Description
Magic & Conjuring.- Dean (Henry) The whole Art of Legerdemain; or, Hocus Pocus in Perfection, 132pp., ninth edition "corrected, and improved with an entire new Set of Cuts", woodcut frontispiece and illustrations, old ink inscription "Elizabeth Harvey July 26th 1827" on verso of frontispiece (very slightly showing through), short tear to head of B1 affecting one or two lines but no loss, light staining to final leaf, otherwise an excellent clean copy stitched in the original blue wrappers, uncut, spine frayed and defective, staining to lower wrapper, 12mo, for J.Bew, 1789.
⁂ Very rare in the original wrappers. ESTC does not list an edition of 1789 but this conforms to that of 1781, with the same woodcuts
Lot 29
Magic & Conjuring.- Dean (Henry) The whole Art of Legerdemain; or, Hocus Pocus in Perfection, ninth edition, original wrappers, J.Bew, 1789.
Hammer Price: £1,900
Description
Magic & Conjuring.- Dean (Henry) The whole Art of Legerdemain; or, Hocus Pocus in Perfection, 132pp., ninth edition "corrected, and improved with an entire new Set of Cuts", woodcut frontispiece and illustrations, old ink inscription "Elizabeth Harvey July 26th 1827" on verso of frontispiece (very slightly showing through), short tear to head of B1 affecting one or two lines but no loss, light staining to final leaf, otherwise an excellent clean copy stitched in the original blue wrappers, uncut, spine frayed and defective, staining to lower wrapper, 12mo, for J.Bew, 1789.
⁂ Very rare in the original wrappers. ESTC does not list an edition of 1789 but this conforms to that of 1781, with the same woodcuts
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