Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., Colon, Michigan, 1947. Paperback. 1947. 832 pages. A thick catalogue of props and instruction for stage magicians. Blue wraps with black and blue titling and decoration, age-soiled, with moderate edge-wear, and fading to the spine. Binding intact, staples secure but pulling at front endpaper, and glue.....
Abbott's Magic Novelty Co., Colon, Michigan, 1935. Paperback. Not dated. ca 1935. Orange paper wraps with black titling. Wraps stained, soiled, shows an area of deterioration to front edge, with a small hole. Ring stain to center front cover. Crease to back top corner. Spine tape stained, slightly deteriorated in.....
Printed in Colon, Michigan, U. S. A., 1934. Paperback. 1934. 64 stable-bound pages. Wraps in poor condition, showing 3in tear to back that prior owner has attempted to repair with tape. Soiling and fading to edges, slight bumping to corners, rubbing along edges. Faint stains to back. Interior shows age-toning.....
The Supreme Magic Co., Bideford, Devon, 1970. Hardcover. 1970. 316 pages. Blue boards with gold titling, showing moderate rubbing to spine ends. Spine slightly cocked. Binding intact. Dust jacket in archival Mylar, shows light soiling, heavy wear to spine ends and fore-edge corners. Prior owner's name written on FFEP, interior.....
Ken Allen Products, 1962. Spiral Bound. 1962. 29 pages. Lecture transcript/pamphlet with instructions for various stage magic effects. Grey covers with red titling and decoration, and blue type-written pages. Few faint spots of age-soiling to covers, inoffensive. Blue spiral binding secure. Interior clean and unmarked.
1959. Paperback. Volume 39, No. 10, December 1959. 174 pages. Wraps lightly scuffed to edges, corners. Binding sound. Interior clean, unmarked.
The Bunting Publications, Chicago, 1936. Paperback. 1936. 64 pages. Wraps age-toned, with slight wear to spine-edge, small chips near spine and front top edge, else fine. Staples secure. Binding sound. Scratches to top and fore-edge of textblock. Interior bright, unmarked.
A. L. Burt, 1929. First Edition. Ghostwritten by Walter B. Gibson. No jacket. 265 pages. Blue cloth with black titles and decoration, sunned to spine, rubbed and edgeworn, with points of fraying at spine tips and fore-edge corners. Heavy dent to rear panel, affecting last few pages from p. 256.....
Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Blue boards with black titling and ruling, clean and bright with light edgewear, lightly bumped extremities. Spine tilted forward slightly. Binding sound. Dust jacket toned and foxed with moderate edgewear including chipped fore-edge corners and tape repair at spine head. Textblock edges.....
Dream Crow Press, Seattle, 1995. Paperback. 1995. 60 pages. Cream wraps with black titling and decoration, light edgewear and very faint sticker ghost to front cover, else fine. Staples secure, free of rust. Interior clean and unmarked.
Goodliffe, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. October 1947. First edition. Green boards in very good condition, showing only light bumping to corners, spine ends, some warbling to back fore-edge. Binding sound. Dust jacket good, covered in archival Mylar, mildly edgeworn, showing chip to spine head, some rubbing and bumping at corners.....
Magic Limited, 1943. Paperback. Thick paper wrap, typewritten card trick instructions stapled in. Set of color miniature cards (uncut) included. Interior papers are fairly clean and in excellent shape, no tears and little age toning. Outer wrap is edgeworn, especially heavy at the corners and the top and bottom. Included.....
Self-Published. Paperback. Undated. A book of lecture notes with instruction for seven magic tricks: 'Nosteal' - Cane - Vanish, 'Ringo,' 'Clipswitch,' the Orange Coin, and the 'Neck-romancy' Rope Trick. Mint green wraps, with vertical crease through the center. Staples secure. Binding intact. Interior clean and free of marks.
D. Robbins & Company, Inc., New York, 1972. Paperback. 1972. 34 pages. Wraps crisp, with light foxing to front cover and pale square from removed sticker, no residue. Staples secure, free of rust. Binding sound. Interior age-toned, clean, free of marks.
Harry Stanley. Hardcover. [nd]. Red boards with gilt spine titling. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket good in Mylar with toning and moderate edgewear, including creasing along edges and a closed tear with additional creasing from bottom edge of front panel. Endsheets toned, text bright and unmarked.
Harry Stanley. Hardcover. [nd]. Black boards with gilt spine titling, very good. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket good in Mylar with light toning, foxing, and moderate edgewear including numerous small chips and closed tears, about 1/2-inch of loss from spine head. Pages lightly toned, text unmarked.
Permabooks, 1949. Paperback. 1949. 188 pages. Wraps show only light wear. Spine uncreased. Binding sound. Interior age-toned, with slight liquid damage near fore-edge. Text clean and unmarked.
Hanover House, 1956. Hardcover. 1956. 222 pages. Illustrated. Purple cloth with white titling. Boards show minor fading, staining and rubbing throughout, with bumping to the corners. Spine is faded and rubbed, but sturdy. Binding exposed at front, but otherwise intact. Interior age toned, but otherwise clean.
Fantasio, 1978. Paperback. January 1978. 61 pages. Wraps lightly rubbed to edges, corners. Binding sound. Interior bright, unmarked.
Dover Publications, 1977-03-01. Paperback. 1977. 506 pages. Wraps creased through the center, showing mild rubbing to edges, corners. Spine uncreased. Binding sound, though glue showing at front wrap hinge. Interior bright, unmarked.
U. F. Grant, 1936. Paperback. 1936. 3rd edition. 9 type-written pages, stapled twice at the top to orange cover, with the whole folded in half. Orange wraps have no titling or decoration, slight edge-wear. Staples secure. Interior pages moderately age-toned, with faint pencil check-marks near some of the 100 tips.....
Holden's Magic Shop, Boston. Paperback. Undated, ca 1950s. 240 pages. Magician's catalogue of props and instructions, with blank publisher's order form laid-in. Pictorial wraps bright and clean, just starting to curl at top front corner, faint creases to back fore-edge corners. Staple binding. Staples secure, binding sound and firm despite.....
E. P. Dutton, 1934. Hardcover. Originally published 1922, this is the 4th printing of January 1934. Green cloth with orange titling, very good with rubbing to edges, slight sunning to spine. Spine square. Binding sound. In yellow dust jacket with green and black lettering, about good: stained and with light.....
Max Holden, 1935. Paperback. 88 pages in orange wraps. 6 inx9 in. staplebound. cover has significant wear at the edges and is sunned on the spine. all pages are present, but the middle four pages (43-46) have separated from the staple binding. pages are clean and unmarked. Year: 1935...
Louis Tannen, New York. Paperback. Undated, ca 1940s. 44 pages. 4th printing. Wraps very good with light rubbing to spine edge, fading, small square where sticker has been removed (without residue). Staples showing rust, secure. Binding sound. Interior has prior owner's sticker on inside front cover, else clean, unmarked.