The Fine Art of Magic
Kaplan, George G.
Published by Fleming Book Company, York, PA, 1948
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Good minus with slight bowing to cloth boards, some soiling to cloth, a few minor small stains in margins of a few pages. Lacking dust jacket. No prior owner markings, no underlining, no highlighting. A serviceable copy for study purposes. A seminal work of 20th century conjuring written by an amateur magician who was an accountant by profession. Often disparaged due to a persistent rumor (popularized by Dai Vernon in his Vernon Touch column in Genii magazine) that the material in the book was not Kaplan's own creation, but instead that of S. Leo Horowitz aka Mohammed Bey. The fact is, a rebuttal to the Vernon Touch column appeared in a subsequent issue of Genii, but is seldom cited. Further evidence supporting Mr. Kaplan's side exists but has not yet been made public. 341 pages. Seller Inventory # 126343
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Fine Art of Magic
Publisher: Fleming Book Company, York, PA
Publication Date: 1948
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Francis J. Rigney
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition
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The Fine Art of Magic
Published by
Fleming Book Company, 1948
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Outer Print, Richmond, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good hardcover in red boards. Overall a bright and attractive copy. First Edition, First Printing as stated. No markings to the text or illustrations. Minor aging to the spine and end pages. Former owner's name stamped to the front end page. 341 pp. Seller Inventory # 004082
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Fine Art of Magic
Published by
Fleming Book Company, York PA, 1948
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Village Booksmith, Hudson Falls, NY, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Rigney, Francis J. (illustrator). First Editiion. 341 pages. Edited by Jean Hugard. Edges and backstip area of dust jacket mildly discolored. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 40074
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The Fine Art of Magic
Published by
Fleming Book Company, York, PA, 1948
Used
Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Francis J. Rigney (illustrator). First Edition. Very good with slight fading to cloth along spine. Normal toning to paper of this age. Lacking dust jacket. No prior owner markings, no underlining, no highlighting. No bookplate. A seminal work of 20th century conjuring written by an amateur magician who was an accountant by profession. Often disparaged due to a persistent rumor (popularized by Dai Vernon in his Vernon Touch column in Genii magazine) that the material in the book was not Kaplan's own creation, but instead that of S. Leo Horowitz aka Mohammed Bey. The fact is, a rebuttal to the Vernon Touch column appeared in a subsequent issue of Genii, but is seldom cited. Further evidence supporting Mr. Kaplan's side exists but has not yet been made public. 341 pages. Seller Inventory # 127960
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The Fine Art of Magic
Published by
Fleming Book Company, 1948
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Seller: Quicker than the Eye, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Condition: Very Good. First edition. Orange cloth with gilt stamping on the front cover and spine. Illustrated, 341 pages. Corners rubbed, toning to page edges, else in very good condition. From the Fleming Magic Classics Series. "This most unusual work, with its 24 conjuring 'methods,' and 80 complete tricks, constitutes an invaluable collection of original lessons in magic. There is magic with cards, coins, balls, handkerchiefs, cigarettes, paper money, match-sticks, rope, thread and other objects, including 29 mind-reading effects." A sought-after work, and Juan Tamariz's favorite magic book!. Seller Inventory # MB1908
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The Fine Art of Magic
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Fleming Book Company 1948, 1948
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Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
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Super octavo, red buckram boards, gilt lettering to spine & front board, ix + 341pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to extrems, light tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges & eps, ocasional light creasing to page corners) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping ot edges, moderate tanning to spine & edges, light chafing & soiling). Seller Inventory # 1d31b/11
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The Fine Art of Magic
Published by
Fleming Book Company, York, Pennsylvania, 1948
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: jdp books., Plymouth, DEVON, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Francis J. Rigney (illustrator). 1st Edition. A nice copy of this invaluable work on Magic. Bound in a salmon cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and upper board. Boards are in very good condition with minor wear to corners and spine. Binding is tight and square. Dust jacket is in good condition with some soiling and chipping to the crown and edges but minor. Price clipped. Pages are generally clean with some small marks and are free from notations. Some soiling and occasional marks to end papers and paste-downs. Edges are slightly soiled and marked but minor. A nice label on front paste-down "Magic books by post, Bristol". The 316 illustrations by Rigney are said to be the finest in any conjuring book. A fascinating book and a must for budding magicians. Seller Inventory # 000520
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Fine Art of Magic
Published by
Fleming Book Company, York, PA, 1948
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Hardcover
First Edition
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Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. 8vo, cloth, light dampstain at upper right corner of top cover, Bookplate of Edwin C. Robertson. Inscribed to Mac Mostman with a sketch of a rabbit coming out of a hat, Dec. 22, 1948. 316 illustrations by Francis J. Rigney. "My personal preference has been for tricks of the 'mental' variety. In my experience with this type of magic, I have developed certain theories of presentation which I have endeavored to embody in this work. . Included in this book are many of my choice platform effects, as well as mystifying close-up tricks which taunt and delight." - Foreword. Seller Inventory # 4798
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Fine art of magic
Published by
Fleming, 1948
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Shaker Mill Books, W. Stockbridge, MA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rigney, Francis (illustrator). 1st Edition. A bright, tight copy once owner by a practicing magician who kept a few notes on the rear endpaper & marked up the index a bit; his name is on the front endpapers. DJ is colorful; sunned & rubbed at spine edges; a 1" tear at lower front edge near spine; protected in mylar. Red cloth boards are well bound; endpapers tanning; textbox edges slightly dusty; pages clear & sharp. Seller Inventory # WS15222
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THE FINE ART OF MAGIC
Published by
Fleming Book Company, York, PA, 1948
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: By The Way Books, Richmond, TX, U.S.A.
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First edition. Edited by Jean Hugard; 316 illustrations by Francis J. Rigney; ix, 341 pages. Hardbound in very good condition in good dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 24392
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The Fine Art of Magic
Published by
FLEMING BOOK CO, YORK, PA, 1948
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Hardcover
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Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
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HARD BACK RED. Condition: GOOD. JACKET: TORN DJ. Signed by Author with inscription that reads, "To Dick Barbash, with my warmest regards and best wishes, sincerely, Geo. G. Kaplan, Apr. 28, 1949." Dick Barbash, was recongized as 1964 William H. Endlich magicians-alliance-of-eastern-states award DJ has plastic cover, however, worn extremeties, tear in bottom spine, top spine edge somewhat chipped, rubbed cover, few creases, and somewhat soiled. General shelf wear, and slightly cocked binding. DATE PUBLISHED: 1948 EDITION: 341. Seller Inventory # 058449
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