.
370. Moodaya (Mooty). ha n D B i L L f O r mO O t y mO O D aya, the
Indian from Madras, performing Magic of the Egyptians and
other conjuring at Dubourg’s Splendid Mechanical Museum &
Cosmorama, corners cut away, framed and glazed, 245mm. by
181mm., dated by hand 1840. £150 - £200
Lot 371
371. pr O g r a m m e: 14e an n i v e r s a i r e D e s jO u r n é e s D e ju i L L e t, large
poster with large woodcut illustration and letterpress text, in heavy
card mount, 562mm. by 444mm., [Paris], P. Daudoin, [1844].
£100 - £150
*** Events were to celebrate the 1830 revolution. The woodcut
scene includes a conjuror at his table with cups and balls, a traveling
theatre, and a freak show, a balloon and fireworks above.
372. [Pyott (Harold)] th e en g L i s h tO m th u m B at t h e eg y p t i a n
ha L L letterpress handbill, framed and glazed, 485mm. by 112mm.,
[c.1846]. £150 - £200
*** Harold Pyott appeared as Shaw the Life Guardsman, Sir Roger
de Coverley, Napoleon Buonaparte and other characters. According
to one of the press opinions he was thirty four inches high and
sixteen years old.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
63

64
373. Ramo Samee. ha n D B i L L f O r t h e at h e n a e u m sa L O O n
advertising the first performances there, including Ramo Samee,
the celebrated Indian Juggler, two short tears not affecting text,
338mm. by 415mm., W. Smith, [dated by hand 1830]. £150 - £200
374. Russell (Fred) a L a r g e p L ay B i L L f O r t h e sh e f f i e L D em p i r e,
printed in blue with illustration of R.A. Roberts in “Dick Turpin”
lithographed in colour, framed and glazed, 883mm. by 276mm.,
Birmingham, James Upton, 1906. £150 - £200
*** Fred Russell [Thomas Frederick Parnell] appeared on the bill
with his famous Comrade Coster Joe, considered to be the first
knee-sitting vent. doll. He first performed professionally in 1886,
and became known as the Father of Modern Ventriloquism. Other
performers on the bill include the comedian James Fawn and My
Fancy, the Queen of Sand Dancers.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 375
375. Usher (Richard) a L a r g e h a n D B i L L f O r “CL O W n ’s tr i p tO
t h e mO O n, O r ha r L e q u i n in h i s eL e m e n t”, staged with two plays
at the Theatre Alnwick, woodcut illustration, 371mm. by 182mm.,
Alnwick, Davison, 1832. £150 - £200
*** Usher was the clown in the Harlequinade. In one of several
feats he appeared to take several leaps through the roof of the
theatre.
Lot 376
376. Walton (George) a L a r g e p L ay B i L L f O r t h e th e at r e rO ya L
Br i g h t O n for the benefit of Jolly George Walton and members
of the Walton family in “the most successful Pantomime ever
produced in Brighton” Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and a “grand
triple harlequinade”, large woodcut illustration of George Walton
as a clown, printed on yellow paper, short tear at upper edge
slightly affecting coat of arms, 753mm. by 248mm., Brighton, T.
Phillips, [1831 or 1836]. £250 - £350

❦ Decorative Objects
Lot 377
377. an g e L CO n j u r O r, a fine polychrome porcelain group with
a young angel performing with cups and balls for a young man
and two women in eighteenth century dress, 200mm. high, [19th
century]. £1,250 - £1,750
*** From the collection of Christian Fechner, with label attached
to base.
378. Campagni. a L a r g e t e r r a C O t ta f i g u r e O f a j u g g L e r standing
in clown costume holding three large balls between his arms, signed
on base, 680mm. high. £200 - £300
Lot 379 Lot 378
379. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r, a rectangular ceramic planter decorated in
blue and gold, the sides depicting a youth performing with cups and
balls for four children, a classical woman’s head within a frame of
olive leaves, and two cartouches with birds and foliage, 210mm.
high, 355mm. by 180mm., [late 19th century]. £400 - £600
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
65

66
380. Cu p s a n D Ba L L s CO n j u r O r, a fine polychrome porcelain figure
of a conjuror in eighteenth-century dress standing behind his table,
1135mm. high, [latter half of the 19th century]. £2,000 - £3,000
381. Cu p s a n D Ba L L s CO n j u r O r, a porcelain inkwell formed from
a conjuror standing at his table, his hair and face coloured, 125mm.
high, [late 19th century]. £300 - £400
382. pe r f O r m i n g Be a r, standing upright beside a drum placed on
a chair, a beater and tambourine at its feet, 280mm. high, [late 19th
century?]; with two Delft tiles depicting stilt walkers and a tight
rope act, 134mm. square; and twelve other pieces. £150 - £200
383. BO n n e t e a u (Le), plate with coloured illustration of the three
card trick being played within a border of cards, dice and dominoes,
216mm. diameter, Sarreguemines, [late 19th century]. £250 - £350
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 380
Lot 381
Lot 382
Lot 383

Lot 384 Lot 386
384. Carlton [Arthur Carlton Philps].- sO u v e n i r D i s h with fulllength
figure of Carlton in colour, various captions, and inscription
‘Yours sincerely “Carlton”’, 237mm. diameter, [c.1910]. £200 - £300
385. Ch at e a u D’ea u, Boulevard du Temple, the view with a
conjuror and the border over a yellow ground, 208mm. diameter,
L.L. & T, [early 19th century]. £100 - £150
386. Ch i e n mu n i t O (Le) gagnant son maitre aux Dominoes, partly
coloured illustration within coloured ornamental border with
flowers, maker’s incised stamp on base, 207mm. diameter, Greil,
[c.1825]. £300 - £400
*** Munito was one of the most famous performing animals of the
19th century, presented by Signor Castelli. The poodle appeared
first in London in 1817 before touring in Europe.
387. Ch i e n mu n i t O (Le) gagnant son maitre aux Dominoes,
another example, without maker’s incised stamp on base, slightly
worn, 209mm. diameter, [Greil, c.1825?]. £250 - £350
388. Ch i e n mu n i t O (Le) gagnant son maitre aux Dominoes, another
example, uncoloured, maker’s incised stamp on base, 206mm.
diameter, Greil, [c.1825]. £250 - £350
389. De v i n e t t e s 10, a small plate with an illustration by H. Cofeland
depicting two men in front of a conjuror’s table, captioned “Quelle
difference y a t’I entre Mr. et un melon?”, two versions, one with
blue decorative surround, the other red, 190mm., diameter, Dicoin
de Sarreguemines, [late 19th century]. £150 - £200
390. De v i n e t t e s 10, three other examples, one with blue decorative
surround, the others smaller, one with moulded wicker effect
within line border, the other with blue tinted shaped edge, the
last with slight chips, 190, 181, or 169mm. diameter, Dicoin de
Sarreguemines, [late 19th century]. £200 - £300
391. es C a m O t e u r (L’); Le Charlatan; Le Tireur de Cartes, and L’Ane
Savant, 4 plates from a series depicting street performers, within
elaborate floral border, 207mm. diameter, Porcelaine Opaque,
Gien, [c.1850]. £400 - £600
Lot 389
Lot 391
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
67

68
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 392 Lot 393
Lot 394
Lot 395
392. es C a m O t e u r (L’) a n D Le Ch a r L ata n, 2 plates from the same
series, the first in blue, 207mm. diameter, Porcelaine Opaque, Gien,
[c.1850] § Proverbes-Rébus no.6, the three illustrations including
a sword swallower, with a border of human figures amongst vines,
192mm. diameter, Creil et Montereau, [c.1850] (3) £250 - £350
393. es C a m O t e u r (L’), plate with coloured illustration of a street
conjuror and his audience, within ornamental border with birds and
flowers, 207mm. diameter, [late 19th century]. £300 - £400
394. fê t e D e CO r n e va L 9: La fe m m e gé a n t e, the illustration within
blue border composed of groups of musical instruments, 205mm.
diameter, Creil et Montereau, [c.1850] § Proverbes-Rébus no.6,
the three illustrations including a sword swallower, with a border
of human figures amongst vines, 192mm. diameter, Creil et
Montereau, [c.1850] § Le Camelot, depicting a street conjuror,
captioned “Pour tout dire je m’adresse au public In-tel-ligent”,
185mm. diameter, St. Amand, [c.1900] (3) £150 - £200
395. Om B r O m a n i e (L’), no.2 and 4-8: L’Ecureuil; La Tête de Négre;
Le Loup: Le Chat; Le Boeuf; and Le Lapin; the shadowgraph
illustrations within ornamental border, 18mm. diameter, Creil &
Montereau, [late 19th century]. £300 - £400

Lot 396 Lot 398
396. pa i L L a s s e, plate with illustration of a clown dancing over a
royal crown and republican hat, cups and balls on a table behind
him, numbered 7, within elaborate ornamental border, 195mm.
diameter, Creil et Montereau, [c.1850] £150 - £200
397. pa i L L a s s e, another example. 195mm. diameter, Creil et
Montereau, [c.1850]. £150 - £200
398. pa r a D e e D pL a i n-ve n t (La); La Musique Ambulant; La
Menagerie Ambulante; La Danse des Chiens, Le Dentiste, 5
plates from a series depicting street performers, within elaborate
ornamental border, 210mm. diameter, Gien, Geoffrey et Cie,
[c.1850]. £350 - £500
399. pLaisirs fO r a i n s n O.2: L’Arracheur des Dents, the illustration
by J. Copeland within ornamental border, Gien, Geoffroy et Cie.,
[c.1850] Proverbes-Rébus no.6, the three illustrations including a
sword swallower, with a border of human figures amongst vines,
192mm. diameter, Creil et Montereau, [c.1850] § Le Camelot,
depicting a street conjuror, captioned “Pour tout dire je m’adresse
au public In-tel-ligent”, 185mm. diameter, St. Amand, [c.1900] (3)
£175 - £225
400. pO u r D e u x s O u s O n C e fa i t p r e D i r e u n ava n C e m e n t, the
illustration of a fortune teller and a soldier, within a border of
Roman heads and groups of weapons, 200mm. diameter, H.B.,
[mid 19th century] § Proverbes-Rébus no.6, the three illustrations
including a sword swallower, with a border of human figures
amongst vines, 192mm. diameter, Creil et Montereau, [c.1850] §
Le Camelot, depicting a street conjuror, captioned “Pour tout dire
je m’adresse au public In-tel-ligent”, 185mm. diameter, St. Amand,
[c.1900] (3) £175 - £225
Lot 399
Lot 400
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
69

70
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 401 Lot 402
Lot 403
401. au t O m at O n C L O C k, the movement with metal dial, in a large
gilt wood architectural case, wood with plaster decoration in the
oriental style, an oriental conjuror at his table below performing
with cups and balls, not in working order, slight damage to the
baseboard, 400mm. high, [mid 19th century]. £2,000 - £3,000
402. Dit L e passé e t L’av e n i r, a fine ornamental clock, the enamelled
dial with roman numerals, supended within a gilt metal portico,
the ormolu fittings comprising a ten-pointed star surrounding the
dial, a cupid performing with cups and two flaming hearts above,
a torchere, trophies, and winged lions forming legs at either side,
a curtain at the foot of the stand with the words “Dit le passé et
l’avenir”, and a cherub’s head against a sunburst forming the
weight of the pendulum, with key, 440mm. high, Paris, [early 19th
century]. £4,000 - £6,000
403. es C a m O t e u r C L O C k, the enamelled dial with roman numerals
and ornamental gilt hands, the ormolu case with a young conjuror
wearing a helmet-like hat, standing with raised wand behind his
table with cups and balls, his dog looking towards him, on ebonised
wood base with adjustable feet and decoration on front, with key,
235mm. high, [mid 19th century]. £2,000 - £3,000

Lot 404 Lot 405
404. es C a m O t e u r C L O C k, the enamelled dial with roman and arabic
numerals, the ormolu case with a young conjuror wearing a helmetlike
hat, standing with raised wand behind his table with cups and
balls, his dog looking towards him, with key, 205mm. high, [mid
nineteenth century]. £2,000 - £3,000
405. es C a m O t e u r C L O C k, the enamelled dial with roman and arabic
numerals and elaborate gilt hands, the ormolu case with a young
conjuror wearing a flat hat, standing with raised wand pointing to
a sign which reads “De Par Le Roy”, his table with cups and balls
in front of him, his dog lying down below the sign, on marble base,
adjustable gilt feet, with key, 220mm. high, [mid 19th century].
£2,000 - £2,500
406. es C a m O t e u r C L O C k, the movement by Paigan & Homas?,
the enamelled dial with roman and arabic numerals and festoon
decoration, the gilt metal case with a young conjuror wearing a
helmet-like hat, standing with broken wand pointing to a sign which
reads “De Par Le Roy”, a table in front of him, his cups below the
clock, the boy and his dog with a black finish, the base with applied
gilt metal decoration, with key, 265mm. high, [mid 19th century].
£1,750 - £2,250
Lot 406
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
71

72
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 407
Lot 408
Lot 409
407. es C a m O t e u r C L O C k, the enamelled dial with roman and Arabic
numerals, the gilt metal case with a young conjuror wearing a
helmet-like hat, standing with his wand pointing to a sign which
reads “De Par Le Roy”, a table in front of him with cups, his dog
lying down below the sign, on a black stone base with applied gilt
metal decoration, with key, 265mm. high, [mid 19th century].
£1,500 - £2,000
408. sa Lt i m B a n q u e C L O C k, the enamelled dial with roman and
arabic numerals, the cast and painted metal case with a man and his
dog attracting an audience, cups and balls on the table below the
movement, 330mm. high, [c.1900?]. £400 - £600
409. th e at r e gr i n g a L L, the movement by Brown & Son, Paris,
with decorated enamel dial, and ornamental gilt hands, the gilt
metal case with drum containing the movement between the
standing figures of a man with drumstick and cymbals and a girl
with a tambourine, a notice on the curtains behind them worded
“Theatre Gringall. This Evening Grand Representation”, with a
monkey seated above, 380mm. high, [later 19th century].
£1,500 - £2,000

Lot 410 Lot 413
410. Barye (Antoine-Louis) a DO g tr a i n e r, a large bronze figure
of a man dressed in a clown costume, hoop in hand, his poodle
standing on its hind legs, signed, 385mm. high, [c.1850].
£1,500 - £2,000
411. Bradbury (Ray) th e street ma g i C i a n, pewter figure of the
magician at his table with cups and balls, various other props below,
number 76 of the limited edition, 140mm. high, 1989. £150 - £200
412. Bradbury (Ray) ma g i C a L mO m e n t s, pewter figure of a seated
cherub reading the instructions for Cups and Balls, on wooden base,
number 28 of 300 copies, with signed certificate, 70mm. high, n.d.
£100 - £150
413. Ch i L D aC r O B at s, a pair of bronze candlesticks, each with a
young acrobat standing on his partner’s shoulders balancing a tub
on his head, various props on the ground below, 260mm. high,
[19th century]. £1,000 - £1,500
414. Debay (Jean-Baptiste) Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s, a pair of bronze
candle holders, both with the same figure of a young naked boy
standing, arms folded, balancing a floral cornucopia with gilt petals
on his chin, two cups, three balls, two hoops and a wand at their
feet, signed Jean Debay on bases, on ebonised turned wood plinths,
385mm. high., [19th century] £1,500 - £2,000
415. Debay (Jean-Baptiste) Ch i L D CO n j u r O r, a bronze candle
holder with the figure of a young naked boy standing, arms folded,
balancing a floral cornucopia on his chin, two cups, three balls, two
hoops and a wand at his feet, signed Jean Debay on base, 200mm.
high, [19th century]. £600 - £800
Lot 414
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
73

74
416. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s, a pair of bronze candle holders both with the
same figure of a young naked boy standing, arms folded, balancing
a cornucopia on his chin, two cups, three balls, two hoops and a
wand at their feet, 185mm. high, [19th century]. £1,000 - £1,500
*** The figures and bases in this lot are almost identical to those by
Debay apart from the redesigned cornucopia.
417. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r, the gilt metal figure of a young naked boy
standing, arms folded, balancing a large hoop on his chin, two cups,
three balls, two hoops and a wand at his feet, 230mm. high, [19th
century]. £500 - £750
*** The figures in this and the following three lots are similar to
those by Debay, but all have the props at their feet in different
arrangements.
418. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r, the cast brass figure of a young naked boy
standing, arms folded, with two cups, three balls, two hoops and a
wand at his feet, 140mm. high, [19th century]. £300 - £400
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 416 Lot 417 Lot 418
Lot 422
419. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s, two brass figures of a young boy in trunks,
standing, arms folded, one with two cups, two balls (another
missing), two hoops and a wand at his feet, the other with only one
cup and two balls. 145mm. high, [19th century]. £200 - £300
*** Both figures originally balanced a hoop or other object on their
chins.
420. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s, two brass figures of a young naked boy,
standing, arms folded, one with two cups, three balls, two hoops
and a wand at his feet, the other with one cup less, 140mm. high,
[19th century]. £250 - £350
421. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r, the brass figure of a young boy balancing
a barrel on his head, a cup, goblet, ball and wand at his feet, a
cylinder holding a large inverted cup and ball snuffer to one side,
the figure loose, 130mm. high, [19th century] £200 - £300
422. Ch i L D ju g g L e r s, a gilt metal candle holder, two young boys
reclining, one supporting a drum on his raised foot, the handle
formed from a miniature French horn, 100mm. high, [19th
century]. £1,000 - £1,500

Lot 425
423. Ch i L D ju g g L e r, a bronze candle holder, a young boy reclining,
supporting a drum on his raised foot, the handle formed from a
miniature French horn, [19th century]. £500 - £750
*** The figure and handle are the same as the previous lot, with the
base redesigned to suit the single figure.
424. Ch i L D We i g h t L i f t e r, a cast metal candle holder formed from
the figure of a young boy balancing single-footed on a large ball,
supporting a drum on his head and a heavy weight on his outsteched
arm, 205mm. high, [19th century]. £250 - £350
425. fr i s e-pO u L e t, a bronze desk set in the form of a conjuror
at his table with cups and balls, his case, trumpet, drum and the
ornamental feet gilt, 210mm. high, [second half of the 19th
century]. £3,500 - £5,000
*** This fine piece appears to be the same as that in the Milborne
Christopher collection. The name is that of a conjuror in Charles
Yriarte’s “Les Celebrités de la Rue”. The conjuror’s hat lifts to hold
a pen, the case opens to contain stamps, the trumpet acted as a seal,
and the drum forms the inkwell. The small figure on the centre cup
could be depressed to ring a bell, no longer working.
426. ja pa n e s e aC r O B at s, a bronze with reclining figure, fan in
hand, supporting a large urn, a child contortionist balancing of the
rim with a fan in his mouth, 245mm. high, [19th century].
£500 - £750
Lot 423
Lot 424
Lot 426
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
75

76
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 427
Lot 428
Lot 429
Lot 430
Lot 431
427. ju g g L e r, the bronze figure standing hat in hand, batons and
balls at his feet, 180mm. high, [19th century]. £400 - £600
*** The juggler has a strap over his shoulder supporting an ornate
holder. It is possible that a pole or some other object was at one
time fitted to it
428. ju g g L e r, the bronze figure in clown costume standing legs
apart, juggling with balls, 180mm. high, [19th century].
£300 - £400
429. ju g g L e r, the cast metal figure in clown costume holding up a
ball, others at his feet, 145mm. high, [19th century?]. £200 - £300
430. ju g g L e r, a candle holder in the form of a cast metal reclining
figure, balancing a vase on his upraised foot, and a large ball in
each hand, 110mm. high, [19th century]. £200 - £300
431. ju g g L e r, the silver-plated figure in clown costume balancing
three trays on short rods on his head and hands, 180mm. high,
[c.1900?]. £200 - £300

Lot 432
432. LO t t e ry sta n D. the cast iron stand with the coloured figure
of a serving woman with raised bottle at her counter below a brass
wheel of fortune enclosing a gouache image signed Vincent of a
conjuor and assistant, three cards laid on a carpet in front of his
table, the table cloth with a notice reading “Il s’agit d’escamoter
monsieur”, 360mm. high, [c.1840?]. £2,000 - £3,000
*** This appears to be the example for the collection of Dr. and
Mme. Marteret. Another version with the same image but different
base was sold in the Christian Fechner sale, 2004.
433. Perrot (H.) a B r O n z e i n k W e L L with a young boy in gilt pants
standing beside a table with cups, balls and cards, the top lifting
to reveal the ink container, signed on base, 135mm. high, [19th
century]. £1,000 - £1,500
434. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r, a gilt metal inkwell based on the bronze by
H. Perrot with a young boy balancing an inverted hat above a sword
on the top of his head, standing beside a table with cups, balls and
cards, the top lifting to reveal the ink container, 200mm.high, [19th
century]. £500 - £750
Lot 433
Lot 434
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
77

78
435. pe r f O r m i n g Be a r s, a pair of cast metal candlesticks, each with
a bear standing upright, holding up a pole with a basket balanced
on top and a white cat climbing towards it, 315mm. high, [19th
century]. £800 - £1,200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 435
Lot 436 Lot 437
436. pe r f O r m i n g ha r e, the bronze figure of a man holding a
tambourine, played by a hare standing on a box lettered “Roulez our
la Patrie”, on marble base, 230mm. high, [c.1850]. £600 - £800
437. pu n C h, a pewter jar and lid with two scenes depicting Punch
and Toby around the side, 165mm. high, [c.1900?]. £150 - £200

Lot 438
Lot 440
438. sa Lt i m B a n q u e, the brass figure standing with a ladder, his hat
on a basket and a drum to either side, eggs and a bag at his feet,
180mm. high, [19th century]. £400 - £600
439. st r O n g ma n, the large bronze figure standing with his hat and
coat on a drum behind him, a 20 kilo weight at his feet, 500mm.
high, [19th century]. £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 439
440. sn u f f BO x, carved wood, the lid depicting a conjuror
performing with cups and balls for a soldier, the bottom with an
ornamental design incorporating the head and shoulders portrait
of a soldier, a similar head at the other end cut away, the bottom
cracked and repaired, 76mm. long, [c.1850] £300 - £400
441. th r e e g L a s s s L i D e s, one with four figures including a cups and
balls performer, the other two with five figures including a Chinese
conjuror, approximately 270mm. by 70mm., [late 19th century].
£75 - £100
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
79

80
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 442
442. Brooke (Ken) th e mu Lt i p Ly i n g ma rt i n i s, the nine imitation
bottles, two sleeves, and two glasses with instructions, in small
metal suitcase, 303mm. high. £400 - £600
443. Cu p s a n D BaLLs, four sets of cups in copper, plated metal,
polished alloy, and ceramic, a large collection of balls in various
sizes and materials, a Mikame Craft Super Cup, with instructions,
in original wooden box, and a large quntity of props, gimmicks and
joke items, including an early die box, one flap detatched, two sets
of linking rings, a collapsable metal table, the sections pierced with
large card suit symbols, a set of three circular nesting boxes in exotic
turned wood, a collapsible opera hat, a chapeaugraphy felt, two silks
with spring pulls, a layered plastic case containing dice, thimbles,
coins and other small props, Bob Read’s home-made dog carrier, five
hats made from folded newspaper as seen on Bob Read’s “Virtual
Surreality”, various wands, wallets, watches, etc., a collection
of coins and tokens, several packs of cards and card tricks, three
monster hands, a cleaver in the neck and knife through the neck,
imitation electric saws, a large old wooden rattle, a rattling teeth
revolver, a spring snake, imitation fruit, vegetables, meat and fish,
moulded false noses, two white fabric hens, two fake racoons, and a
fake skunk, the collection in seven plastic crates £350 - £500
❦ Apparatus
Lot 444
444. Hofzinser (Johann Nepomuk).- a s e t O f t h r e e p L at e D m e ta L
C u p s, originally the property of Hofzinser, 100mm. high, [19th
century] £10,000 - £15,000
*** The cups were apparently comissioned by Hofzinser and
made from a special alloy in the 1860’s. They were subsequently
purchased by Keith Clark from Ottokar Fischer at the time that he
was performing in a music hall in Vienna in 1928. He persuaded
Fischer to part with the cups after Fischer had organized a party to
celebrate Clark’s honorary membership of the Vienna Magic Circle.
They then became the property of Christian Fechner, from whom
they were acquired by Bob Read in the I970’s. A copy of Keith
Clark’s letter of authenticity and Ottokar Fischer’s The Magic of
Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser translated by Richard Hatch in which
the cups are illustrated are included in the lot.
Lot 445
445. ve n t r i L O q u i s t’s Ca n e, the black cane with the model of a
ventriloquist doll’s head, 885mm. overall, the head 88mm. high
£150 - £200

446. Anon. L’es C a m O t e u r, a small pencil drawing of a street
magician performing with cups and balls, in heavy card mount,
104mm. by 72mm., [c.1850]. £100 - £170
*** From the Pecci-Blunt collection, with stamp on back,
accompanied by an autograph letter from Christopher Woodward
and typed description giving details of provenance.
Lot 447
447. Anon. pa r i s n O. 1e r, sepia wash drawing depicting three rows
of street vendors and others, each figure captioned, slightly spotted
and soiled, laid down, 284mm.by 450mm., [c.1820]. £500 - £750
*** The subjects include a conjuror with cups and balls, and a Punch
and Judy show. The drawing was possibly made for reproduction
as a picture sheet.
❦ Paintings and Drawings
Lot 448
448. Anon. a C O n j u r O r p e r f O r m i n g tO a n a u D i e n C e W i t h C u p s a n D
B a L L s, accompanied by a fiddler, watercolour drawing, framed and
glazed, 300mm. by 428mm., [Italy, c.1830]. £3,500 - £5,000
*** From the collection of Christian Fechner.
Lot 449
449. Anon. a s t r e e t C O n j u r O r s e at e D at a ta B L e, trumpet in hand,
cups and balls on the table, with an audience of five, oil painting
on wood panel, in elaborate gilt frame, 490mm. by 416mm., [Italy,
c.1850]. £2,500 - £3,500
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
81

82
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 450
450. Batty (Captain Robert) a v i e W O f st r a s B O u r g, with a crowd
gathered around a conjuror performing with cups and balls in the
square below the cathedral, sepia ink drawing, framed and glazed,
194mm. by 134mm., [c.1830]. £300 - £400
*** Included in the lot are two copies of the engraved view by
Charles Heath taken from the drawing, one coloured by hand..
Lot 451
451. Benard (Ulysse) a C O n j u r O r in e i g h t e e n t h-C e n t u ry D r e s s
performing with cups and balls, oil painting on wood panel, signed
and dated 1851, in elaborate gilt frame, 208mm. by 168mm.
£2,000 - £3,000
Lot 452
452. Bilcoq (Marie Marc Antoine) a C O n j u r O r p e r f O r m i n g W i t h
C u p s a n D B a L L s at a table to an outdoor audience, ink and wash
drawing, signed and dated 1780, framed and glazed, 192mm. by
261mm. £1,500 - £2,000
*** From the collection of Dr. and Mme. Marteret.
Lot 453
453. Brenthall (Albert E.) he a D a n D s h O u L D e r s p O rt r a i t O f ge O r g e
rO B e y wearing a hat with a cigar at the side of his mouth, coloured
crayon and wash drawing, short tear at one side, a caption at lower
right corner deleted, signed and dated 1914, framed, 505mm. by
378mm. £300 - £400
*** A copy of the music for “The Bing Boys are Here”, with
Hassall’s cover design portaying George Robey and Alfred Lester
is included in the lot.

