Desfor Irving (9 results)
Souvenir Program of the 20th Annual National Confernce Society of American Magicans, June 11, 12, 13, 1948, Hotel Traymore Atlantic City, N.J.
Frank Rigney, Irving Desfor, Charles Hopkins & Nat Bernstein
Published by Society of American Magicians, NYC 1948
- Softcover
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.Reader's Corner, Inc.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: wraps. 1948 Edition. This is a VG 56 page catalog of the 1948 Magician show at Atlantic City. Lovely cartoon cover by Frank J. Rigney.
More imagesMagical Ways and Means
Baker, Al; Dr. Harlan Tarbell [Illustrator]; Irving Desfor [Photographer]; Elmer P. Ransom [Foreword]
Language: English
Published by Carl Waring Jones 1941
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition, signed/inscribed by Al Baker. Carl Waring Jones, 1941; stated First Edition, no additional printings/editions indicated; xx, 135pp. Author's signature on front end page dated Nov. 15th 1941. Illustrated cloth boards. No dust jacket, likely as issued. Binding is tight and…sturdy; text, photos and illustrations very good throughout; mild shelfwear to edges of boards; front board slightly bowed at bottom edge due to some contact with water, which is also visible along bottom edge of page block; bottom edge of pages a little wavy, some pages show faint staining. A flawed but still very presentable copy, signed by the famous Vaudeville stage magician, published the year he became Dean of the Society of American Magicians. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Signed by Author.
Published by Associated Press 1949
- Hardcover
Seller: Pepper's Old Books, Hanson, KY, U.S.A.Pepper's Old Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good (spine faded & endboards foxing) - Red Cover. Irving Desfor (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Carl Waring Jones, Minneaplois 1946
- Hardcover
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, , United KingdomSt Marys Books And Prints
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Cloth. No Jacket. Second Edition. Hardback Second Edition A fascinating book full of magic tricks with Bills Silks Ropes Coins Cards Specialities Mnemonics Mindreading and Linking Rings Illustrated throughout with the line drawings of Dr Harlan Tarbell and the photography of Irving Desfor Bound in blue cloth with printed titles…to the front and spine In overall good condition despite a little rubiing and wear Internally the text block is tight and the pages are clean pp xx 135 Overall a good copy ideal for any budding magiciannbsp. Dr Harlan Tarbell and Irving Desfor. (illustrator). book.
Language: English
Published by Lee Jacobs Productions, Pomeroy, OH 1983
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB
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Cloth. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First Trade Edition. First Trade Edition, Fine Hardcover, lacking the dustjacket. One of 1800 of the trade edition, there was also a limited edition of 200 copies. Irving Desfor was "Photographer to the Magicians", taking over 40,000 photos of magicians during his career. SCARCE. Magic and Magi…cians. Photography.
Published by Lee Jacobs Productions 1983
- Hardcover
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover, brown cloth boards with silver lettering under blue dust jacket. Rubbing to jacket, owner?s stamp & name to front endpapers. Very good in like DJ. A magician's death notice has been pasted on the page of one magician, causing minor wrinkling; a magazin…e article about another magician laid in. Irving Desfor (1907-1993) began taking photographs of his magician friends in 1936 and this book is the culmination of almost 50 years of his efforts. Each is accompanied by a description of the photo and the result is a Who?s Who of magic performers (mostly American) of the mid-20th century. Extra postage required for international or expedited shipping.
Published by Lee Jacobs Productions: Pomeroh (OH) 1983
- Hardcover
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.John K King Used & Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPhotos by Irving Desfor, 11.5 x 8.5", maroon buckram, 208pp, covers a little rubbed, title page a little damped along edges else a decent copy of this trade edition.
Great Magicians in Great Moments: A Photo Album by Irving Desfor
Desfor, Irving (withforeword by Charles Reynolds and preface by Robert Lund)
Published by Lee Jacobs Productions, Pomeroy, OH 1983
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.Aladdin Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Limited Signed Deluxe Edition. Ink ownership name and acquisition date of Eugene Gloye, noted amateur magician and author along with his rubber stamped rabbit image and address label on flyleaf. #18 of 200 deluxe copies issued, this copy being personally inscribed to the recipient by both the pu…blisher and author in black and red pen on title page. Slight smear in author's signature. Bound in a different cloth than trade ed and stamped "DELUXE EDITION" on front board. Fine condition with vg dust jacket with a number of short edgetears and edge creases and some light scuffing and a vertical crease on rear flap. Includes three pages of color photos, the balance being in b&w and accompanied by comments on each of the performers and/or the photograph. Most of the pictures are full page reproductions. Inscribed by Author(s).
Great Magicians in Great Moments: A Photo Album by Irving Desfor
Desfor, Irving (withforeword by Charles Reynolds and preface by Robert Lund)
Published by Lee Jacobs Productions, Pomeroy, OH 1983
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.Aladdin Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Signed Deluxe Edition. #138 of 200 deluxe copies issued, generically inscribed by both publisher LEE JACOBS and author/photographer IRVING DESFOR. Bound in a different cloth than trade ed and stamped "DELUXE EDITION" on front board. Near fine with slight corn…er bumps. GOOD ONLY dust jacket with 2-3 tears up to 1" and some rubbing and wear to extremities. Includes three pages of color photos, the balance being in b&w and accompanied by comments on each of the performers and/or the photograph. Most of the pictures are full page reproductions. Inscribed by Author(s).
