Adolphe Blind (7 results)
Language: English
Published by George Johnson, London 1920
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller
Contact seller4-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. 8vo. Printed boards with cloth spine. 84pp. 1st edition. Extra pages of clippings on magic reference bound in front. Covers edge-worn. Fair.
Published by Martino Fine Books
Seller: Quicker than the Eye, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Quicker than the Eye
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£ 26.87
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Condition: Very Good. Limited edition facsimile of the original edition. Green cloth with gilt stamping on spine, 83 pages. Very good condition.
More imagesLanguage: French
Published by Ch. Eggimann Bossard Genève Paris 1927
- Softcover
Seller: book-link, Nufringen, BW, Germanybook-link
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£ 253.56
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Broschur. Condition: Gut. 80 s. 18x25,5x0,5 cm._Broschur_Französisch_80 s._208 g. J25-W12-162 Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 208.
Published by Martino Publishing, Mansfield Centre, CT. 1998
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
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Pp. [170], printed on rectos only, the text numbered 1-84; Martino Fine Books,Mansfield Centre, CT, n.d.[1998]. Limited (number unspecified) facsimile edition. *Originally published in 1920.
More imagesPublished by Genev`e Ed itions Bossard / Ed ition Ch. Eggimann 1927 1927
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Harrison-Hiett Rare Books, Richelieu, FranceHarrison-Hiett Rare Books
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Scarce. First edition. Hardback. Issued in printed soft wrappers, which are now bound in to attractive quarter brown calf with mottled boards. Gilt stamped title to spine. Original front cover has mounted b/w illustration of chess-playing automaton. Author, title and illustration within ornamental border. This work describes fal…se automatons; devices that appear to move, think, and act of their own accord or by clockwork, but are instead controlled by some hidden apparatus or device operated by a conjurer or their assistant. Includes sections on Robert-Houdin, and the chess playing 'The Turk' of Wolfgang von Kempelen. Adolphe Blind was often referred to as 'Professeur Magicus'. Text in French. Back cover printed: Grave et imprimé par S.A.D.A.G. Genève. In very good condition. Neat ink name to front blank page. [4], 9-80 pages : illustrations, portraits, plans. 255 x 180 mm (10 x 7 inches). .
Published by Paris: Bossard 1927
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 767.75
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small 4to. 79 pp. Bound in original printed wraps with a laid down image of a chess-playing automaton on the front cover as issued. Profusion of illustrations. A publisher's flyer for the two-volume work on automata by Chapuis and Gelis laid in. Bookplate. The gatherings are largely… un-cut. Text in French.
Published by George Johnson 1920
Seller: Quicker than the Eye, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.Quicker than the Eye
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Fair. Hardcover with blue cardboard cover, and black lettering. 84 pages. Ex libris John McKinven. Binding is in bad shape and cover is almost completely detached.