454. Broos (Jean Jaques Zuidema) a C O n j u r e r p e r f O r m i n g W i t h
C u p s a n D B a L L s at a crowded eighteenth century village fete, a
tight-rope walker in the background, a Punch and Judy show at the
right side, large watercolour drawing, signed, framed and glazed,
289mm. by 381mm., [c.1875]. £10,000 - £15,000
*** From the collection of Dr. and Mme. Marteret.
Lot 454
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
83

84
455. Ch i n e s e CO n j u r O r s a n D ju g g L e r s, 11 rice-paper drawings,
one with split, two stained, in three frames, approximately 80mm.
by 110mm. £200 - £300
456. Danjou (Alfred Henri) “fê t e D e s LO g e s”, depicting a cook,
diners, and in the background a conjurer performing with cups and
balls, crayon drawing on tinted paper heightened with white, titled,
signed and dated 1850, framed and glazed, 258mm. by 317mm.
£500 - £750
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 457
Lot 456
457. Doyle (Charles Altemont) a t h i m B L e r i g g e r performing on
a collapsible table at a race track, with accomplices and victim,
watched by a young couple passing by, ink and watercolour
drawing, signed with monogram, framed and glazed, 179mm. by
319mm., [c.1870]. £1,000 - £1,500

458. Fichel (Benjamin Eugène) an e i g h t e e n t h C e n t u ry t av e r n
i n t e r i O r with a young man performing with cups and balls for an
audience grouped around a table, oil painting on wood panel, signed
and dated 1882, in elaborate gilt frame, 307mm. by 450mm.
£7,500 - £10,000
459. Maddocks (Peter) nO W y O u s e e it - n O W y O u D O n’t, ink
drawing of a businessman operating two cups, published in the Daily
Telegraph, 29th Jan., 1983, with the page on which it appeared,
in heavy card mount, 171mm. by 211mm. § Collignon (Jos) [A
cups and balls performance], ink drawing for a cartoon published
in De Tijd, 1985, signed, with printed version, 324mm. by 234mm.
§ Blower (Patrick) “Will magician survive test unscathed?”, ink
and blue wash drawing of Tony Blair standing on top of a London
Eye capsule, published in the Evening Standard 28th August 2003,
signed, 247mm. by 319mm.; Magician suspended in glass box,
ink and blue wash drawing of Geoff Hoon suspended above the
Thames, published in the Evening Standard 5th Sept. 2003, signed,
265 by 327mm.; and another (5) £200 - £300
460. Noel (O.) a p e r f O r m i n g m O n k e y, ink and wash heightened
with white on tinted paper, signed, framed and glazed, 247mm. by
364mm., [c.1850]. £350 - £500
*** The drawing appears to be for a decorative panel. The monkey is
in renaissance dress, playing a totally imaginary lute-shaped bowed
instrument. Behind him are cups and balls stacked on a drum.
461. Ryan (Willie) a B L i n D f O L D e D m a n p e r f O r m i n g W i t h C u p s, a
large gouache design on card, 475mm. by 370mm. £100 - £150
*** The design is reproduced on the upper cover of Conferences &
Exhibitions International, September 1983. A copy of this issue is
included in the lot.
Lot 458
Lot 459
Lot 460
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
85

86
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 462
462. Bland (Joseph) ne W iL L u s t r at e D Cata L O g u e of Extraordinary
Novelties in Conjuring Tricks, Mechanical Automatons, Puzzles and
Magical Apparatus, title printed in red and black, wood-engraved
illustrations including view of the “Magical Repository”, spotted
at beginning and end, original decorative printed wrappers, worn,
upper cover and title-page loose, 8vo, [1874?]. £350 - £500
463. Caveney (Mike) and William Rauscher. se r va i s Le rO y,
mO n a r C h O f my s t e ry, number 73 of 1000 copies, inscribed by both
authors to Chris Pratt, 16 coloured plates, numerous illustrations,
five loosely inserted facsimiles, original cloth gilt, dust jacket,
folio, Pasadena, 1999 £150 - £200
464. Christopher (Milbourne) pa n O r a m a O f ma g i C, coloured
plates, illustrations, original wrappers, folio, New York, 1962; The
Illustrated History of Magic, coloured plates, illustrations, 4to, New
York, 1973 § Dawes (Edwin A.) The Great Illusionists, illustrations,
4to, 1979 § Dawes (Edwin A.) and Arthur Setterington. The Book of
Magic, inscribed by Eddie Dawes to Chris Pratt, illustrations, some
coloured, 4to, 1986 § Fisher (John) Paul Daniels and the History
of Magic, illustrations, some coloured, 8vo, 1987 § Waters (T.A.)
The Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians, illustrations, 4to, New
York, 1988 § Whaley (Bart) Who’s Who in Magic, second printing,
limited to 500 copies, illustrations, cloth, original wrappers bound
in, folio, Wallace, 1991 § Dawes (Edwin) and Michael Bailey. Circle
without End, illustrations, original wrappers, 4to, unopened, 2005,
all but the first and last two in original cloth or boards and dust
jackets, various sizes (8) £100 - £150
The Property of the late Chris Pratt
Chris Pratt was secretary of the Magic Circle for 22 years, and also vice president at the time of his death. As well as
performing as a cabaret and close-up magician, and with the specially commissioned spirit bell stand, he was well known
amongst collectors’ circles for his comprehensive collection of cigarette and trade cards relating to conjuring and associated
subjects, which he lectured on here and in America. His bookplate is loosely inserted in the books in the collection.
465. Christopher (Milbourne) th e iLLustrateD hi s tO ry O f ma g i C,
illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, 4to, 1973 § Reynolds
(Charles and Regina) 100 Years of Magic Posters, reproductions,
some coloured, original wrappers, folio, New York, 1976 § Alfredson
(James B.) and George L. Daily. A Bibliography of Conjuring
Periodicals in English: 1791-1983, original cloth, 4to, York,
Pennsylvania, 1986 § Sperber (Burton S.) A Real Miracle: Aldine;
Erdnase, limited to 240 copies; The Two Novras, number 60 of 200
copies; and Cartophily, with duplicates of the first two, illustrations,
original wrappers, 8vo, Malibu, 1994-1995 § Dawes (Edwin) and
Michael Bailey. Circle without End, illustrations, original wrappers,
unopened, 4to, 2005; and 45 others, including auction catalogues for
the J.B. Findlay collection (2 sets of four),1979-1982; Milbourne
Christopher, New York, 1997; the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame, Los
Angeles, 1999; the Sidney H. Radner Houdini Collection, Las Vegas,
2004, and the Zauberkãsten Sammlung Wittus Witt, Winterthur,
2004, various sizes (55) £175 - £225
466. Cigarette and Trade Cards. a COLLeCtiOn O f r e f e r e n C e materiaL,
including: Cartophilic Society of Great Britain. Index of British Trade
Index, part 1-4, 1969-1997; The British Tobacco Issues Handbook,
2003; British Trade Handbook - to 1970, 2006, illustrations, original
boards § Murray Card Values, 22 vol., illustrations, original wrappers,
8vo, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1989, and 1991-2008 § Olson (Robert A.)
An Introduction to Magic Theme Trade Cards, illustrations, original
wrappers, folio, Putnam, 1999 § Naudet (Georges) Album de
Collection: Pictures and Chromos on Conjuring, 2 vol., the second
with French text, coloured reproductions, original wrappers, folio,
Paris, 2003; 11 other guides and catalogues, and other related books
and periodicals (a quantity). £100 - £150
467. Dawes (Edwin A.) th e Ba r r i s t e r in t h e Ci r C L e, number
216 of 500 copies, illustrations, original boards, dust jacket, 8vo,
The Magic Circle, 1983; Charles Bertram, the Court Conjurer,
illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, 4to, Washington, 1997,
8vo and 4to (2) £100 - £150
468. Fechner (Christian) th e ma g i C O f rO B e rt hO u D i n, “An Artist’s
Life”, translated by Stacey Dagron, 2 vol., 60 coloured plates, folding
genealogical table, numerous illustrations, and loosely inserted
folded portrait, original cloth, dust jackets, slipcase slightly bruised
at one corner, folio, Boulogne, 2002. £400 - £600
469. Gamage (A.W.) Ltd. ga m a g e’s ma g i C a L Cata L O g u e,
[1905]; Gamagic, covers frayed, [1909]; Another issue [1935?],
4to § Goldston (Will) Catalogue of Magic, 2 issues, 4to, [1921]
and [1933] § Leat (Harry) List of Magical Accessories & Tricks,
[1925]; General Catalogue, [1928?]; The House of Leats, [1928?];
and seven leaflets, 1937-1940, 8vo § Bartl (János) Bartl’s Akademie
für moderne magiscje Kunst, 8vo, Hamburg, [c.1930?] § Abbots
Magical Novelty Company. Catalog no.4 and no.5, Colon, 1937-
[1938?], illustrations, original wrappers; and 110 other catalogues
and newsletters issued by Max Andrews, Edward Bagshawe, Martin
Breese, Davenports, Hamleys, Jack Hughes, Geo. M. MacKenzie,
Harry Stanley and others, various sizes (a quantity) £150 - £200

470. Goldston (Will) ea s y rO a D tO ma g i C, 4to, [1916] § Hugard
(Jean) More Card Manipulations, vol. 1-3, ex Magic Circle Library,
the third in cloth-backed boards preserving upper cover, 8vo, n.d.
§ Anneman (Theo) 202 Methods of Forcing, 8vo, [1933] § Harbin
(Robert) Demon Magic, second edition, 8vo, [c.1938] § Dexter
(Will) Everybody’s Book of Magic, original boards, dust jacket, 4to,
1956 § Lorrayne (Harry) My Favourite Card Tricks, short tear in
title-page, 8vo, New York, 1965 § Le Dair (Jack) Tricks of a Trouper,
second edition, 8vo, 1968 § Anderson (Gene) and Frances Marshall.
Newspaper Magic, third printing, folio, Chicago, 1974 § Andrews
(Val) Seven Keys of Kalanag, number 79 of 200 copies, signed by
the author and inscribed to Chris Pratt, folio, 1987, first e D i t i O n s in
original wrappers unless otherwise described; and 89 other books
and lecture notes, eight signed or inscribed to Chris Pratt by Gene
Anderson, Ed Eckl, John Palfreyman, Pavel, Harry Reeve, Fergus
Roy, and Harold Taylor, various sizes (100) £150 - £200
471. Goldston (Will) Wh O’s Wh O in ma g i C, plates, 8vo, [1934?]
§ Dexter (Will) The Riddle of Chung Ling Soo, plates, dust jacket
repaired, 1955 § Lamb (Geoffrey) Victorian Magic, plates, dust
jacket, 8vo, 1976 § Bamberg (David) Illusion Show, a Life in
Magic, illustrations, dust jacket, 8vo, Glenwood, 1991 § Whaley
(Bart) The Man who was Erdnase, illustrations, 8vo, Oakland,
1991 § Le Grand David. Carteles de Magia, 1994; Life with a
Magic Company, 1995; Variedades, 1998, 3 vol., illustrations,
8vo, n.p., 1994-1998 § Surath (Avron) Henry Lewis: Portrait of
a Friendship with Cesareo, number 11 of 25 copies, illustrations,
original wrappers, 4to, Beverly?, 2001, with five large coloured
photographs of posters or performances by Le Grand David
inscribed to Chris Pratt by Marco the Magi, Cesareo, Le Grand
David, and Rick Heath, all but the last in original cloth or boards;
and 13 others, various sizes (22) £175 - £225
472. Histead (Louis S.) th e ma g i C O f LO u i s s. hi s t e D, 1947 §
Ganson ( Lewis) Routined Manipulation, part 1 and 2, part 2 in
original wrappers, [1950-1951]; Unconventional Magic, original
wrappers, [1956]; The Dai Vernon Book of Magic, [1957]; Dai
Vernon’s Inner Secrets of Card Magic, part 1, [1960]; The Art of
Close-Up Magic, part 2, [1968]; (with Hugh Miller) Marconick’s
Unique Silk Magic, [1970] § Geddes (Johnny) Gags with
Gimmicks, [1956] § Vernon (Dai) and others. Stars of Magic,
illustrations, folio, New York, 1961 § Magic Circle Magic, edited
by Will Dexter, 1963 § (Roy) The Roy Johnson Experience, 1970;
Second Time Around, 1971; Third Dimension, 1977; Pure Gold,
inscribed to Chris Pratt, 1988 § D’Arcy (Peter) Children’s Parties
a Speciality, 1972 § Bishop ( Ron) Laughter all the Way, second
edition, 1978, illustrations, all but the third and fourth in original
cloth or boards, all but the third, fourth, fifth, tenth and last with
dust jackets; and three others, 8vo and folio (23) £125 - £175
473. Hoffmann (Professor) [Angelo J. Lewis] mO D e r n ma g i C, a
Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring, second edition, woodengraved
frontispiece and illustrations, original pictorial cloth gilt,
upper hinge broken, 8vo, [1877]; The Illustrated Book of Patience
Games, tenth edition, original pictorial cloth, 8vo, [c.1910] §
Boy’s Own Annual, vol.15, containing “The ABC of Conjuring”
in six instalments, 13 plates, 9 coloured, 4 folding, illustrations,
original pictorial cloth gilt, upper hinge weak, folio, [1893] §
Devant (David) Tricks for Everyone: Clever Conjuring with
Common Objects, first e D i t i O n, illustrations, original pictorial
boards, spine worn, 8vo, 1910 § The Boy’s Book of Conjuring,
new and revised edition, plates, original pictorial cloth, short tear
at top of both joints, 8vo, [c.1925] § Chums [Annual], containing
“Conjuror in Five Minutes”, 12 coloured plates by John Hassall
and others, illustrations, original pictorial cloth gilt, dust jacket
torn and cellotape-stained at edges, folio, 1930, 8vo and folio (6)
£150 - £200
474. Jenness (George) ma s k e Ly n e a n D CO O k e: eg y p t i a n ha L L,
London, 1873-1904, number 296 of 500 copies, illustrations,
original cloth, short tear in dust jacket repaired, 4to, Enfield,
1967. £100 - £150
475. Lorayne (Harry) th e ma g i C BO O k, 8vo, 1977 § Gardner
( Martin) Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic, Chicago, 1978 §
Brandreth (Gyles) and John Morley. The Magic of Houdini, 4to,
1978 § Fox (Karrell) Clever like a Fox, 1978; Another Book, 1979,
2 vol., 4to, Bideford § Harbin (Robert) Teach Yourself Magic,
8vo, 1983 § Waldmann (Werner) Zauberkunst, 4to, Munich, 1983
§ Murray (Barry) Paul Daniels Adult Magic, 4to, 1989 § Wilson
(Mark) Mark Wilson’s Greatest Card Tricks, folio, 1994 § Tremaine
(Jon) The Amazing Book of Magic; The Amazing Book of Card
Tricks, 2 vol., 4to, 1994 § Lemezma (Marc) Mind Magic, inscribed
by the author, 2003; illustrations, original cloth or boards, all but
the second, sixth and last three with dust jackets; and six others,
various sizes (18) £100 - £150
476. Maskelyne (John Nevil) au t O m ata, edited by John Fisher,
number 290 of 400 copies, illustrations, original boards, with
loosely inserted menu, The Magic Circle, 1989 § Sharpe (S.H.)
Devant’s Delightful Delusions, number 375 of 1000 copies,
illustrations, original cloth, 8vo, Pasadena, 1990 § Davenport
(Anne) and John Salisse. St. George’s Hall: Behind the Scenes at
England’s Home of Mystery, limited to 1000 copies, this marked
“Presentation copy”, illustrations, original cloth, dust jacket, 4to,
Pasadena, 2001, various sizes (3) £175 - £225
477. Steinmeyer (Jim) th e ma g i C O f aL a n Wa k e L i n g, first
e D i t i O n, limited to 1000 copies, illustrations, original cloth-backed
boards gilt, 4to, Burbank, 1993. £100 - £150
478. Toole Stott (Raymond) a Bi B L i O g r a p h y O f en g L i s h CO n j u r i n g,
2 vol., limited to 1030 and 900 copies, vol. 1 signed by the author,
plates, original buckram, dust jackets, in Magic Circle presentation
case, 8vo, Derby, 1976-1978. £150 - £200
479. Toole Stott (Raymond) Ci r C u s a n D aL L i e D art s: a WO r L D
Bi B L i O g r a p h y 1500-1970, 4 vol., limited to 1200 copies, vol. 4
numbered and signed by the author, plates, endpapers and edges
slightly spotted, original cloth, vol.2-4 with dust-jackets, short tear
in upper cover of the second repaired, 4to, Derby, 1958-71.
£150 - £200
480. za u B e r-Bi L D e r B u C h, coloured illustrations, instructions in
six languages inside covers, original pictorial wrappers, 8vo,
[Germany, c.1920]. £100 - £150
*** The illustrations are of comic characters, silhouettes, scraps,
alphabets, scenes from fairy tales, music, and animals. The fore
edge is cut so that only one set of illustrations are shown ar the
same time whenthe book is flicked through.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
87

88
481. aB r a C a D a B r a, vol.1 no.1-vol.125 no. 3248, 3255 and 3257
plus duplicate 2918, the first issue signed by Goodliffe, illustrations,
vol.1-124 a complete run, uniformly bound in cloth, the remainder
in original wrappers, 8vo, Birmingham, 1946-Bromsgrove, 2008;
with index compiled by C. Michael Colley, part 1-9 and 9a, in
plastic folders, folio, 1982-1988. £200 - £300
482.De m O n te L e g r a p h (th e), no.1-138, a C O m p L e t e r u n (but
lacking no.139-157), bound in 7 vol., illustrations, cloth, original
wrappers bound in, 8vo, L. Davenport & Co., 1933-1950.
£150 - £200
483. ge n (th e), vol.1-26, a C O m p L e t e r u n, bound in 26 vol.,
illustrations, cloth, original wrappers bound in, 8vo and 4to, 1945-
1970; with index compiled by C. Michael Colley, in plastic folder,
folio, 1984. £200 - £300
484. ma C’s mO n t h Ly, edited by George MacKenzie, vol.1
no.7-vol.4.no.4, bound in one vol., lacking vol. 2 no.5, 8vo,
Glasgow, [1945]-1948 § Hugard’s Magic Monthly, vol. 1-8 in
5, illustrations, original buckram, with the bookplate of Francis
White, folio, Fleming Book Company, Berkeley Heights, 1945-
York, Pennsylvania, 1952 § Wizard (The), the Modern Magical
Monthly, edited by George Armstrong, vol.1 no.1-vol.8 no.89,
(lacking no.61, 72, 78, 79, 85-88, and 90-95, and upper cover of
no.71, 81 issues, bound in 7 vol., illustrations, vol.1-5 with indexes
(all published), original wrappers bound in, 8vo, 1947-1955 §
Magic Magazine (The) edited by Max Andrews, vol. 1 no.1-vol.
5 no. 6, a C O m p L e t e r u n of 54 issues bound in 5 vol., illustrations,
original wrappers bound in, 4to, 1952-1956, all but the second in
cloth, various sizes. £150 - £200
485. ma g i C, a n in D e p e n D e n t ma g a z i n e f O r ma g i C i a n s, edited
by Stan Allen, vol.1 no.1-vol.18 no.10, 193 issues, vol.1-16 a
C O m p L e t e r u n bound in 16 vol.. including duplicate no.12 vol.11
with alternative wrappers, lacking vol.17 no.5 and vol.18 no.1,
illustrations, cloth, original wrappers bound in (no.11 vol.3 bound
back to front), original wrappers, 4to, Las Vegas, 1991-2009.
£250 - £350
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
❦ Periodicals
486. pa B u L a r, t h e ma g a z i n e O f CL O s e-u p ma g i C, edited by Nick
Bolton, Fred Robinson, Walt Lees, or Stephen Tucker, vol. 1
no.1-vol.8 no.10, a complete run of 32 issues, bound in 8 vol.,
illustrations, cloth, 1974-1985 § Opus, edited by Ian Keable
Elliott, vol. 1 no.1-vol.5 no.10, a complete run of 58 issues, bound
in 6 vol., illustrations, cloth, original wrappers bound in, 1987-
1999 § Conjuror (The), the Magazine for all Magicians, vol.1 no.1-
6, illustrations, original cloth, original wrappers bound in, folio,
1995-1996, folio (15) £150 - £200
487. Wi z a r D (th e), edited by Selbit [Percy Tibbles] and George
McKenzie Munro, vol.1-5, a C O m p L e t e r u n of 60 issues, bound with
indexes in 5 vol., portraits, illustrations, vol.1 slightly stained at
fore-edge, cloth, 8vo, 1905-1910 § Magical World (The), edited by
Max Sterling, vol.1 no.1-vol.2 no.3, a C O m p L e t e r u n of 29 issues,
bound in one vol., illustrations, with supplement 1 (of 3), cloth,
small 4to, 1910-1911 § Conjurers Chronicle, edited by Wilford
Hutchinson, vol.1 -20, bound in three vol., lacking vol.1 no 1, 3,
and 9, vol.2 no.2, 5-8, vol. 3 no.1, 2, 7, 10, vol.5 no.1-12, vol. 6
no.9, vol. 9 no.3, 4, vol. 12 no.1, vol.13 no.3, vol.14 no.1, 2, and
vol.21 no.1-3, cloth, 8vo, Ashton-under-Lyne, cloth, 1919-1939,
8vo and small 4to. £150 - £200

488. Chung Ling Soo [William E. Robinson] th r e e f O L i O
m e m O r a n D u m s h e e t s of Chung Ling Soo with small portrait and
border formed by twoChinese dragons, printed in colours and gold,
one frayed; and a cut card silhouette of his head. £150 - £200
489. CO n j u r O r’s me D a L L i O n s, enamelled president’s badge and
four SAM medallions, all with the name of Maria Ibanez as vice
president, president elect and president, 2004-2008, in case,
presented to Chris Pratt at the Magic Circle, 2007; and others
for the FISM Convention, Lausanne,1982 (2); a SAM medallion
with portrait of Jay Marshall, 2002 (2), the IBM/SAM convention,
2008; and the 25th anniversaries of Le Grand David, 2002; David
Cresey, 2002 (2); and Merlina the Magician (2); together wirh
a bust of Houdini, number 511 of 1000 copies, SAM Centenary,
2002; Crystal cube celebrating the Official Houdini Séance, Magic
Circle, 1999, and a cast metal table lighter in the form of a standing
figure of Punch. £100 - £150
490. Lonza (Antonio) th e ma g i C i a n, a large coloured reproduction
of a painting (signed and dated Roma, 1870?) depicting a Japanese
conjuror giving a a private performance before a group of French
courtiers in eighteenth-century dress, 608mm. by 906mm., New
York, Morris & Bendien Inc., [c.1900]; another wood-engraved
version of the same picture from a German periodical; two engraved
plates illustrating Legerdemain, extracted from the Encyclopedia
Brittanica, 1797, with accompanying text; a lithographed cartoon
by John Doyle titled “The Thimble Rig,”, 1834; an engraved view
of the Egyptian Hall after Thomas H. Shepherd, and a large woodengraved
illustration of “Psycho at Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke’s
Entertainment at the Egyptian Hall”, the last two coloured by hand,
all framed and glazed; and 20 reproductions of early conjuring
handbills, posters, paintings depicting conjurors, etc., three framed
and glazed. £200 - £300
491. Magic Circle (The) a COLLeCtiOn O f 116 p r O g r a m m e s 1911-
1949, including the Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Grand Séance, 1911,
1914, and 1915, the first soiled and frayed at edges, the 30th
Anniversary Grande Séance, 1936; Golden Jubilee Souvenir and
Programme, 1955, and Diamond Jubilee Souvenir, 1965; about 135
later programmes for dinners, banquets, Festivals of Magic, other
shows, and Collectors’ Days, one signed by Patrick Moore and
Francis White, 1947-2010, together with a collection of news cuttings
relating to the Magic Circle and conjuring in general, photographs of
Herbert Collings performing in Chinese costume (2), Lord Amphill
and others attending the annual banquet 1934, Francis White, Tom
Boot, and Bil Stickland, Cheltenham 1946, Herbert J, Collings and
Francis White with their wives at the Silver Jubilee Celebration, 1955,
Milton Woodward, the opening of the Diamond Jubilee Celebration,
the Duke of Somerset and Rosemary White, Lucille, Douglas Craggs
and a youthful Rosemary White, three of Just Alan inscribed to Chris
Pratt, and others, 35 in all; and an unopened copy of “Circle without
End”, most of the collection arranged chronologically in six ring
binders; together with a collection of programmes for Conjuring
Conventions, including seven for the Fédération Internationale des
Sociétés Magiques, 1976, 1979, 1982,1985, 1988, 2003 and one
duplicate; The Londo Society of Magicians Yearbook, 1990; fifteen
for the Society of American Magicians, 1996-2000, 2003, 2004,
2006-2008, 2010, and four duplicates; and nine others, illustrations,
original wrappers, 8vo and 4to; four large souvenir programmes for
David Copperfield, and other similar material. £200 - £300
❦ Memorabilia
492. ma g i C pO s ta g e sta m p s , a collection including 3 celebrating
Robert-Houdin, one on pictorial envelope, the other on postcard;
seven Houdini commemorative stamps on five different pictorial
first day of issue envelopes, two in presentation packs; a lapel badge
with the same portrait in miniature format, and three undivided
sheets, each with 20 stamps; ten stamps and two postcards
commemorating Tommy Cooper, an undivided sheet of the Guyana
“The Magical World of David Copperfield”, and smaller sheet with
one detachable stamp; Magic Circle Centenary Stamps, comprising
four official first day covers each with the five different stamps and
illustration of David Devant, number 25-28 of 1100 copies, 19 first
day covers, comprising 9 different designs, one no.2 of 20, signed
by Alan Shaxon, Brian Miller, Chris Pratt, John Fisher, Michael
Alderman, Michael Bailey, and Richard Stupple, three signed by
Alan Shaxon, one with portrait, one with illustration, and one with
magic circle and five stamps, number 250 of 250, three with a view
of the London skyline, one numbered by hand “3 of 5”, another
“no.4 of 7 only”, the other with Mount Pleasant congratulations
stamp, number 37 of 250 copies, seven with centenary magic cards,
each with inserted slip with portraits, one signed by John Fisher,
two not used, four each with the five stamps, two addressed to
himself by Chris Pratt; one printed on gold with portrait of David
Devant; 6 sets of the five stamps, and eight undivided “Smiler”
sheets, each with 20 postage stamps and 20 others with directions
for four tricks; and a few others, all but the large sheets in album.
£200 - £300
493. Moretto (Toni) LO sC r i C C i O L O, ceramic sculpture of a conjurer
standing at a small table, performing with tubes and bottles, an open
book with directions for “The Multiplying Bottles” on the chair
beside him, with other apparatus on or below the table, signed, with
signed booklet with serial number, etc., 205mm. high, Milan, 1983
£200 - £300
494. pO s t C a r D s, a collection of 50 postcards, including a Tibetan
Dancer and Magician, a Conjurer & Snake Charmer, Ceylon,
portraits of Merlin, Glennis Lorimer, Billy McComb, Ken Savage,
Richard Stupple, Paul Potassy, signed, Paul Daniels, Pierre Bahma,
Harold Taylor, Charles Greene III, and Granville Taylor, the last six
signed or inscribed, in album; and a collection of magical greetings
cards, 97 in all, some inscribed by Richard Stupple and others, some
printed for Amy and Eddy Dawes, others unused with envelopes, in
leather FISM briefcase. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
89

