8 ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE VICTORIAN MAGIC BOOK LOT SALE, 1873 -1900, ORNATE & ILLUS

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8 ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE VICTORIAN MAGIC BOOK LOT SALE, 1873 -1900, ORNATE & ILLUS:
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8 ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE VICTORIAN MAGIC BOOK LOT SALE, 1873 -1900, ORNATE & ILLUSTRATED LOT - SOLD AS IS. “Magic and Its Mysteries. With 74 Practical Illustrations.” By Professor J. Dazley Theobald. Published by Frederick Warne and Co., London, circa 1880. 144 immaculate pages aged to an ivory colour. Bound in decorative pictorial coated paper overlay on the covers, the spine overlay is missing. The covers are attached. The book has bumps to the corners and chipping along the edges. Book measures 6-3/4” tall x 4-1/2” wide x 5/8” thick. “Ancient and Modern Magic. With Explanations of Some of the Best Known Tricks Performed by Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke. With 22 Illustrations.” By Aprey Vere. 125 immaculate pages aged to an ivory colour. Bound in decorative pictorial coated paper overlay on the covers, the spine overlay is missing. The covers are attached. The book has bumps to the corners and chipping along the edges, some chipping and wear to the covers. Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, circa 1880. Book measures 6-5/8” tall x 4-1/4” wide x 1/4” thick.“Games of Skill and Conjuring: Including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice, fox and geese, conjuring, legerdemain, tricks with apparatus, tricks with cards, boat-building, modelling, deaf and dumb alphabet, offerdles, acting charades, puzzles and paradoxes, useful amusements, shows, model stage, tinseling, etc. New Edition, with 151 illustrations.” Published by George Routeledge and Sons, London, circa 1875. First Edition with the added content and illustrations. 129 immaculate pages aged to an ivory colour, with additional 31 pages of book catalogue at the back of the book. Gilt edges on all 3 page edges. Beautiful decorative Victorian binding in reddish brown linen with Gilt titling & black & brown floral decorations on the front cover and spine. Bumps to the corners and to the top & bottom of the spine with chipping at the spine ends and some splits in the spine linen on each side of the spine. Even so, a very pretty book. Book measures 6-1/2” tall x 4-1/2” wide x ¾” thick. “The Parlor Book of Magic and Drawing-Room Entertainments.” By Signor Blitz. Published by Hurst & Co., Publishers, New York, 1889. 120 pages aged to a dark ivory colour, inexpensive paper, the pages are somewhat brittle. 38 illustrations. At back of book 30 pages of book catalogue. Book measures 7-1/2” tall x 5-1/4” wide x 1-1/4” thick. Bound in red linen with black pictorials on the front cover and black pictorials and titling on the spine.“The Secret Out or 1000 Tricks Explained. Illustrated with over 300 illustrations.” By W.H. Cremer. Published by Dick & Fitgerald Publishers, New York, circa 1880. Lacks the title page, all other pages are present. 307 immaculate pages aged to an ivory color, plus, at the back of the book 32 pages of book catalogue. Bound in dark green linen black pictorials on the front over & gilt titling and black pictorials on the spine, scuffing along the edges. Bumps to the corners and to the top and bottom of the spine, some bubbling in the linen on the back cover. Book measures 7-1/2” tall x 5” wide x 1-1/4” thick.“Bunkum Entertainments: Being A Collection of Original Laughable Skits on Conjuring, Physiognomy, Juggling, Performing Fleas, Waxworks, Panorama, Phrenology, Phonograph, Second Sight, Lightning Calculators, Ventriloquism, Spiritualism, Etc. To Which Are Added Humorous Sketches, Whimsical Recitals, and Drawing-Room Comedies.” By Robert Ganthony. Published by L. Upcott Gill, London, 1900. 188 immaculate pages with 24 illustrations. Plus 14 pages of book catalogue at the back of the book. The pages have occasional smudges. This book is beautifully bound in the high art of book making in the Victorian style. Bound in rich green linen with gilt titling and multi-colored decoratons on the front cover and the spine. Excellent uniform colour from the front cover to the spine to the back cover. The book measures 7-1/2” tall x 5” wide x 7/8” thick.“Cassell’s Book Of Amusements, Card Games, and Fireside Fun. With 173 illustrations.” Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Third Edition. 1881 [dated from bibliographies]. 224 mostly immaculate pages aged to an ivory colour, occasional smudges or soiling – nothing compromised. The page edges are gilt edged on all 3 page edges. Coated black endpapers, front and back, are torn along the hingeline – typical of this book and consistent with wear as expected in its 136 years and clearly much used. Bound in red and green linen with black & gilt pictorials and titling on the front cover and on the spine; black pictorial and decorations on the back cover. Bumps to the corners, scuffing along the edges, superficial splits intermittently on each side of the spine where the spine meets the covers – more so along the front cover. The covers are firmly attached. Bumps and chipping to the top & bottom of the spine – please see our photos, very important. Book measures 8-1/4” tall x 6-1/4” wide x 7/8” thick.“Home Games For Old and Young. Illustrated.” By Mrs. Caroline L. Smith. 196 immaculate pages aged to an ivory color. Plus, at the back of the book, an additional 6 pages of book catalogue. 15 pages of illustrations. Published by Lee and Shepard, Publishers, Boston, 1873. First Edition. There is a small antique bookplate on the upper left corner of the left front coated yellow endpaper – there are coated yellow endpapers front and back – “Stanley E. Parkill. [his personal library – he was 16 when he received this book on his birthday from his mother on December 18, 1873. This was his book No. 16. Bound in dark green linen with gilt titling on the front cover and spine. Bumps to the corners, scuffing along the edges, bumps to the top and bottom of the spine, intermittent spots of slight discoloration especially on the bottom edge of the back cover – nothing compromised. The book measures 7” tall x 4-3/4” wide x ¾” thick. 8 ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE VICTORIAN MAGIC BOOK LOT SALE, 1873 -1900, ORNATE & ILLUS 8 ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE VICTORIAN MAGIC BOOK LOT SALE, 1873 -1900, ORNATE & ILLUSTRATIONS, PRETTY VICTORIAN ERA BINDINGS - MAGIC, CONJURING, CARD TRICKS - MAGIC - MANY ILLUSTRATIONS

