Words Wizards by Robert Parrish (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Fine in original cloth. Magic dealer sticker affixed to inside rear board. No dj, as issued. 55 page monograph on the author's "recollections of magicians and their magic, 1930-1950.".

Cloth Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. 8vo. 55p. index. Mini-biographies of many 20th century magicians Harlan Tarbell, John Mulhollnad, Ed Reno, Joseffy, Mysterious Smith and many others.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: n/a. 1st Edition. Fine unmarked copy. Collection of sketches on magicians and their effects in the first 50 years of the 20th century.

Condition: New. This book brings to life past times and past magicians as few in the literature of magic have done. Author Robert Parrish knew or saw every performer he writes about and produces fascinating anecdotes and insightful accounts of the performances of Harry Blackstone, Sr., Charlie Miller, Harlan Tarbell, Josseffy, Jack Gwynne, Richardine, Ed Reno, Paul Rosini, Rufus Steele and others. Illustrated with photographs. Hardbound. Reissued 2021. *** Note: we have purchased the remaining inventory of this title from the publisher, and once the few copies in our inventory have been sold, the book will be out of print.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Recollections Of Magicians And Their Magic 1930-1950 By Robert Parrish. This is Fabulous full of colorful stories of legends of magic. You will enjoy this light reading about all of the performers named below and enjoy the history of our art of magic. A collection of sketches about magicians who figured in the first half of the 20th Century. Anecdotes about magicians of the past and descriptions of their performances have always held great fascination for all of us. Here are notes on some remarkable people who flourished so many years ago! Clothbound hardcover; 72 pages plus index; 18 photographs; 1994. Published by David Meyer Magic Books.…