90
495. Bull (David) “Le Grand David” a C O L L e C t i O n O f p O s t e r s,
comprising The Society of American Magicians 58th National
Convention, 628mm. by 457mm., Louisville, 1986; Le Grand
David Spectacular Magic Company, half length profile portrait
with illustrations of various illusions, 610mm. by 790mm., n.d.;
Marco the Magi production, 620mm. by 463mm., Beverly, Ma,
n.d.; Yankee Gathering VIII, 3 copies, 687mm. by 610mm., New
England Magic Collectors Association, 2000; Always a Wonder
to Remember, 2 copies, one number 4 of 21 copies signed by Le
Grand David and Cesareo Pelaez, 712mm. by 562mm., with Magic
Circle certificate of provenance signed by Henry Lewis, 2005;
Celebrating Three Decades of Excellence, signed by Le Grand
David and Cesareo Pelaez, 432mm. by 280mm., Cabot St. Cinema
Theatre, [2007]; and three Cabot St. Cinema Theatre programmes:
vol.26 no.17, collector’s edition, 2002, and vol. 30, no.11, 2005, 2
copies, illustrations, folio. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 496
496. nO r a n (ph. D e) a n D Dat u r a in t h e i r my s t e r i O u s aC t, a large
poster lithographed in colour with three portraits, a large illustration
of a levitation act, and four smaller illustrations, framed and glazed,
883mm. by 641mm., Brussels, Affiches Marci, [c.1920].
£250 - £350
❦ Posters
497. yu g a Or i e n ta L se n s at i O n, printed in red and black, 506mm.
by 385mm., Aberdare, n.d. § Gogia Pasha, small poster and
double-sided handbill for a Grand Gala Farewell Show, 435mm.
by 302mm. and 280mm. by 220mm., Southall, n.d. § Silvan. Sim…
Sala…Bim…, Rome, 1978; Silvan Magic Show, Rome, n.d., both
1000mm. by 700mm.; and a large pictorial calendar for 1975, four
sheets, 872mm. by 502mm., Rome, 1975 § Kersten (Peter) Hokus
Pokus Fidibus, 2 copies, one inscribed to Chris Pratt, 805mm. by
570mm., [1976?] § A large poster for Magie 76, 13.Weltkongress
Gala Abend, 1182mm. by 838mm., Vienna, 1976 § Piatti (Celestino)
A large pictorial poster to advertise “100 Years of Magic Posters”,
1144mm. by 762mm., New York, 1976 § Temple (Peter) Small
poster inscribed Japan ’82, 1980 § Copperfield (David) Large
poster for his Earls Court show, 3 copies, folded, one with cellotape
at corners, 1518mm. by 1010mm., 1994 § Society of American
Magicians Centennial Convention, 2 copies, 632mm. by 485mm.,
New York, 2002 ; Escape into the Magic of the S.A.M., limited to
900 copies, two short tears, 609mm. by 458mm., with certificate
signed by Andy Dallas, Louisville, 2006 § IBM SAM Convention
of the Century, 760mm. by 510mm., and small presidents poster,
inscribed to Chris and Jill Pratt by Joan Caesar and Bruce Kalver,
483mm. by 331mm., Louisville, 2008; and eleven others including
reproductions of four posters: Chung Ling Soo’s “From the Land of
the Peacock”, heads and shoulders portrait within a Chinese lantern,
755mm. by 500mm., n.d. § David Devant, portrait surrounded by
seven circular illustrations, 648mm. by 443mm., 1999 § Mr. Electric
& Carol, two portraits and five illustrations, signed, 590mm. by
443mm., 2005 § Channing Pollock, three portraits superimposed
over a background of film posters, 559mm. by 434mm., 2006, the
last three issued by Nielsen Magic, all framed and glazed.
£200 - £300

❦ Trade Cards and Cigarette Cards
498. aD v e n t u r e, rO v e r a n D skipper v.p. fL i p s, 3 complete sets,
each of 32 cards, coloured illustration of an animal on front, the
backs with series of “flick book” illustrations of match magic, coin
capers, optical illusions, and shadowgraphs, some stapled together,
[1925] § Easy Scientific Experiments, a complete set of 20 cards,
coloured illustrations, instructions on backs, Wizard Series, [1930]
§ Catchy Tricks and Teasers, 12 cards (of 16), first world war battle
scenes on fronts, backs with illustrations and instructions, presented
with the Triumph, 1933 § Catch-my-Pal Cards, a complete set of 16
cards, coloured illustrations on fronts, answers on backs, presented
with the Hotspur, [1939], all published by Thomson & Co. Ltd., in
album. £125 - £175
499. am u s i n g tr i C k s a n D hO W tO D O th e m, a complete set of 50
cards, coloured illustrations showing the tricks being performed,
the majority with inset explanatory diagram, instructions on backs,
framed and glazed, Carreras Ltd., [1937] § Hey Presto, a complete
set of 25 cards, coloured photographic illustrations of a conjuror
performing tricks, directions on backs, framed and glazed, Edward
Sharp & Sons, [1970] § Ali Cat Magicards, a complete set of 40
cards, coloured illustrations of magical and other tricks, backs
printed in blue, framed and glazed, Geo. Bassett & Co. Ltd,
[1978]. £125 - £175
500. BO x O f tr i C k s, first and second series, a complete set of 50
cards, printed in colour, depicting conjuring and scientific tricks
and puzzles, framed and glazed, C.& G. Confectionery, [1965].
£150 - £200
Lot 501
501. Ch i L D CO n j u r O r s, a complete set of 12 cards depicting
young magicians performing tricks, instructions below in French,
lithographed in colour over gold backgrounds, five overprinted with
“A la Bourse - Bruxelles”, another with “A la Grande Specialité
Blanc, Paris”, the backs advertising the same stores, [Paris, Testu
& Massin, 1879?]. £150 - £200
*** The publisher is identified by Georges Naudet, who also
illustrates a card from the same set published by Champenois et
Cie 1879-1882.
Lot 502
502. CO i n tr i C k s, a complete set of 12 cards, the coins printed in
silver against a red background within a gold border, framed and
glazed, Standard Cigarettes [Sniders & Abrahams, 1908].
£150 - £200
Lot 503
503. CO n j u r O r s, a group of 15 cards, comprising a large card
depicting Le Corbeau et le Renard, lifting to form a threedimensional
scene of a street conjuror performing before an
audience, advertising “Au Bon Marché, Paris, J.E. Goossens;
7 cards (of 12) depicting the performance of optical tricks, all
advertising “Chocolat François Bordeaux”, [Paris, Gruyelle];
3 cards (of 24) illustrating La Science Mystérieuse, advertising
“Chocolat de l’Union” or “Chocolat Lacroix”, Paris, La
Lithographie Parisienne; 2 cards from a series with tricks
illustrated by O. Allard, instructions on backs in Flemish and
French, advertising “Gebroeders Veen”, Antwerp, Editions VTK;
a card [from a series Un Bal d’Enfants?] depicting two children,
one dressed as a witch, the other as a page, captioned “En voilà un
qui cherche à escamoter les rafraichisseements”, Paris, Aubry; an
anonymous card depicting a child fortune-telling with cards; and
another depicting two children standind beside a turk’s head on a
stand incorporating a dial, captioned “La Force du Poignet”, all
lithographed in colour, [c.1895-1900]. £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
91

92
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 504
504. ge n e r a L tO m th u m B a n D h i s Ch a r m i n g Li t t L e Wife W i t h
en t i r e tr O u p e, a complete set of 6 cards in the shape of an
artist’s palette depicting General Tom Thumb, General Tom
Thumb with his wife, Major E. Newell, Zoe Meleke, Whiston,
and the ventriloquist Bingham, lithographed in colour, the backs
advertising performances at the Academy of Music, New Grand
Opera House, Opera House, and City Hall, framed and glazed,
New York, Ballin & Liebler, [c.1890]. £200 - £300
Lot 505
505. [Good (Arthur)] “Tom Tit”. [La sCi e n C e amu s a n t e], first
series and second series, the first series a complete set of 84 cards,
advertising Chocolat Guérin-Boutron, [c.1890]; the second series
47 cards only of 84, advertising Chocolat Révillon, [c.1900],
both series lithographed in colour, depicting children in various
costumes performing scientific tricks and puzzles, instructions
below, loosely inserted in album, Paris, J. Minot, [c.1890-1900].
£300 - £400
506. [Good (Arthur)] “Tom Tit”. [La sC i e n C e am u s a n t e], 15
cards (of 24?), with illustrations and instructions on fronts, the
majority advertising Cacao “Oly”, Amsterdam, Tob Groen & Co.
§ Geometrische Spiele; a complete set of 6 cards, each with a large
illustration with the puzzle of a screen, wall, or blackboard, solutions
on backs, Mannheim, H. Schlinck & Cie, [c.1900] § Violin Puzzle,
the cut out instrument and bow linked with a thread, advertising
Van Houten’s Cocoa, n.p., [c.1900] § “Septum” Puzzle, a large
card with diagram and instructions on front, C.J. Van Houten &
Zoon, U.S.A, [c.1900] § Lustige Experimente, a complete set of 6
cards, depicting children performing tricks and puzzles, Elmshorn,
Echte Wagner, [c.1910]; and two other cards of the same period, all
lithographed in colour. £200 - £300
Lot 507
507. Houdini (Harry) [Erich Weiss] hO u D i n i th e ha n D C u f f
ki n g”, photographic portrait, standing in handcuffs, Ogden’s
Guinea Gold Cigarettes, [1902] § Harry Houdini, photographic
portrait, seated in chains, Boy’s Cinema, 1922 § Dante, head and
shoulders portrait, from the “In Town Tonight” series, W.A. & A.C.
Churchman, [1938]; and nine other single cards related to magic.
£150 - £200

Lot 508
508. ki n g Lu D pr O B L e m s, 22 cards (of 25, lacking no.2, 4, and
11), printed in red and black, illustration and directions on fronts,
solutions on backs, [J.A. Pattreiouex Ltd., 1936]. £200 - £300
509. ma g i C, a complete set of 36 cards, coloured illustrations,
A. & B.C. Chewing Gum Ltd, [1967] § Catweazle Magic Cards,
a complete set of 16 cards, coloured illustrations, instructions
and diagrams on backs, [J. Lyons & Co., 1971] § Catweazle, a
complete set of 80 cards, coloured illustrations, portraits and
instructions in various languages on backs, [Monty Gum, 1970-
1975?] § Tony’s Magic Show, first and second series, two complete
sets of 6 folding cards, Kellogg Ltd, 1987 and 1990; and 84 others
including complete sets of “Funcards from Fry’s” (12) [1972];
“Kellogg’s Trickery”, (6), 1988; “Smarty Magic Tricks”, (16)
[1997] and others, in album. £125 - £175
510. ma g i C re v e a L e D, a complete set of six cards, coloured
illustration of an illusion and inset pictorial explanation, letterpress
description on backs, captions and text in German, framed and
glazed, Liebig’s Company, [1894]. £50 - £75
511. ma g i C a L se r i e s, a complete set of 25 cards, coloured
illustrations of tricks and puzzles, instructions on backs, Salmon &
Gluckstein Ltd., [1923]. £125 - £175
512. mat C h pu z z L e s, a compete set of 12 cards, the matches and
panel with directions against a red background, solutions on backs,
framed and glazed, Standard Cigarettes [Sniders & Abrahams,
1908]. £100 - £150
513. mat C h pu z z L e s, 6 cards (of 12), coloured illustration and
directions on fronts, solutions on backs, Cadbury Bros., [1906] §
Hovedbrud [Brain Teasers], 27 cards (of 50), printed in blue and
grey, illustration and directions on fronts, solutions on backs,
Richs, [Copenhagen, 1927] § [Match Puzzles], a complete set of
20 labels, printed in red and blue or red and black, illustration and
instructions in Dutch, Centr a Kruidenier, [c.1930?]; and another
complete set in miniature format § Match your Wits, a complete set
of 10 Army and Navy Matches wrappers; another series, no.1-8 of
Punch Matches wrappers, price 2?d; another series, a complete set
of 30 Punch Matches wrappers, price 3d, J. John Masters, [c.1950];
and 91 others, in album. £100 - £150
Lot 514
514. mat C h tr i C k s, 21 cards (of 25, lacking no.2, 10, 14 and 21),
illustration printed in colour and revealed solution on fronts,
directions on backs, Bristol, J.S. Fry & Sons Ltd, [1921].
£200 - £300
515. pu z z L e se r i e s, a complete set of 25 cards, printed in pale red
and black, each with illustration and directions for matchstick and
other puzzles below illustration of a pack of Scissors cigarettes,
pictorial solutions on backs below United Service pack, [W.D. &
H.O. Wills, 1910]. £125 - £175
516. pu z z L e se r i e s, a complete set of 25 cards, printed in black and
pale red, illustrating matchstick and other puzzles with directions,
answers on backs, framed and glazed, [British American Tobacco
Co. Ltd., 1916]. £100 - £150
Lot 517
517. pu z z L e s, 5 narrow cards (of 8), printed in colour, diagrammatic
illustration and directions on fronts, solutions on backs, Devizes,
E. & W. Anstie, [1900]. £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
93

94
518. sC i e n C e & sk i L L se r i e s, a complete set of 25 cards, printed
in blue, illustrating scientific puzzles and tricks, instructions on
backs, Dewsbury, Slade & Bullock Ltd., [1925]. £125 - £175
519. sim sa L a Bim, a complete set of 96 cards, coloured illustrations
of a young conjuror performing tricks, Van Hus den Hag, [1957]
§ [Tricks and Puzzles], a complete set of 24 pictorial cards, each
with solution on separate card, [J. Lyons & Co., 1955] § Serie
Zaubertricks, a complete set of 144 cards, coloured illustrations,
Senna, [c.1960?]; and 79 others of the same period, in album.
£125 - £175
520. ta n g r a m pu z z L e s, 7 cards titled “Chinesisches Geduldspiel”,
each with tangram square and instructions in German beside a
scene with the shape to be formed projected on to a wall or screen,
verse descriptions of the scenes on backs, advertising Voelcker- of
Trampler Cichorien, [Germany, c.1910] § Nine miniature cards
(of 12), each with a scene incorporating the object to be formed,
Valencia, Suchard, [c.1912], all lithographed in colour.
£125 - £175
521. tip-tO p tr i C k s a n D te a s e r s, a complete set of 16 cards, printed
in colour, depicting conjuring tricks, instructions on backs, framed
and glazed, Amalgamated Press, (given with the “Champion”),
1927 § Tricks and Puzzles, a complete set of 25 cards, illustration
and instructions on fronts, continued on backs, printed in black,
Richard Lloyd and Sons, [1935] § Puzzle Series, a complete set
of 50 cards, coloured illustrations of conjuring and other tricks,
directions on backs, framed and glazed, R. & J. Hill Ltd., [1937].
£125 - £175
Lot 522
522. tr i C k ser i e s, 35 cards (of 50, lacking no.1, 6, 10, 15-17,
20,21, 27, 28, 31, 32, 36, 38, 42, 46, and 48), lithographed in
colour, illustrations and directions on fronts, solutions on backs,
8 slightly soiled or worn, Newcastle on Tyne, John Sinclair Ltd.,
[1916]. £350 - £500
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
523. tr i C k s, a complete set of 15 cards, coloured illustrations,
instructions in English and French on backs, [Canada?, 1940] §
[Tricks and Puzzles], a complete set of 48 cards, printed in red
and black, instructions on backs, Canada, O-Pee-Chee Company
Limited, [c.1940] § [Tricks and Puzzles], coloured illustrations,
answers on backs in English and French, [Canada, c.1950?] §
Hana-Barbera Magic Trick Cards, a complete set of 25, coloured
illustrations, full text and diagrams on backs, U.S.A., Wonder
Bread, 1975 § [Bugs Bunny Magic], coloured illustrations, text
in French and diagrams on backs, n.p., 1992; and 79 others, in
album. £100 - £150
Lot 524
524. tr i C k s a n D pu z z L e se r i e s, a complete set of 50 cards, coloured
illustrations of conjuring tricks, matchstick puzzles, etc., framed
and glazed, [Canada, Imperial Tobacco Co., 1911]. £150 - £200
Lot 525
525. tr i C k s a n D pu z z L e s, a complete set of 100 cards, each with a
coloured illustration, often humorous, relating to a large number
of matchstick puzzles, and scientifically based tricks with coins,
glasses, etc., directions below, solutions on backs printed in green,
framed and glazed, Gallaher Ltd, [1913]. £350 - £500

526. tr i C k s a n D pu z z L e s, a complete set of 50 cards, coloured
illustrations including a number of conjuring tricks, and other
tricks, sometimes described as puzzles, directions and solutions on
backs printed in blue, framed and glazed, J.S. Fry & Sons Ltd.,
[1918]. £150 - £200
527. tr i C k s, pu z z L e s a n D sh a D O W g r a p h s, a complete set of 70
cards, coloured illustrations and advertisement panel on fronts,
instructions in English on backs, some backs slightly stained,
Brussels, Chocolat Ruelle, [c.1920] § Expériences Amusants, 14
cards (of 44), coloured illustrations, instructions on backs, Chocolat
del’Union, [c.1920] § Another series with the same title, no.85-
96, Les Produits Casino, [c.1920] § Nine similar cards, Marseille
Reglisse Zan, [c.1920] § Richs Experimenter, a complete set of
18 cards, coloured illustrations, instructions on backs, [Denmark,
1927] § § [Tricks and Puzzles}, a complete set of 36 cards, coloured
illustrations, blank backs, [c.1930] § Magia Blanca, a compete set of
36 cards, coloured illustrations of wizards performing or assisting
with tricks, instructions in Spanish on backs, [Amattler Chocolate,
c.1935?]; Bosco’s Magic Cards, 5 cards, in pictorial envelope with
instructions on back, [c.1930]; Magic Reply Puzzle, 4 pictorial
cards, with questions (two stuck together) and red cellophane sheet
through which to see the reply, pictorial envelope with directions in
English and French defective at edges, [c.1930?]; and 9 other cards
of the same period, in album. £150 - £200
Lot 528
528. tr i C k s a n D pu z z L e s, 49 cards of 50, lacking no.16, with
duplicate of no.47 undivided from no.22, printed in dark brown
both front and back, framed and glazed, James Pascall Ltd.,
[1926]. £400 - £600
*** The tricks and puzzles in this set are the same as those in the
Fry set, with similar illustrations presented in the same order.
Lot 529
529. tr i C k s a n D pu z z L e s, a complete set of 100 cards, coloured
illustrations and directions on fronts, almost all for conjuring
or scientifically based tricks, instructions on backs, framed and
glazed, J. Lyons & Co., [1926]. £300 - £400
Lot 530
530. tr i C k s a n D pu z z L e s, a complete set of 100 cards, coloured
illustrations, the instructions and solutions on backs printed in
black, framed and glazed, Gallaher Ltd, [1933]. £100 - £150
*** The contents of this set has a similar proportion of matchstick
puzzles and tricks with coins, playing cards, etc. as the same
company’s 1913 set, but all the tricks are entirely new.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
95

96
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 531
531. za u B e r s C h e r z e, 90 cards (of 100, lacking no.24, 26-28,
31, 33, 34, 37, 40 and 87), printed in colour, each with a large
illustration of a trick being performed and inset explanatory
diagram, instructions on backs, Munich, G.M.B.H., [1934].
£150 - £200
Lot 532
532. Ci r C u s pe r f O r m e r s, a set of 6 cards, lithographed in blue over
a gold background, depicting a conjuror, acrobats and clowns,
advertising Prince Albert Cigarettes produced by Geo.W. Helme;
with four from another set with the same images printed in red over
gold, New York, Wemble & Company, [c.1880]. £100 - £150
*** The cards are copies of those produced by Testu & Massin in
France a few years earlier.
533. Ci r C u s pe r f O r m e r s, 2 cards (of 6), lithographed in blue over
a gold background, depicting acrobats and a clown, advertising
Prince Albert Cigarettes produced by Geo.W. Helme, New
York, Wemble & Company § Four cards depicting circus artistes
performing with large drums, all advertising stores, and a duplicate
with alternative advertisement, Brussels, Chromos Algrain § A
card with three equestrian scenes captioned “Vocation, Rêve,
and Réalité”, advertising Biscuits Pernot, Paris, La Lithographie
Parisienne, [c.1890] § A card depicting two elephants on a seesaw,
advertising “A la Bonne Fileuse”, Brussels, A. Mertens,
[c.1890] and five others of the same period depicting clowns, all
lithographed in colour, [c.1880-1890]. £150 - £200
*** One of the American cards advertises Tilyou’s Surf House
& Dancing Pavillion and Mammoth Bathing Pavillion at West
Brighton Beach, Coney Island. Only one of the four Belgian cards
has the imprint of the lithographer; the other imprints are probably
those of the letterpress printers who provided the advertising text.
Lot 534
534. Ci r C u s sC e n e s, 5 cards (of 25), lithographed in colour,
depicting clowns and four equestrian acts, one creased, one with
small stain at blank corner, New York, P. Lorilland Company,
[1888]. £125 - £175
Lot 535
535. Ci r C u s sCenes, two complete sets of 6 cards, lithohraphed
in colour, one depicting clowns, acrobats and others, captioned
“Specialitäten-Theater”, German text, Antwerp, Liebig Company,
[1894]; the other depicting children performing various circus acts,
text in French, London, Liebig Company, [1895]. £125 - £175

Lot 536
536. CL O W n s, two complete sets of 6 cards, lithographed in colour,
one depicting clowns with performing animals or birds, the other
depicting two clowns and a go-cart in cartoon strip form, both with
verse text on backs in German, Cologne, Stollwerck, [1899] § A
series of 9 lithographed cards forming a picture story of two clowns
and a troublesome donkey, Toulouse/Paris, B. Sirven, [c.1900].
£150 - £200
537. va r i e t é u n D zi r k u s, a complete set of 200 cards, photographic
illustrations, descriptions on backs, Dresden, Haus Bergmann,
[1935?] § Scénes de Cirque, 12 cards (complete?), lithographed in
colour, descriptions on backs in French, advertising Joseph-Milliat
products, Lyon, Paul Fort, [1935] § The Circus, a complete set
of 25 cards, Amaran Tea, [1966]; another set, no.1-18, Grenada,
A.C.W. Francis, [1966] § Circus Scenes, a complete set of 24 cards,
Dublin, Barker Ltd., 1970 § Storia del Circo, series 1 and 2, two
complete sets of 6 cards, descriptions on backs in Italian, Milan,
Liebig Company, 1973 § Famous Clowns, a complete set of 25
cards, Hinckley, Marlow Civil Engineering Ltd, [1990]; 51 other
cards, including the reprint of the Taddy Clowns series; and “My
Circus Book”, with 16 undivided illustrations, all with coloured
scenes or portraits; and a set of five circus postage stamps with
folder, 2002, in album. £150 - £200
Lot 538
538. ha n D sha D O W s, 34 cards (of 35, lacking no.6), printed in
colour, the shadows in oval frames behind the hands, instructions
on backs, Ardath Tobacco Co. Ltd., [1930]. £500 - £750
539. ha n D sh a D O W s, two complete sets of 6 cards, with coloured
illustrations of the subject and inset diagram, captioned in French,
separately framed and glazed, Liebig’s Company, [1892-1893]
§ Shadowgraphs, a complete set of 24 monochrome cards, each
depicting a miniature performer, his large hands and the resulting
shadows, framed and glazed, B. Morris & Sons, [1925] § Throwing
Shadows on the Wall, a complete set of 12 cards, framed and
glazed, Edmondson & Co., [1937]. £150 - £200
Lot 540
540. sh a D O W se r i e s, a complete set of 24 cards, printed in colour
each with two illustrations of hands and the resulting shadow,
instructions on backs, framed and glazed, Cadbury Bros. Ltd,
[1914]. £300 - £400
541. sh a D O W g r a p h s, 12 cards (a complete set?), lithographed in
colour, each depicting an adult or older child producing shadows
on a screen for their young audience, all advertising Au Bon
Marché, Paris, J. Minot & Cie, [c.1890]. £100 - £150
542. sh a D O W g r a p h s, 6 large cards (of 12, lacking no.1, 5, 8-10 and
12), lithographed in colour, each depicting children at play, with
inset illustration of hands and shadows, all advertising De Bont
& Leijten, Amsterdam; with five other cards from the same series,
three duplicating designs 2, 7, and 9, un-numbered, advertising
D.& M.Grootes chocolate, Rheydt, Hermann Schott, [c.1900] §
10 large cards, each with hands extending upwards, illustration
of the subject and shadow on the large cuff, slightly discoloured,
advertising “La Kabiline”, [Paris, Imp. Clement, c.1900]; two
cards from the same series, cut to outline, advertising Chocolat
Devinck; and two others, all lithographed in colour. £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
97

98
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 543
543. sh a D O W g r a p h s, a complete set of 25 cards, printed in colour
depicting male and female hands and their shadows, framed and
glazed, I. Rutter & Co., [1902]. £750 - £1,000
544. sh a D O W g r a p h s, 5 cards (of 12), depicting children throwing
hand shadows, two slightly worn, Arrow Confectionery, [1904] §
8 cards, each with illustration and verse lithographed in colour,
advertising Mellin’s Food; 4 cards from the same series, three
with duplicate images, all with instruction instead of the verse,
advertising Needhams Polishing Paste; another with duplicate
illustration, and no text, advertising Shredded Wheat, [c.1910] § An
anonymous set of 12 small octagonal cards, depicting hands and
shadows, [c.1910] § An anonymous set of 12 cards, each depicting
a woman’s hands casting shadows onto a lacy screen, [c.1910] § 3
cards (of 12), each depicting a child throwing hand shadows, with
small illustration of the animals displayed, text in French; and 7 (of
12) cards from the same series in miniature format, text in Spanish,
Suchard, [c.1910], all lithographed in colour £200 - £300
545. sh a D O W g r a p h s, 23 cards, each with large illustration of the
subject below hands and shadow, lithographed in colour, gold
borders, advertising “Le Bios”, Halluin, H. Landsberg, [c.1910]
§ The Shadow Game, 18 cards including title with instructions,
printed in colour, [c.1930] § Throwing Shadows on the Wall, a
complete set of 12 cards, illustrations and directions below against
a blue background, J. Edmondson & Co. Ltd, [1939] § Hand
Shadows, facsimile reprint of the Ardath Tobacco series of 50
cards; 24 other cards, two booklets issued by the “Hotspur” and
Bovril, and a set of 15 Kaffeerahm cream container tops, loosely
inserted in album. £150 - £200
546. sh a D O W g r a p h s, a complete set of 25 cards, printed in colour
depicting male and female hands and their shadows, framed and
glazed, F. and J, Smith, [1915]. £150 - £200
547. sh a D O W g r a p h s, 46 cards (of 50, lacking no.5, 13, 18, and
40) printed in colour, each with a large scene and inset illustration
of hand and shadow), titled in French, the majority advertising
“Emmanuele Falzon”, Malta; and duplicates of no.1, 24-26, 30 and
31, the majority advertising “Crème Eclipse”, [France,.c.1925].
£100 - £150
548. Op t i C a L iL L u s i O n s, a complete set of 25 cards, printed in colour
depicting various scenes incorporating illusions, descriptions
on backs, framed and glazed, Major Drapkin & Co., [1926] §
Optical Illusions, a complete set of 25 cards, printed in colour
with diagrammatic illustrations, descriptions on backs, framed
and glazed, Godfrey Phillips Ltd., [1927] § Optical Illusions, a
complete set of 25 cards, printed in colour with diagrammatic
illustrations, descriptions on backs, framed and glazed, Edwards,
Ringer & Bigg, [1935]. £200 - £300
549. Op t i C a L iL L u s i O n s, a complete set of 36 cards, printed in colour
with diagrammatic illustrations, text below, health, beauty and pet
care hints on backs, D.W. Goodwin, [1930]; 12 cards advertising
Nestlé and Kohler; and 15 others. £200 - £300
550. pu n C h a n D ju D y, a collection of 38 trade cards, including
a card depicting two child clowns standing in front of a Punch
and Judy Show, Paris, J. Minot, [c.1890]; a large card with a rear
view of puppeteer performing, Paris, J.E. Goosens, [c.1900]; both
advertising “Au Bon Marche”; two children watching a show,
[Paris?, c.1900], all lithographed in colour; Kasperle-Theater, a
complete set of 6 cards, printed in colour illustrating scenes from
the play, verse text on backs, Altona, C.H.L. Gartmann, [c.1930];
Punch & Judy & Children’s Magic, series 3 and 4, 10 cards and
3 duplicates, printed in colour with photographic illustrations of
the booth and puppets, Pontyclun, Eric Sharp, [c.1950] § Willers
(Terry) Six humorous cards, printed in colour, number 7 of 20 sets,
signed by Quentin Reynolds, framed and glazed, 1988; and fifteen
others; 15 postcards, including three early examples depicting
shows in a London park, and at Hastings and Rhyl; another with
birthday wishes, another by C.H.May depicting Punch and Judy
juggling Toby and the baby on a beach; seven sets of six postatge
stamps, two on first day covers, two with pictorial folders, the
remainder on undivided sheet, 2001; and two sets of postcards with
the same designs. £200 - £300

551. CL O s e-u p ma g i C. a collection of small props comprising three
early turned brass coin boxes; a turned wood ball box with plunger
in top; a “Cabinet of Coin Tricks” containing six feked pennies,
c,1920; six small boxed tricks, c.1920: Wonder Rose, Inzani-Henley
Magic Company; Changing Colour Dice; Three Blind Mice; a
Magnetic Top, Das keifende Shepaar, and miniature card change in
a matchbox, all but the last with directions § Edward Victor’s “20
Tricks in a Matchbox”, ?incomplete; a Davenport Demon Wonder
Box, with instructions; a Collectors Workshop Geneva Prediction
Watch, with instructions in original box § Fred Lowe’s Chinese
Demon, with instructions; two linking finger rings, one with three
stones by R.A.R. Magic, with invoice, 1984 § a production penny
farthing, and a similar tricycle. £200 - £300
552. CO L L a p s a B L e Ch a i r, folding down into wooden case, “Good
Night” painted on both sides, 812mm. high, folding to 190mm. by
430mm. by 99mm. § Histed’s Toucan, hinged wooden octagonal
boards opening to reveal painted toucan, with instructions, 405mm.
diameter § Elusive Rabbits, two double-sided painted wood rabbits
on stands with thin wooden overlay and sleeve, 315mm. high §
Harry Baron’s Baffling Bunnies, 16 large printed cards, one cut
to take cut-out rabbit, with felt covered stand and instructions, the
cards 182mm. by 119mm. £150 - £200
Lot 553
❦ Apparatus
Lot 556
553. CO n j u r i n g tr i C k s, card box containing 11 tricks and wand, 9
of the pieces in original wrapping, with three different instruction
booklets, the lid printed in silver, split along one edge, 234mm. by
435mm., J.W.S[pear] & S[ons], [c.1910]. £300 - £400
554. Dav iD Be r g L a s CO n j u r i n g tr i C k s (th e) card box containing
14 tricks and wand, and book of instructions, large label with
portrait on lid, 210mm. by 310mm., Kay, [c.1950] § Demon Modern
Card Tricks, card box containing 6 sets of prepared cards, each
with instructions, one in printed envelope, the others in original
cellophane, and five others apparently from another source, pictorial
label on lid repeated inside, 197mm. by 204mm., Lewis Davenport,
[c.1950] § A Pocket Book of Pocket Tricks, card box containing
small plastic tricks, lacking instructions, printed wrapper, 134mm.
by 99mm., Vampire Series, [c.1960]. £150 - £200
*** The first set is in excellent unused condition, with the contents
all held in place with the original rubber bands.
555. Dav iD ni x O n su p e r ma g i C BO x, large card box containing
12 tricks and Magic Club membership card, printed cover with
portrait repeated inside lid, 260mm. by 515mm., [c.1950]; David
Nixon Magic, card box containing 15 tricks and Magic Club
membership card, the production box lacking lid, the box with
silhouette portrait on lid, and label inside with portrait, edges
slightly damaged, 269mm. by 335mm., [c.1950]; David Nixon’s
Magic Set, card box containing 15 tricks, wand, and instruction
book describing 33 tricks, the contents unopened, the lid with large
portrait and illustration of items in the set, 408mm. by 283mm.
[c.1960]. £150 - £200
556. ma n D a r i n tr a n s f O r m at i O n, number 30 of 30 sets, comprising
large metal vase and two tubes with covers, and two stacks of
coloured “chequers”, with directions, description and three chrome
dishes in aluminium case, Rings ‘N Things Magic Company.
£1,000 - £1,500
*** The transformation of an orange, chequers and rice was
performed by Chris Pratt at the S.A.M. and I.B.M. Conventions in
1997 and at the Magic Circle Heritage Weekend in 2007.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
99

100
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 559
557. ma s k e Ly n e’s my s t e r i e s, card box containing 17 tricks and
puzzles, label inside lid with instructions mainly for other tricks,
pictorial label on lid, 283mm. by 300mm., [c.1930]. £80 - £120
*** This example is in excellent condition, from the collection of
Wittus Witt, sold in 2004.
558. Orrin (J.F.) Or r i n’s mat C h B O x rO u t i n e, painted red stand,
cover and sleeve, and seven matchboxes; a chromed metal Passando
stand; a chromed metal production canister; Davenports’s Die
Box Chimney, with shell die, wooden chimney, and instructions,
a wooden die box, with die and shell die, both sides of the box
with two fold-down flaps; a silk vanish gun; a “Say When Glass” in
painted metal canister; a large feather bouquet; and other pieces.
£150 - £200
559. spirit Be L L, glass bell with metal striker, and wand, early
20th century, with two spirit clocks, one with glass dial, by Harry
Stanley, the other Perspex in original box by Bazar de Magia, and
chrome stand on wooden base. £750 - £1,000
*** The stand was custom made by Scott Penrose for Chris Pratt,
inspired by the Anverdi system. Both the bell and dial can be placed
on it, and the bell operated electronically with a key fob transmitter.
It was used by Chris Pratt at the Magic Circle Collectors’ Day, May
2004, and the I.B.M. Convention in September the same year.

560. Bertram (Charles) isn’t it WO n D e r f u L?, hinges weak,
original pictorial cloth, gilt, browned, small split to lower joint,
1896; A Magician in Many Lands, L a r g e pa p e r C O p y, colour
frontispiece, inscription to endpaper, original cloth, spine a little
faded and damp-stained, spine ends bumped, New York and
London, 1911 § Dawes (Edwin A.) Charles Bertram the Court
Conjurer, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to half-title,
original boards, dust-jacket, Washington DC, 1997, first e D i t i O n s,
plates and illustrations; and another, the ordinary 8vo copy of the
second, v.s. (4) £150 - £200
561. Bishop (Washington Irving) se C O n D si g h t ex p L a i n e D, some
spotting, rebacked with modern tape, 1880 § Williams (Ned)
Psychic Vision, 1929 § Annemann (Theodore) Mental Bargain
Effects, 1955; Mental and Psychic Routine, 1956; Mental Club Act,
1956 § Dexter (Edward S.) Contact Mind Reading, s i g n e D B y t h e
a u t h O r, bookplate of Christopher Woodward to pastedown, 1952;
Entertaining With Hypnotism, 1956 § Lustig (David J.) Vaudeville
Mind Reading, 1920 § The Art of Stage Mind Reading, front
cover becoming loose, New York, 1913 § Nelson (Robert A.) More
Miracles in Mentalism, 1959 § Morrow (Albert) Thought-Reading
Exposed, Manchester, n.d. § Hull (Burling) 30 “One Man” Mind
Reading and Spirit Mysteries, New York, n.d. § Hull (R.W.) Hull’s
Wonder Trick “Name-O-Card”, Crooksville, OH, n.d., original
wrappers, some surface soiling; and c.45 others, mental magic, 8vo
(c.55) £150 - £200
562. Bodie (Walford) th e BO D i e BO O k, first e D i t i O n, spotting
to margins, original pictorial cloth, spine browned, spine ends
bumped, 1905 § Cremer (W.H., editor) The Secret Out, spotting,
original cloth, a little rubbed and soiled, [c.1874]; Magician’s Own
Book, new edition, occasional spotting, original pictorial cloth,
spine a little browned, [c.1900] § Saches (Edwin) Sleight of Hand,
second, and greatly enlarged, edition, spotting, original pictorial
cloth, damp-stained, rubbed, [1895], plates and illustrations; and
2 others, early 20th century conjuring, 8vo (6) £120 - £180
The Property of the late Frank Koval (1941-2007)
Frank Koval spent much of his working life as a teacher after graduating in chemistry from Kings College London, a
career that ran alongside his passion for magic for much of his life. As an amateur magician he specialised in close-up and
magical illusions, which eventually lead to him becoming a Silver Medal member of The Inner Magic Circle. In addition he
published and lectured upon various magic-related subjects, most notably Harry Houdini, a personal hero.
The majority of the following books contain Frank Koval’s personalised bookplate.
Lot 563
563. Brewster (Sir David) Le t t e r s O n nat u r a L ma g i C, addressed
to Sir Walter Scott, first e D i t i O n, half title, illustrations, including
2 with movable parts, some damp-staining to head of first 2
gatherings, original cloth, browned, joints split but holding firm,
small 8vo, 1832. £120 - £180
*** This volume includes includes an entry on Babbage’s
Calculating Machine. One of Babbage’s early papers (1819) was
published by Brewster, who supported Babbage’s work in literary
and political circles.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
101

102
564. Brown (J. H.) sp e C t r O p i a, O r su r p r i s i n g sp e C t r a L iL L u s i O n s,
showing Ghosts Everywhere and of any Colour, 16 lithographed
plates, the majority coloured by hand, illustrations in text, tears
to 3 plates, not affecting images, loss to back endpaper, orignal
cloth-backed pictorial boards, worn, Griffith and Farran, 1864
§ [Tregortha (John) and John Smith]. News From the Invisible
World, engraved frontispiece, offsetting, some browning, later
cloth, rubbed, Halifax, 1839 § Ingoldsby (Thomas) The Ingoldsby
Legends, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, additional title and plates,
original pictorial cloth, gilt, spines a little browned, 1876 § Podmore
(Frank) Apparitions and Thought-Transference, advertisements,
ownership stamp to title and half-title, original cloth, spine faded,
1894 § Tuckett (Ivor LL.) The Evidence for the Supernatural, some
spotting, original cloth, 1911; and 19 others, 19th and early 20th
century supernatural, 4to & 8vo (25) £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 565
565. Burlingame (H.J.) hO W tO re a D peOpLe’s mi nD s, [2 copies],
illustrations, sta n L e y CO L L i n s’ C O p y, with his inscription to endpaper
and bookplate to pastedown, modern half cloth, original wrappers bound
in, Chicago, 1905; Leaves from Conjurers’ Scrap Books, illustrations,
original cloth, spine browned, corners and spine ends bumped, rubbed,
Chicago, 1891; and another, Burlingame, 8vo (4) £120 - £180
566. Ch a r LtO n (Ch r i s).- a collection of five playbills for variety shows
featuring Chris Charlton at the Theatre Royal, Scarborough, and at
the Alhambra, Barnsley, the second with chips to margins and 3 short
tears, 1922 and 1923; Cellsus, The White Wizard, at the Theatre Royal
Scarborough, 1923; Linga Singh at the Theatre Royal, Scarborough,
and at the Empire, Newport, the second with illustration, small hole to
first, light spotting, 1922 and 1923, all but the last in blue and white,
the last in red and black, 760 x 253mm, unframed (5) £200 - £300
567. Clarke (Sydney W.) th e an n a L s O f CO n j u r i n g, original
boards, 1983 § Trowbridge (W.R.H.) Cagliostro, light spotting,
original cloth, spine faded, 1910 § Palmer (William Henry) Melody
Magic, O n e O f 1,000 C O p i e s, original cloth, damp-stained, D.C.,
1932 § Dawes (Edwin A.) The Great Illusionists, p r e s e n tat i O n
C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to endpaper, original cloth, dustjacket,
browned at spine, 1979 § Adrion (Alexander) Die Kunst zu
Zaubern, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to frontispiece,
original cloth, dust-jacket, browned at spine and margins, creased
at edges, 1978, Reynolds (Charles and Regina) 100 Years of Magic
Posters, marginal browning, not affecting images, original pictorial
coloured wrappers, damp-stained at margins of front panel, New
York, 1976, first e D i t i O n s, plates and illustrations; and 15 others,
magical history, 8vo & 4to (20) £150 - £200
568. CO L L e C t i O n O f iL L u s t r at i O n s (a), c.24ff., including 4 engraved
“Legerdemain” plates from the Encyclopaedia Britannica;
Magicians & Sorcerers of China, from Drake’s Voyages; 2
engravings of the witch at Endor; numberous illustrations from The
Illustrated London News, including “The Christmas Conjuror”,
“Robert Houdin’s Soirees Fantastiques” and “Messrs Maskelyne
and Cooke’s Anti-Spiritualistic Entertainment at the Egyptian Hall,
if folder, v.s., v.d. £100 - £150
569. CO L L e C t i O n O f iL L u s t r at i O n s (a), from the London Illustrated
News and The Graphic, c.39ff., including, “Prosecution of the Spirit
Medium at Bow-Street”, “The Famous £1000 Colley-Maskelyne
Libl Case” “Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke’s Anit-Spiritualistic
Entertainment at the Egyptian Hall”, “The Three-Card Trick”, “The
Japanese Jugglers at St. Martin’s Hall”, “Mr W.Irving Bishop, the
“Thought Reader,” at St.James’s Hall”, several duplicates, loose
in plastic wallets, v.s., v.d. £100 - £150
Lot 570
570. CO L L e C t i O n O f pL ay B i L L s, pO s t e r s a n D pr O m O t i O n a L Br O C h u r e s
(a), including a playbill for a variety act featuring Chris Charlton
at the Royalty Theatre, London, printed in red and black, a little
creased at margins, 755 x 510 mm, n.d. § Playbill for Shogun &
Ryder Shooting Through a Woman at the Palladium, Llandudno,
printed in blue, folding creases, 880 x 285 mm, 1935 § Promotional
flier for “Ovette”, illustrations, short tears to central crease,
creasing to base, 460 x 150 mm, 1930 § Promotional brochure for
“La Celeste”, i n s C r i B e D B y Ce L e s t e tO v e r s O, illustration, original
pictorial wrappers, horizontal fold, short tear along fold, n.d., and
16 others, similar, including 2 original posters of Alexander, v.s.
(20) £150 - £200

571. Corinda (Tony) th i rt e e n st e p s tO me n ta L i s m, 13 vol.
(lacking vol.3 & 4, with duplicates of 2 and 8), 1958-1960 §
Warlock (Peter) The Best Tricks With Slates, New York, 1952 §
Victor (Edward) More Magic of the Hands, 2 vol., n.d. § Hull
(Burling) Bulletin of Latest Sleights and Tricks, rebacked in tape,
New York, 1914 § Bagshawe (Edward) Proudlock’s Egg Bag and
Four-Ace Presentations, n.d.; Proudlock’s Routine With Thimbles,
n.d.; Proudlock’s Version of the Sympathetic Silks, 1936 § Maurice
(Edward) Showmanship and Presentation, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y,
s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to endpaper, Birmingham, n.d., illustrations,
original wrappers, some with light surface soiling; and c.55 others,
conjuring pamphlets, 8vo (c.75) £120 - £180
Lot 572
572. Cruikshank (George) a Di s C O v e ry CO n C e r n i n g gh O s t s,
illustrations, original wrappers, spotted, loose in modern wrappers,
bookplate of Edwin A. Dawes to pastedown, 8vo, 1863.
£150 - £200
573. Cumberland (Stuart) a th O u g h t-re a D e r’s th O u g h t s,
fronstispiece, original cloth, spine a little faded, 1888 § Report on
Spiritualism of the Committee of the London Dialectic Society,
fourth thousand, original cloth, spine browned, worn at spine
ends, 1873 § Crookes (William) Researches in the Phenomena
of Spiritualism, illustrations, bookplate of Edwin Dawes to
pastedown, original cloth, spine browned, upper joint split, 1874
§ Hyslop (James H.) Psychical Research and Survival, original
wrappers, spine browned, 1914 § Duraven (Earl of) Experiences
in Spiritualism with D.D.Home, marginal spotting, inscription to
endpaper, bookplate of Edwin Dawes to pastedown, original cloth,
spine browned, rubbed, Glasgow, 1924; and 17 others, early 20th
century spiritualism, 8vo (22) £100 - £150
Lot 574
574. Dai Vernon.- Ganson (Lewis) th e Da i ve r n O n BO O k O f
ma g i C, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r a n D Da i ve r n O n
to endpaper, original boards, dust-jacket, browned, loss to head,
creased, [1957] § Minch (Stephen) The Vernon Chronicles, vol.1-
3 only (of 4), original cloth, dust-jackets, light browning to foreedges,
1987-1989, first e D i t i O n s, illustrations, 8vo & 4to (4)
£150 - £200
575. Dawes (Edwin A.) th e Bar r i s t e r in t h e Cir C L e, n u m B e r 19
O f 25 D e L u x e C O p i e s, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y f r O m
t h e a u t h O r, illustrations, original calf, a little rubbed, 8vo, The
Magic Circle, 1983. £100 - £150
Lot 576
576. Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) The Case For Spirit Photography,
plates, original wrappers, browned, lacking spine, [1922]; The
New Revelation, 1918; The Vital Message, [1919]; The Wanderings
of a Spiritualist, plates, [1921]; Our Second American Adventure,
plates, [1924]; The History of Spiritualism, 2 vol., plates, 1926,
first e D i t i O n s, some spotting, all but the first in original cloth,
spines faded, rubbed, [Green and Gibson B31, B23, B25, B28, B33,
B37]; and another, Doyle, 8vo (8) £120 - £180
577. Evans (Henry Ridgely) ma g i C a n D its prOfessOrs, spotted,
original pictorial cloth, rubbed and browned, 1902 § Zolotow
(Maurice) The Great Balsamo, pe t e r War L O C k’s C O p y, W i t h h i s
B O O k p L at e tO pa s t e D O W n a n D a p r e s e n tat i O n insCriptiOn f r O m h i m
to half-title, spine a little damp-stained, New York, 1946 § Dawes
(Edwin A.) The Barrister in the Circle, n u m B e r 198 O f 500 C O p i e s,
p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to endpaper, jacket
browned at spine, 1983 § Desfor (Irving) Great Magicians in Great
Moments, title spotted, jacket browned at spine, Pomeroy, OH,
1983 § Price (David) Magic, A Pictorial History of Conjurers in
the Theater, jacket creased at head, spine damp-stained, 1985 §
Waters (T.A.) The Encyclopaedia of Magic and Magicians, jacket
spine a little browned, 1988, first e D i t i O n s, plates and illustrations
original cloth or boards, all but the first 2 with dust-jackets; and 16
others, magical history, 8vo & 4to (22) £120 - £180
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
103

104
578. Farelli (Victor) Ca r D ma g i C, 2 vol., Heston, 1933; Controlled
Coincidence, second edition, 1928; “Lend Me Your Pack”, n.d. §
Ganson (Lewis) Dai Vernon’s Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic,
n.d.; Unconventional Magic, n.d. § Burrows (J.F.) Programmes
of Magicians, n.d. § Joseph (Eddie) A Practical Lesson in “Cups
and Balls”, Colon, MI, n.d.; Strictly Magic, 1949 § Selby (W.)
Handcuff and Gaol Breaking Mystery Exposed, Manchester, n.d. §
Hull (Burling) 33 Rope Ties and Chain Releases, New York, 1915;
Bulletin of Latest Sleights and Tricks, New York, 1914 § Morrell
(Reginald A.) Up-to-Date Mystical Sleights and Illusions, 1900,
illustrations, original wrappers, some light surface soiling; and 12
others, most pamphlets by Stanyon, 8vo (25) £100 - £150
579. [Farrington (Elijah)] re v e L at i O n s O f a spirit me D i u m, plates,
title with loss to fore-edge, not affecting text, browning to margins,
ownership inscription to endpaper, bookplate to pastedown,
modern cloth, St.Paul, Minn, 1891 § Weatherly (Lionel A.) The
Supernatural?, plates and illustrations, original cloth, spine
browned, 1891 § Do the Dead Return?, plates, occasional spotting,
later cloth, remains of label to front cover, 1898 § “Sepharial”. A
Manual of Occultism, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, gilt,
upper cover with damp-staining at corners, 1911, first e D i t i O n s;
and 2 others, similar, 8vo (6) £150 - £200
*** The bookplate in the first is handwritten and reads: “Chas L.
Thulke, The Prince of Magicians, 1893.”
580. Findlay (J.B.) in t e r n at i O n a L gu i D e tO pO s t e r s & pL ay B i L L s,
number 244 of 250 copies, Shanklin, IW, 1972 § The History of
the “Magic Wand”, 1923 § Dawes (Edwin A.) Vonetta, Mistress of
Mystery, number 81 of 200 copies, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y
t h e a u t h O r to endpaper, Anlaby, 1982 §Whaley (Bart) Who’s Who
in Magic, one of 500 copies, Wallace, ID, 1991 § Hibberd (David)
Chronicle of Magic 1900-1999, number 125 of 200 copies, 2003,
illustrations, original wrappers; and 19 others, history of magic,
v.s. (24) £80 - £120
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 581
581. Gale (John) Ca B i n e t O f kn O W L e D g e, O r mi s C e L L a n e O u s
re C r e at i O n s, including the most celebrated Card Deceptions
ever Exhibited, fourth edition, 6 engraved linen-backed plates,
occasional foxing, title browned, later endpapers, later half
morocco, a little rubbed, [Hall p. 158; Toole Stott: Conjuring 310],
12mo, Cutchell and Martin, etc., 1808. £300 - £400
*** “The last contribution of importance to the literature of
conjuring to be published in Great Britain in the eighteenth
century.” Hall.
582. Gaultier (Camille) ma g i C Wi t h O u t ap pa r at u s, original
pictorial cloth, gilt, fore-edge damp-stained, dust-jacket, browned,
1945 § Collins (Stanley) A Conjuring Mélange, original cloth, 1947
§ Dhotel (Jules) Magic With Small Apparatus, vol.1 only, original
cloth, dust-jacket, spine faded, some damp-staining, 1947 § Sachs
(Edwin T.) Sleight of Hand, fourth edition, original pictorial cloth,
gilt, dust-jacket, spine faded, a little soiled, 1946 § Hay (Henry,
editor) Cyclopedia of Magic, original cloth, dust-jacket, spine a
little faded, front panel damp-stained, Washington Square, PA,
1949, all but the fourth first e D i t i O n s, plates and illustrations, the
first 4 Berkely Heights, NJ; and 36 others, Magic from the 1940s,
8vo (41) £120 - £180
583. Gibson (Walter B., editor) th e ph O e n i x, no.1-300, 6 vol.,
facsimile edition, ilustrations, original cloth, Louis Tannen, New
York, n.d. § Anneman (Theodore, editor) The Jinx, no.1-40,
illustrations, original wrappers, some marginal browning, Waverly,
NY, 1934-1938; The Jinx, no.1-151, 3 vol., facsimile edition,
illustrations, original cloth, gilt, Louis Tannen, New York, n.d; and
a quantity of others, magic and spiritualist peridoicals, including
The Magic Circular, The Budget, Magigram, Pentagram and The
Sceptic, 4to & 8vo (qty.) £100 - £150
584. Gilray (James) fO rt u n e-hu n t i n g, from the Bohn edition of
the collected plates, etching, hand-coloured, 260 x 385mm, c.1845 §
Craig (W.M.) Fortune-Teller, from Barclay’s Dictionary, engraving,
hand-coloured, 250 x 190mm, [c.1800] § An aquatint fortune-telling
scene from a play, text below, marginal browning, 265 x 200mm,
[1820s]; and 10 others, fortune-telling or supernatural scenes, the
majority engravings, framed and glazed (13) £100 - £150
585. Goldin (Horace) hO r a C e gO L D i n’s seCrets O f ma g i C,
illustrations, some marks in pen, original pictorial wrappers, horizontal
fold, [1920s]; A playbill for a variety show featuring Goldin, giving
details of his repertoire, at the Hippodrome, Chesterfield, folding
creases, small holds at head, 1927, v.s. (2) £100 - £150
586. Goldston (Will) mO r e ex C L u s i v e ma g i C a L seCrets, n u m B e r
732 O f a n unspeCifieD LimitatiOn, bookplate of Christopher Brinson to
pastedown, library cloth, spine detached, rubbed, [1921]; Sensational
Tales of Mystery Men, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to frontispiece, tippedin
portrait photographs, original cloth, spine faded, cocked, 1929; A
Magician’s Swan Song, presentatiOn C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to
endpaper, spotting, bookplate of Christopher Brinson to pastedown
and his stamp to a few pp., spotting, original cloth spine faded, [1934]
§ Victor (Edward) The Magic of the Hands, ownership inscription to
endpaper, original cloth, [1937] § Hilliard (John Northern) Greater
Magic, second impression, original magic, dust-jacket, creasing to
head and base, 1938 § Chislett (T.S.) Spirits in the House, original
cloth, spine faded, 1949, all but the fifth first e D i t i O n s, plates and
illustrations; and 21 others, early 20th century magic, 4to & 8vo
(27) £150 - £200

