Published by Flosso Hornmann Magic Co., New York, NY, 1941
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: USED_GOOD. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator). Reprint. 1970s softbound reprint of original 1941 copyright hardcover. This is the paperbound edition! Very good with prior owner (Gene Gloye name and date in ink on title page. No other markings. Also includes Annemann publication BURIED TREASURES which was not included in original hardcover. A collection of effects by some of the top magic professionals of the day. Mulholland also provides short anecdotal or press bios of each of the contributors.
Published by Sphinx Publishing Corporation, New York City, 1941
Seller: Munster & Company LLC, ABAA/ILAB, Corvallis, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York City: Sphinx Publishing Corporation, 1941. 63 pp. 23.5 x 15.5 cm. Red paper covered boards with gilt titling to front, in a light blue dustjacket printed with dark blue. Toning to spine and extremities of rear panel of jacket, with some nicking to head of rear panel. Top and bottom corners of front inside flap have been clipped. Rubbing to head and tail of boards, with some light soil to rear board. Small rectangular-shaped toned patch to upper corner of front free endpaper, caused by a price label on upper corner of inside flap of dustjacket. Interior clean and unmarked. Binding sound. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Published by Sphinx Publishing Corporation, 1941
Seller: Quicker than the Eye, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: USED_FAIR. Red hardcover with gilt stamping on front cover. Illustrated, 63 pages. Crack to spine, pen markings to front free end paper, contents clean, fair condition.
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator). PUBLISHER: Sphinx Publishing Co. DATE/EDITION: 1941, same dates with no added printings indicated. BINDING: Hardbound in red paper covered boards with gold lettering on the front cover, 63 pages. DUST JACKET: Priced 2.00 on the front flap. Some short rips and chips and slight sunning to the spine and rear but overall condition is still good. BOOK CONDITION: Very good, clean inside and out and the binding is tight. DESCRIPTION: Illustrated by Harlan Tarbell.
Published by Sphinx Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1941
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator). 1st Edition. Very good with previous owner ink name and date (1942) on flyleaf. In good dust jacket with small chip at top of spine and tiny paper loss at corners. True 1941 1st ed. Red boards. A collection of effects by some of the top magic professionals of the day. Mulholland also provides short anecdotal or press bios of each of the contributors.
Published by Sphinx Publishing Corporation, 1941
Seller: Quicker than the Eye, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Condition: USED_GOOD. Red hardcover with gilt stamping on front cover with pictorial dust jacket. Illustrated, 63 pages. Includes effects from the pages of The Sphinx, contributed by prominent magicians of the era. Chips and toning to jacket, else good. Condition may vary slightly.
Published by Sphinx Publishing Corp., NY, 1941
Seller: Chanticleer Books, ABAA, Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. First edition. 63 pp; 9.25 x 6 inches; red boards, dustjacket Each of the named magicians presents a single "trick" followed by a brief biography of each performer. Very good in very good jacket with slight discoloration to rear jacket panel.
Published by Sphinx Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1941
Seller: Aladdin Books, Fullerton, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator). 1st Edition. True 1941 1st ed. Red boards. VG with lightly bumped corners and standard darkening to paper. No markings. A few smudges on endpapers. In a good dust jacket with two pieces of cello-tape on inside of jacket reinforcing some edge tears. Tiny chip at top of front panel. Some standard age-darkening. A collection of effects by some of the top magic professionals of the day. Mulholland also provides short anecdotal or press bios of each of the contributors.
Published by Carl W. Jones, publisher of magic, Minneapolis:, 1951
Seller: Plum Books, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
2nd edition, first thus. VG/no DJ Maroon boards, gilt lettering, no dust jacket. Clean and tight but for Original Owner's bookplate on front cover, book belonged to Mr. Edward Nelson Case, himself a magician adept at slight of hand and other close magic tricks. Text and illustrations by Clayton Rawson, foreward by Dai Vernon, Introduction by Jean Hugard. 2nd edition, first thus. 111 pages.