Rae Oswald (21 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Illustrated. John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 - 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with many other Victorian-era devices. Working with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, many of his illusions are still performed today. [Davenport's and Maskelynes at L. Davenport & Co.,] Ira Erastus Davenport (September 17, 1839 - July 8, 1911) and William Henry Davenport (February 1, 1841 - July 1, 1877), known as the Davenport Brothers, were American magicians in the late 19th century, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman. The brothers presented illusions that they and others claimed to be supernatural. (VM10).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 - 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with many other Victorian-era devices. Working with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, many of his illusions are still performed today. [Davenport's and Maskelynes at L. Davenport & Co.,] Ira Erastus Davenport (September 17, 1839 - July 8, 1911) and William Henry Davenport (February 1, 1841 - July 1, 1877), known as the Davenport Brothers, were American magicians in the late 19th century, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman. The brothers presented illusions that they and others claimed to be supernatural. (VM6).…

Condition: Very Good. Pictorial wrappers, 16 pages. Some wear and toning, else in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. 1st Edition. Solid copy with a lean and some marks on cover. Inscription on front end paper describes as presented to the Sheffield Circle of Magicians.

Condition: Good. 1926. First Edition. 91 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened. Spine cloth is marked or dulled with dust. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Book has a slight forward lean.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 28 pages. Illustrated. CHUNG LING SOO -full-page photograph / John Kenyon "'Twists On Tricks'" / Peter a McDonald "Talking About Magic" / Oswald Rae "Magicians I Have Met - E A Ford" / Patrick Playfair "The Self-Raising Flower" John Nevil Maskelyne (22 December 1839 - 18 May 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with many other Victorian-era devices. Working with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, many of his illusions are still performed today. [Davenport's and Maskelynes at L. Davenport & Co.,] Ira Erastus Davenport (September 17, 1839 - July 8, 1911) and William Henry Davenport (February 1, 1841 - July 1, 1877), known as the Davenport Brothers, were American magicians in the late 19th century, sons of a Buffalo, New York policeman. The brothers presented illusions that they and others claimed to be supernatural. (VM10).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. THE BOARDS ARE RUBBED AND THERE ARE STAINS TO BOTH SIDES. THE CORNERS AND EDGES ARE SCUFFED. THE SPINE IS RUBBED. THE EDGES AND BOTH ENDS OF THE SPINE ARE SCUFFED. THERE IS SOME LIGHT FOXING THROUGHOUT. THE BINDING IS TIGHT. PAGES GENERALLY APPEAR CLEAN AND CREASE FREE. ALL IN ALL A NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS BOOK.…

Condition: Very Good. Navy cloth with gilt stamping on front cover and spine. Illustrated, 60 pages with two leaves adverts at rear. Mild toning to spine, else in very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published by Rae from his home in Spencers Wood, Reading, this scarce paperback edition shows a fair amount of foxing to text. Orange card covers are a little grubby, with light fading to spine and edges. 60pp + 3pp ads.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Signature of Glenn G. Gravatt on front cover and on title page. Bookplate of John McArdle. Interesting magic association copy. Orange covers a little soiled. Wrinkling to paste downs of both front and back.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue boards with gilt titles. Clean pages. Firm binding. Professional seller. All pictures are of the actual book that is for sale. Books are dispatched in cardboard packaging.

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Paperback. Stapled binding. 12pp. nd. [circa1925]. Covers creased. Private ownership. (q11).

8vo. vii[i], 60pp, text figures, adverts. Original printed orange card wraps. Wraps soiled, random spotting.

HB. Condition: VG. None. First Edition. Blue cloth on boards with gilt titles; light dusting of smudges. Spine: head & foot with small rubbings. Edges: foxing. Frontis: b/w phototgraph of Mr. Oswald Rae "The Bewildering Humorist" in dressed attire Few pages with light foxing. Illustrated drawings. Binding is VG. 91p. …

Hb. Condition: VG. None. First Edition. Blue cloth on boards with gilt titles; light dusting of soiling and rubbing. Head & foot wit thin bumping and mild rubbing. Tiny rubbed wear to boards fore corner tips. Edges: foxing and light age soiling. Eps: ffep with name/address to head and faded booksellers stamp to foot. light sprinkling of foxing to many pages albeit mostly to the margins. Illustrated drawings. Binding is VG. 91p.…

Card. Condition: Good. No Jacket (as published). Presumed First. 12 Pages. No Date Stated But Looks 1930S To Us. A Soundly Bound Little Book, Fading To Covers And Some Use-Wear, No Other Faults. Not Ex Library.

Hb. Condition: VG. None. First Edition. Blue cloth on boards, gilt titles; blindstamped border trim; faint dusting of a little soiling. Spine: head & foot with thin bumping and light wear. Tiny rubbed wear to boards fore corners. Edges: moderate foxing & soiling. Rep & foot of title page with booksellers stamp. Faint and few only foxings to a few pages margins. Binding is VG. 108p.…

Hb. Condition: VG. None. First Edition. Blue cloth on boards, gilt titles; mild dusting of rubbing and soiling. Spine: head & foot with thin bumping and light rubbing. Edges: light age browning and foxing. Just a couple of pages with light foxing, otherwise clean content. Frontis to foreward page: b/w photo of Mr. Oswald Rae "The Bewildering Humorist" Binding is As New. 91p. …

Small 8vo. 5" x 7", pp 16. Original publishers illustrated wraps, staple bound. Sound VG copy with a few stains on the cover. First Edition. Wraps.

Leatherbound. Condition: NEW. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Language: ger Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Reprinted from BK edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. THERE MIGHT BE DELAY THAN THE ESTIMATED DELIVERY DATE DUE TO COVID-19. Pages: 58 Pages: 58.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Unstated. Between Ourselves by Rae Oswald Self Pub., 1926, unstated edition Hardback in good condition, NO dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover is clean. This is a collection of practical patter and tricks from his repertoire. What's old is new again, lots of great ideas for tricks and patter. B&W photos, illustrations, 91 pages, a few extra pages of ads. Book.…