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1980ref. 209325San Francisco: The Magic Theatre 1980. 4-panel playbill 7x8.5 inches cast and crew bios playwright's statement previous owner's abusive criticism in ink otherwise good playbill/program with illustrated cover. The previous owner was not amused! The Magic Theatre unknown books
2003ref. 80329London: Faber and Faber 2003. First trade edition first prnt. Originally self-published in paperback in purportedly 2500 copies by Mount publishing in 2002. Perfect-bound pictoral wraps. Precedes the Faber and Faber hardcover edition. Signed by Taylor on the first half-title page. Small compression on the rear wrap that has left few small shallow wrinkles not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition. Taylor's first novel and the first in his Shadowmancer series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Faber and Faber Paperback books
1973ref. 56662Riverside CT: Magic Circle Press 1973. Three sheets 8-1/2x11 printed in purple. They include a monotone copy of one of Aldridge's full-color illustrations for Claire's book. Clean. Magic Circle Press unknown books
2002ref. 4063NY: Hyperion/Talk Miramax 2002. First US edition first prnt. Signed and dated "5/25/02" by Colfer on the title page. Includes an "Arctic Freeze" mint in printed foil wrapper issued in limited quantities as a promotional item with the book's publication. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The second novel in Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hyperion/Talk Miramax Hardcover books
2001ref. 50266NY: Hyperion/Talk Miramax 2001. First US edition first prnt. Signed and dated "6/4/01" by Colfer on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. The first of Colfer's Artemis Fowl series of novels. Signed & Dated by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hyperion/Talk Miramax Hardcover books
2002ref. 50260NY: Hyperion/Talk Miramax 2002. First US edition first prnt. Signed by Colfer on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Includes the publisher's promotional "Artemis Fowl Arctic Freeze" mint in foil wrap. The second novel in Colfer's Artemis Fowl series. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hyperion/Talk Miramax Hardcover books
2003ref. 108087NY: Knopf 2003. First trade edition first prnt. First hardcover edition. Preceded by a self-published paperback edition. Signed by Paolini on the title page. Shallow short wrinkle on the dustjacket spine topedge not immediately apparent; otherwise an unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
1982ref. 003232Harper& Row 1982 1982. Book. Fine. Cloth. Presentation By Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. First Edition. Presentation By Author. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy in a fine jacket.Small damp statin top of text block. Rare Presentation."For Betty A Giggle I Hopefrom me to you with love Mary." Terrific book of the author of Freaky Friday. Harper& Row, 1982 Hardcover books
2005ref. 30641NY: HarperCollins/EOS 2005. First edition first prnt. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. HarperCollins/EOS Hardcover books
2005ref. 90511NY: Knopf 2005. First edition first prnt. Signed by Paolini on the title page. Dustjacket art by John Jude Palencar. Endpaper illustrations by Paolini. Unread copy in Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Volume II of the Inheritance trilogy. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Knopf Hardcover books
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 books
2004ref. 70410London: Faber & Faber 2004. First edition first prnt. Glossy pictoral wraps. Signed by Taylor on the title page. Unread copy in Fine condition. Signed by Author. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Not Issued. Faber & Faber Paperback books
1951ref. 19000.1San Jose: Pacific Coast Association of Magicians 1951. Green & gold pictorial wrappers. VG covers slightly creased. Unpaginated. 8vo. Pacific Coast Association of Magicians unknown books
1960ref. 19017.1n. p.: A Carl Ford Brochure 1960. Nr Fine. One sheet folded. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 11 x 8.5 in. Features several photos of Haywood with his bio and several testimonials. A Carl Ford Brochure unknown books
1969ref. 19001San Jose: Pacific Coast Association of Magicians 1969. Brown & black pictorial wrappers. VG covers slightly creased. unpaginated. 8vo. Pacific Coast Association of Magicians unknown books
ref. 18997Columbus OH: U.F. Grant n. d. Yellow pictorial wrappers. VG covers and pages slightly darkened. 76 pp. Illustrated with cuts. 8vo. 9-1/8" x 6" U.F. Grant unknown books
1957ref. 19015n.p.: Genii 1957. Black & white pictorial wrappers stapled. VG covers detatched & lightly soiled/old transparent tape on spine . Unpaginated. Illustrated. 10-3/4" x 8" No. 1573 SIGNED by the author. Section on Harry Blackstone "America's Magician #1" is autographed by Blackstone on his portrait. Genii unknown books