587. gr e at hi L L a r D (th e).- a collection of six playbills for variety
shows featuring The Great Hillard and Partner at the Alexandra
Theatre, Pontefract, a little faded, 1924; “Datas”, the great memory
man, and Kifmof at the Grand Theatre, Lancaster, browning, 1924;
The Great Le Mounier at the Empire, Ebbw Vale, slight loss to
head, 1924; The Mystic Saxbys at the Theatre Royal, Scarborough,
1922; and 2 others, playbills for Cinderella, the majority printed in
blue and white, 760 x 253mm, unframed £100 - £150
588. Hall (Trevor H.) a Bi B L i O g r a p h y O f BO O k s O n CO n j u r i n g in
en g L i s h f r O m 1580 tO 1850, original boards, dust-jacket, spine
damp-stained, Lepton, 1957; Old Conjuring Books, [2 copies],
original decorative boards, 1972; The Winder Sale of Old Conjuring
Books, spotting, original wrappers, spotted, Leeds, 1975 § Toole
Stott (Raymond) A Bibliography of English Conjuring 1581-1876,
2 vol., original boards, dust-jackets, spines browned, Derby, 1976-
1978 § Alfredson (James B.) and George L. Daily, Jr., spotting,
original cloth, soiled, York, Penn., 1986, all but the last L i m i t e D
e D i t i O n s, plates; and 14 others, Trevor Hall and bibliographies, 4to
& 8vo (21) £150 - £200
589. Harbin (Robert) ha r B i n C a D a B r a, n u m B e r 70 O f 100 D e L u x e
C O p i e s, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r, illustrations, contemporary calf, gilt,
g.e., a fine copy, 8vo, 1979. £100 - £150
Lot 590
590. Hermon (Harry) he L L e r i s m: Second-Sight Mystery,
Supernatural Vision or Second-Sight, first e D i t i O n, frontispiece,
illustrations, tissue-guard, spotting to margins, frontispiece
detached, bookplate of Fulton Oursler to pastedown, original
pictorial cloth, spine browned, corners and spine ends bumped,
12mo, Boston and New York, 1884. £120 - £180
*** Fulton Oursler (1893-1952) was an American journalist,
playwright and novelist. Passionately involved in conjuring from
an early age, he often incorporated magic and magicians into his
plots and campaigned alongside Harry Houdini against fraudulent
mediums.
591. Houdini (Harry) th e un m a s k i n g O f rO B e rt-hO u D i n, later
cloth, 1909; Houdini’s Paper Magic, inscription to endpapers,
spotting, 1922; A Magician Among the Spirits, 1924 § Elliott (Dr.
William James) Elliott’s Last Legacy, edited by Houdini, upper
joint weak, New York, 1923 § Dunninger (Joseph) Houdini’s Spirit
Exposés, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, upper joint
splitting, New York, 1928 § Moulton (H.J.) Houdini’s History of
Magic in Boston 1792-1915, facsimile of the original manuscript,
Greenwood, Ill, 1983 § Hugard (Jean) Houdini’s “Unmasking”,
York, Penn, 1989 § Brandon (Ruth) The Life and Many Deaths
of Harry Houdini [7 copies], reprint, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y
t h e a u t h O r to pastedown, 1993 § Silverman (Kenneth) Notes to
Houdini!!!, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to pastedown,
1996, all first e D i t i O n s unless otherwise mentioned, plates and
illustrations, original cloth or boards, last 2 with dust-jackets; and
c.35 others, concerning Houdini, v.s. (c.50) £250 - £350
Lot 592
592. Houdini (Harry) th e gr i m ga m e , a promotional brochure
for the film “The Grim Game”, illustrations, original pictorial
wrappers, folding creases, tears to fore-edge, [c.1919]; The Man
From Beyond, promotional brochure for the film, illustrations,
corners chipped, browned, occasional marginal tears, folding
creases, original wrappers, browned, [c.1922]; and 6 others,
including 2 promotional posters for “Houdini” biopic and
newspaper relating to Houdini, v.s. (8) £250 - £350
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
105

106
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 593
593. Houghton (Georgina) Ch r O n i C L e s O f t h e ph O t O g r a p h s
O f sp i r i t u a L Be i n g s a n D ph e n O m e n a, 6 photographic plates,
occasional very light spotting, plate I loose, original decorative
cloth, gilt, spine very slightly browned, 8vo, 1852. £150 - £200
Lot 594
594. King (Frank) Ca g L i O s t r O, th e La s t O f t h e sO r C e r e r s, plates,
marginal browning, original cloth, spine faded, dust-jacket, panels
detached, loosely inserted, [c.1930] § “Datas”. Datas the Memory
Man, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y tO Ch a r L e s au s t i n, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r
to endpaper, original cloth, slightly cocked, n.d. § Pecor (Charles
Joseph) The Magician on the American Stage, n u m B e r 108 O f a n
unspeCifieD LimitatiOn, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r, illustrations, original
plastic, D.C., 1977 § Life of Billy Purvis (The), facsimile edition,
O n e O f 21 C O p i e s, illustrations, presentation bookplate from David
Booth, original cloth, gilt, Newcastle, 1981; and c.110 others,
similar, 8vo & 4to (c.115) £60 - £80
595. Koval (Frank) rO B e rt he L L e r: mu s i C a n D my s t e ry, n u m B e r
1 O f 500, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r, a u t h O r’s O W n C O p y, illustrations,
original wrappers, 1985 § Stanley (Harry) Magic on the Halls,
illustrations, modern folder, 1980; and a small quantity of others,
including correspondence regarding the Robert Heller monograph
and notes for a lecture on Washington Irving Bishop, v.s. (sm. qty)
£60 - £80
596. Lévi (Éliphas) th e my s t e r i e s O f ma g i C, illustrations,
original cloth, gilt, browned at spine and margins, 1886 § Baggally
(W.W.) Telepathy, plates and illustrations, spotting, signature of
Douglas Dexter to pastedown, original cloth, rubbed, 1917 § Price
(Harry) and Eric J. Dingwall. Revelations of a Spirit Medium,
facsimile edition, plates, original cloth, 1922 § Bird (Malcolm J.)
My Psychic Adventures, plates, bookplate of Douglas Dexter to
pastedown, original cloth, browned at spine, 1923; “Margery”, The
Medium, plates, inscriptions to endpaper and pastedown, original
cloth, spine browned, Boston, 1925 § Murchison (Carl, editor) The
Case For and Against Psychical Belief, plates, original cloth, spine
faded, Worcester, Mass, 1927; and 16 others, early 20th century
spiritualism, 8vo (22) £100 - £150
Lot 597
597. [Lewis (Angelo J.)] “Professor Hoffmann”. Lat e r
ma g i C, first e D i t i O n, spine browned, [1904]; Modern Magic,
third edition, 1878; Magical Titbits, first e D i t i O n inscription to
endpaper, bookplate to pastedown, 1911 § Robert-Houdin (Jean
Eugène) The Secrets of Stage Conjuring, translated and edited by
Professor Hoffmann, second edition, 1881, plates and illustrations,
occasional spotting, original pictorial cloth; and 2 others, later
editions of Modern Magic, 8vo (6) £100 - £150
598. “Ludovic”. Le pe t i t ma g i C i e n, a supposed medieval scene
of fortune-telling, lithographed, hand-coloured, Paris, c.1860 § Le
Hanneton Magique, another fortune-telling scence, including the
appartition of a large beetle, lithographed, hand-coloured, Paris,
c,1860, 195 x 240 mm, famed and glazed (2) £100 - £150
599. Maden (Richard Robert) ph a n ta s m ata, O r iL L u s t i O n s a n D
fa n at i C i s m s, 2 vol., engraved frontispiece, Magic Circle library
stamps to title and several pp. and bookplate to pastedown, vol. 1
joints becoming loose, original cloth, spines damp-stained, rubbed,
8vo, 1857. £100 - £150
600. ma g i C Cata L O g u e s.- Davenport (L.) The Very Latest in
Practical Magic, illustrations, 1f. with voucher removed, original
stiff pictorial wrappers, browning, [c.1955] § de Laurence
Company (The) Catalog of Books on Occultism, Magic...,
illustrations, marginal browning, original wrappers, rebacked in
tape, lower panel torn with loss, some browning, New York, 1941,
and a quantity of others, magic catalogues, v.s. (qty.) £60 - £80

601. ma g i C ep h e m e r a.- A Collection of c.70 T.L.s., A.L.s. and A.C.s.
from Various Magicians, including Eddie Dawes, Robert Harbin,
Volker Huber and Sid Radner, [1980s and 90s] § A Collection of
c.60 Bookplates from Various Magicians, including Eddie Dawes,
Peter Warlock, James B. Alfredson, Douglas Dexter, Harry Price
and George L. Daily, in modern folder, [20th Century]; and a
quantity of others, including numerous copies of The World’s Fair
with Bayard Grimshaw’s column, cigarette cards and programmes
for various magic conventions, v.s. (Qty.) £100 - £150
602. ma g i C Wa n D (th e), edited by G. McKenzie Munro, George
Johnson and George Armstrong, no.1-236, 238, 246-249, 251, 254
and 255 (lacking no. 196), some duplicates, plates and illustrations,
12 vol. in contemporary cloth, the remainder in original wrappers,
spines a little browned, 8vo, 1910-1951; sold as a periodical, not
subject to return. £120 - £180
603. Maskelyne (Jasper Nevil) sh a r p s a n D fL at s, second edition,
original pictorial cloth, spine browned and damp-stained, cocked,
rubbed, 1895; Automata, n u m B e r 354 O f 400 C O p i e s, original
boards, The Magic Circle Foundation, 1989 § Weatherly (Lionel
A.) and J.N.Maskelyne. The Supernatural?, bookplate to pastedown,
original cloth, browned, a little cocked, Bristol and London, 1891 §
Maskelyne (Nevil) and David Devant. Our Magic, second edition,
original cloth, gilt, some fading, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 1946, plates
and illustrations; and an A.L.s. from J.N.Maskelyne, framed and
glazed, v.s. (5) £120 - £180
604. Mulholland (John) jO h n mu L h O L L a n D’s BO O k O f ma g i C,
jacket price-clipped, browned at spine, short tear to head, 1963
§ Lorayne (Harry) Close-Up Card Magic, jacket a little rubbed,
1962 § Koran (Al) Bring Out the Magic in Your Mind, jacket
price-clipped, creased at head, a little soiled, 1964 § Kane (Peter)
Kane, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to endpaper, jacket
browned, 1982 § Sharpe (Sam H.) Salutations to Robert-Houdin,
cloth gilt, browned at margins, Alberta, 1983, first e D i t i O n s, plates
and illustrations, all but the last with dust-jackets; and 35 others,
modern magic, 8vo & 4to (40) £100 - £150
605. Neil (C. Lang) th e mO D e r n CO n j u r e r, introduction by
Charles Bertram, hinges weak, original cloth, browned at spines
and margins, spine bumped and creased, 1903 § Roterberg (A.)
The Modern Wizard, bookseller’s stamp to title, original cloth, gilt,
spine a little rubbed, Chicago, [1894]; Latter Day Tricks, er n e s t
e. nO a k e s’ C O p y, with his bookplate to pastedown and blindstamp
to title, original cloth, gilt, spine a little browned, Chicago, 1896 §
Noakes (Ernest E.) Magical Originalities, original pictorial cloth,
gilt, spine faded, 1914, first e D i t i O n s, plates and illustrations; and
3 others, early 20th century magic, 8vo (7) £150 - £200
606. Nichols (T.L.) a Bi O g r a p h y O f t h e Br O t h e r s Dav e n p O rt, first
e D i t i O n, bookplate of Edwin A. Dawes to pastedown, original cloth,
gilt, a little bumped, rubbed, 8vo, 1864. £120 - £180
607. O’Donnell (Elliott) ha u n t e D Ch u r C h e s, review copy stamp
to title, jacket price-clipped, spine ends chipped, lower panel
browned, 1939 § Hopkins (R.Thurston) Cavalcade of Ghosts, light
spotting, jacket price-clipped, creased at head, 1956 § Underwood
(Peter) A Host of Hauntings, jacket price-clipped, a little browned,
1973; Hauntings, plates, jacket a little creased at head, 1977 §
Hallam (Jack) Ghosts of London, illustrations, 1975, first e D i t i O n s,
original cloth or boards, dust-jackets; and c.45 others, modern
supernatural, 8vo & 4to (c.50) £100 - £150
Lot 608
608. Pinetti (Giuseppe) am u s e m e n s ph y s i q u e s, e t Di f f é r e n t e s
ex p é r i e n C e s Di v e rt i s s a n t e s, composées & exécutées, tant à Paris
que dans les diverses Cours de l’Europe, first e D i t i O n, half title,
engraved frontispiece, [Trevor Hall pp.155-158], Paris, chez
Hardouin, 1784 B O u n D W i t h Goubert (M.) Description et Usage
des Barometres..., folding table, [Quérard p. 417], Paris, chez
l’Auteur, 1781 a n D [André (Noël)] “P.Chrysologue”. Description
et Usages de la Mappemonde Projetée Sur L’Horizon de Paris, 2
folding tables, [cf. Quérard p.58], Paris, chez Merigot at al., 1774
a n D [André (Noël)] “P.Chrysologue”. Abrégé d’Astronomie Pour
l’Usage des Planisphères, Paris, chez Merigot at al., 1778 a n D
[André (Noël)] “P.Chrysologue”. Extrait de l’Abrégé d’Astronomie,
engraved folding map of the world, Paris, chez Merigot at al.,
1779 a n D Lande (M. de la) Réflexions Sur les Comètes, engraved
frontispiece, Paris, chez Gibert, 1773, together 6 works in 1 vol.,
contemporary mottled calf, gilt, spine gilt in compartments with
morocco label, g.e., spine ends chipped, 8vo. £1,000 - £1,500
*** Giusepe Pinetti (1750-?1800) was one of the leading magicians
of the last quarter of the eighteenth century. Amusemens Physiques,
describes his most celebrated illusions, including: “Curious method
of restoring life, in two minutes, a fly that has been drowned even
twenty-four hours”, “To change a colour of a rose”, “How to shoot
a swallow flying... and after, to find means to bring it to life again”,
“A curious secret to make a card pass from one hand to the other”
(and four other card tricks), “To extinguish a wax candle at eight or
a hundred paces distance, by firing a gun loaded with ball...” and
“To pull off any person’s shirt, without undressing him”.
The last work in this volume is notable for being the chief work in
which La Lande espoused his theory of nature as random, in which
he theorizes statistically on the chances of collision between earth
and a comet.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
107

108
609. Price (Harry) sh O rt-ti t L e Cata L O g u e O f WO r k s O n ps y C h i C a L
re s e a r C h, spirituaLism, ma g i C, e t C., limited inter-leaved edition,
and Supplement, 2 vol., illustrations, original wrappers, creasing
to spine, 8vo, 1929-1935. £100 - £150
610. Price (Harry) sh O rt-ti t L e Cata L O g u e O f WO r k s O n
ps y C h i C a L re s e a r C h, spirituaLism, ma g i C, e t C., and Supplement,
2 vol., 1929-1935; Regurgitation and the Duncan Mediumship,
ownership inscription to cover, 1931; An Account of some Further
Experiments with Rudi Schneider, ownership inscription to cover,
1933; A Report on Two Experimental Fire-Walks, 1936 § Dudley
(E.E.) The Identification of the “Walter” Prints, 1932 § Soal (S.G.)
Preliminary Studies of a Vaudeville Telepathist, 1937 § Brown (G.
Burniston) A Report on Three Experimental Fire-Walks, waterstaining
to cover, 1938, illustrations, original wrappers, some
browning to spines, 8vo (8) £100 - £150
611. Price (Harry) ru D i sC h n e i D e r, A Scientific Examination
of his Mediumship, spotting, 1930; Cold Light on Spiritualistic
“Phenomena”, original wrappers, 1922; Stella C., bookplate of
Edwin A. Dawes to pastedown, 1925; Confessions of a Ghost
Hunter, second edition, inscription to endpaper, jacket priceclipped,
1936; The Haunting of Cashen’s Gap, occasoinal spotting,
jacket price-clipped, front panel and little soiled, 1936; Fifty Years
of Psychical Research, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y f r O m t h e a u t h O r, jacket
price-clipped, loss to head, base of spine chipped, creased, 1939;
Poltergeist Over England, jacket with short tear to base, chipped at
head, 1945, all but the third first e D i t i O n s, plates and illustrations,
all but the second in original cloth or boards, all but the second in
dust-jackets, spines browned; and 6 others, by or about Harry Price,
8vo (13) £80 - £120
612. Read (Bob) th e Cu p s a n D Ba L L s in 19t h Ce n t u ry gr a p h i C
art, 2 vol., p r e s e n tat i O n C O p i e s, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r, photocopied
text and approximately 200 illustrations, original wrappers, folio,
1984 and 1990.. £250 - £350
*** One of a few copies prepared to accompany papers presented at
the IBM British Ring, 1984, and Magic Circle Collectors Seminar,
1990. The inscription reads “For Frank Koval, with admiration, Bob
Read, Only 60 copies have been printed - there will be no more.”
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 613
613, Robinson (William E.) “Chung Ling Soo”. a fe W O f
rO B i n s O n’s ne W iD e a s, Cata L O g u e nO.1, rO B i n s O n’s O W n C O p y,
W i t h “sO O CO L L e C t i O n” s ta m p to first p., loose in original wrappers,
rebacked in later tape, light surface soiling, 12mo, New York,
c.1900. £200 - £300
*** Scarce, issued from his East 88th Street address in New York
City. This small catalogue offers 50 illusions for sale.
614. “Sceptic”. an ex p O s i t i O n O f spirituaLism, occasional light
spotting, first and last gatherings mounted on stubs, new endpapes,
library cloth, 1862 § Britten (Emma Hardinge) Nineteenth Century
Miracles, plates, marginal spotting, new endpapers, original
decorative cloth, gilt, lower cover a little damp-stained, spine
splitting at lower joint, spine a little browned, rubbed, Manchester
and London, [1883] § Johann of Austria (Imperial Arch-Duke)
Insight into Spiritualism, original wrappers, chipped at lower
corner, chipped at lower corner, tear to lower cover, [1885] § Lang
(Andrew) Cock Lane and Common-Sense, ex-library copy, halftitle
scuffed, original cloth, sticker to front cover, spine browned,
rubbed, London & New York, 1894 § Thomas (Northcote W.)
Thought Transference, plates, 1 folding, half-title browned, original
cloth, 1905 § Maxwell (J.) Metaphysical Phenomena, original
cloth, spine spotted, 1905; and 28 others, late 19th and early 20th
century spiritualism, 8vo (34) £150 - £200
Lot 615
615. sp h i n x (th e), A Monthly Illustrated Magazine Devoted
Exclusively to Magic and Magicians, vol.1-52, no.1, illustrations,
very occasional light spotting, trimmed, affecting some pages, titles
mounted on linen stubs, vol. 25, 26 and 45-51 in original parts, the
rest in modern cloth, original wrappers bound-in, maginal chips
and tears, some repaired, together 42 vol., 4to, Chicago, Ill, 1902-
1953; sold as a periodical, not subject to return £1,000 - £1,500

616. Spiritualism.- Fukurai (T.) CL a i rv O ya n C e a n D
th O u g h t O g r a p h y, illustrations, original cloth, spine faded, dustjacket,
damp-stained, 1931 § Trobridge (George) A Life of Emanuel
Swedenborg, plates, light spotting, original cloth, spine faded, 1912
§ Marion (Frederick) In My Mind’s Eye, i n s C r i B e D p r e s e n tat i O n
C O p y, s i g n e D B y t h e a u t h O r to endpaper, plates, original cloth,
dust-jacket, browned at spine, some loss to spine ends, [1949] §
Rinn (Joseph F.) Sixty Years of Psychical Research, Houdini and
I Among the Spiritualists, plates and illustrations, original cloth,
dust-jacket, spine faded, New York, 1950, first e D i t i O n s; and c.120
others, Spiritualism, 4to & 8vo (c.125) £100 - £150
617. Stanyon (Ellis, editor) ma g i C, vol.1 no.3 to vol.14 no.10, a
broken run, 119 vol. in all, illustrations, original wrappers, some
browning at spine, a few bound together vol.3 with some marginal
tape repair, 1900-1914; and c.27 others, a run of the Magician, 4to,
sold as a periodical, not subject to return (c.146) £100 - £150
618. Thurston (Howard) hO Wa r D th u r s t O n’s iL L u s i O n sh O W
WO r k BO O k, 2 vol., O n e O f 500 C O p i e s, illustrations, prospectus
loosely inserted, original cloth, gilt, original cloth slip-cases, gilt,
4to, Pasadena, Magical Publications, [1991]. £150 - £200
619 Truesdell (John W.) th e BO t t O m fa C t s CO n C e r n i n g t h e
sC i e n C e O f spirituaLism, plates and illustrations, marginal browning,
uppper hinge a little weak, original cloth, rubbed, New York and
London, 1883 § Crookes (William) Researches in the Phenomena
of Spiritualism, illustrations, inscriptions to endpaper, hinges
weak, original cloth, damp-staining to margins, spine faded, spine
ends and corners bumped, 1874 § Crawford (W.J.) Experiments in
Psychical Science, illustrations, bookplate to pastedown, original
cloth, spine faded, rubbed, New York, 1919 § Dunninger (Joseph)
Inside the Medium’s Cabinet, plates, original cloth, New York,
1935; and 18 others, early 20th century spiritualism, 8vo (22)
£100 - £150
Lot 620
620. Valck (Gerard) after Nicholas Verkolye th e fO rt u n e te L L e r,
mezzotint, 310 x 240 mm, Holland, c.1700 § Haynes (Joesph) after
William Hogarth, etching, 310 x 380 mm, marginal spotting, 1782,
framed and glazed (2) £100 - £150
621. Warlock (Peter) Bu at i e r D e kO Lta, Genius of Illusion
tipped-in frontispiece, original cloth, gilt, Pasadena, Ca, 1993 §
Lews (Eric C.) and Peter Warlock. P.T.Selbit, Magical Innovator,
tipped-in plates, detached, original cloth, gilt, Pasadena, Ca, 1989
§ Walker (Barbi) and Robert Seaver. The P & L Book, s i g n e D B y
Wa L k e r, original pictorial cloth, gilt, light damp-staining to front
cover, San Leandro, Ca, 1992, each O n e O f 1,000 C O p i e s, plates and
illustrations, 4to (3) £100 - £150
622. [Wilkins (John)] me r C u ry, O r t h e se C r e t a n D sW i f t
me s s e n g e r first e D i t i O n, wood-cut illustrations throughout, new
front endpaper, lacking final blank, occasional light water-staining
to lower margin, not affecting text, contemporary sheep, rebacked,
[Wing W2202 8vo, for John Maynard and Timothy Wilkins, 1641.
£200 - £300
*** One of the first published works on cryptography, secret links,
signalling and secret codes - methods later used in thought-reading
acts.
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
109

