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'''Dr. Edwin Alfred Dawes''' (b. 1925) | '''Dr. Edwin Alfred Dawes''' (b. 1925) was a British collector, historian and writer. | ||
He | He wrote 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== | ==Books== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:33, 17 November 2023
| Edwin Dawes | |
 Cover of Genii (2011) | |
| Born | Edwin Alfred Dawes July 6, 1925 Goole, Yorkshire |
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| Died | March 3, 2023 (age 97) |
| Nationality | British |
| Categories | Books by Edwin Dawes |
Dr. Edwin Alfred Dawes (b. 1925) was a British collector, historian and writer. He wrote 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
- Great Illusionists (1979)
- Quantitative Problems in Biochemistry (1980)
- The Barrister In The Circle (1983)
- Microbial Energetics (Tertiary level biology) (1985)
- The Book of Magic (1986), Dawes and Arthur Setterington
- Encyclopedia of Magic (1986)
- Henri Robin: Expositor of science & magic (1990)
- Making Magic (1992)
- The Magic of Britain (1994)
- Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer (1997)
- Stodare: The Enigma Variations (1998)
- Stanley Collins: Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast (2002)
- The Great Lyle (2005)
- David Nixon: Entertainer with the Magic Touch (2009) (with Stephen Short)
E-Books
Honors
- 2006 Special prize at the FISM Award Congress in Stockholm for his contributions to the history of magic.
- 2013 Guest of honor of the 5th European Conference magic historian ( EMHC ) in Hamburg.
References
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- Cover, M-U-M, Vol. 79, No. 6, November 1989, MAGICIANS of the MONTH, Dr. Edwin A. and Amy Dawes, by David R. Goodsell, page 11
- The Magic Circular, Vol. 88, No. 944, April 1994, This is Your Life - Eddie Dawes, by Peter D. Blanchard, page 46
- The Historians' Guide to Conjuring (Redux), Number One, July 2004, page 82
- Cover, The Magic Circular, Vol. 102, No. 1107, October 2008, Eddie Dawes, On Opening the Rich Cabinet 360 Time; by Matthew Field, page 300
- Cover, Genii, Vol. 74, No. 3, March 2011, Edwin Dawes by Clay Shevlin, page 58
- Bio-bibliographisches Lexikon der Zauberkünstler Edition Volker Huber, April 2002, Dawes, Edwin Alfred Dr. = Kingstonian; Professor Bluffman, engl. Zauberkünstler (Amateur) (*06.07.1925 Goole, Yorkshire), page 90