Lot 260
The Dave Price Collection of Bookplates of Magicians
2 albums with 190 and 126 bookplates of Magicians
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 30 September 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
neatly mounted loose behind protective plastic slips, in 2 black cloth folders, with morocco gilt lettering pieces on upper covers, of the total of 316 bookplates, c. 20-30 are in photocopy
Footnote
Provenance: From the collection of the Late Trevor Dawson
Note: The Collection was put together by David Price of the Egyptian Hall Museum, Nashville, Tennessee. A few of the bookplates are signed. They are mounted in alphabetic order from Graham Adams, Ian Adair, Harry Albacker, James B. Alfredson to Richard J. Weibel, Mysterious La Wain, C.B. Yohe, J. Henk Wvermeyden, P.H. Weisbecker, Margaret Yates, Weirdo Library, and Boris Zola. Several magicians are represented by more than 1 bookplate.