110
623. Anneman (Theo.) sh-h-h—! it’s a se C r e t, [1934]; Full
Deck of Impromptu Card Tricks, New York, 1943; Incorporated
Strange Secrets, 1956 § Grant (U.F.) Grant’s Super Magical
Secrets, [1935] § Stickland (William G.) “It” A book of Novel and
Original Interesting Tricks, [1936] § Wehman Bros. New Book of
One Hundred and Fifty Parlor Tricks and Games, New York, 1939;
New Book of Tricks, New York, n.d. § Bagshawe (Edward) Novel
Mysteries, parts 1 and 4-6, second editions, 1940-1942 § Warlock
{Peter) Designs for Magic, 1941; Plans for Deception, 1942 §
Gardner (Martin) Cut the Cards, [Chicago], [1942] § Ganson
(Lewis) Dai Vernon’s Symphony of the Rings, p r e s e n tat i O n C O p y,
inscribed by the author to Jimmy Findlay, [1958], illustrations,
original wrappers, all but the first with the bookplate of J.B.
Findlay; and 20 others, nine from the same collection, 8vo and 4to
(35) £125 - £175
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 624
624. art O f CO n j u r i n g ma D e ea s y (th e), or instructions for
performing the most astonishing Sleight-of-Hand Feats, with
directions for making Fireworks, original wrappers, full title and
wood-engraved illustration on upper cover, with the signature of
George Johnson and bookplate of J.B. Findlay, [Toole Stott 65],
12mo, Devonport, Samuel and John Keys, [c.1840]. £150 - £200
625. Barnum (P.T.) st r u g g L e s a n D tr i u m p h s, O r si x t y ye a r s
re C O L L e C t i O n s, wood-engraved portrait frontispiece and 31 fullpage
illustrations, original wrappers, soiled and worn, backstrip
defective, 1889 § Devant (David) Secrets of my Magic, first
e D i t i O n, “publisher’s compliments stamp on title-page”, plates,
1936 § Beaufort (Douglas) Nothing Up My Sleeve, first e D i t i O n,
plates, original cloth, dust jacket frayed, 1938 § Robert-Houdin
(Jean Eugène) Memoirs,1942; Another edition, inscribed to J.B.
Findlay by the publisher “Collector’s item, with two [variant] dust
jackets”, Minneapolis, 1944 § Dexter (Will) The Riddle of Chung
Ling Soo, first e D i t i O n, presentation copy inscribed by the author
to J.B. Findlay, plates, 1955 , all but the first in original cloth, the
last four with dust jackets, all but the second with the bookplate of
J.B. Findlay; and five others, 8vo (11) £150 - £200
The Proprty of Ian Halley Carnegie
626. Blackstone (Harry) BL a C k s t O n e’s se C r e t s O f ma g i C,
i n s c r i b e d b y t h e a u t h o r, covers slightly affected by damp, New
York, 1929; Tricks Anyone Can Do, 2 copies, original boards, one
with W.H. Allen’s sticker over American price, New York, 1948 §
Gibson (Walter B.) Magician’s Manual, second edition, inscribed
by the author, original boards, folio, New York, [1934?]; The New
Magician’s Manual, original boards, dust jacket split at spine, folio,
New York, 1936 § Baker (Al) and others. Our Mysteries, New York,
1941 § Larsen (Geraldine Conrad) Nothing up his Sleeve, inscribed
by the author, Hollywood, 1943 § Annemann (Theo.) Practical
Mental Effects, New York, 1944 § Christopher (Milbourne) Varied
Deceptions, inscribed by the author to Jimmy Findlay, [1953] §
Hugard (Jean) Modern Magic Manual, 1957, illustrations, all but
the second-fourth in original cloth, the sixth, seventh and last two
with dust jackets, all but the last with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay;
and five others, 8vo and folio (15) £150 - £200
627. Clarke (Sidney W.) and Adolph Blind. th e Bi B L i O g r a p h y O f
CO n j u r i n g, 1920 § Disher (M. Willson) Greatest Show on Earth,
top of spine torn, 1937; Blood and Thunder, hinges repaired, 1949;
Pleasures of London, 1950 § Lamb (Geoffrey) Victorian Magic,
1976 § Gibson (Walter B.) The Complete Illustrated Book of
Close-Up Magic, 1980 § Fisher (John) Paul Daniels and the Story
of Magic, 1987 § Murray (Barry) Paul Daniels Adult Magic, 1989,
all but the first with plates or illustrations, original cloth or boards,
the last four with dust jackets, the first four with the bookplate of
J.B. Findlay; and 20 others, 8vo and 4to (28) £100 - £150
628. Cremer (W.H.) th e se C r e t Ou t; The Magician’s Own Book;
Hanky Panky, 3 vol., the first with upper half of endleaf removed,
the second with all removed, Edinburgh, [c.1900] § Collins (A.
Frederick) The Book of Magic, London and New York, 1916 § Tom
Tit [Arthur Good]. Scientific Amusements, translated by Cargill G.
Knott, illustrations, original pictorial cloth, [1918] § Bullivant
(C.H.) The Drawing Room Entertainer, 1919 § Ainslie (Arthur)
Water Wizardry, 1922 § Douglas (Bert) Original Magic for All,
1927, illustrations, original pictorial boards, backstrips worn, and
four others, the fourth with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay, 8vo (12)
£125 - £175
629. Hertz (Carl) a mO D e r n my s t e ry me r C h a n t, the Trials,
Tricks and Travels of Carl Hertz, the famous American Illusionist,
first English edition, portrait frontispiece and 21 plates, original
cloth, dust jacket slightly frayed, with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay,
cancelled library label inside lower cover, 8vo, 1924. £100 - £150
630. Hopkins (Nevil Monroe) tWentieth Ce n t u ry ma g i C, second
edition, 1904 § Elbiquet. Supplementary Magic, [1917] § Holmes
(Donald) The Magic Art, 1920 § Latour (Harry) [Harry Paget].
Magical Suggestions, presented to The Magicians Club by Will
Goldston, 1921 § Waller (Charles) Magic from Below, 1929 § Lane
(Frank) Help Yourself, 1931 § Goldston (Will) Tricks that Mystify, 4
works in one vol. the last with plates, [1934]; Tricks of the Masters,
third impression, 1953, illustrations, original cloth, all but the first two
and last two with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay, 8vo (8) £100 - £150
631. Houdini (Harry) [Erich Weiss]. th e un m a s k i n g O f rO B e rthO
u D i n, together with a treatise on Handcuff Secrets, first English
edition, portrait frontispiece, illustrations, original pictorial cloth
gilt, 8vo, 1909. £150 - £200

632. Maccabe (Frederic) th e art O f ve n t r i L O q u i s m, original printed
boards, Hamley’s label pasted over imprint, [1875] § Proskauer
(Hugo) The Conjuror’s Cabinet, 6 instruction sheets within printed
wrapper, soiled, upper cover split horizontally, other leaves with short
split at fore-edge, [c.1880] § Evening Amusements, original pictorial
wrappers, upper cover printed in colour, rebacked, 12mo, Glasgow,
Cameron & Co., [c.1880] § Barter (John) A Wonderful Memory
and How to Acquire It, upper cover frayed, rebacked, [1890]; How
to Hypnotise, upper cover almost loose, [1890]; How to become a
Ventiloquist, lacking lower cover, [1897]; The Whole Art of Palmistry,
4 vol., original decorated or pictorial wrappers, [c.1900] § “Cyril”.
Social Evenings: How to Entertain our Friends, part of preface leaf
torn away without loss of text, original printed wrappers, 1893 §
Home Amusements: Magic Lanterns, Conjuring… &c., original
limp cloth, title on upper cover, [c.1900] § Cassell’s Book of In-Door
Amusements, Card Games and Fireside Fun, illustrations, original
pictorial cloth, 1903 § Coates (James) Seeing the Invisible, portrait
frontispiece, 2 plates and 2 full-page illustrations, original cloth, joints
split, 1906; How to Thought-Read, sixth thousand, original boards,
lacking most of backstrip, Ornum’s label over imprint, [c.1920] §
Baggally (W.W.) Telepathy Genuine and Fraudulent, second edition,
frontispiece, original cloth, dust jacket, 1920 § Jolly Party Games,
original pictorial wrappers, [1930], all but the second, third, eighth,
tenth and twelfth with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay; and six others,
12mo and 8vo (19) £150 - £200
633. ma g i C i a n mO n t h Ly, edited by Will Goldston, vol. 7, 8, and
10-12, 60 issues in all, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers,
covers of one issue loose, one lower cover torn, folio, 1910-1915.
£100 - £150
Lot 634
634. neW art O f CO n j u r i n g a n D ma g i C (th e); The Great Wizard’s
Handbook of Mystery and Magic, 2 similar vol., some leaves
loose, the last of the second frayed, William S. Fortey, [c.1850] §
[Anderson (John Henry)?] The Great Wizard’s Handbook of Magic,
or Parlour Entertainment, containing also Fortune-Telling by Cards,
two different issues, with alternative illustration; The Great Wizard’s
Handbook of Magic, or Parlour Entertainment, containing also
Fortune-Telling by Cards, and the Rope Trick, 3 vol., folded sheets,
unopened, [c.1860], all with wood-engraved illustration on titlepages,
all from the collection of J.B. Findlay, [Toole Stott 1365; 503,
41, and 42], 12mo and 8vo (5) £150 - £200
*** The last title is attributed to Anderson by Toole Stott, but listed
as anonymous by Jimmy Findlay. The booklets were apparently
printed for distribution at the conjuror’s performances.
Lot 635
635. pa r k’s un i v e r s a L CO n j u r e r, wood-engraved pictorial titlepage,
short tear at one side, disbound, [Toole Stott 531], 12mo,
[c.1850]. £125 - £175
636. Robert-Houdin (Jean Eugène) me m O i r s, edited by Dr. R.
Shelton Mackenzie, first American edition, some leaves stained,
mainly preliminaries, original cloth, worn, upper joint split, spine
torn, with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay, [Toole Stott 602], 8vo,
New York, Philadelphia, 1859. £125 - £175
637. Robert-Houdin (Jean Eugène) th e se C r e t s O f CO n j u r i n g
a n D ma g i C, or How to Become a Wizard, translated by Professor
Hoffmann, fourth edition, illustrations, original cloth, spine
slightly faded, but a good sound copy, 8vo, Hamley’s label pasted
over imprint on title, [c.1890]. £100 - £150
638. Robert-Houdin (Jean Eugène) Ca r D-sh a r p i n g ex p O s e D,
translated by Professor Hoffmann, pencil markings in text and a few
marginal comments in ink, [c.1898] § Cavendish on Whist, 1898 §
The Illustrated Book of Patience Games, translated by Professor
Hoffmann, fifth edition, 1904 § James (H.K.) The Destruction of
Mephisto’s Greatest Web, first e D i t i O n, Salt Lake City, 1914 §
Morris (Hugh) 84 Card Tricks, original wrappers, Chicago, 1936
§ Hugard (Jean) and Fred Braue. Expert Card Technique, Brooklin,
1944 § Le Paul (Paul) The Card Magic of Le Paul, second edition,
ownership inscriptions of Richard Armour on title and half-title,
Daneville, 1949, illustrations, all but the fifth in original cloth, the
fourth, fifth and last with the bookplate of J.B. Findlay; and eleven
others on card tricks and card games, 8vo (18) £125 - £175
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
111

112
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Other Properties
Lot 639
639. Androides (The) ha n D B i L L f O r a te L e g r a p h e x h i B i t e D u p O n
me C h a n i C a L pr i n C i p L e s B y a n au t O m at O n fi g u r e, also describing
five other exhibits, 514mm. by 190mm., and a small bill describing
four of the same exhibits, 223 by 138mm., [late eighteenth
century]. £250 - £350
*** The other exhibits are the automata titled The New
Orthographer; The Writing Automaton; and the Highland Oracle,
and two animated model scenes titled The Fruitery and The Liquor
Merchant and Water Server.
640. Bertram (Charles) isn’t it WO n D e r f u L?, illustrations, hinges
becoming loose, original pictorial cloth, gilt, browned, 1896 §
Theobald (J.D.) Magic and its Mysteries, illustrations, inscription
to title verso, new endpapers, original pictorial boards, rebacked,
corners bumped, rubbed, [c.1880] § Frost (Thomas) Lives of the
Conjurors, new edition, closed tear to half-title, original decorative
cloth, spine a little faded, 1881 § Brewster (Sir David) Letters on
Natural Magic, new edition, illustrations, inscription to endpaper,
original decorative cloth, gilt, spine darkened, 1882; and 4 others,
late 19th century magic, 4to & 8vo (8) £150 - £200
641. Bertram Mills Circus. a C O L L e C t i O n O f p r O g r a m m e s: Olympia
Season 1946-7, 1948-1949,1954-55, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, 1961-
62, 1964-5, 1965-66, and 1966-67; Summer Season 1956; Silver
Jubilee, 1960, and Summer Tour 1961, 1962, and 1963, with six
duplicates, and others for Tom Arnold’s Harringay Circus, 1954-
55, and his Around the World in Eighty Days, [1964], illustrations,
original pictorial wrappers, the first slightly worn, 8vo (22)
£150 - £200
Lot 642
642. Buchinger (Mathew) Ca L i g r a p h i C s p e C i m e n, ornamental
headpiece incorporating the letters ABC, repeated in reverse above
“This is written by Mathew Buchinger born without hands or feet,
1717, London”, six lines, the second inverted, the fourth and last
back to front, 80 by 102mm. £150 - £200
643. Bursill (Henry) ha n D sh a D O W s tO B e th r O W n up O n t h e Wa L L,
second edition, 18 full-page illustrations including frontispiece,
front endpaper browned, original green wrappers, substantial loss
to upper cover, Griffith and Farran, 1859 § Nikola (Louis) Hand
Shadows, second edition, illustrations, advertisements, original
pictorial boards, a little soiled, loss to spine ends, 1921, 4to & 8vo
(2) £80 - £120
644. Ca s s e L L’s BO O k O f in D O O r am u s e m e n t s, Ca r D ga m e s a n D
firesiDe fu n, frontispiece, inscription to title, front hinge a little
weak, original pictorial cloth, gilt, g.e., spine slightly faded,
[c.1880] § Routledge (Robert, editor) Science in Sport Made
Philosophy in Earnest, fronstispiece, hinges a little weak, original
pictorial cloth, 1877 § Pearson (Cyril, editor) The Twentieth
Century Standard Puzzle Book, Three Parts in One Volume, second
impression, original pictorial cloth, spine slightly faded, [c.1907],
illustrations; and 4 others, indoor games, including the original
second part of the last item, 8vo (7) £120 - £180
645. Cremer (William Henry) ha n k y pa n k y, new edition,
frontispiece, spine slightly browned, a little cocked, Edinburgh,
[c.1873]; Magic No Mystery: Conjuring Tricks..., spine a little
faded, Edinburgh, [c.1876] § Frikell (Joseph) The Secret Out,
or One Thousand Tricks in Drawing-Room or White Magic,
translated by Cremer, hinges weak, spine bumped, rubbed, [c.1880],
illustrations, original pictorial cloth; and another, the Edinburgh
imprint of the last, 8vo (4) £250 - £350

646. DO th e De a D re t u r n?..., by a Clergyman of the Church
of England, vi O L e t tW e e D a L e’s C O p y, W i t h h e r insCriptiOn tO
e n D pa p e r, plates, lower hinge a little weak, original decorative
cloth, small dents to edges of front cover, spine dented, small hole
to base of spine, very lightly rubbed, 8vo, 1893. £150 - £200
*** An interesting association copy. Violet Tweedale (1862-1936)
was a noted author and spiritualist who claimed to psychic from
an early age. She was a member of the Golden Dawn and a close
associate of Helena Blavatsky.
647. Goldston (Will) ju g g L i n g se C r e t s, [1920s]; How to Make
Sand, Smoke, and Rag Pictures, upper joint split at head, [1920s]
§ Collins (Stanley) Deceptive Conceptions in Magic, loss to base
of spine, [1920s] § Johnson (V.E.) Chemical Magic, spine ends
a little worn, 1920 § Burrows (J.F.) “Karlyn”. Secrets of Stage
Hypnotism, [1920s], illustrations, original pictorial boards, light
surface soiling; and 10 others, 1920s conjuring, 8vo (15)
£80 - £120
Lot 648
648. Houdini (Harry) [Erich Weiss]. th e un m a s k i n g O f rO B e rthO
u D i n, first en g L i s h e D i t i O n, frontispiece, illustrations, original
pictorial cloth, spine slightly browned, light finger-soiling, 8vo,
[1909]. £150 - £200
Lot 649
649. [Inglis (Jack)] “Colonel Stodare”. CO L O n e L st O D a r e’s
ha n D-BO O k O f ma g i C; or Conjuring Made Easy... Palingenesy or
the art of reviving the dead, and making the image of a deceased
person appear, first e D i t i O n, occasional damp-staining to corners,
original printed wrappers, chipped at upper corner, small closed
tear to front panel, light finger-soiling, [not in Toole Stott:
Conjuring], 12mo, Manchester, F. Leech, 1864. £600 - £800
*** Scarce, unrecorded by Toole Stott, and pre-dating all the titles
by Stodare listed in the major magic bibliographies. The only other
copy we can find was in the Ergatoudis sale, Bonhams, 2005.
Lot 650
650. [Lewis (Angelo J.)] “Professor Hoffmann”. Dr aW i n g-rO O m
CO n j u r i n g, first en g L i s h e D i t i O n, spine a little faded, spine ends
bumped, 1887; Modern Magic, fifth edition, joints a little weak,
spine faded, spine ends bumped, light finger-soiling, 1886; More
Magic, a little rubbed, [c.1900]; Mechanical Puzzles, original
stiff pictoiral wrappers, small amount of loss at joints, [c.1895];
Miscellaneous Puzzles, original stiff pictoiral wrappers, corners
and spine ends scuffed, [c.1895]; Arithmetical Puzzles, original
stiff pictorial wrappers, loss to base of spine, tear to lower corner,
[c.1895], illustrations, the first 3 in original pictorial cloth, 8vo
(6) £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
113

114
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 651
651. Maillardet (Henri) a ha n D B i L L f O r ma i L L a r D e t’s
au t O m at i C a L ex h i B i t i O n, slightly stained, 232 x 184mm., [late
eighteenth century]. £150 - £200
*** The exhibition comprised a young lady organist, a rope dancer,
a conjurer, and flying and singing birds.
Lot 652
652. Maskelyne (John Nevil) tW O a u t O g r a p h L e t t e r s s i g n e D tO
jay sm i t h, one discussing Husk, describing his bogus supernatural
powers and referring to “our old friend Craddock” as a “miserable
fraud”, the other apparently about a thought-reading act, mentioning
a similar act performed at the Egyptian Hall, and that by Devant
and his sister, “by far the most puzzling”, 4pp. 4to, on St. Georges
Hall headed notepaper, 1906, inserted in an album of Theatrical
Autographs, along with six typed letters written on behalf of
Jasper Maskelyne, 1929-1930, again referring to Husk; a typed
letter signed by Noel Maskelyne thanking Jay Smith for a book,
1930; a typed letter signed by Jasper Maskelyne, 1938; a postcard
inscribed by George Robey, three short typed notes signed by
Charles B. Cochran and 29 other letters and forms accepting terms
of engagement, contemporary morocco gilt, small oblong folio.
£400 - £600
653. Neil (C. Lang) th e mO D e r n CO n j u r e r, illustrations, original
cloth, gilt, 1903; Modern Card Manipulation, illustrations, original
pictorial boards, lacking spine, surface soiling, 1904; After Dinner
Sleights and Pocket Tricks, illustrations, original pictorial boards,
rubbed, 1910 § Stanyon (Prof. Ellis) Conjuring With Cards,
illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, covers detached, rubbed,
1903; Conjuring For Amateurs, illustrations, later cloth, [c.1905]
§ Devant (David) Tricks For Everyone, illustrations, original
pictorial boards, rubbed, 1913; and 2 others, early 20th century
conjuring, 8vo (8) £150 - £200
Lot 654
654. Pepper (Dr. John Henry) a p r i n t e D n O t i C e r e v i s e D a n D
C O m p L e t e D B y h a n D, signed by Dr. Pepper, informing clients that
he has returned to the Polytechnic Institution and is at liberty to
accept engagements, with a syllabus of some of his lectures, 2pp.
4to, 1861. £150 - £200
655. Robert-Houdin (Jean Eugène) th e se C r e t s O f CO n j u r i n g
a n D ma g i C, translated and edited by Professor Hoffmann, first
e D i t i O n in en g L i s h , frontispiece, illustrations, original dark red
pictorial cloth, gilt, g.e., spine slightly darkened, spine ends and
corners a little bumped, Routledge, 1878; Memoirs, second edition,
inscription to pastedown, hinges a little weak, original cloth,
browned, spine darkened, spine ends a little worn, 1860, 8vo (2)
£200 - £300
656. rO ya L pO Ly t e C h n i C in s t i t u t i O n, programme for the week
commencing Dec.15, 1873, 16pp., original wrappers, 8vo, 1873.
£75 - £100
*** The various lectures and entertainments include an exhibition
of Leotard the Automaton, a lecture on the Curiosities of Optical
Science, a demonstration of New Inventions, and a performance by
Norma the Calculating Dog.
657. Welton (Thomas) me n ta L ma g i C, edited by Robert H. Fryar,
reprint, frontispiece, original cloth, soiled, spine a little browned,
small 4to, 1885. £150 - £200
*** Printed in Bath, this reprint has been given an apparently
spurious title page that purports to have been published in Madras,
India. Possibly in an attempt to lend the book some mystical
caché.

The Property of Don Stacey
658. Circus correspondence.- a C O L L e C t i O n O f O v e r 220 t y p e D O r
a u t O g r a p h L e t t e r s signed to Don Stacey from circus proprietors,
managers and performers, including Bj. Arnardo ; Brian Austen;
Hildegard Muntwyler ( for the Circus Monti); John H. McConnell
(for the Circus Royale); James Clubb (for Sally Chipperfield’s
Circus); Tom Duffy; Les Ferdinandos; Tamara and Ali Hassani,
Peter Hoffman (of the Circus Hoffman); Michael Ingoldsby (for
Fossett’s Circus); the Gebrüder Knie; George Klõtzing ( for the
Circus Krone); John Lawson; Asbjorn and four others from the
Cirkus Merano; Beverley Roberts; Markus Schenk ( for the Circus
Nock); Charly Ross (of the Circus Ross-Hanson); Ronald Smart;
Clifford Vargas; W.H. Willkie (of the Boswell-Wilkie Circus); and
many others, all on headed paper, some pictorial, [c.1980-1995];
other circus stationary; and about 200 publicity leaflets from
English, European, and American circuses, various sizes.
£350 - £450
Lot 659
659. Bertam Mills, and others. pr O g r a m m e f O r 1966-67, and 60
modern souvenir brochures and programmes for English circuses,
including ten for Zippos Circus, four for the Great British Circus,
and others for Billy Smart, Chipperfields, Austen Brothers, Jerry
Cottle, John Lawson, Bobby Roberts, and others, illustrations,
original wrappers, 4to and folio (61) £200 - £300
Lot 660
660. Circus Festivals.-si x t y t W O m O D e r n s O u v e n i r p r O g r a m m e s
f O r eu r O p e a n C i r C u s e s, including three for the European Youth
Circus; four for the Circusfestival van Nederland; three for the
Cirkus Festival, Budapest; the Festival Mondial du Cirque de
Demain; and the circuses of Carl Busch, Giovanni Althoff, Conelli,
Rajazzo,Vargas, and others, illustrations, original pictorial
wrappers, 8vo and 4to. £200 - £300
Lot 661
661. Circus Roncalli.- fO rt y-O n e m O D e r n s O u v e n i r p r O g r a m m e s
f O r eu r O p e a n C i r C u s e s, including three for the Circus Roncalli;
four for the Nederlands National Circus Herman Renz; three for
the Circus Medrano; five for the Circus Nock; eight for the Circus
Arlette Gruss; and others, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers,
8vo and 4to. £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
115

116
662. Knie Schweizer National Circus.- te n s O u v e n i r
p r O g r a m m e s, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, 1969-
2006; Osterreichischer National-Circus Louis Knie. Ten souvenir
programmes, illustrations, original pictorial wrappers, 8vo and
4to, 1990-2006 (20) £100 - £150
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 663
663. Moscow State Circus.- ei g h t y t h r e e en g L i s h s O u v e n i r
B r O C h u r e s a n D p r O g r a m m e s, seven for the Moscow State Circus
(including 1959 and 1961); two for the Bolshoi Circus, five for
the Chinese State Circus, eight for the Blackpool Tower Circus;
15 for the Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth, and others, illustrations,
original wrappers, various sizes (120) £200 - £300
Lot 664
664. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.- th i rt e e n m O D e r n
s O u v e n i r p r O g r a m m e s f O r am e r i C a n C i r C u s e s, 5 for Ringling
Bros. and Barnum & Bailey; four for the Circus World Museum,
the others for Cole Bros., Jordan and Circus Royale, illustrations,
original wrappers, 4to and folio. £125 - £175
Lot 665
665. Bertram Mills and others.- fO rt y f i v e m O D e r n British
C i r C u s p O s t e r s, including one for Cyril Bertam Mills, nineteen for
the Hippodrome,.Great Yarmouth, four for Zippo’s Circus, various
sizes £200 - £300
Lot 666
666. Cirque d’Hiver, and others.- si x t y t W O m O D e r n eu r O p e a n
a n D am e r i C a n C i r C u s p O s t e r s a n D h a n D B i L L s, including three for the
Cirque d’Hiver, one in large format, folded; three for the Chinese
Imperial Circus; six for the Nederlands National Circus Herman
Renz, one in large format, folded; two for Carson and Barnes, one
in large format, folded; one for the Circus Renz, on two sheets,
folded; and others, various sizes. £250 - £350

667. Knight (Dame Laura) tW O e L e p h a n t s W i t h r i D e r s a n D O t h e r
f i g u r e s in t h e r i n g O f Be rt r a m mi L L s’ C i r C u s at OLy m p i a, black
chalk drawing, signed, framed and glazed, 170mm. by 232mm.
£750 - £1,000
Lot 668
668. Knight (Dame Laura) gO L i at h t h e m i D g e t C L O W n , s ta n D i n g
in a C h e C k s u i t a n D sOft h at , black chalk drawing, signed and
captioned, framed and glazed, 302mm. by 170mm. £600 - £800
The Property of a Gentleman
Lot 667
Lot 669
669. Knight (Dame Laura) a f e m a L e t r a p e z e a rt i s t e, black chalk
drawing, signed, framed and glazed, 271mm by 202mm.
£600 - £800
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
117

118
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 670
670. Knight (Dame Laura) th r e e q u a rt e r L e n g t h p O rt r a i t O f a
s m a r t Ly D r e s s e D C L O W n in a t O p h at , black chalk drawing, signed,
framed and glazed, 276mm by 188mm. £600 - £800
*** The clown is thought to have worked at Sanger’s Circus.
Lot 671
671. Knight (Dame Laura) th r e e r i D e r s s ta n D i n g u p r i g h t O n
t h e i r h O r s e s, black chalk drawing, signed, framed and glazed,
149mm. by 149mm. £500 - £750
Lot 672
672. Knight (Dame Laura) a r i D e r O n h O r s e B a C k, black chalk
drawingm, signed, framed and glazed, 172mm. by 150mm.
£500 - £750
Lot 673
673. Knight (Dame Laura) th r e e h O r s e s, black chalk drawing,
stained at upper right corner, signed, framed and glazed, 200mm.
by 263mm. £350 - £500

