Philadelphia: Kanter's Magic Shop, 1946. Third printing. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, pages 13-146, [6] pages of advertisements, [1]. Blue cloth hardcover with title on the front cover and spine. Publisher's gilt initial on the back cover. A few small spots to the cloth covers. Light edge wear to the cloth extremities..... More
Chicago: Laird & Lee, 1897. Hardcover. 12mo. [2] pages advertisements, 298 pages, [1], [6] pages of advertisements. Blue illustrated cloth hardcover. Frontispiece photograph. Illustrated with drawings. Fair condition only. Both hinges are broken exposing the webbing. Contents are sturdy. Paper is browned and fragil. Previous owner name and a trick..... More
Chicago: Wilcox & Follett Co., 1942. Paperback. Paperback 298 pages. Illustrations. Title and illustration on the front cover. Advertisements printed on the back cover. Covers are scuffed, chipped lower left edges front cover. Creased paper spine. Back cover has light shelf wear. Paper is browned and brittle. Small dried damp..... More
London: C. Arthur Pearson, Limited, 1963. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. vi, 256 pages. Illustrated. Dust jacket is edge and shelf worn. Toning to the front and rear end papers from contact with the dust jacket. Verso of the dust jacket is also toned. A good..... More
Step One In Cirinda's Series "Thirteen Steps to Mentalism" Cranbury, N. J. D. Robbins & Co., Inc., 1996. Ninth printing. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with black and white illustrated dust jacket. 426 pages. Illustrated in black and white. First copyrighted 1968. More
Germany: Taschen, 2009. Hardcover. Heavy, thick folio. 637 pages, [5] index. Illustrated. Color illustrated boards and spine with color illustrated dust jacket. Decorative end papers. This copy comes in the original publishers box with plastic handle. Title on the front of the box. Publisher's order form card laid inside the..... More
Germany: Taschen, 2015. Hardcover. Folio. 384 pages. Color illustrated covers. Decorated end papers. Illustrated in color. More
A complete text on methods, mechanical devices, moves, techniques, figures, artifices, routines, etc., for performing one of the great classics in the repertoire of magic. It includes modern improvements, suggestions and ideas, together with routines eliminating the use of the key. San Rafael, California: Saint Raphael House, 1946. Hardcover. Octavo..... More
Robbins Publications, [1976]. Hardcover. Quartos. Two volumes. Black hardcover with gilt titles. Unopened set. As new in the original publisher's shrink wrap. More
Tahoma, CA: L & L Publishing, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall quarto. [4], several paginated sections. Red cloth hardcover with gilt title on the front cover and spine. Color illustrated jacket. Stated first edition. More
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey: Fleming Book Company, 1945. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii, [1], 528 pages. Illustrated with drawings. Light blue cloth hardcover with gilt tittle and illustration on the front cover. Gilt title on the spine. Previous owner illustrated bookplate on the front paste down (Ralph Wendell Calvert, Jr.)..... More
Translated from the German by Richard Hatch. Seattle: Hermetic Press, Inc., 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Light gray cloth hardcover with white dust jacket. [5], pages 250-494 pages. Illustrated end papers. Illustrated in black and white by Barbara Giobbi-Ebnother. Stated first edition. More
Translated from the German by Richard Hatch. Seattle: Hermetic Press, Inc., 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Light gray cloth hardcover with white dust jacket. [6], pages 495-790 pages. Illustrated end papers. Illustrated in black and white by Barbara Giobbi-Ebnother. Stated first edition. More
Oakland, CA: Magic Limited, Lloyd E. Jones, 1981. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with white illustrated dust jacket. x, 324 pages. Illustrated. Black cloth binding has light shelf wear. Dust jacket is lightly toned. Closed edge tears to the jacket. Light foxing to the verso of the jacket. More
Milledgeville: Hugh T. Harrington and Susan J. Harrington, 2010. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo. xiii, 234 pages, [2]. Illustrations. Red soft cover with white title and photograph on front cover and title on the spine. Light shelf wear to the paperback. Pages 19 and 20 are creased. More
n.p. n.p., 2002. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover with color pictorial dust jacket. xii, 324 pages. Illustrations by Tony Dunn. Hardcover and jacket are in very good condition. More
n.p. n.p., 2002. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover with color pictorial dust jacket. xiv, 310 pages, [2]. Illustrations by Tony Dunn. Hardcover and jacket are in very good condition. More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1949. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. 498 pages. Illustrated in black and white. A couple of small edge tears to the dust jacket. More
Reproduced in Facsimile. Washington DC: The Genii Corporation, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall quarto. xiv, 295 pages, [1]. Hardcover with photographic portrait of John Hillard on the front dust jacket. More
Los Angeles: Powerful Magic Publishing, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall quarto hardcover with color illustrated dust jacket. 271 pages. Interior contents clean. More
Montana: Kessinger Publishing Company, n.d. facsimile reprint. Soft cover. Tall soft cover. xii, 414 pages. Blue covers with title on the front. This is a facsimile reprint. More
Translated From the French. Minneapolis: Carl W. Jones: Publisher of Magic, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv, 458 pages. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Illustrated end papers. Red cloth hardcover with illustration on the front and title on the spine. Red illustrated, price clipped, dust jacket. Cloth binding is damp stained with light..... More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Hardcover. 12mo. x, [1], 134 pages. Frontispiece photograph with black and white drawings in text. Illustrated green cloth hardcover with title on the front cover and spine. Brown illustrated dust jacket is present. Edge wear and light edge chips to the jacket. Price of..... More
Signed, numbered, limited edition with signed inscription, autographed paper, and business card of David Garrard. SPS Publications, Inc., 2016. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Tall quarto. 251 pages. Illustrated in black and white and in color. Glossy color pictorial covers. Inscribed to the previous owner by David Garrard on the right front..... More
Seattle: Hermetic Press, Inc., 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket. xvi, 366 pages. Illustrated with drawings and a few photographs in back. Light shelf wear to the hardcover and jacket. More
