Conjuring & Circus: - Bloomsbury Auctions

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.
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