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George Sands Library Collection
These items are part of a collection of magic books and related arts that span the last 100+ years. This is a rare opportunity to own a piece of magic history from one of magic's most influential innovators.
Many of these books also belonged to Dr. Harry Ginandes, an amateur magician and Alan Sand's grandfather.
After his grandfather passed away, those books were then given to George Sands and finally the entire library to Alan Sands.
George Sands loved his books and continually read them. He also would write notes about the books on slips of paper and would them insert them into the front of the books.
Many of the books for sale have these papers inserted. Many of the books will also have Dr. Harry Ginandes name written inside the front cover. George Sands also wrote his name inside some of the books.
George Sands had a passion for many subjects including rope magic, balloons, mentalism, mathematical applications to magic and mentalism and humor. You will find many of his favorite books listed below.
It was a tough decision since his library meant so much to his father, but Alan Sands has decided to sell his father's library.
Alan will be using the proceeds to republish his father's books. We appreciate your support of his project and hope you will treasure his father's books just as Alan and his father (and grandfather) did.
Regarding the information provided about the books:
- Publisher - we have listed the publisher on editions where that is important for identification of the book.
- Edition - we have listed the edition (or printing number) as appropriate to help collectors.
- Condition: We have tried to list the condition of the books as accurately as possible
- P = Poor, could have major damage to cover, staining to inside pages, tears, etc 1 - 2 on a scale of 10
- Fair = Not falling apart, but has some significant damage, 3 - 4 on a scale of 10
- F-G = Fair to Good, more in the 4 - 5 scale range
- G = Good, decent copy, generally only minor issues, 5 - 6 on a scale of 10
- VG = Very Good, overall a clean nice copy, 7 - 8 on a scale of 10
- Fine = exceptional condition, 9 - 10 on a scale of 10
If you have any questions about the condition please ask them before we ship the book to you. We will provide photos on request
- Comments - we have provided more information about the books Condition, other info of interest
As a collector I would consider Fair and Poor to be reading copies, although rarity also plays a role in the desirablility of the book.
Photos of the books
We have started posting photos of some of the hard cover books. We will continue to post photos, however, since there are hundreds of books it may take awhile. If you would like a photo of a book before we post it, just email us and we will do our best to respond.
Shipping Information
Shipping is extra. An extra $1 to $2 dollars may be added for packing materials, etc.
All books will be shipped via USPS Insured Flat Rate Priority Mail.
f you buy more books than will fit into the largest flat rate box, your order will be shipped in multiple boxes.
International Shipments: We will ship internationally, using a similar service as that indicated above.
Shipment Dates: The normal shipping date will be on Mondays. If I am going by the post office I will ship your order sooner.
Payment Information:
Paypal is our preferred method of payment. I will send you a paypal invoice for your order.
If interested in any of these items please email: Item Inquiry
Please note that it may be evening before I can respond to inquiries.
Hard Bound Books - Prices DO NOT include Flat Rate Priority Mail shipping.
