Conjuring & Circus: - Bloomsbury Auctions

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
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