Burger Eugene and Neale Robert (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. Hardcover in dustjacket. A clean, solid copy with a nice, shiny dustjacket. ***The boards are somewhat bowed***. BInding is firm, with good hinges. No marks to text. Spine a little slanted. Tail of spine bumped. Dustjacket very nice, with a small amount of edge-creasing, with the front flap billowing out a bit towards the fore-edge. First printing of first edition (number line). Illustrated by Kelly Lyles, with pre-illustrative photography by Debbie Murray (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Edition. Book solid like new condition. Dust jacket solid VG in Brodart cover. First printing of the expanded 2nd edition. Full number line.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Seattle, Washington: Hermetic Press, Inc., 2009. First printing of expanded second edition (stated, with number line). Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4. Illustrated by Kelly Lyles, with pre-illustrative photography by Debiie Murray. Full cloth-covered boards, in dustjacket. Scarce. Expanded second edition of the book originally published (189 pp) in 1995. Binding seems okay. Spine square, hinges intact. Boards slightly bowed. A few small spots in the margins of two facing pages. Unclipped dustjacket has a 1/2" tear top back corner, and some surface wear. First printing of expanded second edition (stated, with number l. Illustrated by Kelly Lyles, with pre-illustrative photography by Debiie Murray (illustrator).…

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 189, [1]; text illustrations, full black cloth gilt, fine in fine dust jacket. A foundational work on the philosophy of magic. Burger was an accomplished magician and philosopher, having graduated from Yale's Divinity School. His Magic & Meaning was one of the first texts to explore the "why" of stage magic.…