The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I

Lot #238:

HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 – 1919). Prof. Hoff...

HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 – 1919). Prof. Hoffmann Autographed Christmas Postcard. Postmarked Dec. 22, 1903 and addressed in Hoffmann’s hand to magic dealer and publisher Ellis Stanyon, the recto of the card bears a color lithographed cartoon of a magician pulling a rabbit from a hat, the image titled “The Hat Trick.” Hoffmann’s inscription on the recto reads, in full, “With hearty good wishes for a happy Xmas and a prosperous New Year, from Angelo Lewis.”