Greater Magic A Practical Treatise On Modern Magic
by Hilliard, John Northern (His Manuscripts and Notes Edited By Carl W. Jones and Jean Hugard)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/Good
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
USA: Carl Waring Jones , Privately Printed for Professional & Amateur Magicians, 1947. Clean light red cloth on boards with gilt titles and gilt devil in formal dress on front cover. Thin touches of old sunning (now browned) to margins, head & foot of spine and fore corners. Edges: light age browning, moderate foxing and soiling. Eps: ex-cellotape residue; dusting of foxing and soiling; ffep with name/address, name stamp to head and Please Return to bottom with lines crossed over two of the texts. Clean content. Illustrated drawings. Binding is VG albeit being a heavy book now feels a touch loose. 1006p, Dj: moderate yellowing, soiling, light foxing and rubbed wear. Top and bottom edges with wear, small open tears and sections missing and chips. Cellotape residue to flaps. 4cm open tear to head of rear flap spine.. Ninth Impression Revised Edition. Hb. VG/Good.
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- Bookseller
- BOOKMARK Ltd
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038379
- Title
- Greater Magic A Practical Treatise On Modern Magic
- Author
- Hilliard, John Northern (His Manuscripts and Notes Edited By Carl W. Jones and Jean Hugard)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Ninth Impression Revised Edition
- Publisher
- Carl Waring Jones , Privately Printed for Professional & Amateur Magicians
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Cabinet
- Bookseller catalogs
- Performing Arts;
Terms of Sale
BOOKMARK Ltd
Will reimburse cost of book, if not as described.
About the Seller
BOOKMARK Ltd
Biblio member since 2006
Auckland
About BOOKMARK Ltd
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- Cloth
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- VG
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