1951ref. 19000San Jose: Pacific Coast Association of Magicians 1951. Green & gold pictorial wrappers. VG covers slightly creased. Unpaginated. 8vo. Pacific Coast Association of Magicians unknown books
1989ref. 0105574Addison-Wesley Publishing 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST PRINTING of Earvin ¿Magic¿ Johnson Jr. & Roy S. Johnson¿s "Magic¿s Touch." Published in New York by Addison-Wesley Publishing 1989. ¿First printing August 1989¿ stated on copyright page. DJ price-clipped. Book fine DJ fine. Addison-Wesley Publishing hardcover books
1992ref. 107431Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Random House Inc 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in a fine first edition dust jacket signed by Ervin Magic Johnson on the front free endpaper. First Edition and a complete row of numbers on the copyright page. Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc hardcover books
1992ref. 107865Westminster Maryland U.S.A.: Random House Inc 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition and number line 24689753 stated on copyright page. This is also a 1st printing since First Edition is centered below the number line. Original price of $22.00 on front flap of dust jacket. Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc hardcover books
1988ref. 24130NY: Doubleday. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0385244835 . Illustrated by William Geldart. First American edition. Fine in a very near fine short closed edge tear at the base of the front flap fold dust jacket. . Doubleday hardcover books
ref. 6972619. THE SURPRISE MAGIC DRAWING BOOK. New York: Sam'l Gabriel Sons & Company n.d. circa 1910-1920. According to a publisher's note on the verso of the title-page this is one of thirteen magic drawing book titles to be published publisher's book no. 841. It contains forty leaves which are lightly coated with wax except for uncoated areas which comprise the lines of a hidden drawing. The drawing is "magically' revealed when a crayon or pencil is rubbed over the surface and colors the uncoated area. Many of the pages have been colored or partially colored revealing images of anthropmorphized pigs and cats flying a bi-plane fishing etc. plump toddlers playing with puppies or crying over spilt milk and young children playing games such as football and baseball. The book is side-stapled within stiff paper wrappers with a color illustration printed to the upper wrapper and a blue cloth spine. Housed in the original publisher's box with the cover illustration printed again to the lid along with the original wax crayon. The book is bright and fresh despite light creasing to upper wrapper. The box is a bit edgeworn split at a few corners and heavily soiled at one edge. unknown books
1947ref. D10934America 1947. Cloth-covered 3-ring binder American manufactured covers illustrated in black marker with drawings of top-hats an ace of spades an eight ball faces names and maxims "Flunk Early Avoid the Rush" "Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry". The inside front cover bears our author's name "Budd Leader Sophomore 1st half" as well as a cloud of girls' names Joan Ginger Darlene Sally Betty Roberta et al perhaps referring to his lovely assistants -- women who put birds back in their cages who comforted newly hatless rabbits who were sawn in half or who otherwise gave themselves to magic. This distinctly American binder is bursting with 382 tricks handwritten in ink in tidy script on lined paper most of them accompanied by careful pencil drawings demonstrations of steps and techniques on small leaves of onion skin paper stapled to the trick they describe. Extremities bumped and cloth a bit frayed; boards warped see aforementioned "bursting" I wasn't joking with a few small spots of soiling. Top ring of binder doesn't close all the way ahem bursting so a few pages have come loose but could be easily reinforced if one were so inclined. Contents are bright and clean perfectly legible pleasing to behold and -- one assumes -- hitherto privileged information. Includes tricks with cards rope dice balloons sleights of hand mind reading break-away cabinets and so much more. Though some of the illusions strike this cataloguer as enticingly practical "How to be Marvelous without Skill" "The Vanishing Alarm Clock" many of the illusions seem quite advanced and particular to the world of magic "Second Sight Extraordinary" "Mind Signals" "You Do As I Do". Though little can be found on Budd Leader now he was clearly a high school student of some talent and considerable dedication. A quintessential distinct volume. Remarkable. hardcover books
2002ref. 26498NY: Hyperion Books for Children. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0786808551 . First American printing. Fine in a fine dust jacket. . Hyperion Books for Children hardcover books
