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* [[Great Illusionists]] (1979)
 
* [[Great Illusionists]] (1979)
 
* [[The Barrister In The Circle]] (1983)
 
* [[The Barrister In The Circle]] (1983)
* The Book of Magic (1986), Dawes and Arthur Setterington
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* [[The Book of Magic]] (1986), Dawes and Arthur Setterington
 
* [[Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer]] (1997)
 
* [[Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer]] (1997)
 
* [[Stodare: The Enigma Variations]] (1998)
 
* [[Stodare: The Enigma Variations]] (1998)
 
* [[Stanley Collins: Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast]] (2002)
 
* [[Stanley Collins: Conjurer Collector and Iconoclast]] (2002)
* The Great Lyle (2005)
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* [[The Great Lyle (book)|The Great Lyle]] (2005)
 
* [[David Nixon: Entertainer with the Magic Touch]] (2009) (with Stephen Short)
 
* [[David Nixon: Entertainer with the Magic Touch]] (2009) (with Stephen Short)
  
* Henri Robin: Expositor of science & magic (1990)   
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* [[Henri Robin: Expositor of science & magic]] (1990)   
* Encyclopedia of Magic  (1986)
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* [[Encyclopedia of Magic]] (1986)
* Making Magic  (1992)
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* [[Making Magic]] (1992)
  
 
* Quantitative Problems in Biochemistry (1980)  
 
* Quantitative Problems in Biochemistry (1980)  
 
* Microbial Energetics (Tertiary level biology) (1985)
 
* Microbial Energetics (Tertiary level biology) (1985)
* The Magic of Britain (1994)  
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* [[The Magic of Britain]] (1994)  
  
  
 
==E-Books==
 
==E-Books==
 
*[[The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities]] (2005)
 
*[[The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities]] (2005)
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== Honors ==
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* 2006 Special prize at the [[FISM]] Award Congress in Stockholm for his contributions to the history of magic.
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* 2013 Guest of honor of the 5th European Conference magic historian ( EMHC ) in Hamburg.
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Revision as of 16:44, 17 January 2015

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

  • Quantitative Problems in Biochemistry (1980)
  • Microbial Energetics (Tertiary level biology) (1985)
  • The Magic of Britain (1994)


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

  • 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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