Edward Bagshawe, 1924. Soft Cover. Octavo. {5 & 1/2' x 8 & 1/2'} There is no publication date, but other dealers list this in early 1920s. Sewn binding.Darkening along spin Edgeworn. Two different previous owner's have inked there name and a date on first inside page. The earliest of these..... More
L. Davenport & Co./ Edward Bagshawe & Co., May 1933. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo {6' x 9 & 1/2'}; Yellow cardstock cover with black lettering & devices/photographs. Cover foxing/grey stains. Fold is split one & one-half inch from top and one-half inch from bottom. There is a small one-quarter inch chip..... More
Will Goldston Limited, January 1920. Hardcover. 12mo. {4 & 3/4' x 7 & 1/2'} Illustrated paper covered boards heavily worn at edges. A vertical crack is starting parallel to spine front and back, though hinge remains solid. Dust staining of textblock fore-edge and top and bottom edge. Front free end..... More
Chartwell Books Inc., May 1984. First Edition. Cloth. First/first (US); Quarto {8 & 1/2' x 9 & 3/4'}; sound binding with unmarked interior pages. Dustjacket has moderate darkening and cloudy tanning. Black clothcovered boards with gold lettering. (216 pages). More
Gramercy, (1959). Hardcover. A little foxing, but overall, a clean, solid copy. More
Dover Publications, June 1975. Paper Back. Guides novice in mastering 36 tricks; 16 pages of cut-out materials. 36 additional tricks. 64 illustrations. This would be good or even very good, but at least one leaf is missing from bonus magic apparatus' section bound in rear for this edtion. Otherwise sound..... More
Routledge & Dutton, (circa 1910). Hardcover. Fourth edition. Covers badly worn, faded and soiled; pages foxed; previous owners' names in front; binding tender. Not an attractive copy, but a complete, thorough work with excellent illustrations throughout. More
Harper & Brothers, March, 1924. First Edition. Cloth. First edition. {6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'} Dark green cloth with considerable edgewear, especially heavy at top and bottom of spine. Gold lettering on front panel and along spine edge. Scuff marks and small bits of wear to boards front..... More
Goodliffe Publications, January 1977. Cloth. Octavo; 5 & 1/2' x 8 & 1/2'; in dustjacket heavily worn and torn especially at top of spine. Rubbing and mild soiling to jacket at folds and margins. Black cloth with gold lettering of spine. Interior text is without markings, underlining, etc. (89 pages.)..... More
Dover Publications, June 1954. Soft Cover. Here are two excellent books for the beginner interested in learning to perform magic and card tricks. Bound together in one convenient volume, both approach the art of conjuring in a business-like manner, grounding the novice in fundamentals and leading him gradually to a...... More
Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2011. Soft Cover. Small quarto; {6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'} Clean, sound. Without markings. 193 pages. More
Conjuring Arts Research Center, 2009. Paper Back. {6 & 1/2' x 9 & 1/2'} Small quarto. Clean, unread, as new. 195 pages. More
Bill Larsen, July 1986. Stapled Magazine. Folio; 8' x 11'; Stapled, folded oversized magazine. Illustrated, printed pictorial cardstock cover. Mild shelf wear. (114 pages). More
Pocket Books, June 1976. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with edgewear. This is the 1976 edition of what would later be published to a wider audience by the excellent journal Re/Search (established in 1980). As far as I can tell this was first published by Re/Search as..... More
D. Robbins, January 1972. Reprint. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo {6' x 9'} Pamphlet with cardstock cover printed in blue and orange inks. Mild shelf wear and dust staining. [32 pp.]. More
Charles T. Powner Co., January 1902. Soft Cover. 16mo. {4 & 1/4' x 6'} Darkened & worn with small creases, flaking. One inch tear at bottom of spine front hinge. 156 pages plus three pages of advertisements. More
Louis Tannen, 1952. Cloth. First edition. Cloth covered boards darkened at margins. Cloth is split along spine and frayed at top and bottom of spine. Red ballpoint inked notes front pastedown top left corner. (182 pages). More
D. Robbins and Company, January 1971. Hardcover. Fourteenth Printing, 1996; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards w/ gentle edge-wear present; Immaculate gilt at front and spine; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket moderatley edge-worn w/ mild fraying at upper edge, some rubbing/scuffing present; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to..... More
Edward Bagshawe & Co., January 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo. {5' x 7 & 1/2'}No dustjacket. First UK edition. Light brown (faux leather) with black lettering on spine & front panel. Well worn edges. Sun bleached at spine. Starting to crack top of spine about one-half inch down front top..... More
Boss Magic Company, No date (circa 1950's). Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. (6' x 8 & 3/4'}. Textured light green cardstock cover. Tanned at margins. Small inked 'No. 5' top of Prologue page, else clean without markings. No underlining. No notes., Etc. 16 pages. More
