Search Results: the modern conjurer by lang neil c

Book in good condition, has slight twist to spine. Clean text, no writing in it. Dust jacket is basically falling apart.

New York: David Kemp & Company, 1937. Hardcover. Very Good+. Hardcover with mustard yellow cloth boards, 1937, octavo, 386pp., illustrated in b&w. Book VG+ with wear to spine ends and corners, toning and rubbing, spine slightly tender, endpapers off-set, publisher's sticker to front flyleaf, text clean and unmarked, with small tear and crease to rear flyleaf. No DJ.

New York: David Kemp & Company, 1937. Hardcover. Octavo; VG-; hardcover; bound in yellow cloth, navy blue lettering; boards strong, very slight bowing, some shelfwear, general edgewear, general soiling, rubbing and bumping on fore corners and spine edges, closed tear on spine head edge, light tearing on rear head edge, bumping on tail edges, spine sun toned, browning on pastedowns, soiling on front pastedown, foxing on end papers; text block foxing towards front and rear, age toning on exterior edges, foxing on exterior edges; insert included; 386pp; Shelved in Room G. 1299656. Full-priced Rockville.

New York: Wehman Bros, 1947. Second printing. Hardcover. very good/No dustjacket. 8vo. pp. 386

London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1911. Second Impression. Hardcover. Very Good -. 8vo, tan publisher's cloth, title stamped in gilt, 414 (2), over 500 original illustrtations from photographs. A classic magic tricvk instructional. Spine a bit shaken, some cloth loss heads on and spine. Internals quiet good.

London: C Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1903. 1st Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 415pp. Over 500 photographic plates illustrate the tricks that are explained in the text of this book. Introduction by Charles Bertram. Gilt embossed vignette and lettering to the front board and spine of the book. Slight fading to the cloth spine. Significant rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and the edges of the boards with several nicks to the tail of the spine and one slight nick to the edge of the front board. A couple of paper plates have been applied to the front pste down with a neat ink inscription written on the topmost one. Some splitting between pages 16 and 17, yet the book remains relatively tight and firm with only a slightly tender front part of the book. Small 1 cm tear to the edge of the contents page. Apart from the very occasional fox spot, the book is internally clean. A well preserved copy fo this well illustrated book.

C. Arthur Pearson. Collectible - Acceptable. London: C. Arthur Pearson, 1903. 1st edition. 8vo hardcover. 414pp. Illustrations. Fair book. Ex-Library copy. Rebound. Boards dampstained. Writing inside. Page 7 torn and repaired with tape. (Magic Tricks, Hobbies) Inquire if you need further information.

London: C. Arthur Pearson. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Split to gutter at front hinge. Some splitting to gutter at rear hinge. Hinges weak. Some foxing. Small 4mm chips to cloth at tips of corners of boards. No signatures. A 20mm tear to margin of first leaf of Contents. ; 414, [2 (advertisements for Hamley's Grand Magical Saloons)] pages. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Page dimensions: 212 x 135mm. Subtitled: "Explaining and Illustrating Tricks by J. N. Maskelyne - Paul Valadon - Trewey - H. de Manche - Charles Bertram - L. Graham Lewis - T. Nelson Downs - Frank Kennard - Mdlle. Patrice - Ellis Stanyon and others - With over 500 original illustrations from photographs". Contents: Sleights Used in Card Tricks; Simple Card Tricks; Advanced Card Tricks; Sleights Used in Coin Tricks; Tricks with Coins; Tricks with Balls; Handerkerchief Tricks; Miscellaneous Tricks; Parlour Tricks; Plate Spinning; Chapeaugraphy;… Read More

Lodon: C Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1903. Book. Illus. by Various. Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. dark blue colth with gilt titles, some marks on front board.Couple of very small water-stains on lower front board - a very good copy. with an introduction by Charles Bertram,.

C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd, London, 1903. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. A compilation of Magic Tricks by J.N. Maskelyne, Trewey, Charles Bertram, T. Nelson Downs, Paul Valadon, H. DE Manche, L.Graham Lewis, Frank Kennard, Ellis Stanyon, and others. with over 500 illustrations and photographs, 416 pages, With an introduction by Charles Berteam.see Christopher volume two #2186, Findlay page 201 blue cloth. Scarce!

London: C, Arthur Pearson. Bound in brown cloth, with clear gilt lettering to front borad and spine, this hardcover Second Impression is close VG. 414pp with over one hundred tricks described form such important magicians as Maskelyne, Bertram, Patrice, Valadon, and Stanyon. Also, paper folding, Chapeaugraphy, plate spinning etc. Bibliography, list of apparatus required and two pages of Hamleys adverts their Grand Magic Saloon in High Holborn, London. Odd marks to board, wear to top/tail of spine and corners: binding tight and sound, generally VG . Very Good. Hardcover. Second Impression. 1911.

Philadelphia:J. B. Lippincott Company, 1902. First Edition. hard cover. Good/No jacket. Philadelphia:J. B. Lippincott Company. 1902. 1st edition. 412pp. Illustrated with over 500 photographs. Hardcover.  Red boards soiled, rubbed and shelfworn, with wear along all edges, spine ends worn and frayed, and edge points bumped and worn to boards.  The rear board has an inch long gouge to upper third, and edges of spine strip are quite worn. Page edges soiled.  Internally, end-pages are age-toned but free of previous owners marks or signatures, with light foxing scattered across the first several pages but otherwise pages are clean.  The binding is holding, but cracked at pp.46/47 with the rear hinge cracked and front started. Overall, a good copy.

Philadelphia / London: J. B. Lippincott / C. Arthur Pearson, 1902. Despite the fact that many booksellers seem to list the first edition of this important book as London, 1903, this copy is the actual First Edition published by Lippincott and dated 1902. As such it is exceedingly rare. Part of its identification is the fact that on the spine Neil is misspelled as "Niel." The book is historically important because it uses photography ro show hand motions for the various tricks and was the first book to do this. Our copy is solidly Good - it is basically tight - the red covers show the titles clearly on the front cover and a bit darkened on the spine. The spine also shows a few light scratches. The main defect is a 4 inch stain to the lower outer edge of the back cover - probably hit by some water. Within there is some foxing to all endpapers, also ocassional foxing elsewhere , and there is the bookplate of W. K. Rudolph, a magic book collector from Santa Ana, CA. Handsome gilt title and red… Read More

PA: J. B. Lippincott, 1902. Book. Near Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Book has modest cover soiling, wear to one corner and approx. 1/4 inch of wear to front board edge..