Arnold Furst (51 results)

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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Suitable as a gift. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. Second Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages.

Condition: Good. Chatsworth, California, U.S.A.: Wilshire Book Company, 1970. 207 pp. How to give post-hypnotic suggestions for Therapeutic purposes. Soft cover has a small crease to bottom front corner, some edge rubbing, scuffing, no spine crease. Former owner's name and sticker. Text has some faint yellow highlighting, not intrusive. Trade Good.…

Stapled - Saddle Stapled. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 56 pages. With a forword by Shari Lewis. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 Inches.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. In near fine condition; faint scuffing to wraps; one soft dimple to front cover; light points of rubbing top and bottom of spine and tips of outside corners back cover; four pinpoints of light soiling front end paper; otherwise, clean and bright, binding tight. Introduced and edited by Kathleen Berrin. Preface by Thomas K. Seligman. 212 pages. 11 x 8.5 in. …

Paperback. Condition: Fair. G PB 1st. Book.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. Limited, Signed Numbered First Edition. AS IS POOR CONDITION. READING COPY ONLY. Water or moisture wrinkling throughout entire book and covers, but, amazingly, still readable, No pages stuck together. Covers are DETACHED. Each copy is numbered and signed without stating a limitation on inside of front cover. This is copy #618. Bound with stiff pictorial paper covers. Very good with age-darkened paper and slight cover wear. Magicians covered are: Dante, McGill, Grabel, Kalanag, Sorcar, Fu Manchu (David Bamberg), Blackstone, Richiardi, Chang, Virgil. Author published an entirely different set of reviews in a companion work GREAT MAGIC SHOWS. INCLUDES 2 pages of color photos dropped from later printings. 48 pages. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very good, no markings. Black paper covers. 52 page work on magic for children giving practically a word for word account of the author's complete act for juvenile audiences. No illustrations except for photographic frontispiece. 2nd printing was printed in Japan. (Text in English).…

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd edition. Paper pamphlet,stapled,52 pages,pages clean,intact,normal wear to cover,inscribed by author. INV#A-2. SIGNED with inscription by author.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Inscribed by Arnold Furst to recipient on title page. Recipient name stamp appears three times, once, oddly enough, on lower edge of text block. Black paper covers. 52 page work on magic for children giving practically a word for word account of the author's complete act for juvenile audiences. No illustrations except for photographic frontispiece. 2nd printing was printed in Japan. (Text in English). Inscribed by Author(s).…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Signed Edition. Very good. Signed "Best Wishes Arnold Furst" on limitation page. Copy #908. This is a reprint of the 1968 edition, but issued with a limitation page just like the original printing. Label over original publisher name on title page with new distributor info. There is a caveat in this edition which does not appear in the original: "Some of these reviews have been "re-created" from information provided by the illusionists themselves." It goes on to state that Pat Culliton and Cedric Clute were respectively responsible for the Houdini and Carter research. Other performers reviewed include Levante, Rooklyn, Gwynne, Christopher, Conley, Neff, and Richiardi. Author published an entirely different set of reviews in companion work FAMOUS MAGICIANS OF THE WORLD. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: New. A Brief Course In Hypnosis For Salesmen (Hardback or Cased Book).

Soft cover. Condition: Poor. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. 1st Edition. Limited numbered special autographed edition. Features on Dante, Kalang etc. Unfortunately stales have been removed, so pages are loose within the covers. Signed by Author(s).

Broschur. Condition: gut. 120 S. : Ill., graph. Darst. ; 21 cm, Bibliotheksexemplar, Aufkleber, Einband mit Folie verstärkt, Dreieckstasche. Sprache: deu.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Statement of Printing. Good with some soiling to stiff paper covers, no markings. This is a deceptively interesting book despite the fact that newspaper journalism is not what it once was. I say deceptively interesting because the book is ostensibly about getting free or low cost publicity for a magician or magic show by attracting the attention of a newspaper and its staff. However, along the way Mr. Furst tells many historical anecdotes including some relating to Dr. Ed Saint, Houdini, Ormond McGill, and James Conley. It is also autobiographical, having a number of anecdotes about Arnold Furst himself. So in a way it is also a book of interest to historians.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Limited, Signed Numbered First Edition. Very good plus with standard age-toning to glossy paper. Each copy is numbered and signed without stating a limitation on inside of front cover. This is copy #909. Bound with stiff pictorial paper covers. Very good with age-darkened paper and slight cover wear. Magicians covered are: Dante, McGill, Grabel, Kalanag, Sorcar, Fu Manchu (David Bamberg), Blackstone, Richiardi, Chang, Virgil. Author published an entirely different set of reviews in a companion work GREAT MAGIC SHOWS. Note: some copies of this book have a color insert of pictures from the Sorcar show. This copy DOES NOT. 48 pages. Signed by Author(s).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Text is unmarked.

Cloth in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 8vo. 208 pp. Black faux leather with gilt titling in blue and white dust jacket. Light rubbing along dj edges. Light discoloration to endpapers. Stamp of the Metaphysical Motivation Institute of Ruidoso, New Mexican in purple ink to ffep. A textbook for the Hypnotherapist. Knowing what to say to your patients who have sexual problems, bad habits, emergencies and common complaints.…

Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Black wrappers, 52 pages. Very good condition.

Condition: very good. Number 222 of special autographed edition. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Signed by the author. Toning to the front cover and some wear around edges. Very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Limited, Signed Numbered First Edition. Good condition but with some light stains on front and rear covers. INSCRIBED to SID FLEISCHMAN, noted author of children's books and suspense novels and a fellow magician. Each copy is numbered and signed without stating a limitation on inside of front cover. This is copy #879. Bound with stiff pictorial paper covers. Very good with age-darkened paper and slight cover wear. Magicians covered are: Dante, McGill, Grabel, Kalanag, Sorcar, Fu Manchu (David Bamberg), Blackstone, Richiardi, Chang, Virgil. Author published an entirely different set of reviews in a companion work GREAT MAGIC SHOWS. INCLUDES 2 pages of color photos dropped from later printings. 48 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).…