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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. "Fifteenth Printing" stated. This is a modern, 1999 reprint of a book originally copyright 1927. Pages remain a lovely white, but we downgrade from "fine" to "very good" because previous owner marked four places in the text with large paper clips, which have left indentations to tops of pp. 73, 115, 190 and 278. Coin tricks, Ball tricks, Mental card mysteries, Handkerchief tricks. Sl; eight-of-hand, legerdemain, prestidigitation, how-to. 410 pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Vol. 2 only. Revised 2nd Edition, 3rd Printing. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Previous owner's name in ink on front free end page, otherwise very good. Tarbell, Harlan (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book has some surface wear. The cover has a small tear and an inch long crease on the front top edge.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Hardcover. No DJ. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with rubbing and bumped corners. Rear hinge cracked, but binding still intact.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Vol. 3 only. Revised 2nd Edition, 3rd Printing. Hardbound, no dust jacket. Previous owner's name in ink on front free end page, otherwise very good. Tarbell, Harlan (illustrator).

Original Wraps. Condition: Good +. No Jacket. (1951), 56pp, illus., rubbing & soiling to cover, staples are rusted, slight foxing throughout, 2 pgs w/ small piece (1/2" x 1/4") missing from center edge, 1st affects last paragraph of the book, second affect 1st pg of ads, contents unmarked. Edw. E. Mishell (illustrator). …

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

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Approx. 5" wide by 8". ; 87 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Poor. top of pages near spine has water stains and some torn pages, covers have minor wear, corners lightly bumped, stapled binding tight, no writing, 56 pages, how to perform stage magic using flash papers, cards, coins, silks and other props, bw illustrations Size: 6 x 9.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. This is a thirty two page stapled reprint booklet.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition; stated first printing. Original blue cloth, 6x9 inches, illustrated with black and white drawings, 122 pp + ads. Very good, no dustjacket. Corners bumped, rubbed along edges, spine moderately faded, approximately 1x4 inch water (? ) stain on rear board, a few drop marks, old bookseller's price (in pencil) , otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked and apparently never read. Stage magic; children's; entertainment.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Text contains light underlining/marking. Covers show shelving wear with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Spine creased. Previous owner's name/inscription on free end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Not marked; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Stapled - Saddle Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 58 pages. Size: 5 x 8.5 Inches. Hanna, Bill (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Revised Edition. No dust jacket. 408pp. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: VG Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed crepuscular blue cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xvi, 407. Illustrated with pen & ink Sketches &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . Publishers T. Grant Cooke and Walter A. Jordan developed an interest in producing a correspondence course in magic in the mid-1920s. A few months before his death, Harry Houdini was approached to author the course; Houdini declined but recommended Tarbell. Cook and Jordan hired Tarbell and Walter Baker, another Chicago-area magician, to work on the project, but Baker dropped out of the project in its early stages to concentrate on his performances. The publishers allotted Tarbell $50,000 for the course, which he finished in 1928, producing 60 correspondence lessons with at least 3,100 illustrations. Tarbell later discussed the philosophy behind his course: "There is a big difference between a magician and a man who does tricks.Fundamentally, the making of a magician is no different than the making of other professional people. One must be trained in the mechanics, the alternate methods and be skilled in the presentation in order to meet any conditions which may arise." Unlike other magic courses which placed a greater emphasis on self-working illusions, Tarbell began with fundamental drills and practice sessions involving body position, movement, and sleight-of-hand techniques which were to be incorporated into actual tricks in future lessons. After selling 10,000 complete courses, Cooke and Jordan discontinued marketing the Tarbell Course in Magic in 1931, blaming the Great Depression for slumping sales. In 1941, however, magician Louis Tannen purchased the rights to the course, working with Tarbell and Ralph W. Read (of Read and Covert) to convert the correspondence lessons into book form.…

Hardcover. Condition: VG Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed green cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xix, 416. Illustrated with pen & ink Sketches &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . Publishers T. Grant Cooke and Walter A. Jordan developed an interest in producing a correspondence course in magic in the mid-1920s. A few months before his death, Harry Houdini was approached to author the course; Houdini declined but recommended Tarbell. Cook and Jordan hired Tarbell and Walter Baker, another Chicago-area magician, to work on the project, but Baker dropped out of the project in its early stages to concentrate on his performances. The publishers allotted Tarbell $50,000 for the course, which he finished in 1928, producing 60 correspondence lessons with at least 3,100 illustrations. Tarbell later discussed the philosophy behind his course: "There is a big difference between a magician and a man who does tricks.Fundamentally, the making of a magician is no different than the making of other professional people. One must be trained in the mechanics, the alternate methods and be skilled in the presentation in order to meet any conditions which may arise." Unlike other magic courses which placed a greater emphasis on self-working illusions, Tarbell began with fundamental drills and practice sessions involving body position, movement, and sleight-of-hand techniques which were to be incorporated into actual tricks in future lessons. After selling 10,000 complete courses, Cooke and Jordan discontinued marketing the Tarbell Course in Magic in 1931, blaming the Great Depression for slumping sales. In 1941, however, magician Louis Tannen purchased the rights to the course, working with Tarbell and Ralph W. Read (of Read and Covert) to convert the correspondence lessons into book form.…

