Svengali (18 results)

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Fair in dark green cloth-covered boards. Backstrip nearly gone and a substance (wax?) on the front board.

Rústica. Miraguano Ediciones 96 pp. 30 x 21 cm. WDMG - Juegos de mesa.

See his entry in the Oxford DNB. On rectangular slip of paper, roughly 11 x 3 cm, cut from the end of a letter. In fair condition, lightly aged, slightly spotted and laid down along one edge on thicker piece of paper. In an elegant calligraphic hand he writes: 'Believe me / Yours truly / Geo du Maurier / Apr. 26, 83'. The 'eo' of the 'Geo' of the signature is presented as a stylish squiggle, looking a little like a 'W'. See image.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Yale University Press, New Haven. 2000. First edition. Hardback with DW. Large 8vo. Illustrated. Black cloth boards slightly bumped. Slight wear to wrapper, otherwise a nice clean copy.

Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: NUEVO.

Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: NUEVO.

paperback. Condition: As New.

Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

London, John Walker & Co., 1895. 28 x 19 cm. 28 x 19 cm. Original green cloth-backed cardboard portfolio, printed in gold. Contains 7 photoengraved plates, each with tissue guards. One flap of portfolio loose, cover soiled and discolored, plates a little foxed. Trilby introduced the mesmerizing character of Svengali, to become an eponym for a criminal mastermind. It was a great sensation in its day as a novel and as a play (and later, films). According to a February, 1896 newspaper advertisement, this publication contains, indeed, seven photoengraved plates. An ephemeral publication, complete and very rare.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

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Eigenhändiger Brief (1 S. Gr. 8°, Ränder eng beschnitten, eindrucksvoller persönlicher Briefkopf mit vielen Auftrittsorten international: Kasino Beograd, Musik-Hall Zagreb, Apollo-Theater Wien, Emphire Warschau.) mit Ort, Datum, Unterschrift signiert Aussig, 20.III.37 - an einen Redakteur mit Übersendung eines Klische, das er anschliessend in das Theater Caffe nach Teplitz Schönau zurückzuschicken bittet.…

Oprawa wydawnicza kartonowa. @ Blurb / Notka wydawnicza: Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Wytworni wynalazkow czarodziejskich "Au Roi de la Magie" Edwarda Modzelewskiego, [nie przed 1931]; @ Size of the book block / Wymiar bloku: 24 cm; @ Circulation / Naklad: -; @ Comments/ Uwagi: Unikat, wydanie nienotowane w katalogach elektronicznych polskich bibliotek naukowych, znane pojedyncze egzemplarze wydania 1 z 1931 i wydania 3 (po 1931). Tekst rowniez na tylnej okladce. Tematyka: Prestidigitatorstwo / Sztuki iluzjonistyczne / Magia - poradnik. Zawsze poszukiwana i wykorzystywana pozycja, stad tez typowy slaby stan egzemplarza; @ Weight / Waga: 80; @ Pages / Strony: 48s.; @ Thematic categories / Kategorie tematyczne: varia astrologia, magia, spirytyzm, okultyzm etc. poradniki, okres wydania 1901-1944 / 45 / general guidebooks, period of edition 1901-1944 / 45 / Allgemein Ratgeber, Erscheinungsperioden 1901?1944 / 45; Egzemplarz z nieco zagietymi rogami, calosc podniszczona i poplamiona, oprawa mocno uszkodzona i poplamiona, niemalze luzem, brak grzbietu, w bloku zaznaczenia olowkiem, egzemplarz wymaga oprawy. Pozycja w stanie wiecej niz dostatecznym.…

Wear and tear. A, One page, 4to, Stuthard reflecting on his MSS. SEE IMAGE; B. Entitled "Pitchman and Fake Selling Rackets", first page not numbered, followed by 10pp., combining as subjects Tricks with autobiography (possibly complete); C. (INCOMPLETE) Introduction (numbered 1 & 2 in pencil, endind mid-sentence x) followed by pp. numbered 2, 3,4,6-13, ending mid-sentence. pages 2-13 headed "Pitchman".some typed and handwritten additions and corrections; D. [Incomplete] 4pp. headed "Carnival Inside", paginated 9-12, first page trimmed with textual loss.with some typed and handwritten additions and corrections.Note: "Learned in the 1930s from books (including Erdnase) and working carnivals, fairs, and streets. Invented Trilby Deck (1949) and Stinger Kliptrik monte trick (1950). Wrote Svengali Subtleties (1948, 19pp) and Stooging Around (1949, 34pp). Moved to Britain."In 1953 co-founded (with Harry Baron) The Kaymar Magic Company in Billericay, Essex County, England, where he worked briefly. Moved back to Canada and then around 1956 on to Australia where he ran a travelling magic pitch stand in Sydney for several years until retired, leaving the business to Rod Junor.".…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Extracts From The Diary Of Moritz Svengali | Morita Svengali | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2007 | Kessinger Publishing, LLC | EAN 9780548484920 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…