Edited by: Barbi Walker & Robert Seaver Publisher: Byron Walker
Publication Date: 1992
Hardcover
Book Size: 9 ¼ X 12 ¼
Pages: 277
Edition: First Limited Edition of 1000 pcs
Book Condition: Excellent-Like New!
Dust Jacket Condition: None-As Issued
The amazing and colorful history of the Petrie & Lewis Company is documented in this huge volume. Byron Walker and Lloyd Jones tell the story of these great manufacturers, and take you through each piece of apparatus with instruction sheets, catalog excerpts and beautiful illustrations. A must have for any P & L collector or lover of magic history! Hardcover book in excellent condition, 277 pages heavily illustrated, include some photos. Signed and numbered by Byron Walker #570/1000.
This is a rare valuable reference of Petrie and Lewis’s work spanning well over a half a century. Limited to 1000 copies the book is a beautiful hard cover with the familiar Petrie & Lewis devil logo in red foil on the cover. Inside are countless photos of common and rare Petrie & Lewis apparatus as well as a complete history of the company. Pictured are two collections which represent most of what Petrie & Lewis manufactured from the early 1900s thru c1960 when they closed their doors and sold the rights to others. Absolutely the most valuable feature of the book is the complete instructions reprinted for nearly all of the effects created at Petrie & Lewis during its existence. The book is in near mint condition.
