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[[Dr. Edwin Alfred Dawes]] (Born July, 6, 1925) is a Scottish collector, historiean and writer. He has written many books and articles on the history of magic including the column "A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities" column in the [[Magic Circular]] starting in 1971.
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'''Dr. Edwin Alfred Dawes''' (b. 1925) is a Scottish collector, historian and writer.  
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He has written many books and articles on the history of magic including the column ''A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities'' column in the [[Magic Circular]] starting in May 1972.
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==Books==
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* [[Great Illusionists]] (1979)
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* [[The Barrister In The Circle]] (1983)
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* The Book of Magic (1986), Dawes and Arthur Setterington
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* [[Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer]] (1997)
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* [[Stodare: The Enigma Variations]] (1998)
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* [[Stanley Collins: Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast]] (2002)
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* The Great Lyle (2005)
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* [[David Nixon: Entertainer with the Magic Touch]] (2009) (with Stephen Short)
  
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* Henri Robin: Expositor of science & magic (1990) 
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* Encyclopedia of Magic  (1986)
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* Making Magic  (1992)
  
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* Quantitative Problems in Biochemistry (1980)
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* Microbial Energetics (Tertiary level biology) (1985)
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* The Magic of Britain (1994)
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==E-Books==
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*[[The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities]] (2005)
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{{References}}
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* Magic Circular, Vol. 88, No. 944, April 1994, This is Your Life - Eddie Dawes, page 56
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* The Historians' Guide to Conjuring (Redux), Number One, July 2004, page 82
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* [[Genii 2011 March|Genii, Vol. 74, No. 3, March 2011]], Edwin Dawes by Clay Shevlin, page 58
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Revision as of 23:48, 2 March 2014

Edwin Dawes

Cover of Genii (2011)
BornEdwin Alfred Dawes
July 6, 1925
Goole, Yorkshire

NationalityScottish
CategoriesBooks by Edwin Dawes

Dr. Edwin Alfred Dawes (b. 1925) is a Scottish collector, historian and writer. He has written many books and articles on the history of magic including the column A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities column in the Magic Circular starting in May 1972.

Books

  • Henri Robin: Expositor of science & magic (1990)
  • Encyclopedia of Magic (1986)
  • Making Magic (1992)
  • Quantitative Problems in Biochemistry (1980)
  • Microbial Energetics (Tertiary level biology) (1985)
  • The Magic of Britain (1994)


E-Books

References

  • Magic Circular, Vol. 88, No. 944, April 1994, This is Your Life - Eddie Dawes, page 56
  • The Historians' Guide to Conjuring (Redux), Number One, July 2004, page 82
  • Genii, Vol. 74, No. 3, March 2011, Edwin Dawes by Clay Shevlin, page 58
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