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AEDTwo Volumes on Card Conjuring. [V.p., 1889/1931].
![Two Volumes on Card Conjuring. [V.p., 1889/1931].](https://s1.img.bidsquare.com/item/xl/3689/36892361.jpeg?t=1WnfQj)
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LiveJun 20, 2026
Highlights of this closely-curated sale include remarkable rarities from the golden age of conjuring: a diverse array of Houdiniana, Victorian magic apparatus, relics from the stages of St. George's Hall, rare posters, select modern props, and choice ephemera. Purchase Catalog Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Two Volumes on Card Conjuring. [V.p., 1889/1931]. Including:
FISCHER, Ottokar (1873-1940), SHARPE, S.H. (ed.). J.N. Hofzinser's Card Conjuring. London: George Johnson, 1931. 12mo. Illustrated. Bright blue textured boards lettered and ruled gilt. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.
And: HOFFMAN, Professor. Tricks With Cards: A Complete Manual of Card Conjuring. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1889. 8vo. Illustrated. Original red pictorial cloth stamped in gilt. FIRST EDITION.
Condition
Light rubbing, soiling, bumping to extremities. Minor spotting, foxing. Hoffman with separating hinge and repairs at corners of half-title and title. Edward Festi Kelly ex-libris bookplate on front pastedown. Very good/Good.
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