title card tricks (5 risultati)

Condizione: Very Good. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION ? VERY GOOD light wear and scuff marks to cover, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK.

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.

Soft cover. 19.5cm, 100,[2]p., ads., numerous text illustrations demonstrated the tricks, hand movements, card layouts, etc., stapled, on pulpy paper, original yellow wraps printed in black, a few small closed tears on the wraps, considering the type of book production a very good copy.

Designed by Ben Klein, 11 x 8.5, pict stapled stiff wraps, 4 pp of instructions and 5 pp of push out and fold, just minor wear on covers, instruction pages toned else a remarkably untouched juvenile magic play book. Scarce in any condition!

Soft cover. 1st Edition. 19.5x 13.5cm, first edition, 100p., many text illustrations from engravings, original yellow printed wraps with publisher ads on the rear cover, pulpy paper, considering the materials of the day this is a fine copy, rare Pol). WorldCat cites 4 locations. Indicates it is by Kid Canfield, famous reformed confidence man and gambler. Modern magic part by Professor Hoffmann.