John Braun Editor (23 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Various light wear to wrappers.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1966; gold cloth covered boards with dust jacket; jacket rubbed and soiled with heavy edge wear; Previous owner's name on front paste down; Interior clean and unmarked; 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall; 426 pages; Additional shipping charges may be required for International and Expedited orders.…

Hardcover. Condition: UsedGood. Hardcover; revised edition; fading and shelf wear to exterior; fading to pa ges; in good condition with clean text, firm binding. Dust jacket shows scu ffing, light soiling and edge tears. ASIN? : ? B000GLQ2MI.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Ohio: International Brotherhood of Magicians, 1986. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. A journal for the practicing Magician. Near fine with light wear around the extremities of the cover. .

Paperback. Condition: Good. covers have heavy edge wear, creasing and scattered soil, corners and ends of spine bumped and creased, stapled binding tight, ink address stamp on page 3, rest of pages unmarked, 92 pages including covers, information on magic, magicians, local rings and the war's effect on all of them, lots of bw illustrations and ads Size: 5.75 x 9.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Later Printing. (xiv) 620 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a faintly creased spine; no interior markings. This contains far too many stories to list them all but some of the highlights are: What Is Skiffle by Brian Bird; Gene Vincent - The Genesis of the Dark Side by Mick Farren; The Beatles on Tour by Michael Braun; An Afternoon with Syd Barrett by Jenny Fabian; Are You Experienced? The Death of Jimi Hendrix by Carmen Geddes; In the Aftermath of Altamont by John Burks; On Tour with the Stones by Tony McPhee; The Pilgrims Have Landed on Kerouac's Grave by Nat Hentoff; Rolling Thunder Stones by Allen Ginsberg; Wrestling with the Devil - The Struggle for the Soul of James Brown by Michael Goldberg; Doomed Marriages: Ike and Tina Turner; David and Angela Bowie; Bill Wyman and Mandy Smith; Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley; Sudden Death: Sam Cooke; Marvin Gaye; Robert Johnson; John Lennon; Peter Tosh; Death by Their Own Hand: Kurt Cobain; Frankie Lymon; Del Shannon; Phil Ochs; and many, many more. Size: 8vo. Book. …

Paper. Condition: VG. Stapled spine. "Exclusively for members of the international brotherhood of magicians." Photo of John Fabjance to front. Magic Dealers Hocus-Pocus Parade, Expert Escamoteur's Equipment, Studies in Conjuring Literature, Autobiography of John Booth, more.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 148 pages. illustrated. Eric Crozier "'O bygone whirls!' Music in the poetry of Thomas Hardy" / Fausto Razzi "Polyphony of the seconda prattica Performance practice in Italian vocal music of the mannerist era" / Joachim Braun "Musical instruments in Byzantine illuminated manuscripts" / Iain Fenlon and Hugh Keyte "Memorialls of great skill" / Madeau Stewart "The echoing corridoe - field recordings of ethnic music" / John F Hanchet "Adjustment and control of double reed for direct blown early instruments".…

Stapled - Saddle Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 39 pages, Foreword by Russ Walsh. Introduction by Harold Rice. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 Inches. Martineau, Francis (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Illustrated. Edwin A Dawes " A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities No.27 Kia Khan Khruse" / G E Arrowsmith "Yet Another Book Test?" / Bill Nagler "M2" / K McKeown "E.S.P." / S J Blood "The Dick Zimmerman Lecture" / S H Sharpe "Acted Magic - An Undelivered Lecture" / Norman Conquest "Dexterous Martyn" / John Braun "The Davenport Brothers -- Rope-Tying Spirit Mediums" (VM10).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Illustrated. Edwin A Dawes "A Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities" / S H Sharpe "Acted Magic - An Undelivered Lecture (cont.) / Bill Angler "M2" / The John Calvert "Spectacular" / Jack Devlin Lecture Report / C Hansford Beere / John Braun "The Davenport Brothers - Rope Thing Spirit Mediums" (SL#98).…

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Foreword by Harold R. Rice. Nelson Hahne (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Werner Dornfield is on the cover. Stapled binding is still tight. Pages are clean, with no writing. Cover has light wear from handling. Generally a very nice copy.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket. Rope Royale is a beautiful bit of magic performed with the simplest of properties--a piece of soft rope and a pair of scissors! ; 16 page pamphlet; 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 "; 16 pages. Illustrated by Nelson Hahne (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Magic Inc. Chicago, 1976, Fourth Printing, Illustrated by Nelson C. Hahne. Lacking the dustjacket. Book is Near Fine, very tight and bright with gold titles, perhaps unread, but with 5 small spots on the bottom text block, one small stain on the first page in, and some very faint dustiness/soiling on the text edge and top. a good looking tight copy. Nelson C. Hahne (illustrator).…

Spiral. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Orange card covers with green comb. Slight paper loss at top corner of front cover where a price sticker was removed. John Braun (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 126 pages. 8.25x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Softcover Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Signed by Harold Rice on front endpaper with gift inscription; ' to my good friend Tom Bowyer Sincerely Harold Rice NOv. 30/45". Francis Martineau (illustrator). Signed by Publisher.

Condition: Good. third printing (1967), 34 pp., Paperback, good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 28 lithographs representing the most popular works of early American artists. clean tight copy white cloth covers wrapped in plastic which has a taped tear on top back outer corner down for 2" with a crease to top back edge Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Enlarged edition. Dust jacket has minor chipping and edgewear along with notable staining. Book has minor shelf rubbing to boards. Binding is shaken. End papers have minor spotting with front end paper having previous owners sticker; some interior pages have additional spotting but text and images are overall clean. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. This copy is the Revised Edition of the published work. This copy is the Fourth Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. A very good copy of the first edition (stated), hardcover in jacket (jacket nicked with some wear and some staining to rear panel; ink gift inscription on front endpaper). GREAT PROVENANCE: With the bookplate of George Boston (1905-1975) , known as 'Merlin the Man of 1000 Mysteries'. Boston was a well-known American magician, mentalist and author of works on magic (including co-authoring 'Inside Magic'), known for stage managing for Harry Blackstone, Sr, Charles Carter, Howard Thurston, and others, and serving as magical technical consultant for the 1953 biopic 'Houdini', starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. His book collection was notable, and his green printed bookplate features a striking headshot photograph of Merlin in a turban.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 367 pages. German language. 9.00x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.