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COOKE, Conrad William. Automata old and New. London: The Chiswick Press, 1893. FIRST EDITION. Number 10 from an edition of 255 copies “imprinted for private circulation only" to members of the Sette of Odd Volumes, this copy owned by the organist of the club, Burnham W. Horner. Pictorial boards. Frontispiece, line drawings and plates. 18mo. Original tissue wraps chipped and toned, title page toned from tissue guard, contents sound. SCARCE. This work includes an illustrated discussion of the famous automaton chess player known as “The Turk."An extensive discussion on the Sette of Odd Volumes and its magic-related monographs can be found in the Rich Cabinet Collection Volume III, pp. 1016 – 1019.