Condition: Very Good. Blue pictorial wrappers, illustrated, 46 pages. Mild toning to covers, else in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised Edition. Burgundy leatherette, lettered in gold foil. Revised ed., stated 10th ptg., with Nov. 1971 as most recent copyright date. Slightly rubbed extremities, a few minor soil marks to text block fore-edge and front flyleaf. xx,20-408,[6] pp., illus. w/ line drawings. Pictorial dust jacket shows mild toning spots to front panel, 1/4" chip at heel of front joint, small chip at heel of spine, mild rubbing along edges with 1" shallow loss along top rear edge, (2) short closed tears with associated crease along bottom rear edge, now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator). Book. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. . . . . Revised edition. 8vo, paperback. Vg condition. 52 pages, illustrated, contents bright & clean, binding tight.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. No dust jacket. Revised Edition, 3rd printing. Tannen Publications, 1953. Revised Edition, edited by Ralph W. Read. Very Good condition. Unlike some other printings, this has lovely creamy white pages. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. Illustrations throughout. Revised Volume 2 (Lessons 20 - 33). Bound in the original gilt-stamped blue boards. Revised Edition, 3rd printing. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 410pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine condition. Very Good dust jacket. Revised edition. Brooklyn, New York: D. Robbins & Co., Inc, 1996. Revised Edition, edited by Ralph W. Read. Near Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper and fore-edge of the text block. NO highlighting. NO underlining. NO margin notes. Illustrations throughout. Revised 14th printing of the 1927 original. Revised Volume 1 (Lessons 1-19). Bound in the original maroon boards, stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. Revised edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 415pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Binding and pages are intact. All pages are free from any notations. Light scuffing and bumping visible to boards. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. This copy is the Revised Edition of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Tenth Printing. No publication date stated. Copyright 1975. Vol. 2, Lessons 20 -33; 416 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. "Eleventh Printing 1999" stated. This is a modern, 1999 reprint of a book originally copyright 1927. Pages remain a lovely white. White-and-orange Jacket "near-fine" with a couple of pin-sized dents to bottom of rear panel. Intimate Magic; Conjuring with Currency; Modern Coin Effects; Card Mysteries; Handkerchief Magic; Color Changing Silks; Rabbit and Dove Magic; The Farmer and the Witch, The Man in the Box, etc. Stage magic, sleight-of-hand, legerdemain, prestidigitation, how-to. 416 pp. followed by 2 pp. publisher's ads. Instructional drawings by the author, Harlan Tarbell (1890-1960) (illustrator).…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. 31pp. Or gray and red card wraps. Some toning to covers. Signed by author at end. Detailed instruction for performing the Calostro Mind Reading Act. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Bookplate of magician Sid Lorraine on inside of front cover. Bottom front corner shows a sign of moisture and wear.

Hardcover. Condition: New condition. New dust jacket. Revised Edition, 15th printing. Brooklyn, New York: D. Robbins & Co., Inc, 1999. NEW and never read in a near PERFECT dust jacket. The jacket has only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Sharp corners. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Illustrations throughout. Revised 15th printing of the 1927 original. Revised Volume 1 (Lessons 1-19). Bound in the original maroon boards, stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket. Revised Edition, 15th printing. Hardcover. New condition/New dust jacket. 8vo. 415pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …

Hardcover. Second printing. 154 pp. + 5 pages ads at rear; 2 full-page illustrations, octavo, red cloth with gilt title. Advice to magicians on how to fine-tune their performances for maximum dramatic effect. Marketing and advertising tips, etc. Spine gilt darkened, slight rubbing to spine, else very good.…

Condition: Good. Manila 1923 first edition. Two articles on pp. 115-139 in one complete issue of PHILIPPINE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE issue for February 1923. sm4to wraps. Other articles in issue as well. Good, backstrip reinforced; some light wear; text clean and binding secure. no owner marks.