Edwin Dawes

Dr. Edwin Alfred Dawes (b. 1925) is a Scottish collector, historian and writer.

Edwin Dawes
Born	Edwin Alfred Dawes July 6, 1925 Goole, Yorkshire
Categories	Books by Edwin Dawes

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

• Great Illusionists (1979)
• The Barrister In The Circle (1983)
• The Book of Magic (1986), Dawes and Arthur Setterington
• Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer (1997)
• Stodare: The Enigma Variations (1998)
• Stanley Collins: Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast (2002)
• David Nixon: Entertainer with the Magic Touch (2009) (with Stephen Short)

E-Book

• The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities (2005)

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