Naldrett Percy (37 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Paperback, size 8vo pamphlet. Illustrated with 1 b/w plate. Covers show some edge wear & creasing + marking & nicks. Some creasing + the page corners + marking to the fore edge & prelims + light browning through out otherwise fair & complete.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Purple decorated covers with string binding. Covers are worn and rough around edges. Top corner slightly creased. Unpaginated. Small ink stamp at top of first endpaper. Some page edges a little round from cutting open.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. With the bookplate of two magicians on inside front cover: Raymond V. Stone and Leslie C. Smith (longtime proprietor of Owen Magic Supreme) Generally good, but chipping and tears to edges of cover and string binding is partly damage. 92 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Edges have been professionally trimmed to being even. Stain in upper left corner margin affects only cover and first few pages. Ditto smaller stain in lower left corner. Fabric tape has been used to reinforce spine. Small tear at top of front cover and light dust/dirt soiling to covers. No markings. Striking illustrated cover of witch on a broom with moonlit background and fluttering bats. Unusual collection of platform apparatus effects by the author and others. 91 page booklet.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 36 pages. (VM10).

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Bookplate of Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) on inside front cover. Good to very good with some fraying to edges of cover but overall, an above average copy. 93 pages, illustrated.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Near very good with some inevitable bends and creases to outer edges of cover. With the bookplate of magician R.J. Knight on inside front cover as well as the light pencil signature of British magic collector Jack Morrison on blank preliminary page. No other markings. Includes the LeDair-Graeme Athol pocket knife thru hank routine. 93 pages.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good with some wear to covers all around the edges including fraying, tears and tiny paper loss. Striking illustrated cover of witch on a broom with moonlit background and fluttering bats. Unusual collection of platform apparatus effects by the author and others. 91 page booklet.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good. Someone has penned "#7" to front cover, otherwise no markings. Some toning to covers. Light bend across top corners of booklet. 97 pages. Unusual collection of mostly platform apparatus effects and ideas. Contributors: Louis Nikola, Will Blyth, J.F. Orrin, Arthur Ainslie, Edward G. Brown, Harold Saunders and others. …

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Very Good. Apparent First. 96pp, bw ills. Or textured green wraps with string binding. Some edge wear and toning to covers, bottom 3cm of spine split, page corners creased and dealer seal/label on title page. No date - c1927. Eighth in a series of magic trick collections. Nice older volume. Size: 8vo. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Fair to good with cello-tape reinforcement along spine. Bookplate of noted magician and magic builder Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) 40 page booklet explaining a variety of parlour type magic using cards, apparatus, coin in ball of wool routine, routine with the divining clock (also known as Wonder Clock). …

Soft Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Paperback. 96pp. Illus. Spine and edges of covers age discoloured, with a couple of small losses to spine. Private ownership. (q11).

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Good with some foxing and some wear to covers. Vertical crease to booklet. Bookplate of noted builder of magic Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) on inside front cover. Six routines by Mole comprise a complete lecture performance he gave for a magic society, making this booklet one of the first to record a lecture/presentation of magic. Balance of book is miscellaneous magic and tips by Naldrett. Un-pagenated.…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good but with some edge wear to covers and some toning. Pages have some foxing. 92 pages.

A magic collection with contributions by various magicians; amply illustrated. See photo for contents. Edited by Percy Naldrett (1888-1973), a British printer, magician and author based in Sussex. He is best known for his Collected Magic Series (1920-1927), an eight-volume set that he personally printed. This series is highly regarded because it compiled original tricks and contributions from the leading magicians of his era. /// Paperback (with non-original reinforcement stitching), 96+[4] pp., 8° (14 x 22 cm), cover worn, with tiny chips and tears, condition: good Book Language/s: English.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 93pp, bw ills. Or textured green wraps with string binding. Minor edge wear and crease to front cover. Sixth in a series of magic trick collections. Nice older volume. Size: 8vo.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Paperback. 89pp. Illus. Lacking spine. Covers detached, with some losses. Interior in very good condition. Private ownership. (q11).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Miracles of Modern Magic - Whiteley, Manchester, no date - circa 1904, 40 pages. Aids To Wizadry, D' Egerdon, Hamley Brothers London, no date circa 198 - 86 pages. Problems in Mystery Sterling - Published by Harry Whiteley, Manchester, no date- circa 1909, 49 pages. Magic of the Moment, Naldrett, Portsmouth 1912, LImited to 250 copies - unpaginated. Four volumes bound together without cover pages. Purple cloth boards with paper with titles in ink to spine. Writing to front endpaper. Paper remainder on the pastedown pastedowns, front and back, of some sheets that were removed.…

Condition: Good. Wrappers. Some wear and toning, else in good condition.

