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1875ref. 373439New York: Hurst & Co 1875. 30 2pp. With the terminal ad leaf. 8vo. Publisher's hand-colored pictorial wrappers. Foxing. 30 2pp. With the terminal ad leaf. 8vo. This early guide to magic tricks is ascribed to Professor Lorento and Francois R. Blitz. Only two examples recorded in OCLC. Hurst & Co unknown
2003ref. 10522NY: Knopf 2003. First trade edition first prnt. 1st issue dustjacket. Preceded by a self-published paperback edition. Signed and dated "'03" by Paolini on the title page. A 4 x 6 inch color digital photograph of Paolini at the booksigning laid in. One dustjacket corner just touched not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Volume 1 in Paolini's Inheritance trilogy. Paolini's first novel. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover
ref. DADAX0691655030Princeton University Press 2017-03-21. hardcover. New. 6.14x1.94x9.21. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Princeton University Press hardcover
ref. Variety-9781649803498ASSOULINE. HARDBACK. New. English ASSOULINE hardcover
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1929ref. 62472Philadelphia: Dorrance and Co. 1929. 8vo. 273 3 pp. Photo frontisp. numerous photo plates. Dark green publisher’s cloth gilt lettering front cover & spine slight shelfwear couple leaves at lower corner w/ tear from poorly opened w/ d.j. cover art by WD minor chipping head & foot of spine couple closed tears edgewear still VG/VG- copy. First edition 1st printing of this memoir of the famed early 20th-Century stage magician whose gian production required 40 tons of equipment and entertained millions. Largely overshadowed by Houdini in history in his day Thurston was the best performing incredible tricks including the “Rising Card” with cards rising out of a glass goblet and floating like butterflies across the audience. He popularized the floating woman illusion or “Levitation of Princess Karnac” and even added Ziegfeld-inspired touches to his shows with scantily clad beautiful assistants. He performed and corresponded with D.L. Moody Emperor Franz Josef Sun Yat-Sen John L. Sullvian and Theodore Roosevelt. Very scarce in original dustjacket. Dorrance and Co., hardcover
2016ref. x-0691653399Princeton Univ Pr 2016. Hardcover. New. 746 pages. 9.25x6.12x9.21 inches. Princeton Univ Pr hardcover
ref. BN66233Heilkunde und Hochkultur II: 'Magie und Medizin' und 'Der alte Mensch' in den antiken Zivilisationen des Mittelmeerraumes Karenberg Axel and Leitz Christian unknown
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1956ref. 024505NY: HARPER & BROS. two small closed tears to an unclipped dj. owner's label to front paste-down. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1956. HARPER & BROS hardcover
1962ref. 374500Kenton Ohio: The International Brotherhood of Magicians 1962. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and pen and ink sketches. 60 vols. 8vo. Illustrated wrappers. Generally very good to fine. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and pen and ink sketches. 60 vols. 8vo. 60 monthly volumes of The Linking Ring. Including: January February 1948 2 issues; September-December and March May June 1950 7 issues; the complete year for 1951 12 issues; the complete year for 1952 12 issues; January February 1953 2 issues; March-October and December 1954 9 issues; the complete year for 1955 12 issues; April 1959 1 issue; January May August 1962 3 issues. The International Brotherhood of Magicians I.B.M. monthly journal The Linking Ring has been in publication since 1922 and is available exclusively to members of the I.B.M. Our mid-20th century collection includes profiles of the most famed magicians of the day articles from the world of magic revealed magic tricks and pages of vintage advertisements. "It has documented the most significant events in our art over the past nine decades traced the rise to fame of the "greats" in magic and enabled magicians all over the world to exchange ideas." International Brotherhood of Magicians. The International Brotherhood of Magicians unknown
1858ref. AQ34883Hartford Connecticut: Calhoun Printing Company 66 State St. 1858. Large single leaf playbill printed within elaborate woodcut border. A fine copy. A finely preserved - and remarkably detailed - blank playbill for the elaborate combination of 'astounding novelties' performed by the showman magician and ventriloquist Albert Walker 1831-1899. Designed - as evidenced by the blank spaces - to be used in multiple locations with the time date and location to be completed in manuscript this broadside nevertheless is not short on detail of the programme involving several card tricks sleight of hand fire- eating Punch and Judy and ventriloquism to be performed: 'The following programme is merely intended as a foundation of Feats to be varied at each entertainment many of which are his own invention and have never before been attempted in America. The Wonderful fear of Santa Claus or the Juvenile Toy Shop. The Spanish Pin and Traveling Philosopher. The Changeable Cash or the Gambler outwitted. The Restored Card.The Flying Grain in which the assistant is frightend out of his mother wit. Suprising dexterity with Cards. The Flight of Rice.Prince Alladin's Glass or Chant of Electric Silver. This is a beautiful fear. -In this glass a piece of silver will dance and keep time with any tune played by the Orchester even when held by one of the audience'. The quotes reprinting 'opinions of the press' to the foot of this playbill provide the date. In 1858 at Worcester a reporter from the Munroe Democrat noted that 'On last saturday and Monday A. Walker favored our citizens with several entertainments consisting of magic ventriloquism music and fun of various sorts'. Rare; OCLC locates copies at just two locations worldwide Connecticut Museum of Culture and History and Michigan. . Dimensions 230 x 585 mm. Calhoun Printing Company, 66 State St. unknown
2017ref. x-0691655030Princeton University Press 2017. Hardcover. New. 944 pages. 9.25x6.12x1.94 inches. Princeton University Press hardcover
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ref. 355490721537First Edition. London: Kemish and Sons circa 1810. First UK Edition. A softcover. Hand-coloured frontispiece and vignette to the title page. The frontispiece appears to be trimmed at the base but is the same size as the other pages. Mis-paginated but complete. Bound in modern marbled paper wrappers. No copy traced on COPAC. Photographs/scans available upon request. paperback
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1893ref. 326724London: E.A. Beckett 111 & 113 Kingsland Road 1893. First Edition. Two folding plates of the Docwra Triple machine and numerous text illustrations. iv 195pp. 8vo. Original publisher's green cloth. First Edition. Two folding plates of the Docwra Triple machine and numerous text illustrations. iv 195pp. 8vo. E.A. Beckett, 111 & 113 Kingsland Road unknown
1933ref. 36670Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1933. Tanning to text paper slight loss to upper right corner of first few pages slight edge rubbing several small rubs to front cover slight wear to head of spine a nearly fine copy. 36670. Octavo single issue cover by Margaret Brundage pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. First issue under this title formerly title ORIENTAL STORIES. Fiction by H. Bedford Jones E. Hoffman Price Hugh B. Cave and others. This issue includes a letter from Robert E. Howard. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 455-456. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
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1933ref. 36672Indianapolis IN: Popular Fiction Publishing Company 1933. Mild tanning to text paper rubs and edge wear to spine a nearly fine copy. 36672. Octavo single issue cover by J. Allen St. John pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Contains fiction by Robert E. Howard "The Lion of Tiberias." Also fiction by Clark Ashton Smith E. Hoffman Price and others. Reference: Tymm and Ashley Science Fiction Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines pp. 455-456. Popular Fiction Publishing Company unknown
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