£400
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs - Including the Trevor Dawson Magic Collection | 613
Auction: 30 September 2020 at 11:00 BST
Roy, F. The Davenport Story. 2009, 4 volumes, vol. 1 signed, vols 3-4 presentation copies signed, dw.;
Benson, J. The Pearson Puzzle Book, [c.1900], worn;
Pearson, A. The Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book. 1907;
Pearson, A. Pictured Puzzles and Word Plays. C. 1920;
Duddeney, H. Modern Puzzles & how to save them. 1926;
Collins, A. The Book of Puzzles. 1927;
Gibson, C. Chemical Amusements and Experiments, 1928;
Gardner, M. Mathematical Puzzles & Diversions. 1966, dw;
Gardner, M. New Mathematical Diversions from Scientific American. 1966, dw;
Gardner, M. Mathematical Carnival. 1975, presentation copy, dw;
Gardner, M. Gardner’s Workout. 2001;
Berlekamp, E. The Mathematical and Pied Puzzler. 1999;
Travers, J. A Puzzle-Mine. n.d. and 1941, dw;
Wolfe, D. Puzzler’s Tribute. 2002; 300 Tanagrams, 1995;
A folder with some US Majestic Theatre, Chicago, programmes, [1920’s];
A folder with coloured photocopies of Carmo’s Circus Shows posters & promotional material;
Hunter, N. New and Easy Magic. 1923, 2 copies, boards;
Hunter, N. Simplified Conjuring for all, 1923, 2 copies, boards;
Widdop, L. Card Tricks, 1920 & 1929, boards;
Bullivant, C. The Drawing Room Entertainer. 1922, boards;
Johnson, V.E. Chemical Magic. 1920, worn;
Blyth, W. More Paper Magic. 1923;
Blyth, W. Match-Stick Magic. 1923, boards;
Blyth, W. Money Magic. 1926, 2 copies, worn;
Douglas B. Original Magic for all, 1927, boards;
Devant, D. Magic made Easy. 1921, 2 copies, boards, spines worn;
Devant, D. Tricks for Everyone, 1913, boards;
Neil, C.L. After-dinner Sleights, 1921, boards, hinge broken;
Neil, C.L. Modern Card Manipulation, 1922, boards, hinge broken;
King H. Ventriloquism and Juggling. 1921, boards;
Ainslee, A. Water Wizardry. 1922, boards;
Alston, P. Card Games, 1924, boards;
Shields, C. Broadcast Conjuring Tricks. 1930;
Fisher, A. The Paper Engine, 2002;
Allerton, B. The Close Up Magician, 1958, wrappers bound in;
Fulves, K. Riffle Shuffle Set Ups, [c.1973], wrappers bound in;
Ackerman, A. Effects from the Magic Mafia, photocopy of typescript, cloth;
Marlo, E. Riffle Shuffle, photocopy of typescript, no title page, wrappers;
Marlo, E. Riffle Shuffle Systems, vol. 2, photocopy of typescript, wrappers;
Ganson, L. Expert Manipulation of Playing Cards. 2003;
Ricard, R. Bibliography of the Library of Ray Ricard, 2 vol. (Antiquarian pre 1878 & Magazines);
Wasshuber, C. Samuel Cox Hooker and his Rising Cards. 2 copies, Lybrary.com, wrappers;
Wilson, M. Mark Wilson’s Greatest Magic Tricks. 1994;
Genii. Hooker Rising Cards, 2008, wrappers bound in;
Magic. Hooker Rising Cards, 1994, wrappers bound in;
Farelli, Victor. Farelli’s Card Magic, n.d., wrappers;
Steinmeyer, J. The Glorious Deception… Chung Ling Soo, 2005, dw;
Courcy, K. de. General Improbability, 1949, wrappers;
Marlo, Ed. Box of Ed Marlo pamphlets, all wrappers;
Fulves, K. Riffle Shuffle Technique. Preliminary Notes on Part 1 & 2, 2 vol., wrappers bound in;
Disher, M. Fairs, Circuses and Music Halls. 1942, dw;
Small blue box of Magic catalogues or issues including Burtini’s Magic (2), Veroni Hall of Magic (8), Edward Bagshawe (2), Paul Clive & Co. (3);
Berg’s Magic Studio (1), Berland’s Magic Studio (1), Princess Magic Shop (1), Horster’s Akademie (1);
Gibson, W. The New Magician’s Annual, 1936, repaired;
Nelson, R.A. The Encyclopaedia of Mentalism and Allied Arts. 1944, presentation copy, signed;
Genii. Jack Parker Issue. 2006, wrappers bound in;
Mulholland, J. Book of Magic. 1963, dw;
Randi J. Psychic Investigator. 1991, wrappers, in original cloth or boards unless noted; and a quantity in wrappers
Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson