Set Reminder2024-02-24 12:00:002024-02-24 12:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/potter-potter/the-collection-of-edwin-a-dawes-part-i-21912 Equal parts scholar, author, historian, professor, and magician, Edwin Dawes was a singular figure in the world of magic and magicians, and the most prolific chronicler of conjuring history in the twentieth century.
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[AUTOMATON CHESS PLAYER]. Letters of Mr. Charles Gottleib de Windisch, on the Automaton Chess-Player of Mr. De Kemepelen. London: Printed by R. Brown ? for the Translator ?, 1819. Original printed wrappers (dog-eared and worn). One folding plate. [i-iii], iv-vii, [viii], 9 ? 34, lacking final leaf. 4to. Spotting, browning, general wear to extremities. Sold as-is. Toole Stott 418. SCARCE.