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DAWES, Edwin A. (1925 – 2023). The Great Illusionists. Newton Abbot and London: David & Charles, (1979). FIRST EDITION, THE AUTHOR’S OWN COPY, housed in a presentation case lettered and decorated in gilt, with silver-stamped title label to spine. Presentation label affixed to front flyleaf. Black cloth with jacket, profusely illustrated with many from the author’s collection. 8vo. With letters of congratulations upon the book’s publication laid in, along with a royalty statement from the publisher. Case a bit worn. SOLD TOGETHER WITH: The author’s manuscript of the work (three drafts in all), galleys of the finished publication, and a file of contemporary reviews of the book, and related materials from the publisher surrounding its issuance of the work.