New York: Bell Publishing Co., 1956 Red cloth cover with bright gilt printing on the spine. The top front corner and the spine heel have been barely bumped, else as new. The purple dust jacket is covered in mylar and features yellow and black printing on the spine and front and back covers with an illustration on the front cover. The dust jacket has been price-clipped and has a few minor scuff marks, else fine. 222 pages that are white, clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased except for a small discoloration at the bottom of the front flyleaf and the top and bottom of the back flyleaf, else as new. Many b/w drawings. The binding is good and tight. A fine collector's edition from a non-smoking house. We have an extensive collection of magic books for sale and we ship daily.. First Edition, 2nd Printing. Cloth. Fine+/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Lots of Love Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 011058
Title: What's New in Magic
Author: Gibson, Walter B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine+
Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Edition, 2nd Printing
ISBN 10: 0517134942
ISBN 13: 9780517134948
Publisher: Bell Publishing Co.
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1956
Keywords: Magic, Mental Magic, Card Tricks, Sleight-of-Hand, Illusions, Entertainment
Bookseller catalogs: Magic; Entertainment; Mind-reading; Mentalism; Sleight-of-Hand; Card Tricks; Illusions; Mental Telepathy;

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Heel: The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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