Books, Memorabilia, Apparatus, and Posters from the Collection of John Fisher.
674. Brewster (Sir David) Le t t e r s O n nat u r a L ma g i C, addressed
to Sir Walter Scott, first e D i t i O n, wood-engraved illustrations, two
with lifting flaps, original printed cloth, uncut, publisher’s note and
book list bound in, [Toole Stott: Conjuring 136], small 8vo, John
Murray, 1833. £100 - £150
675. Bailly (Christian) au t O m ata: t h e gO L D e n ag e, 1848-1914,
folio, 1988 § Hero of Alexandria. The Pneumatics, 8vo, 1971 §
Wittelsbach (Doran) Isis and Beyond: the Biography of Cecil E.
Nixon, 8vo, Vancouver, 1997 §Wood (Gaby) Edison’s Eve, 8vo,
New York, 2002 § Standage (Tom) The Mechanical Turk, 8vo,
2002, illustrations, original cloth or boards, all but the third with
dust jackets, the first in original packaging; and 6 others on related
subjects, various sizes £100 - £150
676. Bertram (Ross) ma g i C a n D me t h O D s O f rO s s Be rt r a m,
Oakland, 1978; Bertam on Sleight of Hand, Oakland, 1983 §
Kaufman (Richard) The Secrets of Brother John Hamman, New
York, 1989 § Haversat (David E.) “Sherms”, number 275 of
300 copies, Milford, 1997 § Fraps (Thomas), Helge Thun, and
JörgWillich. The Book, or Don’t Forget To Point, first edition in
English, Washington , 1998 § Bryant (Steve) The Little Egypt Book
of Numbers, Humble, 2004 § Warlock (Elizabeth) One Hundred
by Warlock, [Washington], 2005, all but the fifth first e D i t i O n s,
illustrations, original cloth, all but the fourth and last with dust
jackets, folio £125 - £175
677. Li B r O gi O C at t O L i (iL) 46 leaves including covers with various
games and models to be cut out and assembled, designed by E.
Altara, 8pp. instructions loosely inserted, original wrappers, folio,
Milan, 1945. £150 - £200
*** The contents include conjuring tricks, four girl dancers,
and models of a roundabout, an aquarium, an automaton, and a
convent.
678. Reynolds (Charles and Regina) 100 ye a r s O f ma g i C
pO s t e r s, library edition, 104 reproductions, 70 in colour, original
pictorial cloth, with the bookplate of Terry Seabrook, folio, New
York, 1976. £100 - £150
679. st r a n D ma g a z i n e (th e), vol. 1-22, 25, 33, 37, 39, 40, 44,
48, and 54, 30 vol. in all, numerous illustrations by Walter Paget,
William Heath Robinson, Max Beerbohm, Louis Wain, H.M.
Bateman, and others, vol. 33 and 54 with no title-page or index, a
few leaves spotted, vol. 1-22 and 48 in original cloth, some spines
soiled, a few worn at top, the remainder in contemporary cloth,
8vo, 1891-1917. £300 - £400
*** The set includes the complete Adventures and Memoirs of
Sherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard, Rodney
Stone, The Tragedy of the Korosco, Round the Fire, and other
stories and articles by Conan Doyle. Other contributors include
P.G. Wodehouse, H.G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard
Kipling, and E. Nesbit. The many articles relating to conjuring
and allied subjects include “The First Books on Conjuring” and
“My Illusions” by David Devant, “A Parlour Seance with David
Devant”, “Living Lilliputians” and “Hand Shadows”, both featuring
David Devant; Dr. Lynn’s illustrated descriptions of his Famous
Box Trick and Great Packing-Case Trick; “The Experiences of a
Conjuror”, by Horace Goldin; “My Reminiscences” by John Nevil
Maskelyne, “Mr. Fay’s Cabinet Trick” by Sir Hyram Maxim, and
Mr. Maskelyne’s reply. A copy of Reginald Pound’s history of the
periodical is included in the lot.
680. Berwick (John) Be rt r a m mi L L s, head and shoulders portrait,
oil on canvas, signed, framed, 598mm. by 501mm. £100 - £150
681. Blackstone (Harry) tW O p h O t O g r a p h s, one a head and
shoulders portrait inscribed to William Stickland, 1948, laid down,
slightly damages at corners; the other a group photograph signed by
Harry Blackstone and others; and a large portrait of Chris Charlton,
signed by the photographer Ernst Schneider (3) £150 - £200
682. Blackstone (Harry) se v e n faCsimiLe r e p r O D u C t i O n s O f
p O s t e r s in t h e nO r m ne i L s e n C O L L e C t i O n, two for Blackstone,
two for Channing Pollock, the others for Cardini, Nuk, and Jay
Marshall, all but one signed by Neilsen, various sizes, 1999-2002.
£250 - £350
683. Chung Ling Soo [William E. Robinson] and others.
te n faCsimiLe r e p r O D u C t i O n s O f p O s t e r s in t h e nOrm neiL s e n
C O L L e C t i O n, two for Chung Ling Soo, two for Thurston, the others
for Herrmann, Okito, Nelson Downs, Ernest Thorn, Hugard, and
Chang, all but one signed by Neilsen, various sizes, 1999-2000, and
n.d. £350 - £500
684. Egyptian Hall.- ei g h t v i eW s O f t h e th e eg y p t i a n ha L L,
two as Bullock’s Museum, one by R. Sands after J.P. Neale, the
other a larger aquatint of the same scene; one by A. McClatchy
after Thomas H. Shepherd, 2 copies, 1828; one with the carriage
of General Tom Thumb in the street outside, all coloured by hand,
with uncoloured copies of the first and last, and a reproduction of a
large mid nineteenth century view of Picadilly with the hall on the
right, three framed and glazed, various sizes. £150 - £200
685. Egyptian Hall.- a C O L L e C t i O n O f 32 f u L L s i z e C O L O u r p h O t O
r e p r O D u C t i O n s O f p O s t e r s for Maskelyne and Devant, David
Devant, Chung Ling Soo and others; and 20 enlarged reproductions
of illustrations and portraits, various sizes (52) £200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
119

120
686. Goldin (Horace) ty p e D L e t t e r s i g n e D tO jO h n mu L h O L L a n D,
Feb. 8, 1914, explaining that he has sent under separate cover a
hand-carved cigarette holder from Tripoli, North Africa, on one
page 4to headed notepaper, framed with the cigarette holder.
£200 - £300
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 687
687. Harbin (Robert) th r e e L a r g e s h e e t s W i t h a m O n ta g e O f
p h O t O g r a p h s a n D n e W s C u t t i n g s, prepared for reproduction as fullpage
illustrations on pp. 52, 56 and 77 of “Magic of Robert Harbin”,
together with a large photograph of him sawing a woman in half;
a letterpress poster for his show at Leas Cliff Hall; and another for
Harbin, John Wade, and Alan Shaxon in “Kings of Magic” at the
King’s Theatre Glasgow, various sizes. £200 - £300
*** The montages were formerly in the collection of Bayard
Grimshaw.
688. Houdini (Harry) [Erich Weiss] ei g h t f u L L-s i z e C O L O u r e D
r e p r O D u C t i O n s O f p O s t e r s a n D p L ay B i L L s; 12 enlarged photographic
reproductions of early magazine illustrations; “The Magic is Back”,
signed by the illustrator Jeff Hargreaves, 1987; and seven other
related pieces, various sizes (28) £125 - £175
689. Houdini (Harry) [Erich Weiss] fi v e faCsimiLe r e p r O D u C t i O n s
O f p O s t e r s in t h e nO r m ne i L s e n C O L L e C t i O n, all but one signed by
Neilsen, various sizes, 1999, 2000, and n.d. £250 - £350
690. Marshall (Jay) DO O r tO t h e jay ma r s h a L L su i t e, a large
door lettered thus on small applied panel, signed or inscribed by
Jay Marshall, Mike Caveney, Paul Daniels, Hank Moorhouse, Max
Maven, Ricky Jay, Shimada, Harry Anderson, George Johnstone,
James Randi, Pete Biro, Albert Goshman, Corinda, Obie O’Brien,
and others, 2025mm. by 712mm. £150 - £200
*** The door was salvaged from the last U.K. home of Billy
McComb, who named the room when Jay Marshall stayed with
him, followed by the many others who enjoyed his hospitality.
Some visitors, real or imaginary, are recorded by McComb himself
with comments such as “Robert Harbin cut the room in half” and
“Harry Houdini escaped from here”. The door is fully recorded in
the biography of Jay Marshall, Beating a Dead Horse.
Lot 691
691. Maskelyne (John Nevil) ph O t O g r a p h O f a t e s t i m O n i a L
p r e s e n t e D B y t h e C O m pa n y tO ma s k e Ly n e to celebrate the twentyfifth
anniversary of his occupancy of the Egyptian Hall, the text
within Egyptian architectural border, surrounded by 24 portrait
photographs and small illustrations , in card mount, inscribed
on the back to G.A. Cooke (the first of the signatories) “Accept
this copy with my he[arty] appreciation of the good wishes in the
original”, signed and dated Christmas 1898, 358 by 283mm.
£300 - £400
692. Maskelyne and Cooke. se v e n faCsimiLe r e p r O D u C t i O n s O f
p O s t e r s in t h e nO r m ne i L s e n C O L L e C t i O n, two for Maskelyne and
Cooke, three for Le Roy, Talma,and Bosco; and two for De Biere,
all signed by Neilsen, various sizes, 1999-2002. £300 - £400

693. Murray [Murray Walters] fu L L s i z e p L a n f O r t h e hu m a n
pi n C u s h i O n i L L u s i O n, designed by Ralph Francis, incorporating
a sketch of the cabinet and other details, torn at top, 1840 by
538mm. £250 - £350
*** A manuscript note by Jeffery Atkins explains that the
design was made when Murray’s props had to be rebuilt after
he lost everything in Germany. Three enlarged reproductions of
illustrations of Murray performing are included in the lot.
694. Coin Magic. a C O L L e C t i O n, including an early black metal
coin tray, five stacks of coins, four with covers, a prepared penny
for Nelson Downs’ Secret Aid, a penny, halfpenny and farthing fan,
and various other prepared coins and covers £100 - £150
695. LO y D’s je W e L Ch e s t O f Ch e n Le e, O r ph a n t O m Die Ca B i n e t,
the wooden cabinet with two open sides and top, containing a die
with large Chinese characters on surfaces, held in place by a brass
rod, one open side of the cabinet with retractable screen repeating
one of the characters, with instructions, 115mm. high, [c.1930].
£200 - £300
696. Puzzles. De Lu x e pu z z L e Ch e s t n O.3006, the contents including
three Japanese wooden puzzles in the shape of an aeroplane, an
elephant and a cube; the Famous “Bug House” Puzzle, in original
box; Adams’ Sambo Puzzle; Rings “O” Seven, all with instructions;
and 16 other metal puzzles, some probably later additions, original
card box, 290mm. by 388mm., New York, F.A.O. Schwarz, [c.1940?];
and a collection of metal puzzles including two boxes of Gilbert
Puzzles, Newhaven, [c.1920-1930]; and 16 others by H.P.Gibson,
Chad Valley, and Spears, all in original card boxes; a few separate
puzzles, and three ceramic puzzle jugs, various sizes. £100 - £150
697. Puzzles and Games. OL D Da D D y ti n W h i s k e r s a n D h i s ma g i C
ri n g, pressed metal face and finger ring, [c.1909] § Consult
Elcaro, “fortunes” printed inside lid, Rochester, [1914] § Pyramid
Patience, diminishing wooden squares, and wooden base with
three pegs, B.G.L., [c.1920] § “Jusso” the Nine Block Puzzle, nine
lettered wooden blocks, the lid lacking edges, Kum-Bak Mfg.Co.,
[c.1932] § The Ernest Sewell “Tiddleytennis”, cloth “court”, net,
and tiddlywinks, [c.1935] § Les Chapeaux Valseurs, rocking card
hand to launch paper clown’s hats, scoring board in base of box,
France, [c.1935] § Gilbert Boxed Problem Puzzles, comprising 6
separate glass-topped dexterity puzzles, New Haven, A.C. Gilbert
Co., [c.1940]; and five other games, all in original pictorial boxes,
various sizes £100 - £150
698. Adelphia (Del) Le Ba r g e a n D aD e L p h i a CO m pa n y, portrait
and six illustrations of illusions from photographs, laid down, a few
tears, fold marks, 719mm. by 534mm., n.p., [c.1910]. £200 - £300
*** The illustrations include three of Adelphia performing his
disappearing bird and cage trick.
699. Calvert (John) an e a r Ly D O u B L e-s i D e D B i L L f O r eg y p t i a n
fO L L i e s at t h e gr a n D th e at r e, hu n t s v i L L e, aL a B a m a, featuring
Calvert, Jane Moore, Dixie Dean, Doris Carrol, and other
female performers, [c.1935]; together with three large illustrated
programmes, one inscribed by John Calvert to Bobby Bernard,
1974; and four later posters (8) £150 - £200
700. Calvert (John) tW O s C r e e n p r i n t e D s t O C k p O s t e r s, one for
Magicarama with portrait head and illustrations of a decapitation
and other illusions, 825mm. by 613mm.; the other of Jumbo the
vanishing elephant, 764mm. by 506mm, both laid down, n.p.,
[c.1950]. £200 - £300
701. Calvert (John) and others. a C O L L e C t i O n O f m O D e r n p O s t e r s,
signed or inscribed by Harry Blackstone Jr., Lance Burton, John
Calvert, David Copperfield, Maurice Fogel, Jeff McBride, The
Pendragons (2), Penn and Teller, and Randi (2); and 11 others for
Dunninger, Doug Henning, Siegfried and Roy, and others, various
sizes (22) £250 - £350
Lot 702
702. Charlton (Chris) Ch r i s Ch a r Lt O n s ay s it’s fu n tO B e fO O L e D,
h.m. th e at r e, Ca r Ly L e, screen printed poster with multi-coloured
portrait head, laid down, slight horizontal fold mark, 763mm. by
511mm., Wakefield, Teddy & Co., [1937?]. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
121

122
703. Chung Ling Soo [William E. Robinson]. ]. a fe W fa C i a L
ex p r e s s i O n s D u r i n g t h e fi r e tr i C k, twelve head-and-shoulders
portraits from photographs, coloured lithograph and half-tone, laid
down, 732mm. by 474mm., Birmingham, James Upton, [c.1905].
£4,000 - £6,000
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 703
704. De Biere (Arnold) pL ay B i L L f O r t h e su n D e r L a n D em p i r e
f e at u r i n g th e ma n O f my s t e ry De Biere in a three part
entertainment entitled “Bride of the Air”, “The Human Tortoise”,
and “The Sculptor’s Vision”, printed in black and pale blue, framed
and glazed, 523mm. by 263mm., Sunderland Post Company,
1915. £150 - £200

Lot 705
705. Egyptian Hall. ma s k e Ly n e a n D CO O k e, t h e rO ya L iL L u s i O n i s t s,
letterpress poster with large coat of arms, printed in red, black,
and grey, frayed and laid down, with some restoration at edges,
408mm. by 309mm., Belfast, D. and J. Allen, [c.1875].
£750 - £1,000
*** This poster and those in the following six lots are all extremely
rare. All but the sixth are from the collection of George Jenness.
Four are reproduced in his history of the Egyptian Hall.
Lot 706
706. Egyptian Hall. ma s k e Ly n e a n D CO O k e, t h e rO ya L iL L u s i O n i s t s:
fL O at i n g O v e r t h e au D i e n C e, lithographed in colour, framed and
glazed, 487mm. by 360mm., Belfast, D. & J. Allen, [c.1876].
£2,500 - £3,500
Lot 707
707. Egyptian Hall. zO e, mr. ma s k e Ly n e’s ne W sk e t C h i n g
au t O m at O n, with illustration of Maskelyne standing beside Zoe,
reproductions of her sketches to either side, lithographed in
black, red and yellow, framed and glazed, 550mm. by 365mm.,
Nottingham, Stafford and Co., [1877]. £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 708
708. Egyptian Hall. mr s. Da f f O D i L DO W n e y’s sé a n C e, depicting a
scene from the magical drama, lithographed in colour, frayed and
laid down, with some restoration at edges and loss of small print at
bottom edge, 500mm. by 356mm., [Nottingham, Stafford and Co.],
[c.1882]. £2,500 - £3,500
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
123

124
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 709
709. Egyptian Hall. Le CO C O n, B y Bu at i e r D e kO Lta, depicting
a winged girl emerging from a cocoon, a few tears at edges, fold
marks, framed and glazed, 473mm. by 340mm., [1887?].
£2,250 - £2,750
Lot 710
710. Egyptian Hall. th e Bi rt h O f fL O r a, depicting David Devant
and a girl rising from a large bouquet of flowers, lithographed in
colour, frayed, laid down, framed and glazed, 505mm. by 364mm.,
London, Canning & Co., [c.1895]. £3,000 - £4,000
*** From the collections of Jimmy Findlay and Paul Daniels. No
other copy of this poster appears to have been sold at auction.
Lot 711
711. Egyptian Hall. mr. ne v i L ma s k e Ly n e’s se n s at i O n a L ma g i C a L
rO m a n C e th e ph i L O s O p h e r’s st O n e, depicting an explosive scene
from the drama, three smaller illustrations below, lithographed in
colour, horizontal fold mark, short tear at upper edge, framed and
glazed, 498mm. by 368mm., Dangerfield Printing Co., [c.1903].
£2,500 - £3,500
Lot 712
712. Fay (Annie and Alexander) La r g e p L ay B i L L f O r pe n r h y n
ha L L, Ba n g O r, featuring Annie Fay in her Mystic, Mirthful, Musical,
and Marvellous American Entertainment and Ventriloquism
Extraordinary! by Alexander Fay, three illustrations, one of Annie
secured in a spirit cabinet replicating the Davenport Brothers,
757mm. by 247mm., [1879?]. £350 - £500

Lot 713
713. Fu-Manchu [David Bamberg]. he C h i z O s D e fu-ma n C h u. ¡El
Espectaculo mas Fantastico del Mundo!, lithographed design by
Farinas depicting the conjuror, female assistant, skeletons and a
row of chorus girls, laid down, 683mm. by 484mm., [Sao Paulo,
c.1950]. £200 - £300
714. Goldin (Horace) Le t t e r p r e s s p O s t e r p r i n t e D in r e D a n D
B L u e, laid down, short tears at lower corners, 765mm. by 512mm.,
Central Printing Company, [dated by hand 1915]. £150 - £200
*** The continuous message reads “Illusions never before attempted
as thrilling as murder are being performed by the Great Horace
Goldin in the Regal Music Hall Southend-on-Sea all the week -
twice nightly”, with the large letters in red reading “Attempted
Murder in Southend-on-Sea”.
715. Goldin (Horace) tW O p L ay B i L L s f e at u r i n g gO L D i n, one for
the Grand Theatre, Doncaster, printed in bule with illustration
of Goldin performing “The Great Divide”, tear at upper edge,
763mmm. by 253mm, Doncaster, Herbert G. Hill, 1928; the other
for The Grand, Bolton, listing acts and performers in “England’s
Greatest Road Show”, printed in red and black, laid down, 873mm
by 269mm., Bolton, Robert Whawall, 1935 (2) £150 - £200
716. Le Grand David Spectacular Magic Company. tW e Lv e
p i C t O r i a L p O s t e r s, one signed by Le Grand David and Cesareo
Pelaez, various sizes, Beverley, Mass., [c.1980-2000]. £150 - £200
Lot 717
717. Houdini (Harry) [Erich Weiss]. a p O s t e r a D v e rt i s i n g “th e
un m a s k i n g O f rO B e rt-hO u D i n”, printed in red and black with half
length portrait of the author holding a copy of the book, 482mm.
by 317mm., Conjurors’ Magazine Publishing Company, [1908].
£400 - £600
718. Los Angeles Conference on Magic History. fO u r p i C t O r i a L
p O s t e r s: The Unexpected; The Mascot Moth; Will the Witch and
the Watch; and Dr. Klein’s Wonders, the third designed by R.
Crump, the reaminder by William Stout, the first signed by the
artist, 609mm. by 305mm., (the last 609mm. by 458mm.), Los
Angeles, 1995-2003. £150 - £200
Lot 719
719. Lyle (Cecil) Ce C i L Ly L e t h e ma g i C a L mi L L i n e r, lithographed
head and shoulders portrait from a photograph by Claude Harris,
mounted in linen, vertical and horizontal fold marks, 730mm. by
472mm., S.C. Allen & Company, [c.1945]. £150 - £200
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
125

126
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
Lot 720
720. Morritt (Charles) mO r r i t t, full-length portrait with a red
demon looking over his shoulder, lithographed in red and black,
laid down, 768mm. by 512mm., Harrow, David Allen, [c.1900].
£750 - £1,000
721. Nixon (David) La r g e p O s t e r f O r t h e Dav iD ni x O n Ch r i s t m a s
sh O W at t h e th e at r e rO ya L, Br i g h t O n, featuring Ali Bongo,
Arthur Worsley, and others, 757mm. by 506mm., [1966?]; An
Extraordinary Evening of Halloween Magic, double-sided bill
featuring Alan Alan, Robert Harbin, David Nixon, and others,
763mm. by 283mm., 1971. £150 - £200
*** Although staged at London Weekend Television Studios in aid
of Cancer Relief, the Halloween Magic was not filmed.
722. Ovette [Guiseppe Olivo)] CO m i n g - CO m i n g. Ov e t t e’s
Or i e n ta L nO v e Lt y CO m pa n y, four illustrations, laid down, minor
flaws at edges, 910mm. by 613mm., Johnson City, Muse-Whitlock
Co., [c.1930]. £100 - £150
Lot 723
723. Pollock (Channing) 2 p O s t e r s f O r t h e f i L m rO C a m B O L e, one
designed by Simeoni depicting Pollock and Hedy Vessel standing
beside an open safe, 559mm. by 368mm., Brussels, [1962]; the other
with a scene from the film over a background depicting Pollock,
Hedy Vessel, and others, 321mm. by 416mm., Mexico, [1962?].
£150 - £200
Lot 724
724. Pollock (Channing) ju D e x, a large poster for the film by
Georges Franju, designed by Xarrié, depicting Channing in hat and
cloak, and two figures carrying a girl, folded, 1574mm. by 1136mm.,
Centilly, Ateliers Lalande, [1963]. £400 - £600
*** The poster is signed by Channing Pollock on the white gown
of the girl. Cast as the hero, he performed his act with doves and
other birds in the film.
725. Richiardi (Aldo) pO s t e r D e p i C t i n g t h e i L L u s i O n i s t in
C h a r a C t e r i s t i C pOse, lithographed in red and black, 656mm. by
486mm., Spain, [c.1950?]. £150 - £200
*** A large photograph of a suspension illusion with Richiardi in a
similar pose is included with the poster.

Lot 726
726. st O C k p O s t e r, D e p i C t i n g a r e D D e v i L W i t h f i v e i L L u s t r at i O n s
O f i L L u s i O n s, lithographed in colour, mounted on linen, 465mm. by
344mm., Hamburg, Adolph Friedlander, [c.1910]. £200 - £300
Lot 727
727. st O C k p O s t e r, D e p i C t i n g a p i e r r O t D a n C i n g W i t h a g i r L h O L D i n g
a m a s k , an illuminated pier building in the background, 763mm. by
512mm., Netherfield, Stafford & Co., [c.1910]. £150 - £200
Lot 728
728. Walker (Val. A.) Wi z a r D in Ch i e f tO t h e nav y , depicting
the escapologist sealed inside a miniature submarine underwater
below battle ships, laid down, slight fold marks, slight restoration
at corners, 761mm. by 489mm., Alf Cooke, [c.1915?].
£1,000 - £1,500
729. Williams (Oswald) ti v O L i. Os W a L D Wi L L i a m s t h e am a z i n g
On e, depicting a female assistant in beaded costume, and Williams
performing his “Box of Tricks” routine below, coloured lithograph
and half-tone, laid down, a few short tears, 1007mm. by 374mm.,
Sydney, [c.1925]. £150 - £200
en D O f sa L e
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS
127

AUCTIONS
BLOOMSBURY
COnJURinG & CiRCUS:
BOOKS, PRinTS, POSTERS AnD APPARATUS
Thursday 8th September 2011 Sale No. 35833
I authorise Bloomsbury Auctions, to bid on my behalf up to the maximum
price indicated plus the 22% plus VAT (26.4%) Buyer’s Premium
To aid legibility please fill in your details in BLOCK CAPITALS.
Title Initials Surname
Address
City Postcode
Tel Fax
Mobile Email
Signed
Date
COMMISSION BIddING SLIP
+ bids indicate willingness to go up one increment in case of a tie
Lot No. Max. Bid Price (£) Ex. Premium & VAT
Please send to:
Bloomsbury Auctions
Bloomsbury House
24 Maddox Street, London W1S 1PP
t +44 (0) 20 7495 9494 f +44 (0) 20 7495 9499
info@bloomsburyauctions.com
www.bloomsburyauctions.com
Please fax to:
+44 (0) 207 495 9499
Whilst every care is taken in carrying out buyers’
instructions, neither Bloomsbury Auctions, nor their
staff can be held responsible for any errors made.
All successful bids are subject to a 22% plus VAT (26.4%)
of the hammer price up to £300,000, and 12% plus VAT
(14.40%) on the hammer price in excess of £300,000
Payment will be accepted, if you are a successful
bidder, by debit card issued by a UK bank, by bank
transfer, in cash up to £12,000 (subject to relevant
money laundering regulations), or by all major UK
issued credit cards registered to a UK billing address
with the exception of American Express and Diners Club.
A surcharge of 3% is payable on all payments made
by credit card. This surcharge does not apply to debit
card payments. Payment may also be made by Sterling
personal cheques drawn on a UK bank account but
Bloomsbury Auctions regrets that purchases paid for
by this method can not be collected until your cheque
has cleared.
If you leave an odd bid, the Auctioneer will increase
your bid to the next highest figure.
Bids must be received the day before the sale, in
certain circumstances it may not be possible to
execute bids received on the day of the sale.
Your attention is drawn to our General Conditions of
Sale, available in the catalogue or in the saleroom.
Lot No. Max. Bid Price (£) Ex. Premium & VAT

Batty Langley
Pomona: or, the Fruit-garden illustrated,
first edition, 1729.
Est: £3,000-4,000
The Cetus Library: Food & Drink, Agriculture,
Gardening and Social History over 300 Years
London, Thursday 22nd September 2011
Please contact: Justin Phillips
jphillips@bloomsburyauctions.com
Bloomsbury House
24 Maddox Street, London W1S 1PP
t +44 (0) 20 7495 9494
f +44 (0) 20 7495 9499
info@bloomsburyauctions.com
www.bloomsburyauctions.com
Free Live Online Bidding