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8 ANTIQUE COLLECTIBLE VICTORIAN MAGICBOOK LOT SALE, 1873 -1900, ORNATE & ILLUSTRATED LOT - SOLD AS IS, – pleasesee our photos very important – all sold as is so take a good look at ourphotos – our END OF 2017 ANTIQUE BOOK LOT SALE, LOT 9 – this is our last booklot. Good luck on this sale – genuineantiquarian books for a great price.

“Magic and Its Mysteries. With 74Practical Illustrations.” By Professor J. Dazley Theobald. Published byFrederick Warne and Co., London, circa 1880. 144 immaculate pages aged to anivory colour. Bound in decorative pictorial coated paper overlay on the covers,the spine overlay is missing. The covers are attached. The book has bumps tothe corners and chipping along the edges. Book measures 6-3/4” tall x 4-1/2”wide x 5/8” thick.

“Ancient and Modern Magic. WithExplanations of Some of the Best Known Tricks Performed by Messrs. Maskelyneand Cooke. With 22 Illustrations.” By Aprey Vere. 125 immaculate pages aged toan ivory colour. Bound in decorative pictorial coated paper overlay on thecovers, the spine overlay is missing. The covers are attached. The book hasbumps to the corners and chipping along the edges, some chipping and wear tothe covers. Published by George Routledge and Sons, London, circa 1880. Bookmeasures 6-5/8” tall x 4-1/4” wide x 1/4” thick.

“Games of Skill and Conjuring:Including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice, fox and geese, conjuring,legerdemain, tricks with apparatus, tricks with cards, boat-building, modelling,deaf and dumb alphabet, offerdles, acting charades, puzzles and paradoxes, usefulamusements, shows, model stage, tinseling,etc. New Edition, with 151 illustrations.” Published by George Routeledge and Sons,London, circa 1875. First Edition with the added content and illustrations. 129immaculate pages aged to an ivory colour, with additional 31 pages of bookcatalogue at the back of the book. Gilt edges on all 3 page edges. Beautiful decorativeVictorian binding in reddish brown linen with Gilt titling & black &brown floral decorations on the front cover and spine. Bumps to the corners andto the top & bottom of the spine with chipping at the spine ends and somesplits in the spine linen on each side of the spine. Even so, a very prettybook. Book measures 6-1/2” tall x 4-1/2” wide x ¾” thick.

