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ROBINSON, William Ellsworth (stage name Chung Ling Soo, 1861 – 1918). Mystical Novelties: Up To Date. [New York, ca. late 1890s]. Writing as “Prof. Bertino,” Robinson included three additional tricks in this updated version of his previous Extraordinary Mystical Novelties. Collected and bound together with: an early sixteen-page work on mentalism by Corby Stuart (ca. 1900). Portrait frontis.; Stanyon's Serial Lessons in Conjuring, Nos. 1 – 10 [lacks No. 2], by Ellis Stanyon (Author, 1899 – 1903); and Conjuring for Amateurs, by Ellis Stanyon (L. Upcott Gill, 1897). Bound in one-quarter black leather over black cloth, spine stamped and ruled in gilt, with olive green endpapers. All original covers lacking. Stanyon works illustrated. Dawes bookplate. 12mo. Old inked annotations. Wear to exterior, interior hinges splitting.