The Wizard Exposed Magic Tricks, Interviews, and Experiences. Selected from the Collection of Edwin A. Dawes
Johnstone, Duncan et al.
ISBN 10: 0916638391 ISBN 13: 9780916638399
Published by David Meyer Magic Books, Glenwood, Illinois, 1987
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Quarto. xvi, 175 pages. Illustrated. Glossy illustrated covers. Interior contents clean. Previous owner blind embossed circle stamp on the rear flyleaf. Old price sticker on the back cover. Seller Inventory # 29277
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A compilation of magic tricks, interviews and experiences as related by and about Harry Houdini, Howard Thurston, LeRoy and Talma, David Devant, Charles Bertram, Horace Goldin and a host of other past masters of magic. It is a wondrous collection of articles gathered from popular magazines of the 1890s through the 1930s, which brings to life the great magicians of the early 20th century. Houdini shares his secrets of escaping from ropes and handcuffs, Thurston shows how to produce playing cards "from thin air," marvels of sleight of hand are explained, card-sharpers and con games are exposed, the best tricks for amateur magicians are offered by the greatest mystifiers of the age. 196 pages, illustrated with over 400 vintage photographs.
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Title: The Wizard Exposed Magic Tricks, Interviews,...
Publisher: David Meyer Magic Books, Glenwood, Illinois
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very good
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The Wizard Exposed: Magic Tricks by and Interviews With Harry Houdini Howard Thurston and Other Past Masters of Magic
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Meyerbooks, Glenwood, Illinois, U.S.A., 1987
ISBN 10: 0916638391
ISBN 13: 9780916638399
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. SOFTCOVER PAPERBACK version. Barely used, very good plus. . No markings. Flat spine with no creases. Collection of fascinating reproductions of articles about performance magic from the collection of Duncan Johnston. Articles by or about Houdini, Thurston, Professor Hoffmann, Selbit, and others. 175 pages. Seller Inventory # 126711
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The Wizard Exposed Magic Tricks, Interviews, and Experiences. Selected from the Collection of Edwin A. Dawes
Published by
David Meyer Magic Books, Glenwood, Illinois, 1987
ISBN 10: 0916638391
ISBN 13: 9780916638399
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Seller: Americana Books, ABAA, Stone Mt, GA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Quarto. xvi, 175 pages. Illustrated. Glossy illustrated covers. Interior contents clean. Previous owner blind embossed circle stamp on the rear flyleaf. Old price sticker on the back cover. Seller Inventory # 35819
Wizard Exposed: Magic Tricks by and Interviews With Harry Houdini Howard Thurston and Other Past Masters of Magic
Seller: Trumpington Fine Books Limited, Gilmilnscroft, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. 175pp. (white spine). Hardback. 4to. small sized. 1987. First edition. Scarce. A very good plus, clean, tight hardback volume in original publisher's laminated boards. No inscriptions. The text supported by numerous photographic reproductions and illustrations. Perhaps the slightest of bumps to the head and tail of the spine. A light bump to the upper front board corner and a slight bump to the upper rear board corner. A very good plus, clean, tight hardback copy of a scarce publication. Seller Inventory # 024369
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