Search Results: Magic and Illusion from Minotavros Books

New York: Random House, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Quarter navy cloth, orange paper boards. 209 pp. Purple stain to tail edge, staining to rear board, bruising to lower corners. Dust jacket is damp stained, sunned to spine, bumped to extremities, short tears to foot of front cover.

Paris: Editions Autrement, 1994. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo (royal). Text in French. 255 p.p., [1]. [32] p.p. of illustrations. Light rubbing and wear to spine and edges. Tail of spine slightly bruised. Sporadic stains to top and fore edges. Some superficial markings to front and rear covers, otherwise a very good copy.

Cincinnati: The U.S. Playing Card Company, 1921. Soft cover. Near Fine. 16mo. Illustrated wrappers. 14 p.p., [2] p.p. ads. Title vignette. Entertaining tricks include Calling Five Cards, Four of a Kind Together, The Fourtieth Card, The Finger Nail Mark, and other vintage classics. Covers somewhat soiled and smudged. Dampstain along rear joint and top-edge. Pages lightly browned. Otherwise Near Fine.

London: A.L. Burt Company, 1930. Hardcover. Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orange paper boards, black stamped vignette to front board. Top edge orange. 107 pp. B&W frontis & line illustrations in text. Spine darkened, paper soiled. Soiling to edges of text block, damp staining to top edge. Ink ownership inscription to front pastedown, pencil notation to copyright page. Some light foxing to front matter. Dust jacket is age toned, soiled, edge worn, a few short tears, creased to spine.

Tarrytown, New York: Young Men's Lyceum Club. Soft cover. Very Good. 8" x 10" [Ca. 1902.] Pamphlet. [4] p.p. Programme features in middle column, with advertisements to lef and right columns, and head and foot of pages. Light foxing. Closed tears previously repaired with tape to p.p. 1 and 3. Pages browned. Some small nicks to edges, with sporadic tiny holes to pages. Else ia very good copy. Rare. Official Circus Programme guide for the Young Men's Lyceum in Tarrytown New New York, that took place in the clubs Music Hall on December 11, 12, and 13th. The programme promises audiences a Freak House, featuring The Albino Lady, The Leopard Boy, The S.S.S. Whiskerino now the Bearded Lady, The Dog Faced Boy, and 'lectures that will be delivered at regular intervals, showing how these great wonders have been brought into a state of tractibility, tranquility, and trubecility." The circus also features a buffalo, loaned from Buffalo Bill, Royal Bengal Tiger, a Lion and Elephant; an arena with strong man… Read More

University Park, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 1998. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. SIGNED with inscsription from editor to half-title. The Magical History Series. Soft cover. xviii, 284 pp. B&W illustrations in-text. Curling to covers. Slight creasing to lower corners of first ten pages. Else fine. This book will be welcomed by al those interested in the history of magic. Claire Fanger's introduction describes the context of late medieval magical texts, both 'angelic' and 'demonic', and offers insights into the place of magic in the medieval world.

New York: Julian J. Proskauer, Conjuror's Press Inc, 1946. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo (imperial). Pictorial paper wrappers, staple bound. 44 pp. Illustrated in B&W throughout. Rubbing and staining to covers, ink ownership to head of front cover. Creasing to upper corner of p. 33.

Stepney, South Australia: Axiom Publishing, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Marklew, Gilly. 8" x 7.5" Orig. purple cloth, printed paper onlay, unlettered spine. 64 pp. Watercolour illustration throughout. Fine condition.

Texas: Living Truth Publishers, 1992. Soft cover. As New. 8vo. 288 p.p. Book without marks, as new. This book from Marrs, Texe informs readers about secret societies, conspiracies, and magic.

New Jersey: New Page Books, 2001. Soft cover. As New. 8vo. 240 p.p. Staining to rear cover, affecting text. Interior clean. This book informs readers about the rituals and methods of Druidism.

Calgary: Micky Hades International, 1979. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo (imperial). Quarter blue cloth over tan card wraps, staple bound. 28 pp. B&W illustration. Corners bumped, a few spots of creasing to covers. Fine overall.

Los Angeles: William Larsen, Jr., 1968. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo (imperial). Orig. card covers, staple bound. 311-355 pp. B&W photos in text. Covers and interior are age toned, else fine.

Los Angeles: William W. Larsen, 1947. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo (imperial). Orig. card covers, staple bound. 35-55 pp. B&W photos in text. Covers and interior are age toned, bumping to upper corners, else fine.

Montreal: Phil Matlin's Perfect Magic. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo (imperial). 1989-1990. Original yellow card wraps, staple bound. 134 pp. Creasing at joints, scuff to rear cover. Else fine. Inserted update brochure (dated May 1990), promotional advertisement, and blank invoice.

Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, 2010. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reprint. Soft cover. 76 pp. Fine.

London: Jack Hughes. Soft cover. Near Fine. 5" x 8" N.d., [ca. 1950s?]. Staple-bound pamphlet catalogue. Age toned, creased to head of spine, short tear to fore edge of front cover repaired with tape to reverse. 0.

Sacramento, California: Self-Published, 1979. Soft cover. Very Good. Philipp, H.L. [photography]. 8vo (imperial). 49 p.p. Yellow and cream card wraps with protective mylar at front. Sticker ghost to mylar, wear to spine ends, bumping and creasing to edges and corners of rear cover. A close-up look at magician Don Hudson's tricks and shop written by psychologist Bill Nagler (a medical student at the time he met Hudson), photographed by his uncle.

New York: Larry Tanen, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to. Spiral bound with red illustrated wrappers. 156pp. Illustrated. Wrappers and corners worn with light soiling. o/w very good. Mentalist Larry Becker discloses some of his best and bffling tricks from mind staggering demonstrations of esp, crd tricks, telepathy and much more.

Chicago: The Ireland Magic Company. Soft cover. Very Good. Howatt, Gordon; Olson, Robert. 8vo (imperial). A new and revised edition which combines three books, "Travelling Ghost," "Restless Spook," and "Let's Make Magic." Formerly issued in mimeograph form, the Howatt illustrations have been put into India ink by Robert Olson. [N.d., ca. 1950.] Pink card wraps, staple bound. 76 p.p. B&W illustrations in-text. Light sunning to spine and edges, some light soiling to covers. Staining to p.p. 22-23.

Philadelphia: The Penn Publishing Company, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. 244 p.p. Cloth. Scratching to spine. Small dampstain to edge of front board. Rubbing to extremites. Overall, a very good copy of book. This book presents various ways to preform common magic tricks.