“The Parlor Book of Magic andDrawing-Room Entertainments.” By Signor Blitz. Published by Hurst & Co.,Publishers, New York, 1889. 120 pages aged to a dark ivory colour, inexpensivepaper, the pages are somewhat brittle. 38 illustrations. At back of book 30pages of book catalogue. Book measures 7-1/2” tall x 5-1/4” wide x 1-1/4”thick. Bound in red linen with black pictorials on the front cover and blackpictorials and titling on the spine.

“The Secret Out or 1000 TricksExplained. Illustrated with over 300 illustrations.” By W.H. Cremer. Publishedby Dick & Fitgerald Publishers, New York, circa 1880. Lacks the title page,all other pages are present. 307 immaculate pages aged to an ivory color, plus,at the back of the book 32 pages of book catalogue. Bound in dark green linenblack pictorials on the front over & gilt titling and black pictorials onthe spine, scuffing along the edges. Bumps to the corners and to the top andbottom of the spine, some bubbling in the linen on the back cover. Bookmeasures 7-1/2” tall x 5” wide x 1-1/4” thick.

“Bunkum Entertainments: Being ACollection of Original Laughable Skits on Conjuring, Physiognomy, Juggling,Performing Fleas, Waxworks, Panorama, Phrenology, Phonograph, Second Sight,Lightning Calculators, Ventriloquism, Spiritualism, Etc. To Which Are AddedHumorous Sketches, Whimsical Recitals, and Drawing-Room Comedies.” By RobertGanthony. Published by L. Upcott Gill,London, 1900. 188 immaculate pages with 24 illustrations. Plus 14 pages of bookcatalogue at the back of the book. The pages have occasional smudges. This bookis beautifully bound in the high art of book making in the Victorian style.Bound in rich green linen with gilt titling and multi-colored decoratons on thefront cover and the spine. Excellent uniform colour from the front cover to thespine to the back cover. The book measures 7-1/2” tall x 5” wide x 7/8” thick.

“Cassell’s Book Of Amusements, CardGames, and Fireside Fun. With 173illustrations.” Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, ThirdEdition. 1881 [dated from bibliographies]. 224 mostly immaculate pages aged toan ivory colour, occasional smudges or soiling – nothing compromised. The pageedges are gilt edged on all 3 page edges. Coated black endpapers, front andback, are torn along the hingeline – typical of this book and consistent with wearas expected in its 136 years and clearly much used. Bound in red and greenlinen with black & gilt pictorials and titling on the front cover and onthe spine; black pictorial and decorations on the back cover. Bumps to thecorners, scuffing along the edges, superficial splits intermittently on eachside of the spine where the spine meets the covers – more so along the frontcover. The covers are firmly attached. Bumps and chipping to the top &bottom of the spine – please see our photos, very important. Book measures8-1/4” tall x 6-1/4” wide x 7/8” thick.

“Home Games For Old and Young.Illustrated.” By Mrs. Caroline L. Smith. 196 immaculate pages aged to an ivorycolor. Plus, at the back of the book, an additional 6 pages of book catalogue.15 pages of illustrations. Published by Lee and Shepard, Publishers, Boston,1873. First Edition. There is a small antiquebookplate on the upper left corner of the left front coated yellow endpaper –there are coated yellow endpapers front and back – “Stanley E. Parkill. [hispersonal library – he was 16 when he received this book on his birthday fromhis mother on December 18, 1873. This was his book No. 16. Bound in dark greenlinen with gilt titling on the front cover and spine. Bumps to the corners,scuffing along the edges, bumps to the top and bottom of the spine,intermittent spots of slight discoloration especially on the bottom edge of theback cover – nothing compromised. Thebook measures 7” tall x 4-3/4” wide x ¾” thick.

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