Magic Circle by Dexter Will (18 results)

Hardcover. N.s. Octavo, 265 pages. In Good plus condition. No dust jacket. Bound in green-blue textured boards with gold lettering on the spine. Small dent top front edge, top right front corner bumped, top and bottom of spine has small dents. Owner bookplate on inside front cover, end papers tanned. Text block has light age toning. Illustrated. Shelved in Alcove. 1392750. Special Collections.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: None. First Edition. "A Tribute to the memory of George Davenport and Lewis Davenport Instituted by the Council of the Magic Circle." Clean black cloth on boards with gilt titles. Small bumping to front boards bottom fore corner. Clean glossy content. B/w illustrations and line drawings. Binding is As New. 265p.

Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Very good hardcover,pages clean,tight,slight wear to cover,no dust jacket, undated but date of intorduction is 1963. INV#AA-2.

Hardback. First. This lovely hardback edition of Magic Circle Magic is filled with the contributions of 71 magicians and magical writers all over the world compiled and edited by Will Dexter as a tribute to the memory of George and Lewis Davenport This book is housed in a lovely navy pictoral dustjacket and the book itself is bound in a stunning blue leather with gilt lettering to the spine Inside one finds 265 pages of text often supplemented by instructive black ink diagrams and illustrations This book is in very good condition though the dustjacket can be described as fair to good due to its bumps creases and a closed tear on the cover it has done its job well in protecting the book which has no visible blemishes This book is looking for a new home and would be the perfect gift for any fans of the Davenports. book.

Condition: Good. Blue textured cloth with gilt stamping on spine, pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated, 265 pages. Chips and wear to jacket, else in good condition. A collection of tricks by the leading members of the famous London-based magic club.

Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. "A Tribute to the Memory of George Davenport and Lewis Davenport instituted by the Council of The Magic Circle." Clean blue cloth on boards with gilt titles. Thin bumping to foot of spine with light rubbing. Small bumping to front & rear bottom fore corner. Edges: moderate foxing. Eps: thin short ex-bookcover residue line to head & foot of ffep & refp; booksellers stamp to fep foot. Frontis to Introduction page: b/w photograph of Lewis Davenport. Clean glossy contents. Illustrated by line drawings. Binding is As New albeit only slightly cocked. 265p Dj: moderate soiling, rubbing and scratches. Spine: head & foot with wear, small tears and chips. Head & foot of flaps spines with small wear/tears, creasing and chips.Top and bottom edges with thin ex-bookcover residue line and some small closed splits.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Very good in original dark blue textured cloth with slight spine lean. No markings or bookplates. Tight and clean. In good dust jacket with several short tears and minor edge wear. No jacket chips. Medium blue textured cloth (copies have been noted in dark blue and maroon, no priority established.) An outstanding collection of primarily British magicians pet effects. 265 pages, illustrated with numerous drawings. As with many compilations of diverse material in magical literature, this title has been under-rated, but close study reveals that it contains good material contributed by a "who's who" in magic predominantly from Britain.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Bookplate of noted magic book collector and builder of illusions Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) affixed to front pastedown. No prior owner markings. Very good in original dark blue textured cloth with good dust jacket with some edge wear including slight paper loss to extremities, some creases and short tears and other edge wear. An outstanding collection of primarily British magicians pet effects. 265 pages, illustrated with numerous drawings. As with many compilations of diverse material in magical literature, this title has been under-rated, but close study reveals that it contains good material contributed by a "who's who" in magic predominantly from Britain.

8vo. pp 265.Original publisher's blue cloth lettered gilt at the spine . Black and white illustrations.VG+ First Edition. Hardback.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No Dustjacket. 8vo. Original publisher's blue textured faux leather covers. pp 265. Frontis portrait, Illustrated throughout with magic trick techniques. Very good indeed.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good to Poor. Drawings (illustrator). First Edition. Very good to inside with pages to the bottom right edge slightly wavey until about page 170. Dust jacket with half inch bit missing to top of spine; wear and tear to corners, less so to top and bottom back edges; creasing to front top edge, less so to bottom. Well illustrated throughout. POSTAGE OVERSEAS is charged at cost and should extra be needed this will be requested. Broadleaf Books is a secondhand bookshop in Abergavenny, South Wales. Enquiries and visits are very welcome. tp bk.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Unstated. Magic Circle Magic by Dexter Will Harry Clarke, London, 1963, unstated edition Hardback in good condition with good Dust Jacket. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight. Cover is clean and shows some slight signs of wear, has slight bow, 2nd plain paper cover shows signs of wear. Put out by the Council of the Magic Circle is dedicated to the Davenport Brothers. Numerous magicians and magical writers for all over the world contributed to it. Loaded with all kinds of tricks and articles of interest to magicians. B&W photos and illustrations, 256 pages. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 8vo. Publishers Cloth in Original Dustwrapper. Signed by Francis White, President of The Magic Circle to Introduction Page. A VERY GOOD Dustwrapper. Slight Wear to Edges. A VERY GOOD+ Book. NO Inscriptions. PBFA Member. We Welcome Direct Contact With Our Customers. Contact Neil Ewart Rare Books If You Require Any Further Information or Images. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very good. Three quarter green leather over marbled boards, gilt lettering on raised spine, 265 pages. Illustrated with photographs and line drawings. Spine discolored; boards show some wear. Endpapers are toned, pages are mildly so. Contents clean, very good condition.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 265 pages; Description: 265 p. : ports. , ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Davenport, George --Davenport, Lewis --Magicians --Magic tricks --Card tricks. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 265 pages; Description: 265 p. : ports. , ill. ; 24 cm. Subjects: Davenport, George --Davenport, Lewis --Magicians --Magic tricks --Card tricks. 1 Kg.

DEXTER, Will; [Editor]. MAGIC CIRCLE MAGIC. A Tribute To The Memory of George Davenport and Lewis Davenport Instituted By The Council Of The Magic Circle. London: Harry Clarke, [1963]. red faux-morocco leather in dust jacket. Limited Edition of an unknown number of copies, of which this is copy #496. A trade edition was also issued. Signed by Francis White, president of The Magic Circle, on the Introduction page. A very scarce title & quite uncommon when signed by White. Near fine; edgewear (tiny chips, short tears & creases) d/j. $375.00.

LEATHER BOUND RED. Condition: GOOD. BONGO, ALI (illustrator). Magic Circle Magic A Tribute to the memory of George and Lewis Davenport instituted by the Council of the Magic Circle; *signed on the introduction page by Francis White the President of the Magic Circle tight binding maroon leather hardcover with marbled end pages; illustrated; wear and rubbing to book covers with some minor staining; gilt title on the spine cover; book covers are bowed DATE PUBLISHED: 1925 EDITION: 265.