Ireland Frances (58 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1954. 96 pages. Pink wraps with navy titling and decoration, rubbing to both covers along spine, slight chipping at spine ends. Staples secure. Binding sound. Interior lightly age-toned, clean, free of marks.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. This work gives information on performing several magic tricks with only a regular deck of playing cards. The tricks are easy to do yet baffling feats that are within the grasp of everyone. Illustrations are included. This copy is clean and solid.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1962 printing. Shallow chip to lower edge of title page. Rubber-stamped bookseller address on title page. Dust soil to yellow stiff paper covers. 64 pages of ideas relating magic to sales of various products.

Softcover. Condition: good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket. -. Photos, 8vo, Sunning, Stains To Cover.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition. Ink name and partly removed bookplate on inside front cover, otherwise good. "The Use of Doves in magic, care and handling, apparatus, routines, tricks, ideas." Also some historical/biographic information about famous dove workers including Cantu, Jack Kodell, and others. 52 pages, indexed.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Corner, edge and cover wear. Shelf wear/soiling/rubbing. Writing on REP and back cover. A few pencil markings found in book. Previous owner information on title page.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1972 2nd printing. Very good, no markings. Light toning to stiff grey paper covers. 19 pages on using the chapeau felt hat for children. illustrated with drawings.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good, no markings. This oddball book compiles material from two previously published "Card Annuals" featuring material by Ed Marlo and Al Leech and others and material in a book by Bob Longe called "The Invisible Pack" Pages have been re-numbered and there is an index.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 54p,[1]p of plates : ill(some col.) ; 20x21cm. Subjects; National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland) ; Catalogues. Drawings and studies; British Isles Ireland Public collections. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Presumed First Edition. Ink name and date on title page, otherwise good with no other markings. "The Use of Doves in magic, care and handling, apparatus, routines, tricks, ideas." Also some historical/biographic information about famous dove workers including Cantu, Jack Kodell, and others. 52 pages, indexed.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bookplate of noted magician/author/builder ERIC C. LEWIS on inside front cover. Small ink number in upper corner of front cover and small red check mark on title page. Some overall darkening and light wear. Slight pipe tobacco odor. 44 pages, illustrated.

The Use of Doves in Magic, Care and Handling, Apparatus, Routines, Tricks, Ideas. 7th printing. 8vo softcover. 52 pages. Very good condition.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Slight darkening to cover.

First Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly well-preserved; tight, bright and clean. Physical description; 54p,[1]p of plates : ill(some col.) ; 20x21cm. Subjects; National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland) ; Catalogues. Drawings and studies; British Isles Ireland Public collections. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Spiral bound. Condition: Good. Cover is discolored. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 127 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Some soiling to covers and some pages. No markings. Split in cover along spine. "Tricks of the Advertising trade that will add magic to your bookings.".

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very good, no markings. Originally published in 1966. "Tricks of the Advertising trade that will add magic to your bookings.".

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Volume ONE only. Good with light water stain on rear cover. No markings. Pick stiff paper covers. 96 pages.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Paperback edition. vol. 2. (magic tricks, prestidigitation) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Good condition. 3rd edition. Paperback edition. (magic tricks, prestidigitation) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Someone has hand lettered the unprinted spine with the letters "TV" in felt pen, otherwise book is very good, tight, clean trade paperback. Illustrated with photos of vintage early magic performances on tv. This book has both practical (circa mid 1950s) advice for tv magicians and historically interesting material on television shows that featured magic in the 1950s.