Illus., 8.5 x 5.5", string-tied wraps, 93pp + ads, covers well worn and discolored, contents with minor faint spotting else a decent copy of this SCARCE title. FIRST EDITION (October 1924).

Photos; illus., 8.5 x 5.5", string-tied wraps, 93pp + ads, covers well worn and soiled, yapped edges chipped/torn, creased, front cover and one page have mysterious red paper dots affixed near top fore-corner, still a decent copy of this SCARCE item. First Edition (Sept. 1922).

A magic collection with contributions by various magicians; amply illustrated. See photo for contents. Edited by Percy Naldrett (1888-1973), a British printer, magician and author based in Sussex. He is best known for his Collected Magic Series (1920-1927), an eight-volume set that he personally printed. This series is highly regarded because it compiled original tricks and contributions from the leading magicians of his era. /// Paperback (with non-original reinforcement stitching), 93+[3] pp., 8° (14 x 22 cm), cover worn and soiled, with tiny chips and tears, cover and several pages with small stain, condition: good Book Language/s: English.…

A magic collection with contributions by various magicians; amply illustrated. See photo for contents. Edited by Percy Naldrett (1888-1973), a British printer, magician and author based in Sussex. He is best known for his Collected Magic Series (1920-1927), an eight-volume set that he personally printed. This series is highly regarded because it compiled original tricks and contributions from the leading magicians of his era. /// Paperback (with non-original reinforcement stitching), 89+[7] pp., 8° (14 x 21.5 cm), cover worn and soiled, with losses, front cover detached, staples slightly rusty, several pages with minor soiling, several other pages with pencil marginalia, condition: fair Book Language/s: English.…

A magic collection with contributions by various magicians; amply illustrated. See photo for contents. Edited by Percy Naldrett (1888-1973), a British printer, magician and author based in Sussex. He is best known for his Collected Magic Series (1920-1927), an eight-volume set that he personally printed. This series is highly regarded because it compiled original tricks and contributions from the leading magicians of his era. /// Paperback (with non-original reinforcement stitching), 96 pp., 8° (14 x 22 cm), cover discoloured and worn, with tiny chips and tears, some pages slightly dog-eared, condition: good Book Language/s: English.…

A magic collection with contributions by various magicians; amply illustrated. See photo for contents. Edited by Percy Naldrett (1888-1973), a British printer, magician and author based in Sussex. He is best known for his Collected Magic Series (1920-1927), an eight-volume set that he personally printed. This series is highly regarded because it compiled original tricks and contributions from the leading magicians of his era. /// Paperback (with non-original reinforcement stitching), 93+[3] pp., 8° (14 x 22 cm), cover worn, with tiny chips and tears, several pages with minor soiling and creasing, condition: good Book Language/s: English.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Very good in original dark blue textured cloth with slight spine lean. No markings or bookplates. Tight and clean. In good dust jacket with several short tears and minor edge wear. No jacket chips. Medium blue textured cloth (copies have been noted in dark blue and maroon, no priority established.) An outstanding collection of primarily British magicians pet effects. 265 pages, illustrated with numerous drawings. As with many compilations of diverse material in magical literature, this title has been under-rated, but close study reveals that it contains good material contributed by a "who's who" in magic predominantly from Britain.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. Circulation of this book is Limited to 250 copies. Unpaginted: 51 pages. String binding. Black covers. Paper cover spine is split. Some foxing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Bookplate of noted magic book collector and builder of illusions Leslie C. Smith (Owen Magic Supreme) affixed to front pastedown. No prior owner markings. Very good in original dark blue textured cloth with good dust jacket with some edge wear including slight paper loss to extremities, some creases and short tears and other edge wear. An outstanding collection of primarily British magicians pet effects. 265 pages, illustrated with numerous drawings. As with many compilations of diverse material in magical literature, this title has been under-rated, but close study reveals that it contains good material contributed by a "who's who" in magic predominantly from Britain.…

8vo. String bound at spine with title label in red onset to cover. Signed presentation copy from Percy Naldrett to Clifford Hough, a fellow magician whose stamp is to be found at the bottom of the foreword page. Has the bookplate of magician Christopher Brinson. Unnumbered circa 60 pages. Slight fading , yapped edges slightly nicked faint wear. VG copy. First Edition. Wraps.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Illustrated wraps. pp 91. Copiously illustrated in black and white throughout. Contributors include R. Wodehouse Pitman, Luc Megret, Arthur Ainslie, Wilford Hutchinson. Poor condition with chipped covers etc, crossings out on title page. Contents OK. …