Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller

Tokyo, 1881. In two volumes. 12mo. 22; 22 ff. With numerous color and black and white woodcuts. Original stab sewn stiff wrappers, printed cover label on one volume, cover label perished on other volume, modern stitching, wrappers lightly worn; in blue cloth chemise. From the collection of magician Ricky Jay, with his book-plate on inner front panel of chemise.

A fine collection of Western magic tricks, delightfully illustrated in color and black and white woodcuts. Featuring 74 tricks, including fire-eating, coin tricks, sleight of hand, optical illusions, and other more evocative tricks like cutting people in half, knife tricks, floating objects, and the appearance of ghosts.