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The Bibliography Of Conjuring And Kindred Deceptions
Language: English
Published by Martino n. d., Mansfield Centre, 1999
ISBN 10: 1578980968 ISBN 13: 9781578980963
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MWABA
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine Condition. Facsimile copy of the original 1920 edition published in London by George Johnson (Besterman 1471). Bound in the publisher's original dark green cloth with the spine stamped in gilt.
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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CONJURING AND KINDRED DECEPTIONS
Language: English
Published by Martino, Mansfield Centre, 1999
ISBN 10: 1578980968 ISBN 13: 9781578980963
Seller: By The Way Books, Richmond, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Second edition. Facsimile reprint of 1920 edition; 83 single-sided pages. Cloth bound in new condition, in shrinkwrap.
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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CONJURING AND KINDRED DECEPTIONS
Published by Martino, Mansfield Centre, CT, 1998
Seller: First Folio A.B.A.A., Paris, TN, U.S.A.
Association Member: ABAA ILAB MWABA TXBA
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: Fine. Reprint of the 1920 edition. Reprint limited to 150 copies. 84p. Gilt-titled green cloth. One of the most comprehensive lists yet published of separately printed books and pamphlets dealing with conjurers, tricks, illusions, and the varied side-lines from automata to ventriloquism. Includes about 2500 items ranging over 300 years. Reprint of the 1920 edition. Reprint limited to 150 copies.
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The Bibiography of Conjuring and Kindred Deceptions
Language: English
Published by George Johnson, London, 1920
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 8vo. Printed boards with cloth spine. 84pp. 1st edition. Extra pages of clippings on magic reference bound in front. Covers edge-worn. Fair.
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Condition: Very Good. Limited edition facsimile of the original edition. Green cloth with gilt stamping on spine, 83 pages. Very good condition.
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Les Automates Truqués - Prédédé d'une notice biographique sur l'auteur par Alfred Chapuis
Language: French
Published by Ch. Eggimann Bossard Genève Paris, 1927
Broschur. Condition: Gut. 80 s. 18x25,5x0,5 cm._Broschur_Französisch_80 s._208 g. J25-W12-162 Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 208.
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Les automates truques.
Published by Genev`e Ed itions Bossard / Ed ition Ch. Eggimann 1927, 1927
Seller: Harrison-Hiett Rare Books, Richelieu, France
Association Member: ABA ILAB NVVA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Scarce. First edition. Hardback. Issued in printed soft wrappers, which are now bound in to attractive quarter brown calf with mottled boards. Gilt stamped title to spine. Original front cover has mounted b/w illustration of chess-playing automaton. Author, title and illustration within ornamental border. This work describes false automatons; devices that appear to move, think, and act of their own accord or by clockwork, but are instead controlled by some hidden apparatus or device operated by a conjurer or their assistant. Includes sections on Robert-Houdin, and the chess playing 'The Turk' of Wolfgang von Kempelen. Adolphe Blind was often referred to as 'Professeur Magicus'. Text in French. Back cover printed: Grave et imprimé par S.A.D.A.G. Genève. In very good condition. Neat ink name to front blank page. [4], 9-80 pages : illustrations, portraits, plans. 255 x 180 mm (10 x 7 inches). .
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Les automates truqués.
Published by Paris: Bossard, 1927
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small 4to. 79 pp. Bound in original printed wraps with a laid down image of a chess-playing automaton on the front cover as issued. Profusion of illustrations. A publisher's flyer for the two-volume work on automata by Chapuis and Gelis laid in. Bookplate. The gatherings are largely un-cut. Text in French.
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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY OF CONJURING AND KINDRED DECEPTIONS. [Facsimile edition]
Published by Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, CT., 1998
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Association Member: ANZAAB ILAB
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Pp. [170], printed on rectos only, the text numbered 1-84; Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[1998]. Limited (number unspecified) facsimile edition. *Originally published in 1920.
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Condition: Fair. Hardcover with blue cardboard cover, and black lettering. 84 pages. Ex libris John McKinven. Binding is in bad shape and cover is almost completely detached.