Title |
Author Last |
Author First |
Publisher |
Year |
Edition |
DJ |
Condition |
Comments |
|
Pictures |
WINTER NIGHTS ENTERTAINMENTS |
ABRAHAM |
RM |
E P DUTTON & CO |
1933 |
1 |
|
G |
SPINE COVERED IN TAPE, LOWER FRONT COVER HAS DAMAGE, INSIDE GOOD |
$20 |
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THE LIFE AND MYSTERIES OF THE CELEBRATED DR. "Q" |
ALEXANDER |
|
|
1921 |
|
|
Fair |
Pages clean, cover has spine damage, back cover damage |
$20 |
|
THE JINX - 3 VOL SET |
ANNEMANN |
|
TANNEN |
1963 / 1964 |
1 |
|
VG |
NICE SET - ANNEMANN'S ADDRESS HAND WRITTEN AND GLUED INTO FRONT COVER OF VOL 1 |
SOLD |
|
AL BAKER'S PET SECRETS |
BAKER, AL |
|
JONES |
1951 |
2 |
|
|
VG book |
$90 |
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MAGICAL WAYS AND MEANS |
BAKER, AL |
|
JONES |
1941 |
1 |
|
G |
SECOND IMPRESSION |
$25 |
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MATHEMATICS - IT'S MAGIC AND MYSTERY |
BAKST |
AARON |
|
1941 |
|
|
G |
HC, PAGE EDGES STAINED, INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN |
$10 |
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IMPOSSIBILIA |
BANNON |
JOHN |
|
1990 |
|
X |
FINE |
FINE WITH DJ |
SOLD |
|
LAUGHING STOCK |
BENNETT |
CERF |
|
1945 |
|
|
FAIR |
HC, FAIR |
$4 |
|
BLACKSTONE'S MODERN CARD TRICKS AND SECRETS OF MAGIC |
BLACKSTONE |
HARRY |
GARDEN CITY PUBLISHING |
1941 |
|
|
G |
LOOSE SPINE, TEARS ALONG SPINE, OTHERWISE GOOD |
$10 |
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BLACKSTONE'S SECRETS OF MAGIC |
BLACKSTONE |
HARRY |
GEORGE SULLY AND CO |
1929 |
|
|
G |
TEARS ALONG SPINE, STAIN ON INTRODUCTION PAGES |
$35 |
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FORGING AHEAD IN MAGIC |
BOOTH |
JOHN |
|
1939 |
1 |
|
FINE |
FINE COPY, INSCRIPTION BY JOHN BOOTH (NOT TO ANYONE) |
$60 |
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MARVELS OF MYSTERY |
BOOTH |
JOHN |
|
1941 |
|
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P |
MAJOR DAMAGE TO BINDING, INSIDE OVERALL GOOD |
|
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CARD CONTROLL |
BUCKLEY |
ARTHUR |
ARTHUR BUCKLEY |
1948 |
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G |
SPOTTING ON TITLE PAGES, BIT OF SCUFFING ON COVER |
sold |
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PRINCIPLES AND DECEPTIONS |
BUCKLEY |
ARTHUR |
WILLIAMSON PRESS INC |
1948 |
|
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G |
SPOTTING ON TITLE PAGE, BIT OF SCUFFING ON COVER |
sold |
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MODERN CONJURING FOR AMATEURS |
CANNELL |
JC |
C ARTHUR PEARSON LTD |
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F - G |
HEAVY BROWNING OF PAGES, SPINE FEELS LOOSE |
$15 |
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MAGIC FOR EVERY ONE |
CARRINGTON |
HEREWARD |
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1942 |
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P |
COVER MARKED, SPINE EXTREME WEAR - VERY ROUGH - INSIDE VERY GOOD |
$5 |
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THE BOY'S BOOK OF MAGIC |
CARRINGTON |
HEREWARD |
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD |
ND [1921] |
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G |
GOOD COVER IMAGE, SPLIT ALONG SPINE, PAGE DISCOLORATION |
$40 |
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THE WORLD OF PSYCHIC RESEARCH |
CARRINGTON |
HEREWARD |
|
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X |
G |
HC, DJ, GOOD |
$5 |
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THE WORLD'S GREATEST MAGIC |
CLARK |
HYLA M |
|
1976 |
|
X |
VG |
|
SOLD |
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CARD TRICKS WITHOUT SKILL |
CLIVE |
PAUL |
CLIVE |
ND |
|
X |
P |
COVER POOR, SPLITTING SHOWS DAMAGE, INSIDE FAIR TO GOOD |
$5 |
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THE BOOK OF MAGIC |
