HOFFMANN, PROFESSOR; HOFFMANN, PROFESSOR - Drawing-Room Amusements and Evening Party Entertainments

George Routledge and Sons, 1879. First Edition. Hardcover. Good hardcover, not issued with a dust jacket. Important book by Professor Louis Hoffmann, whom Houdini described as "the Brightest Star in the Firmament of Magical Literature". Red cloth with gllt to spine xii + 504 pages illustrated and 24 pages of publishers ads. Circa 1880. Reasonably bright covers, moderate shelf wear, previous owner name on endpaper, mildly shaken. A clear mylar cover has been added to protect the covers. ; Black and white illustrations; 5 x 8; 504 pages. Good .