Tricks Cards by Professor Hoffmann (13 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Early Printing. no date, circa 1910, 106 pp, 31 figures, acidic text paper, corner creases and foxing to wrappers, otherwise clean and sound.

Full title - TRICKS WITH CARDS CONTAINING EXPLANATIONS OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SLEIGHT-OF-HAND APPLICABLE TO CARD-TRICKS; OF CARD-TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDS, AND NOT REQUIRING SLEIGHT-OF-HAND; OF TRICKS INVOLVING SLEIGHT-OF-HAND, OR THE USE OF SPECIALLY-PREPARED CARDS. BT PROFESSOR HOFFMANN. ILLUSTRATED. 106, [3] pages. Paperback: H 18.4cm x L 12.3cm. Paper covers toned and soiled with edge chips and creased corners. Interior leaves toned as is typical for the lesser paper stock utilized by contemporary pulp publishers like Wehman Bros.; brittleness of leaves contributed to some chipped corners and short margin tears; some pencil marks at margins. Binding is still firm. No publishing date provided but spine gives price as thirty cents which would seem to be a price suited for 1910-1920 at the earliest. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. early printing. Drawings; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 106 pages; [No date given] Circa 1905 - 1920. Wehman Brothers New York. Paperback in slick illustrated covers with 30 cent publisher retail price indicated on spine. Snugly bound and clean with a small triangular chip missing from the lower corner of the front cover; mild reader/shrinkage creasing to wraps at spine. Publisher's well known topical joke books advertised on rear cover at 10 cents per volume. Illustrated throughout from woodcuts. Usual and expected toning to lower grade paper used for the text. A prior owner ink name stamp observed at the bottom edge of two pages mid-book. Publisher's illustrated catalog of 20 unnumbered pages appended at rear. Solid and generally neat. VG- to VG.…

Undated re-issue, c.1925. Internally near VG (print a little small), but thin card cover worn, with loss at head & foot of spine. Owner's notation on back cover verso Used - Acceptable. Fair paperback Used - Acceptable. Fair paperback.

Condition: Fair. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated, 145 pages. Chips and mild water damage to covers, fair condition.

Condition: fair. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated. Soiling and small chips to covers, toning to pages, fair condition.

Pictorial Card Covers. Condition: Very Good. Circa 1920s. 145 pages. Illustrated throughout.Evocative pictorial card cover which have been repaired on the spine with clear tape. Light spottting to page edges.

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. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1899 CARD TRICKS Conjuring Illusions Sleight-of-Hand MAGIC Manual Hoffman Tricks with Cards, written by Angelo John Lewis under the pseudonym Professor Hoffmann, serves as an extensive manual on performing card tricks and includes 40 original illustrations and diagrams. Professor Hoffmann explores a variety of aspects of card magic, covering sleights of hand, tricks involving special cards, marked cards, and tricks requiring no sleights of hand or special apparatus. Additionally, the book includes chapters on card tricks dependent on sleight of hand and tricks that require apparatus or special cards. The work also extends to stage tricks, providing a comprehensive guide for enthusiasts and practitioners of card magic. Originally released in sections under the titles, Card Tricks With Apparatus and Card Tricks Without Apparatus since 1893. This manual has remained a significant contribution to the field of magic, reflecting Hoffmann s influence as a prolific magic author and translator. Item number: #41543 Price: $499 HOFFMANN, Professor (LEWIS, Angelo John) Tricks with Cards. A Complete Manual of Card Conjuring. With Original Illustrations and Diagrams. London; New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1899. Details: Collation: Complete o ix, [1], 250, [4] o 180 illustrations Provenance: Handwritten o Julian M. Dodge, 1902 Possibly Julian M. Dodge, a sergeant-major in the 8th Massachusetts Infantry during the Spanish-American War. o John D. Cannoy Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Decorative green cloth Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 41543 Photos available upon request.…

Softcover. Condition: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 148 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1893. A classic handbook on card tricks, presenting the general principles of sleight of hand as applied to card games, followed by tricks that can be performed with ordinary cards, effects based on manual dexterity or on specially prepared cards, as well as tricks requiring special apparatus. A technical and historical manual appreciated by magic enthusiasts, with a methodical organization of procedures and effects. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…