Catalogue of the J.B. Findlay Collection. Books and Periodicals on Conjuring and the Allied Arts. [ set, 3 parts, (with parts II and III subtitled Books,,Manuscripts and Other Material etc) ]. [ Sotheby Parke Bernet, auction catalogues, sale dates: 5-6 July, 1979, 4-5 October, 1979 and 3-4 July, 1980.]
by Sotheby Parke Bernet
- Used
- Condition
- Small tear to spine of Part III, otherwise Near Very Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names and list of estimates
- Seller
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LONDON, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Sotheby Parke Bernet, London auction catalogues for sales held on 5th-6th July, 1979, 4th-5th October, 1979 and 3rd-4th July, 1980. 3 vols, printed wrappers, 8vo,. 98 + 131 + 96 pp, plates, ills. 1,565 lots. A set comprising Part I : Books and Periodicals A-O; Part II : Books and Periodicals P-Z; Mimeographed Books and Instructions; Flick Books; Catalogues of Apparatus and Tricks; Autograph Letters, Manuscripts and Typescripts; and Part III : Posters and Playbills. (A fourth catalogue for the sale held on 2nd-3rd December 1982 is not included). Small tear to spine of Part III, otherwise Near Very Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names and list of estimates for each part laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-18103
- Title
- Catalogue of the J.B. Findlay Collection. Books and Periodicals on Conjuring and the Allied Arts. [ set, 3 parts, (with parts II and III subtitled Books,,Manuscripts and Other Material etc) ]. [ Sotheby Parke Bernet, auction catalogues, sale dates: 5-6 July, 1979, 4-5 October, 1979 and 3-4 July, 1980.]
- Author
- Sotheby Parke Bernet
- Format/Binding
- 3 vols, printed wrappers, 8vo,
- Book Condition
- Used - Small tear to spine of Part III, otherwise Near Very Good. List of prices realized and buyers' names and list of estimates
- Publisher
- Sotheby Parke Bernet, London auction catalogues for sales held on 5th-6th July, 1979, 4th-5th October, 1979 and 3rd-4th July, 19
- Date Published
- 1980
- Pages
- 98 + 131 + 96 pp, plates, ills
- Keywords
- early 16th sixteenth 17th seventeenth 18th eighteenth 19th nineteenth century Great Britain British history conjuring conjurors magic magicians performing arts legerdemain deception prestidigitation tricks J.B. Findlay Collection
- Bookseller catalogs
- Performing Arts (Bibliographies);
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Wykeham Books
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About the Seller
Wykeham Books
Biblio member since 2005
LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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