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Davenport Magic Catalog &Book Catalog-1982-v.FINE--Af
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Davenport Magic Catalog &Book Catalog-1982-v.FINE--(No Reserve-Bid & the Item Will Sell)
ITEM: Here are two soft cover books. A Davenport Magic Catalog, no printed date, and a Davenport Book Catalog, with 1982 as the date. Not sure of date on the Magic Catalog. Style and binding are the same as the Book Catalog. Full lists of all items in index. Magic catalog has illustrations on almost every page.
From Magicpedia, courtesy of Genii Magazine:
Davenports & Co.
was established in
1898
by
Lewis Davenport
. Based in central London, it is now one of the oldest family run magic business in the world.
The current proprietor,
Betty Davenport
began working in the shop in her teen years, starting in 1948, demonstrating magic. When her father,
George Davenport
, (son of
Lewis Davenport
), died in 1962, she took over the shop. Betty changed the name to
Lewis Davenport Limited
around 1981. It is now known as Davenports Magic.
DATE: 1982 for Book Catalog
SIZE: 5 3/4 by 8 3/8 inches, 167 pages in book catalog, 291 pages in magic catalog
COND: Magic catalog has edge ripples on three leaves, pages 47-52. All in otherwise very Fine, almost Mint condition. Please view the attached image to see the quality of this fine item.
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