COLLINS |
A FREDERICK |
D. APPLETON-CENTURY COMPANY |
1943 |
|
X |
VG |
|
$10 |
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MAGIC WITH SMALL APPARATUS |
DHOTEL |
JULES |
FLEMING |
1947 |
|
X |
VG |
DJ ONLY FAIR, AGE SPOTS IN FIRST FEW PAGES |
SOLD |
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THE ART OF MAGIC |
DOWNS |
T NELSON |
|
1921 |
2 |
|
VG |
MINOR EDGE WEAR |
SOLD
|
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AMUSEMENTS IN MATHEMATICS |
DUDENEY |
HENRY |
|
|
|
|
G |
EARLY EDITION, SPLIT ALONG SPINE |
$5 |
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CLASSIC SECRETS OF MAGIC |
ELLIOTT |
BRUCE |
HARPER & ROW |
1953 |
1 |
|
G |
ROUGH CUT PAGE EDGES, YELLOW WITH AGE |
SOLD |
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MAGIC AS A HOBBY |
ELLIOTT |
BRUCE |
GRAMERCY PUBLISHING |
1948 |
|
|
G |
MINOR DISCOLORATION ON COVER SPINE AND END PAPERS, PAGES TIGHT |
SOLD |
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PROFESSIONAL MAGIC MADE EASY |
ELLIOTT |
BRUCE |
|
1959 |
|
|
G |
STAINS ON BACK COVER AND SPINE |
$20 |
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ENGLISH SYNONYMS ANYONYMS AND PREPOSITIONS |
FERNALD |
JAMES C |
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY |
1914 |
|
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P-F |
SPINE DAMAGE, SPINE SEPARATION |
$20 |
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STRANGE SUPERSTITIONS AND MAGICIAL PRACTICES |
FIELDING |
WILLIAM |
|
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|
G |
HC, DJ, GOOD |
$4 |
|
CLEVER LIKE A FOX |
FOX, KARRELL |
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SUPREME |
1977 |
|
DJ |
VG |
DJ TAPED TO COVER BOARDS, INSIDE NICE |
$25 |
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EXPERT MANIPULATION OF PLAYING CARDS |
GANSON |
LEWIS |
ARCAS |
|
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|
G |
SPINE A BIT LOOSE |
$15 |
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THE LEIPZIG BOOK |
GANSON |
LEWIS |
SUPREME |
|
|
X |
VG |
MINOR EDGE WEAR, MINOR TEAR TOP EDGE OF DJ |
$35 |
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ENTERTAINING CARD MAGIC CY ENDFIELD'S |
GANSON, LEWIS |
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SUPREME |
|
|
X |
FINE |
VERY NICE WITH DJ |
SOLD |
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AMEDEO'S CONTINENTAL MAGIC |
GARCIA,F,SCHINDLER,G |
|
MILLION DOLLAR PRODUCTIONS |
1974 |
1 |
|
F-G |
INTERIOR GOOD, LOWER SPINE DAMAGE |
$15 |
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MAGIC WITHOUT APPARATUS |
GAULTIER, CAMILLE |
|
FLEMING |
1945 |
|
|
G |
NO DJ, COVER A LITTLE WORN, INTERIOR PAGES GOOD |
SOLD |
|
THERE'S LAUGHTER IN THE AIR |
GAVER |
JACK |
|
1945 |
|
|
G |
EDGE WEAR |
$8 |
|
DUNNINGER'S SECRETS |
GIBSON |
WALTER |
|
1974 |
|
|
G |
EDGE WEAR, DJ WORN, PAGES CLEAN |
$10 |
|
HOUDINI'S ESCAPES AND MAGIC |
GIBSON |
WALTER B |
|
1930 |
|
|
FAIR |
HC, FAIR |
$10 |
|
MAGIC EXPLAINED |
GIBSON |
WALTER |
PERMABOOKS |
1949 |
1 |
|
VG |
|
$5 |
|
PROFESSIONAL MAGIC FOR AMATEURS |
GIBSON |
WALTER |
PRENTICE HALL |
1947 |
|
|
G |
PAGE 71 TORN AND TAPED BACK TOGETHER |
$15 |
|
THE BLUE BOOK OF MENTALISM |
GOLDSTEIN |
PHIL |
PHIL GOLDSTEIN |
|
|
|
G+ |
|
SOLD |
|
THE GREEN BOOK OF MENTALISM |
GOLDSTEIN |
PHIL |
PHIL GOLDSTEIN |
1977 |
|
|
VG |
|
SOLD |
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THE RED BOOK OF MENTALISM |
GOLDSTEIN |
PHIL |
PHIL GOLDSTEIN |
|
|
|
VG |
|
SOLD |
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THE TAROT REVEALED |
GRAY |
EDEN |
BELL PUBLISHING |
1960 |
|
X |
VG |
|
SOLD |
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SIMPLE TRICKS FOR THE YOUNG MAGICIAN |
GREEN |
ALLEN V |
|
1955 |
|
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FAIR |