IMPORTANT NOTICES
description and Condition of Lots
Prospective buyers must satisfy themselves concerning the
condition of the goods and the matters referred to in the catalogue
description, in accordance with section 6 of the Conditions of Sale
and Business. Solely as a convenience, Bloomsbury Auctions may
provide condition reports. Many items are of an age or nature which
precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions
in the catalogue, or given by way of condition report (made either
orally or in writing), make reference to damage and/or restoration.
We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of
such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects
or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the
absence of any others.
Collation of Books
If, on collation, any NAMED items in this catalogue prove defective,
in text or illustration, the purchaser may reject the lot provided
he returns it within fourteen days stating the defect in writing.
This however will not apply in the case of un-named items,
periodicals, autograph letters, manuscripts, music, maps, atlases,
prints or drawings, nor in respect of damage to bindings, stains,
foxing, marginal wormholes or other defects not affecting the
completeness of the text, nor in respect of lack of list of plates,
inserted advertisements, cancels or subsequently published
volumes, supplements, appendices or plates or error in the
enumerating of the plates, nor in respect of defects mentioned in
the catalogue or announced at the time of sale.
Storage Charges
Purchasers are advised that a storage charge of £1.00 per lot per
day may be levied on all purchases not cleared within five working
days of the sale.
Commission Bids
Bloomsbury will execute bids on your behalf if you are unable to
attend the sale. Commission or absentee bids are accepted either
directly at reception, or can be sent by post, fax, email, telephone
or via the website: www.bloomsburyauctions.com. Bloomsbury will
add these bids to the auctioneers’ sale book and will undertake to
purchase the lots on your behalf as cheaply as allowed by other
bids and reserves. Bloomsbury does not accept liability for failing to
execute commission bids, or for any errors or omissions.
Shipping
BloomsburyAuctions can accommodate shipping for certain items,
please contact our Cashiers Department formore information.
International Buyers are responsible for all import/export duties and
taxes. An invoice stating the actual purchase price will accompany
all international purchases.
export Licences
A licence from the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council will be
required before items of certain kinds may be exported from the
United Kingdom. Any item containing ivory will require a CITES
licence before it can be exported from the EU.
Payment
Payment will be accepted, if you are a successful bidder, by debit
card issued by a UK bank, in cash up to £12,000 (subject to relevant
money laundering regulations), by bank transfer direct into our bank
account, Bank Details: Natwest, 214 High Holborn, London WC1V
7BX. Account Name: Bloomsbury Auctions Clients Limited. A/C:
26702975 Sort Code: 60-30-06 BIC: NWBK GB 2L IBAN: GB82 NWBK
6030 0626702975 or by all major UK issued credit cards registered
Bloomsbury Auctions is a trading name of Greenfield Auctions Limited. Greenfield Auctions Limited is registered in
England, company number: 07546217, registered office: 10A Mount Ephraim, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 8AS.
to a UK billing address with the exception of American Express and
Diners Club. A surcharge of 3% is payable on all payments made by
credit card. This surcharge does not apply to debit card payments.
Payment may also be made by Sterling personal cheques drawn on
a UK bank account but Bloomsbury regrets that purchases paid for
by this method cannot be collected until your cheque has cleared.
The symbol u following a lot number indicates that Bloomsbury
Auctions has a financial interest, direct or indirect, in the lot in
question, above & beyond the seller’s commission or buyer’s
premium.
Artist’s Resale Rights (“droit de Suite”)
Lots marked with an delta symbol (δ) are subject to theArtist’s
Resale Right Law.The buyer agrees to pay BloomsburyAuctions an
amount equal to the resale royalty and we will pay such amount to
the artist’s collecting agent. Resale royalty applies where the
Hammer price is 1,000 Euros or more and the amount cannot be
more than 12,500 Euros per lot.The amount is calculated as follows:
Royalty For the portion of the Hammer Price (in euros)
4.00% up to 50,000
3.00% between 50,000.01 and 200,000
1.00% between 200,000.01 and 350,000
0.50% between 350,000.01 and 500,000
0.25% in excess of 500,000
Invoices will, as usual, be issued in Pounds Sterling. For the purposes
of calculating the resale royalty the Pounds Sterling/ Euro rate of
exchange will be the European Central Bank reference rate on the
day of the sale.
VAT
Zero-rated items such as books, unframed maps and albums are
not subject to VAT on the buyer’s premium. Eligible items such as
manuscripts, prints, photographs, drawings, framed maps, paintings,
pens and other objects are subject to VAT on the buyer’s premium
as part of the auctioneers margin scheme at a rate of 20%. This will
be invoiced at a rate inclusive of premium and VAT. Lots with an
asterisk (*) in the catalogue are subject to VAT on the hammer price
as well as the buyer’s premium. Lots marked with a double asterisk
(**) have been imported from outside the EU to be sold at auction,
and therefore the buyer must pay the import at a rate of 5% on the
hammer and 20% on the buyer’s premium.
Valuations
We undertake valuations for Probate and Insurance, fees being
agreed by prior arrangement. If items are subsequently consigned
for sale, the fees will be refunded.
Annual Catalogue Subscriptions
Full Subscription (approx. 60 sales) UK and Europe £500, USA and elsewhere £550
London Book Sales Only (approx. 30 sales) UK and Europe £250, USA and elsewhere £300
All Book Sales (approx. 35 sales) UK and Europe £290, USA and elsewhere £340
All Maps & Atlases (approx. 2 sales) UK and Europe £20, USA and elsewhere £30
London Visual Arts Sales Only (approx. 10 sales) UK and Europe £100, USA and elsewhere £150
All Visual Arts Sales (approx. 16 sales) UK and Europe £160, USA and elsewhere £200
All Photographs Sales (approx. 4 sales) UK and Europe £40, USA and elsewhere £60
Opening hours: We are open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm
Online Bidding It is possible to bid live during the auction via the
internet, at www.the-saleroom.com For more details on
the-saleroom.com please call +44 20 7420 6691 or email
support@atgmedia.com

CONDITIONS OF SALE AND BUSINESS
These Conditions of Sale and Business constitute the contract
between Bloomsbury Auctions (the “Auctioneer”) and the
seller, on the one hand, and the buyer on the other. By bidding
at the auction, you agree to be bound by these terms.
INFORMATION FOR BUYeRS
1. Introduction.
The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers,
particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All sales
are conducted on our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily
available for inspection and normally accompany catalogues. Our
staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully
understand.
2. Agency.
As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose
identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed.
Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller.
3. estimates.
Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum
might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot. The lower
estimate may represent the reserve price and certainly will not
be below it. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT
(where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the
sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are
in no sense definitive.
4. Buyer’s Premium.
The Buyer agrees to pay a buyer’s premiumon the hammer price of
each lot purchased. The buyer’s premium is 22% (26.4% including
VAT) of the hammer price on each lot up to and including
£300,000 plus 12% (14.4% including VAT) for any amount in excess
of £300,000.
5. VAT. (*)
indicates that VAT is payable by the purchaser at the standard rate
(presently 20%) on the hammer price as well as being an element in
the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because
the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not
operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20%
on importation into the UK. The double symbol (**) indicates that
the lot has been imported from outside the European Union and
the present position is that these lots are liable to a reduced rate of
VAT (5%) on the gross lot price (i.e. both the hammer price and the
buyer’s premium). Lots which appear without either of the above
symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This
is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme
and it should be noted that the VAT included within the Premium is
not recoverable as input tax.
6. descriptions and Conditions.
Condition reports are provided on our web site or upon request.
The absence of a report does not imply that a lot is without
imperfections. The detail in a report will reflect the estimated
value of the lot, and large numbers of such requests received
shortly before the sale may not receive a response to all lots.
Members of staff are not trained restorers or conservators and,
particularly for higher value lots, you should obtain an opinion
from such a professional. We recommend that you always view
a lot in person.
We are, primarily, agents for the seller. We are dependent on
information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots
and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are
normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots
in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be
wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity
for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for
inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested.
Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of
lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we,
as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In
particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be
in working order. However, in so far as we have examined the goods
and make a representation about their condition, we shall be liable
for any defect which that examination ought to have revealed to
the auctioneer but which would not have been revealed to the
buyer had the buyer examined the goods. Additionally, in specified
circumstances lots misdescribed because they are ‘deliberate
forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a 3 week
time limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our
Conditions of Sale).
7. electrical goods.
These are sold as ‘antiques’ only and if bought for use must be
checked over for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified
electrician first.
8. export of goods.
Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether
an export licence is required and (b) whether there is any specific
prohibition on importing goods of that character because, e.g.
they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory. Ask us if you
need help.
9. Bidding.
Bidders may be required to register before the sale commences and
lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration
form. Some form of identification may be required if you are
unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements
for telephone bidding.
10. Commission bidding.
Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the
maximum amount to be bid excluding buyers’ premium. They will be
executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any)
and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids
the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received. Please enquire in
advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids
by telephone or FAX.

11. Methods of Payment.
Any cheques tendered will need to be cleared before removal of
the goods is permitted. The following methods of payment are
acceptable:
Sterling cheque to be drawn on a UK bank and made payable
to ‘Bloomsbury Auctions’. It will be necessary to allow at least
five working days for the cheque to clear before collecting your
purchases.
Bank transfer. All transfers must state the relevant sale number,
lot number and your bid / paddle number. If transferring from a
foreign currency, the amount we receive must be the total due in
pounds sterling (after currency conversion and the deduction of
any bank charges). Our bank details can be found on the reverse
of your invoice or in the sale catalogue under ‘Important Notices’
Debit cards drawn on a UK bank. There is no additional charge for
purchases made with these cards. Debit cards drawn on an overseas
bank or deferred debit cards will be subject to a 3% surcharge.
Sterling cash payments of up to £8,000 and debit cards payments
can be made at the Cashier’s Office, either during or after the sale.
12. Collection and storage.
Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection
and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and
collected promptly. Any delay may involve the buyer in paying
storage charges.
13. droit de suite royalty charges.
From 14th February 2006 all UK art market professionals (which
includes, but is not limited to; auctioneers, dealers, galleries, agents
and other intermediaries) are required to collect a royalty payment
for all works of art that have been produced by living artists. This
payment is only calculated on qualifying works of art which are
sold for a hammer price more than the UK sterling equivalent of
EURO 1,000 – the UK sterling equivalent will fluctuate in line with
prevailing exchange rates.
It is entirely the responsibility of the buyer to acquaint himself with
the precise EURO to UK Sterling exchange rate on the day of the
sale in this regard, and the auctioneer accepts no responsibility
whatsoever if the qualifying rate is different to the rate indicated.
All items in this catalogue that are marked with δ are potentially
qualifying items, and the royalty charge will be applied if the
hammer price achieved is more than the UK sterling equivalent of
EURO 1,000.The royalty charge will be added to all relevant buyers’
invoices, and must be paid before items can be cleared. All royalty
charges are passed on to the Design and Artists Copyright Society
(‘DACS’), no handling costs or additional fees with respect to these
charges will be retained by the auctioneers.
The royalty charge that will be applied to qualifying items which
achieve a hammer price of more than the UK sterling equivalent of
EURO 1,000, but less than the UK sterling equivalent of EURO 50,000
is 4%. For qualifying items that sell for more than the UK sterling
equivalent of EURO 50,000 a sliding scale of royalty charges will apply
– for a complete list of the royalty charges and threshold levels, please
see www.dacs.org.uk. There is no VAT payable on this royalty charge.
TeRMS OF CONSIGNMeNT FOR SeLLeRS
1. Interpretation.
In these Terms the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to the Seller and if the
consignment of goods to us is made by an agent we assume that
the Seller has authorised the consignment and that the consignor
has the Seller’s authority to contract. Similarly the words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc.
refer to the Auctioneers.
2. Commission
Commission is charged to sellers at the following rates:- please
enquire at our salerooms.
3. Removal costs.
Items for sale must be consigned to the sale room by any stated
deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with
this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges
is solely your responsibility.
4. Loss and damage of goods.
(a) Bloomsbury Auctions is not authorised by the FSA to provide
insurance to it’s clients, and does not do so. However Bloomsbury
Auctions for it’s own protection, assumes liability for property
consigned to it at the lower pre-sale estimate until the hammer falls.
To justify accepting liablilty, Bloomsbury Auctions makes a charge of
1.5% of the hammer price plus VAT, subject to a minmum charge of
£1.50, or if unsold 1.5% of our lower estimate. The liability assumed by
Bloomsbury Auctions shall be limited to the lower pre-sale estimate
or the hammer price if the lot is sold.
(b) If the owner of the goods consigned instructs us in writng not to take
such action, the goods then remain entirely at the owners risk unless and
until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or
on behalf of the owner, and clause 4 (a) is inapplicable le
5. Illustrations.
The cost of any illustrations is borne by you. If we consider that the
Lot should be illustrated your permission will be asked first. The
copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of us,
the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue.
6. Minimum bids and our discretion.
Goods will normally be offered subject to a reserve agreed between
us before the sale in accordance with clause 7. We may sell Lots
below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale
proceeds as you would have received had the reserve been the
hammer price. If you specifically give us a “discretion” we may accept
a bid of up to 10% below the formal reserve.
7. Reserves.
(a) You are entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot
consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may
be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer
goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably
high reserve (in which case goods carry the storage and insurance
charges stipulated in these Terms of Consignment).
(b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent.
(c) Where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf
and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances
bid personally.

8. electrical items.
These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. Where such
items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of
testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an
electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. They must
be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the
right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.
9. Soft furnishings.
The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the
interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will
not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve
the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.
The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the
provisions of The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule
1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request
10. descriptions.
Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance
etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the
accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and
in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies
occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue
description of your lots unless informed to the contrary. Where
we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a
deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and
we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to
reimburse us the sale proceeds.
11. Unsold and withdrawn items.
If an item is unsold it may with your consent be re-offered at
a future sale. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you
must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being
so informed. Otherwise, storage charges may be incurred. We
reserve the right to charge for storage in these circumstances at a
reasonable daily rate.
12. Withdrawn and bought in items.
These are liable to incur a charge of 15 % plus VAT on being bought
in or withdrawn after being catalogued.
13. Conditions of Sale.
You agree that all goods will be sold on our Conditions of Sale. In
particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods
either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate
us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses
incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking.
We will also, at our discretion, and as far as practicable, confirm that
an item consigned for sale does not appear on the Art Loss register,
which is administered by an independent third party.
14. Authority to deduct commission and expenses and retain
premium and interest.
(a) You authorise us to deduct commission at the stated rate and
all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price and
consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the
buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest
earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement.
(b) You authorise us in our discretion to negotiate a sale by private
treaty not later than the close of business 48 hours after the day of
sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same
charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and
so far as appropriate these Terms apply
15. Warehousing.
We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom
without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to make
minimum warehousing charge of £10 per lot per day. Unsold lots
are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within
a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within three
weeks we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from
any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to
the local authority for disposal.
16. Settlement.
After sale settlement of the net sum due to you normally takes
place within 28 days of the sale (by crossed cheque to the seller)
unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no
settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in
the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed
by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale
proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds
of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition
10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind
before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days
from the date of sale.
CONdITIONS OF SALe
Bloomsbury Auctions carries on business with bidders, buyers and
all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with
a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms,
conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.
1. definitions.
in these Conditions:
(a) “auctioneer” means the firm of Bloomsbury Auctions or its
authorised auctioneer, as appropriate;
(b) “deliberate forgery” means an imitation made with the intention
of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or
source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as
being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the
sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been
in accordance with the description;
(c) “hammer price” means the level of bidding reached (at or above
any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer;
(d) “terms of consignment” means the stipulated terms and rates
of commission on which Dreweatts accepts instructions from sellers
or their agents;
(e) “total amount due” means the hammer price in respect of the
lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable
and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under
these Conditions;
(f ) “sale proceeds” means the net amount due to the seller, being
the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate,
Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by
the seller in whatever capacity and however arising;
(g) “You”, “Your”, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2.
(h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

2. Bidding procedures and the Buyer.
(a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding
and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction
room to view or bid;
(b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer
conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and
any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute
discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction
or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this
discretion.
(c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals.
(d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up
to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also
reserved.
3. Increments.
Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.
4. The purchase price.
together with a premium thereon of 26.4% which shall include VAT
on the premiumat the rate imposed by law.The buyer will also be
liable for any royalties payable under Droit de Suite as setout under
Information for Buyers above.
5. Value Added Tax.
Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all
items affixed with an asterisk or double asterisk. Value Added Tax
is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date
of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant Lots. (Please refer to
“Information for Buyers” for a brief explanation of the VAT position).
6. Payment.
(1) Immediately a Lot is sold you will:
(a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and
(b) pay to us the total amount due or in such other way as is agreed
by us.
(2) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any
sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without
regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or
implied.
(3) Buyers who utilise the services of ATG Live Auctions or any
other live internet services are hereby informed that the payment
method details that are provided to ATG Live Auctions or any other
live internet services as part of the process of registration will, in the
absence of compliance with paragraph (1) of this clause, be utilised
by us to settle any amounts owing by such buyers to us.
7. Title and collection of purchases.
(1) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until
you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due.
(2) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that
you have purchased and paid for not later than 3 working days
following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any
cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for
any removal, storage and insurance charges.
(3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for.
(4) Bloomsbury Auctions can accommodate packing and shipping
for certain items. For lots they are unable to provide this service for,
successful buyers must make these arrangements independently,
though the saleroom may be able to suggest specialist
shipping companies who can advise buyers, this advice is not a
recommendation and the saleroom is not liable for any aspect of
the packaging and shipping process. Please note that the cost of
packaging and shipping depends on the size/weight of the item(s)
purchased, insurance requirements, and the shipping destination,
not on the value of the item(s) purchased. Please note that any items
not collected within one week of the sale date may be automatically
removed to commercial storage and subject to a storage charge.
8. Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases.
(1) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance
with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these
Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall
at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights
we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following
rights and remedies:
(a) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract;
(b) to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any other Lots sold by us
to you;
(c) to resell the Lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you
shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount
due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs).
Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller;
(d) to remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense and, in the
case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere;
(e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the
total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3
working days after the sale;
(f ) to retain that or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total
amount due;
(g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions
or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted;
(h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future
becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount
due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of ) any
of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt
due is satisfied.
(2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue
these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make
appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions
9. Third party liability.
All members of the public on our premises are there at their own
risk and must note the lay-out of the accommodation and security
arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees
or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as
required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety
of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10. Commission bids.
Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction
and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular
Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied
themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly and in
writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our
employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so
save where such failure is unreasonable.
Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded
we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid
so made.
11. Warranty of title and availability.
The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the
true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by
the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and
marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.
12. Agency.
The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any
responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.
13. Terms of sale.
The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the
stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms
of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry
of the Lot.
14. descriptions and condition.
(1) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical
for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective
buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before
any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf )
must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description
applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding
that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship,
genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated
selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such
opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability
for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the
foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents
nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions
and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description,
condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby
excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition
concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in
paragraph 6 “information to buyers”.
(2) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to
be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.
15. Forgeries.
Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any Lot which proves to
be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may bereturned to us by you
within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition
as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it
from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement
of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the
Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you
for the Lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the
catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and
experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to
transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights
under this condition.
The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any
right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.
General,
16. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to
our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.
17. (1) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and
expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of
these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be
available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate.
(2). Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to
be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the
auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.
18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by
first class mail, email or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed
to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.
19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular
classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted
in accordance with any glossary appearing at the commencement
of the catalogue.
20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us
notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the
Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time
only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other
respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force
and effect.
21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS LONDON
Bloomsbury House,
24 Maddox Street,
London, W1S 1PP
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7495 9494
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7495 9499
info@bloomsburyauctions.com
www.bloomsburyauctions.com
DREWEATTS DONNINGTON PRIORY
donnington, Newbury,
Berkshire, RG14 2Je
Tel: +44 (0) 1635 553 553
Fax: +44 (0) 1635 553 599
donnington@dnfa.com
www.dnfa.com/donnington
DREWEATTS BRISTOL
St. John’s Place, Apsley Road
Clifton, Bristol BS8 2ST
Tel: +44 (0) 117 973 7201
Fax: +44 (0) 117 973 5671
bristol@dnfa.com
www.dnfa.com/bristol
BLOOMSBURY AUCTIONS ROME
Palazzo Odescalchi
Piazza SS. Apostoli 80, 00187 Roma
Tel: +39 06 679 1107
Fax: +39 06 679 23 077
rome@bloomsburyauctions.com
www.bloomsburyauctions.com
BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Rupert Powell Deputy Chairman
Dido Arthur Senior Book Specialist
Max Hasler Junior Book Specialist
Michael Heseltine (Consultant) Book Specialist
Hannah Usher Book Specialist
Simon Luterbacher Manuscripts Specialist
Clive Moss Book Specialist
Justin Phillips Continental Specialist
PICTUReS ANd MAPS
Robert Hall Senior Specialist
Richard Carroll Junior Specialist
MOdeRN & CONTeMPORARY ART & PRINTS
Alexander Hayter International Head of Contemporary Art
Mary McCarthy Urban & Contemporary Art
Shane Xu Modern & Contemporary Art Administrator
Ross Thomas Junior Cataloguer
ASIAN CeRAMICS & WORKS OF ART
Dan Bray Associate Director
Clive Stewart-Lockhart Deputy Chairman
CLOCKS & SCIeNTIFIC INSTRUMeNTS
Leighton Gillibrand Director
COUNTRY SPORTING
Geoffrey Stafford Charles Director
Charlie Murphy Specialist
deCORATIVe ARTS
David Rees Director
eNGLISH & CONTINeNTAL CeRAMICS
Geoffrey Stafford Charles Director
FURNITURe
Cristian Beadman Associate Director, Furniture & Works of Art
Ben Millerchip-Brown Associate Director, Furniture & Carpets
Emma Terry Specialist
JeWeLLeRY, SILVeR, WATCHeS
& OBJeCTS OF VeRTU
James nicholson International Head of Department
David Rees Director, Silver & Objects of Vertu
ian Pickford Silver Consultant
BethWest Specialist
CLOCKS & SCIeNTIFIC INSTRUMeNTS
Leighton Gillibrand Director
FURNITURe & ORIeNTAL CARPeTS
Kate Hannah Cataloguer
Richard Madley Director
MedALS & MILITARIA
Malcolm Claridge Specialist
PICTUReS
Mary McCarthy Urban & Contemporary Art
SILVeR & JeWeLLeRY
John Kelly Specialist
BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS
Fabio Massimo Bertolo Head of Department, Auction Manager
Silvia Ferrini Senior Book Specialist & Office Manager
19th & 20th CeNTURY ART
Luca Santori Head of Department
OLd MASTeR PAINTINGS
Valentina Ciancio Head of Department
Adele Coggiola Junior specialist / Administrator
MOdeRN & CONTeMPORARY ART
Georgia Bava Head of Department
JeWeLLeRY, SILVeR & WATCHeS
Andrea Ansuini Head of Department
Claudia Pozzati Administrator
PHOTOGRAPHS
Sarah Wheeler Specialist
John Cumming (Consultant)
POSTeRS
Richard Barclay (Consultant)
AdMINISTRATION
Graham Argue Saleroom Assistant
Robert Cain Saleroom Assistant
Steve Cain Saleroom Manager
Scott Harvey Art Director
Craig Millar IT
Julia Owen Accounts
Elio Stolz Photography
Kate Todd Administrator
Abbie Barker Reception
Domoni Mainstone Reception
Donovan Potgieter Shipping
Alec Shepherd Shipping
Poppy Walker Marketing Manager
PICTUReS
Clive Stewart-Lockhart Deputy Chairman
James James-Crook Modern British & Irish Paintings & Sculpture
Archie Parker Associate Director
WINe
Bruce Cairnduff (Consultant)
Charlie Murphy Specialist
AdMINISTRATION
Brenda Adams Associate Director, Client Accounts
Helen newton Administrator
Tori Billington Marketing Assistant
Kathy James Administrator
Rita Lauer Saleroom Assistant
nick Mann Saleroom Assistant
Adam Martin Saleroom Assistant
Matthew Martin Photography Assistant / Receptionist
Dave Pincott Photographer
Ruth Rackham Senior Administrator & Valuations Coordinator
Gyula Sirok Saleroom Assistant
STeAM MOdeL eNGINeeRING
Michael Matthews Specialist (Consultant)
TOYS, COLLeCTABLeS, RAILWAYANA & BOOKS
Peter Rixon Associate Director
AdMINISTRATION
Samantha Taylor Administrator
Sara Lucas SaleroomAssistant
Sara Martineau Photographer
Eve Karbowiak Photographer
PHOTOGRAPHS
Silvia Berselli (Consultant)
Marica Rossetti Administrator
FINe & RARe WINeS
Andrea Ansuini Head of Department
Franco Maria Ricci (Consultant)
Claudia Pozzati Administrator
AdMINISTRATION
Debora Bifolco Accounts
Viola Marzoli Marketing
Claudio Vennarini Saleroom Manager, Packaging and Shipping

A William and Mary walnut and olivewood oyster veneered chest
of drawers, circa 1690, 91cm high, 98cm wide, 58cm deep
Est. £6,000-8,000
A George III mahogany and leather upholstered library
chair, manner of Giles Grendey, circa 1780,
99cm high, 65cm wide, 82cm deep
Est. £3,000-5,000
Provenance: The late Mr Michael Stoop
A pair of satinwood shield back armchairs, first half 19th century,
92cm high, 57cm wide, 75cm deep
Est. £2,000-3,000
Provenance: The late Mr Michael Stoop
Antique Furniture, Works of Art, Carpets & Rugs
Donnington Priory, Wednesday 7th September, 10am
Please contact:
donnington@dnfa.com
Donnington Priory
Newbury, Berkshire RG14 2JE
t +44 (0) 1635 553 553
f +44 (0) 1635 553 599
donnington@dnfa.com
www.dnfa.com/donnington
A George III satinwood bowfront dressing table in the manner of
John Cobb, circa 1770, 80cm high, 99cm wide, 55cm deep
Est. £3,000-5,000
A pair of George III mahogany semi circular card tables,
circa 1780, 75cm high, 91cm wide, 44cm deep
Est. £2,000-3,000
A carved giltwood wall mirror in George III style,
19th century,
152cm high, 91cm wide
Est. £1,200-1,800
A George III mahogany serpentine chest of four long drawers,
circa 1780, 91cm high, 110cm wide, 5cm deep
Est. £3,000-5,000
A George I burr walnut and walnut bureau bookcase,
circa 1720, 210cm high, 99cm wide, 60cm deep
Est. £15,000-20,000
A pair of cut glass and ormolu mounted lustre candlesticks,
circa 1825, 35.5cm high
Est. £1,200-1,800
Provenance: Property of Lady Craven formerly of Peelings Manor
Free Live Online Bidding

Sale 35833
Catalogue Price £15
Bloomsbury House | 24 Maddox Street | London | W1S 1PP
T +44 (0) 20 7495 9494 | F +44 (0) 20 7495 9499
info@bloomsburyauctions.com | www.bloomsburyauctions.com