Magic Explained by Gibson Walter (30 results)

Hard cover. Condition: Very good. 188 p. illus. 17 cm. Permabooks 54. Includes Illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Red paper over boards, white lettering, pages darkened. Games.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Paperback Good. 4 1/4 X 6 1/4, 188, Mass paperback. General wear. Pages are lightly aged browned. Sticker pull on front cover.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1949. 188 pages. Wraps show only light wear. Spine uncreased. Binding sound. Interior age-toned, with slight liquid damage near fore-edge. Text clean and unmarked.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First Edition. Good condition. Ink signatures from previous owner at heads of FEP and title page. Visible tanning of page edges. Binding is tight with some edge wear and surface rubbing. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1958 Vista House reprint. Hardcover with dj. Light shelfwear to dj with rubbing/discoloring to rear. Contents clean and tight. 188 pages, b&w illus.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Good, with rubber-stamped address of vintage L.A. bookstore on flyleaf. No other markings. In fair price-clipped dust jacket with condsiderable edge wear including short tears and shallow chips. Although written for the general public, this book has value to the historically minded conjurer. There is an interesting chapter on spook effects including some discussion of the midnight spook show. The chapters on larger stage effects sometimes give insight into the routines of famous performers of the past including Raymond, Blackstone and others.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket with ragged chipping to the top of the spine strip. 188 pp. Illustrated with drawings. A book that reveals the secrets and favorite tricks and illusions by some of world's great magicians like Blackstone, Chung Land Foo, Chung Lang Soo, Goldin, Houdidi, Thurston, Zancig, Herrmann, Neff and others---plus three dozen other easy tricks you can do.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. About fine, tight, clean copy with no markings or bookplates. In good to very good dust jacket with a few edge tears. Not price-clipped. No jacket chips. Although written for the general public, this book has value to the historically minded conjurer. There is an interesting chapter on spook effects including some discussion of the midnight spook show. The chapters on larger stage effects sometimes give insight into the routines of famous performers of the past including Raymond, Blackstone and others.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 188 pages. Collection of 99 Magic Tricks. Gibson covers some of the tricks of the greats. Blackstone, Ching Ling Foo, Devant, Goldin, Herrmann, Houdini, Keller, Neff, Raymond, Thurston and many others. (VM5/1).

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 054, almost near fine, bumped corners (Collection of 99 Magic Tricks), paperback,

#P 54 CONDITION: g-.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, stated. Permabooks number P54, one of Permabooks's short-lived (1948-1951) hardcovers in paperback size, with a price of 35 cents on the front board. A former owner name/address stamp on the front endpaper, else unmarked; spine ends bumped with some wear; age-toning to the pages; rubbing and soiling to the boards. No dust jacket, as issued; Mylar protected.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Fine with the bookplate of Les Smith (former owner of Owen Magic Supreme) on the front pastedown. No prior owner markings. Exceptionally nice copy in exceptionally nice very good or better dust jacket with slight edge wear and slight wear to extremities. No jacket chips, only minute edge snags, and not price-clipped. Although written for the general public, this book has value to the historically minded conjurer. There is an interesting chapter on spook effects including some discussion of the midnight spook show. The chapters on larger stage effects sometimes give insight into the routines of famous performers of the past including Raymond, Blackstone and others.

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 054, , unread (Collection of 99 Magic Tricks), paperback,

Condition: Good. Hardcover with printed cover. 188 pages. Illustrated. First edition.

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. A fine copy in blue cloth with just very slight bumps to corners Text all solid and clean DJ has moderate chipping on edges by overall very good 188 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Permabooks #P54, 1949. A paperback original. VG+ condition. Book is lightly rubbed on the spine seams and spine tips and corners. Light dusting to the rear cover.

,cloth,dw (clipped,chipped),188pgs,(rm22), GOOD+.

paperback. Fine mass market paperback. Perma P54, 1st printing. Now You Can Be a Real Magician. By the creator of The Shadow (as Maxwell Grant).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Very good, book has rubbing of spine and corners of cover, yellowing of pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. About fine, tight, clean copy with no markings or bookplates. In good to very good price-clipped dust jacket with no tears and no chips. Although written for the general public, this book has value to the historically minded conjurer. There is an interesting chapter on spook effects including some discussion of the midnight spook show. The chapters on larger stage effects sometimes give insight into the routines of famous performers of the past including Raymond, Blackstone and others.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Vista House. 1958. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. top magic writer explains and diagrams many tricks.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Magic Explained by Gibson, Walter Perma Books, 1949, stated first, P54 Hardcover in good condition. Text is clean and unmarked, binding tight, some tanning of pages due to paper used and age. Cover shows little signs of wear. Shows little signs of wear. Gibson covers some of the tricks of the greats. Blackstone, Ching Ling Foo, Devant, Goldin, Herrmann, Houdini, Keller, Neff, Raymond, Thurston and many others. 188 pages, B&W illustrations. Book.

Condition: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. 188 pages. Illustrated.

Publisher's original red illustrated flat backed card wrap covers (soft back), red dyed page edges. 8vo. 6¼'' x 4''. Contains 188 pp with monochrome illustrations throughout. Front end paper and title page absent, tanning and foxing to the covers, Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. MAGIC & CONJURING.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED by Walter Gibson. CLEAN Fine 1949 first edition hardcover. Unusual in this condition and Signed, Signed by Author(s).