Description
Fifty Years in the Magic Circle; Being an Account of the Author’s Professional Life; his Wonderful Tricks and Feats; with Laughable Incidents, and Adventures as a Magician, Necromancer, and Ventriloquist. By Signor Blitz and printed in Hartford, Connecticut by Belknap and Bliss. 1871, 432 pp, 8.25” x 5.5”, 8vo, hardcover full leather. In fair condition, with some rubbing and wear to exterior. Cracking and wear to interior and exterior of front hinge. Light markings and marginalia. Frontispiece and tissue guard detached from remainder of text block. Includes a small assortment of black-and-white illustrations throughout. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce autobiography on the life of British magician Signor Blitz (1810-1877), who settled in Philadelphia early in his career. COLM1871ADGB-0524-aj1644
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