COVER NICE, SEVERAL PAGES HAVE PENCIL SCRIBBLES, CIRCLES, ETC |
$5 |
|
ESP A SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION |
HANSEL |
C.E.M. |
|
1966 |
|
X |
G |
HC, DJ, GOOD |
$5 |
|
PHUNOLOGY |
HARBIN |
E O |
COKESBURY PRESS |
1930 |
|
|
VG |
EDGE WEAR |
SOLD |
|
LEARN MAGIC |
HAY, HENRY |
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GARDEN CITY BOOKS |
1947 |
|
|
VG |
|
$15 |
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LATER MAGIC |
HOFFMANN |
PROFESSOR |
E P DUTTON & CO |
1904 |
|
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F - G |
COVER SEPARATED FROM PAGES, EDGE WEAR AND STAINING ON PAGES, INSIDE CLEAN |
SOLD |
|
MODERN MAGIC |
HOFFMANN |
PROFESSOR |
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & SONS, LTD |
ND |
|
|
FAIR |
TOP OF SPINE DAMAGED, STAIN MARKS ON PAGE EDGES, INSIDE PAGES CLEAN, BUT A LITTLE STIFF - CIRCA 1880 - 1909 |
SOLD |
|
MORE MAGIC |
HOFFMANN |
PROFESSOR |
DAVID MCKAY CO |
1893 |
|
|
G |
PEALING ON SPINE, WEAR ON BACK COVER AT SPINE EDGE. NO COVER SEPARATION, STAIN ON EDGE OF PAGES, INSIDE CLEAN AND NICE. |
SOLD |
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THE MAGIC ART |
HOLMES |
DONALD |
|
1920 |
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F-G |
INSIDE CLEAN, COVER HAS WEAR AND DAMAGE |
$10 |
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CARD TRICKS |
HUGARD |
JEAN |
|
1937 |
|
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F-G |
SPINE TAPED, MINOR WARPING TO PAGES |
$10 |
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EXPERT CARD TECHNIQUE |
HUGARD, J, BRAUE, F |
|
JONES |
1940 |
1 |
|
VG |
NICE COPY, NO DJ, SANDS WRITTEN INSIDE |
SOLD |
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ABBOTT'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ROPE TRICKS |
JAMES |
STEWART |
|
1945 |
3 |
|
G |
SPINE WEAR, SIGNITURE SEPARATION IN FRONT OF BOOK |
$25 |
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FINE ART OF MAGIC, THE |
KAPLAN, GEORGE |
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FLEMING |
1948 |
1 |
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VG |
Nice copy |
|
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SECRETS OF BROTHER JOHN HAMMAN, THE |
KAUFMAN, RICHARD |
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KAUFMAN, GREENB |
1989 |
1 |
X |
FINE |
HC, DJ, FINE 1ST |
$35 |
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FOLDING PAPER PUPPETS |
LEWIS |
SHARI |
|
1962 |
|
X |
VG |
|
$20 |
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CLOSE-UP CARD MAGIC |
LORAYNE, HARRY |
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TANNEN |
1962 |
2 |
X |
G |
DJ ROUGH, INSIDE CLEAN |
$15 |
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THE ADVENTURES OF A BOY MAGICIAN |
MASSEY |
MORRELL |
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1934 |
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F-G |
COVER HAS SPOTS AND SPINE IS SPLITTING |
$10 |
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THESAURUS OF HUMOR |
MEIERS / KNAPP |
MILDRED / JACK |
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1940 |
|
X |
G |
DJ TAPED FOR PROTECTION - FAIR, BOOK GOOD |
$5 |
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AL KORAN'S PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (SUPREME) |
MILLER |
HUGH |
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X |
VG |
TAPE AT CORNERS OF DJ TO PREVENT TEARING |
$25 |
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THE HANDY BOOK OF HOBBIES |
MOTT-SMITH |
GEOFFREY |
PERMABOOKS |
1949 |
1 |
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FAIR |
DAMAGE TO SPINE - INSIDE GOOD |
$5 |
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2500 JOKES FOR ALL OCCASIONS |
MOULTON |
POWERS |
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1942 |
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VG |
