Magic Muse, First Edition (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition, 1st printing. Pristine, clean & tight copy, unread in NEW condition, quite presentable. "This much-anticipated follow-up to Peter Turchi's bestselling MAPS OF THE IMAGINATION"---see my listing RUB628---"is a joy for readers of any genre, navigating the fine line between the real and the perceived, between the everyday and the wondrous. In A MUSE & A MAZE, Turchi draws out the similarities between writing and puzzle making, reading and puzzle solving. He distinguishes puzzles (which can be solved) from mysteries (which can't) and teases out how a combination of the two can lead to something like magic---the creation of credible illusion. Turchi's associative narrative ranges from a disappearing elephant to Fermat's Last Theorem, from Benjamin Franklin to Harry Houdini & the Wizard of Oz, from Vincent van Gogh to Norman Rockwell. Along the way, readers are invited to solve any number of puzzles, including classic logic problems, a story crossword, an acrostic, tangrams, and word games." An attractive, multicolored, graphically audacious production, sure to delight.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy of the first printing in VG+ jacket and signed by the author! Nice! Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. 272p. A hardcover book in near-fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight, apart from an owner's signature on the front endpaper. The jacket is lightly edgeworn. A scarce anthology of 20th-century American and Canadian poetry.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Dust jacket missing. Minimal wear and creasing to covers is consistent with age, handling and use. Binding is tight and secure. All pages are intact and free of all marks or highlights. Book is wrapped in a poly bag for further preservation. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. ; Signed by author on title page. ; Signed by Author. Signed.