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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
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