|
$20 |
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FUN WITH PAPER FOLDING |
MURRAY |
WILLIAM |
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1928 |
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VG |
|
$15 |
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MAGIC |
MUSSEY |
BARROWS |
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1942 |
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P |
SPINE HEAVILY DAMAGED, SOME SPOTTING INSIDE, ETC |
$3 |
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MODERN CONJURER, THE |
NEIL, C LANG |
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DAVID KEMP & CO |
1937 |
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GOOD |
WEAR ALONG SPINE, YELLOW COVER |
SOLD |
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FOR MAGICIANS ONLY |
PARRISH |
ROBERT |
BERNARD ACKERMAN |
1944 |
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G |
MINOR PAGE SPOTTING AND DISCOLORATOIN |
$5 |
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HOKUS POKUS |
PERMIN |
IB |
STERLING PUBLISHING |
1970 |
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VG |
NICE COPY |
SOLD |
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SPOOK CROOKS |
PROSKAUER |
JULIEN J |
A L BURT COMPANY |
1932 |
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G |
SOME DAMAGE TO SPINE, CORNER BUMPS - book that exposes the tricks of "magicians" who extort money and play on gullibility of the public |
sold |
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FUN WITH STUNTS |
RENSSELAER |
ALEXANDER VAN |
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1945 |
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X |
G |
DJ TAPED TO PREVENT DAMAGE, |
$10 |
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ROGET'S THESAURUS |
ROGET |
PETER MARK |
DAVID MCKAY CO |
1925 |
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FAIR |
FAIR, SPINE TAPED, BOARDS ROUGH, INSIDE GOOD |
$5 |
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TEN SECRETS OF MODERN MAGIC |
STRINGER |
CHARLES |
DOUBLE DAY AND CO |
1927 |
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X |
G-VG |
DJ MISSING PART ALONG SPINE, ROUGH ON EDGES, INTERIOR GOOD |
$30 |
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STARS OF MAGIC |
TANNEN, LOUIS |
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TANNEN |
1961 |
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VG |
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$55 |
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MY BEST |
THOMPSON |
J.G. |
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1945 |
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G-VG |
FRONT PAGES SHOW GLUE ACID SPOTTING AND PAGE EDGES SHOW SAME. INSIDE PAGES CLEAN. COVER DECENT |
SOLD |
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200 MORE TRICKS YOU CAN DO |
THURSTON |
HOWARD |
A.L. BURT CO |
1927 |
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G |
SPINE HAS TOP 1/4 HEAVILY DAMAGED, OTHERWISE GOOD |
$15 |
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400 TRICKS YOU CAN DO |
THURSTON |
HOWARD |
BLUE RIBBON BOOKS |
1940 |
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FAIR |
PAGES ROUGH CUT, PAGES GOOD, BINDING HAS SPINE TEARS AND FADING, ETC |
$10 |
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MAGIC OF THE HANDS |
VICTOR |
EDWARD |
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1942 |
2 |
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G |
STAINING ON COVER, SIGNITURE SEPARATION INSIDE BOOK |
$10 |
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UP TO DATE CONJURING |
WALKER |
A H |
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FAIR |
DAMAGE TO SPINE - INSIDE GOOD |
$35 |
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