Ralph W Read Ed (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover. No DJ. Text contains light underlining/marking. Covers show shelving wear with rubbing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Spine creased. Previous owner's name/inscription on free end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ed Mishell (illustrator). Revised Edition. Stiff pink paper covers. Later printing, circa mid-1960s to mid 70s. Very good with rubber stamped dealer address on title page and a few page with minor mis-trims of page edges. No markings. 51 page booklet incorporating material from two previous small booklets and adding additional material. NOTE: Sold for historical purposes only. Flash paper is a dangerous substance and its use is discouraged.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Harlan Tarbell (illustrator). Revised Edition. No dust jacket. 408pp.

Hardcover. Condition: VG Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed crepuscular blue cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xvi, 407. Illustrated with pen & ink Sketches &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . Publishers T. Grant Cooke and Walter A. Jordan developed an interest in producing a correspondence course in magic in the mid-1920s. A few months before his death, Harry Houdini was approached to author the course; Houdini declined but recommended Tarbell. Cook and Jordan hired Tarbell and Walter Baker, another Chicago-area magician, to work on the project, but Baker dropped out of the project in its early stages to concentrate on his performances. The publishers allotted Tarbell $50,000 for the course, which he finished in 1928, producing 60 correspondence lessons with at least 3,100 illustrations. Tarbell later discussed the philosophy behind his course: "There is a big difference between a magician and a man who does tricks.Fundamentally, the making of a magician is no different than the making of other professional people. One must be trained in the mechanics, the alternate methods and be skilled in the presentation in order to meet any conditions which may arise." Unlike other magic courses which placed a greater emphasis on self-working illusions, Tarbell began with fundamental drills and practice sessions involving body position, movement, and sleight-of-hand techniques which were to be incorporated into actual tricks in future lessons. After selling 10,000 complete courses, Cooke and Jordan discontinued marketing the Tarbell Course in Magic in 1931, blaming the Great Depression for slumping sales. In 1941, however, magician Louis Tannen purchased the rights to the course, working with Tarbell and Ralph W. Read (of Read and Covert) to convert the correspondence lessons into book form.

Hardcover. Condition: VG Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Revised Edition. Octavo, [23cm/9.25inches], full gilt-embossed green cloth sans dust jacket, pp. xix, 416. Illustrated with pen & ink Sketches &tc. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. . Publishers T. Grant Cooke and Walter A. Jordan developed an interest in producing a correspondence course in magic in the mid-1920s. A few months before his death, Harry Houdini was approached to author the course; Houdini declined but recommended Tarbell. Cook and Jordan hired Tarbell and Walter Baker, another Chicago-area magician, to work on the project, but Baker dropped out of the project in its early stages to concentrate on his performances. The publishers allotted Tarbell $50,000 for the course, which he finished in 1928, producing 60 correspondence lessons with at least 3,100 illustrations. Tarbell later discussed the philosophy behind his course: "There is a big difference between a magician and a man who does tricks.Fundamentally, the making of a magician is no different than the making of other professional people. One must be trained in the mechanics, the alternate methods and be skilled in the presentation in order to meet any conditions which may arise." Unlike other magic courses which placed a greater emphasis on self-working illusions, Tarbell began with fundamental drills and practice sessions involving body position, movement, and sleight-of-hand techniques which were to be incorporated into actual tricks in future lessons. After selling 10,000 complete courses, Cooke and Jordan discontinued marketing the Tarbell Course in Magic in 1931, blaming the Great Depression for slumping sales. In 1941, however, magician Louis Tannen purchased the rights to the course, working with Tarbell and Ralph W. Read (of Read and Covert) to convert the correspondence lessons into book form.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ed Mishell (illustrator). Revised Edition. Very good. Original first printing of revised edition with these points: slick or coated paper stock and yellow covers with blue ink cover art. No markings. 51 page booklet incorporating material from two previous small booklets and adding additional material. NOTE: Sold for historical purposes only. Flash paper is a dangerous substance and its use is discouraged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. . . . . Revised edition. 8vo, paperback. Vg condition. 52 pages, illustrated, contents bright & clean, binding tight.

Condition: New. Idioma/Language: Español. What started out as a correspondence course in magic ended up becoming a masterpiece of magic. . . *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. slight crease on front cover and at spine, but overall vg; interior clean, perfect binding is solid.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised editions. 1971, 1975. Red, blue leatherette. 408 pages. 416 pages. Illustrated. Dust jackets have a couple of tears. Solid books with only light wear.

Condition: New. Idioma/Language: Español. Many base their profession on what they learned through the Tarbell course with its clear. . . *** Nota: Los envíos a España peninsular, Baleares y Canarias se realizan a través de mensajería urgente. No aceptamos pedidos con destino a Ceuta y Melilla.

revised edition hardback with dust jacket Nice copy octavo. 408pp., frontis., text ills., Classic text: Dr. Harlan Tarbell (1890-1960) was regarded as one of the greatest teachers of magic in the 20th Centurty.

Condition: Good. Ed. Hardback in dustwrapper, 416pp. Written and illustrated by Harlan Tarbell for the professional, amateur and beginner.15,5 x 23 x 3,2cm small tears in DW along edges.

Condition: Good. Ed. Hardback in dustwrapper, 416pp. Written and illustrated by Harlan Tarbell for the professional, amateur and beginner.15,5 x 23 x 3,2cm small tears in DW along edges and lightly sunned spine.

Condition: Good. Ed. Hardback in dustwrapper, 409pp. Written and illustrated by Harlan Tarbell for the professional, amateur and beginner.15,5 x 23 x 3,2cm small tears in DW along edges and lightly sunned spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. Seven volume hardcover set, published between 1946-1972 with Volumes 5-7 being first printings while all others are second, third or fifth printings. All volumes have a small lean or a touch of looseness to their binding while all remain solid, slight bumps to spine ends, sunning to the spine, and some shelfwear to cover edges, while most volumes also have slight bumps to their cover corners. A couple volumes additionally have some faint sunning to their cover edges, a touch of foxing to covers, and some very small spots to edges of their text blocks, while Volumes 1 & 6 have small areas of mottling to their spine. Otherwise a solid Near VG seven volume set.