INSCRIBED. Green pebbled cloth binding variant (also issued in leather and in orange cloth, with no apparent priority), illus./decorated in black, lettered in gilt and blind on gilt medallion panels. A notably well-preserved copy showing slight spotting/flecking to cloth in a few areas, with firm binding, clean and unmarked (though mildly tanned in margins) interior, strong VG verging on Near Fine. 1st edition. xviii,19-432 pp. Inscribed by author on front blank to Thomas A. Coleman, Esq. "from his friend," signed as Signor Blitz, dated Philadelphia, 8 June 1871. Born in Deal, England in 1810, van Zandt died in Philadelphia in 1877, six years after completing this autobiography. Genii, The Library Company of Philadelphia, and FindAGrave all provide additional information about the fascinating Signor Blitz, for those so inclined. Sold by subscription only upon original issue, thus accounting in part for its later scarcity; signed/inscribed copies rarely come on to the market. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Title

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 - Illustrated with Numerous Engravings, and Portrait of the Author on Steel [INSCRIBED]

Publisher

A. L. Bancroft and Co./Belknap and Bliss, San Francisco, CA and Hartford, CT

Publication Date

1871

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

VG+

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N/A

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Inscribed by Author(s)

Book Type

Book

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The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.

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