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Not Stated.. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. (Games, Maagic tricks, History of magic) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Philadelphia: David McKay Co., nd. Hard bound in original bright green cloth with black titles and red decoration, American Edition, with 318 illustrations. Includes a rontispiece, Pp563. Rear board separating from rear free endpaper and spine with moderate corner wear and fraying to other extremities, otherwise a nice copy. 710 grams. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books and also offer local curbside pick-up. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Paperback / softback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.

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London UK: George Routledge and Sons Limited. Seventeenth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. 511 pages. This is the 17th edition. spine a bit dulled, covers show slight handling. small previous owner's name on inside front cover dated 1944. first and last pages have rectangular brown areas where tape had been. ; 5 1/2 x 7 3/4

hansebooks, 2018. Paperback. New. 800 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.81 inches.

Philadelphia: David McKay, Publisher, 1904 1904 American reprint of Routledge (England) original. 563 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, ivory, tight, red topstain, red eps, frontis; a.e. lt tanned, slightly cocked, decorative bookplate ffep. Cover: med green, orange artwork + black titles front/spine; lt shelfwear, extrems a bit worn, spine mildly sunned. 318 illustrations.

London: Routledge. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1898. 10th Edition!. Hardcover (Original cloth). Original green cloth with coloured illustrations to front cover and spine, colour well preserved. Slight fading to covers. With frontispiece and illustrations throughout. Slight wear along joints, upper joint visible. Excellent condition for age. ; 13.5x19.5x3 cm; 511 pages .

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: David McKay, 1882. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/No Jacket. A master magician's guide to sleight-of-hand for tricks involving cards, dice, handkerchiefs, dominoes, doves, & more! In 563 pages, with 318 illustrations throughout the text demonstrating the tricks, & an "Appendix containing explanations of some of the best known specialties of Messers. Maskelyne & Cooke" (2 famous British stage magicians). Orig. published in London in 1876, this is a later (c. early 1900s) printing of the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, orig. published in 1882. This is an outstanding copy of a book that is usually quite worn! Green cloth-covered boards with red stamped design & black lettering to front cover & spine is in VG+ condition: extremely clean, binding tight & square, creamy off-white pages that are very light tanned around edges, but still very supple. Very slight rubbing to extremities & bumped corners, light soil to outside page… Read More

Philadelphia: David McKay, 1930. American Edition. 8vo, xvii, [1], 563, [1] pp. 318 illustrations.. Green pictorial cloth lettered in black. Boards discolored in spots, else very good in very sharp illustrated jacket by Arthur Hawkins Jr. showing a bit of use at spine ends and corners, foxing to white rear panel, else nicely preserved. Undated American edition of Hoffmann's classic work originally published in 1876.  Copiously illustrated throughout detailing methods and apparatuses from the era.   Quite uncommon in the striking jacket by Arthur Hawkins Jr. (1903-1985).

Philadelphia: David Mckay Company. Hardcover. Very Good +/very good +. Very nice, tight, clean copy with no chips, tears creases or written inscriptions on pages. Green, cloth-covered boards with black lettering. Dust jacket has some areas of paper loss and small tears around edges. Illustration on front of jacket shows a magician levitating a scantily-clad woman. Black and white frontis. With 318 illustrations. Topics covered include sleight of hand principles; card tricks; coin tricks; tricks with watches; tricks with rings; tricks with handkerchiefs; tricks with dominoes and dice; cups and balls; hat tricks. Appendix explains some of the best known specialties of Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke - spiritualism, parlor magic, clairvoyance, marionettes. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 563 pp.

George Routledge and Sons, London. No date (1876). First edition, with points: The colon after 'sons' on title page is misprinted, and the Routledge monogram is included on title page. First state binding (with black hat and gilt cone).. Hardback.. Black and White illustrations. Reddish-brownish cloth with elaborate illustration in black and gilt. Professionally repaired: Spine rebacked, retaining original. Original endpapers (with faded inscription dated 1876). Clean and tight.