Tricks Cards by Hoffmann, First Edition (4 results)

1st edition pictorial wrappers Very Good small octavo 144pp., illusts., Spine chipped and signs of use o/w internally VG. Nice pictorial wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Not to be confused with similar title books extracted from Hoffmann's larger works on conjuring, this is an original publication under this title. 250 pages + ads. Red cloth with lovely pictorial decoration and gilt and black lettering. Spine is somewhat faded as usual, but otherwise a lovely, fresh, tight copy with some minor foxing to pages. Original endpapers. No restoration work. This copy should please the discriminating collector of Hoffmann first editions.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. ix + (1) + 250 + (4)pp including Publisher's list at rear. Publisher's green pictorial cloth covers, gilt red & black embossed diagonal playing card design in shape of old paper whist marker on front, gilt lettering on front and spine. Original rear green ep, NEW MATCHING FRONT EP BY PROFESSIONAL BINDERY. Small attractive bookseller's ticket inside front cover. Covers : very slight shelf rubs top/bottom of spine, faint rubs bottom corners else very clean & bright. Contents : browning to eps else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy. VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. st edition. ix + (1 blank) + 250 + (4)pp including Publisher's list at rear. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth covers, gilt red & black embossed diagonal playing card design in shape of old paper whist marker on front, gilt lettering on front and spine. Original pale green endpapers. Pencil ownership name & address with date "1900" on front endpaper. Covers : shelf rubs top/bottom of spine else very clean & bright. Contents : small children's picture in crayon on page vii , slight cracking of inner hinge at page 78 else very clean & tight & unfoxed. VG.