Soft cover. trade pbak. near mint. 0.0.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good with slight toning to covers. Plastic comb binding. Varied magic effects, photos, and articles. Includes Kirk Stiles humorous Magic Coloring book, the Anna Evay Fay act, Christmas magic, safety magic and more. 80 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 96 pages. The first in a six volume set of magic for Children's shows. These volumes provide a wide variety of effects for children's shows. Most of the effects are of the interactive-platform variety where you bring a child (or two or three) up on stage. While you may not use all of the effects just as listed, you are sure to find lots of good ideas for your kid-show magic. Note that Frances Ireland became Frances Ireland Marshall since this book was first printed! Contents (from book): 3 Kid Stuff: Introduction: 4 The Puppet Rabbit Routine: a full routine for younger children incorporating a rabbit puppet and cards 9 The Laurie Ireland Routine With the Egg and Bag Trick: an egg bag presentation 11 Comedy Wand, Handkerchief, and Fan Routine (George Troseth) 13 The Foxwell Paper Race (Philip Foxwell): Afghan bands presentation 15 A Mental Trick for Kids: using a Jo-Ann Duck, alphabet cards, animal forcing cards, and a photo-frame gimmick 20 Prelude to Any Rope Trick: comedy introduction 21 The Stomach Ache Tube: for very young children, using a vanishing candle 23 Birthday Child Sequence: using a Paper Hat Trick, drawer box with snake, and bouquet 25 Ideas for Kid Shows: ideas for noise control 26 Spellbound (Eddie Clever, Franz Christensen): Animal card spelling 28 Dressing the Doll (Eddie Clever): picture frame routine 29 Eddie Clever's Version of the Sun and Moon: with handkerchiefs 39 Clown Alley: essay on clowing and ideas such as: 42 - Hot Dogs 43 - No Bottom 43 - Dead Ducks 43 - Funnel Fun 44 - Only Fingers 44 - For You 44 - Eggs 45 - Light It 46 - The New Supporter 46 - Yoo Hoo 46 - Small Car 46 - Alligator 46 - Flying Button 47 - Drop the Clothespin 47 - One Too Many: finger, not drink!@ 48 - The Missing Finger 48 - Morning Paper 48 - The Mobile Rug 49 - Long Tongue 49 - The Thread 50 - Noises 50 - Birthday Cake 51 - Gum Drops 51 - How to Make a Clapboard 52 - Balloons 52 - Comedy in Costume 53 - Slapstick 53 - The Spirit 55 Magic and Safety: : essay on Magic and Safety Shows for Kids, using material from the National Safety Council 57 Lee Allen Estes: ideas from Lee's safety shows 58 Herb Young: ideas for The Fir Tree, Anti-Gravico, Hindu Water Lota, Windsor Dye Box and more 61 Watch Your Step (Herb Young): poem and routine for Abbott trick 63 Humpty Dumpty Trick: another use for an Abbott trick 63 Green Cross of Safety (Chuck Hanson): paper strip routine 65 Jack Francis: ideas 65 Fire Prevention: ideas 65 Harry Jordan: fire safety ideas 66 James W. Just: more school fire show ideas 69 Approaches to the Kid Show: ideas from Buck Barry, Gerrie Larsen, Dr. Abe Hurwitz, Shari-Lewis, and more 73 The Lecture on How to Play Kid Shows: essay of good advice 82 Shopping for Kid Tricks: buying suitable effects with many examples 86 Magic and the Professions: Dr. Binderman's dentist tricks, Evangelist ideas, teachers 87 Jay Marshall's Bridge Table Punch & Judy: how to build it 89 Heartbreak Circuit: playing for hospitals and charities. (VM2).

Condition: Very Good. Third edition. Kid Stuff Six, Originally Published Under the Title of Magic for Monsters by Arnold Furst. Pictorial wrappers, 52 pages. Mild toning, else in very good condition.

Condition: Very Good. Pictorial wrappers, photographic frontispiece, illustrated, 127 pages. Mild toning to covers, else in very good condition.

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Condition: Good. Pictorial wrappers, illustrated, 52 pages. Ex-libris Margaret Yates. A treatise on dove magic. Mild toning to covers, else in good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Thoki Yenn (illustrator). 133 pp. Original blue staple-bound wraps, lightly soiled w/ sunning to edges. Small paper lift to rear cover near foredge. "Okito" written at top margin of page 10. Illust. w/ a b/w photo and drawings.

Soft cover. Condition: Good-. First Edition. Good minus. Someone has attached a "Dymo" raised label to spine with title on it. A magician's business card "Chang Lung Foo" is attached to title page. Light wear to covers. No markings. Illustrated with photos of vintage early magic performances on tv. This book has both practical (circa mid 1950s) advice for tv magicians and historically interesting material on television shows that featured magic in the 1950s.